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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance No. 4260 - BackyardCompostingOrdinance ORDINANCE NO. ____ AN ORDINANCE CREATING AND ENACTING SECTION 40.09 OF THE ROCHESTER CODE OF ORDINANCES, RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF BACKYARD COMPOSTING. THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER DO ORDAIN: Section 1. Section 40.09 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby created and enacted to read as follows: 40.09. Backyard Composting. Subdivision 1. In order to promote and encourage the process of Composting so as to reduce waste while at the same time protecting the public’s health, safety, and welfare, the City adopts these regulations governing Backyard Composting. Subd. 2. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them: A. “Backyard Composting” means the on-site process of Composting, at the household level, of organic material using a Compost Bin or Contained Area where the biological decomposition of organic material is processed into the soil at the same location. B. “Composting” means the process of depositing decayed or decaying organic matter into a Compost Bin or Contained Area in order to encourage decomposition as a result of the action of aerobic bacteria, fungi, and other organisms for the purpose of improving soil structure and providing nutrients. C. “Compost Bin” means an enclosed container used for the particular purpose of Composting. D. "Contained Area" means a location enclosed within a durable material that prevents the contents from blowing or otherwise separating from the other contents including, but not limited to, sturdy woven wire fencing, rot-resistant wood, or a Compost Bin, which will provide for adequate aeration. The area shall not exceed 100 cubic feet (for example, 5ft x 5ft x 4ft) in volume. Subd. 3. No person shall engage in Backyard Composting unless the person complies with all of the following requirements of this section: A. Backyard Composting shall take place only in a Contained Area or Compost Bin. B. The Compost Bin must be 50 inches or less from the ground. C. The total on-site Backyard Composting volume in a residential zone may not exceed 100 cubic feet. D. The Compost Bin and Contained Area must be located in the rear yard of the property as defined in the Land Development Manual and Zoning Ordinance, at least two feet from any property line and 20 feet from any habitable building off of the subject property. If a rear yard location is unavailable or impractical, the compost bin may be placed in another location approved by the Zoning Administrator. E. The Compost Bin must be closed at all times except when they are being filled or emptied. F. Only organic materials, such as grass clippings, leaves, flowers, dried weeds, sawdust, wood ash and plant trimmings, lake plants, straw, raw vegetables and fruit scraps, coffee grounds, egg shells and commercially available compost ingredients, may be placed in the compost bin. G. The following materials are not permitted in compost bins: meat, bones, fat, oils, whole eggs, dairy products, whole branches or logs, plastics, synthetic fibers, human or pet wastes, diseased plants, or paper. H. Backyard Composting must occur so as to not unreasonably annoy, disturb, injure, or endanger the comfort, convenience, safety, health, welfare, or repose of persons in the vicinity thereof. Backyard Composting must occur so as to not attract insects, vermin, or animals. No offensive odor shall be permitted to emanate from the Compost Bin or Contained Area. Section 2. This ordinance is effective as of the date of its publication. 2 PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS _____ DAY OF ________________, 2016. ___________________________________ PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL ATTEST: ____________________ CITY CLERK APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ___________________, 2016. ___________________________________ MAYOR OF SAID CITY (Seal of the City of Rochester, Minnesota) Ord15/40.09 3 RCfhq IH,f'IQIIf 00 lfffo ih t�� t'Irt� i�terials, OF G�4i t� l s'iak 5pIF,o 1% f1' f.k- I dtn� Ali Y tl l �Y I U I'i14 Ut °M �dG�� nf4f9�1r'�i �rl1� `�°�M��f� AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION 11�UC �1fi� a� 1�� frvl� �rt� i �i�dx, � �ia�li rlri I ,� � State of Minnesota Count of Olmsted ��,li �� " t�rnn kf of � y �t�,I0l ��i Jr�i19�,�� FlX I 0 � f1v roe i fit, dl yid 1�0 n r l d,lo'JMi ' µtIN4 ) t lit V M7Ct t sslil�yP Sue Lovejoy, being duly sworn, on oath that she is the publisher or authorizeditit tra��lt� lit rear t"" rW ,0ilr �uj i��tli �. it t�lrms � agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known as the Post- w�,mw fiu�t�x; fel �"�Ilfw„I ��i��;wra�q��r �tu�Y� ir'��•-: tip i ri °ff i� ij fh1;0aro0a Bulletin, and has full knowledge of the facts which are stated below: t. 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