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I ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 41- METAL OR GLASS, CHAPTER 43 -
2 RECYCLING AND CHAPTER 44 - STORAGE OF WASTE TIRES
3 AND CREATING CHAPTER 21- ST. CROIX COUNTY MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE:
4 REDUCTION, RECOVERY & RECYCLING
5 OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES
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7 Ordinance No.
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9 St. Croix County, Wisconsin
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11 WHEREAS, St. Croix County is the responsible unit for 26 municipalities within the
12 County under Wisconsin Statutes §287.09(l), relating to municipal solid waste reduction,
13 recovery and recycling; and
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15 WHEREAS, as the responsible unit under Wisconsin Statutes § 287.09, St. Croix County
16 is required to have a recycling program; and
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18 WHEREAS, to be eligible for annual recycling grant funds, St. Croix County, as the
19 responsible unit, is required to have an "effective recycling program" under Wisconsin Statutes §
20 287.11; and
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22 WHEREAS, as part of its effective recycling program, St. Croix County is required to
23 enact an ordinance under Wisconsin Statutes § 287.11(2)(g) and Wisconsin Administrative Code
24 Ch. NR 544.04 to enforce its effective recycling program, and is required to incorporate certain
25 components into its ordinance as required by Wisconsin Administrative Code § NR 544.06; and
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27 WHEREAS, St. Croix County's current effective recycling program is contained in St.
28 Croix County Code Chapter 41- Metal or Glass, Chapter - 43 Recycling and Chapter 44 -
29 Storage of Waste Tires; and
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31 WHEREAS, the existing Chapter 41- Metal or Glass, Chapter 43 - Recycling and
32 Chapter 44 - Storage of Waste Tires, were adopted in 1985, 1994 and 1984 respectively, and do
33 not at present adequately address municipal solid waste reduction, recovery and recycling for the
34 municipalities; residents, property owners, businesses and haulers within the St. Croix County
35 responsible unit; and
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37 WHEREAS, Chapter 21 has been created to adequately address municipal solid waste
38 reduction, recovery and recycling; metal or glass (lake littering); and storage of waste tires,
39 thereby bringing all related regulations into one chapter.
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41 THEREFORE, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors does ordain as follows:
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43 Chapter 41- Metal or Glass, Chapter 43 - Recycling, as amended in December, 1994, and
44 October, 2003; and Chapter 44 - Storage of Waste Tires, are repealed and recreated as Chapter
45 21- St. Croix County Municipal Solid Waste: Reduction, Recovery & Recycling, as shown in
46 the attached document dated December 15, 2011, effective January 5, 2012.
ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 41- METAL OR GLASS, CHAPTER 43 - RECYCLING AND CHAPTER 44 - STORAGE OF
WASTE TIRES AND CREATING CHAPTER 21 - ST. CROIX COUNTY MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE: REDUCTION, RECOVERY &
RECYCLING OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES - Continued
Offered b Community Develo ment Committee
Yes No Abstain Absent This ordinance was enacted by the St. Croix County
Steve Hermsen El. I ❑ ❑ ❑
Sharon Norton-Bauman ❑ ❑ ❑ Board of Supervisors on
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Buzz Marzolf ❑ ❑ ❑
Lorin Sather ❑ ® ❑ ❑
Robert Shearer ❑ ❑ ❑
Bill Peavey ❑ ❑ ❑ Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
I verify that the vote sho n above is true and correct. County Board Vote: Yes
No
Chair, Community evelopment Committee Abstain
Absent
LEGAL REVIEW
Reviewed as to form on December 14, 2011
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Don Gillen, Assistant Corporation Counsel
LEGAL NOTE: None
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12-15-11 Chapter 21 Table of Contents
ST. CROIX COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 21-- MUNICIPAL SOLID WAS'T'E: REDUCTION, RECOVERY & RECYCLING
TABLE OF CONTENTS
21.1 INTRODUCTION 1
A. Title, Authority and Effective Date ..................................................................................1
B. Purposes and Objectives ....................................................................................................fl
C. Applicability and Exemptions ...........................................................................................2
D. Interpretation .....................................................................................................................3
E. Limitation of Action ...........................................................................................................4
21.2 STANIDAR D5 & COLLECTION 5
A. General Standards .............................................................................................................5
B. Prohibited Activities ................................................................................................:.........6
C. Trash and Recyclable Material Management: General Requirements .......................6
D. Separated Materials ...........................................................................................................9
E. Recyclable Materials ........................................................................................................10
21.3 HAULER STANDARDS 11
A. Mauler Requirements .......................................................................................................11
21.4 ADMINISTRATION d& ENFORCEMENT 13
A. Administration .................................................................................................................13
B. Community (Development Committee ............................................................................13
C. Inspections ........................................................................................................................15
D. Enforcement .....................................................................................................................15
21.5 DEFINITIONS 17
A. Purpose ..............................................................................................................................17
B. Definitions .........................................................................................................................17
21.6 INDEX 21
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ST. CIAO COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 21- ST. CROIX COUNTY MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE:
REDUCTION, RECOVERY CYCLING
The Board of Supervisors of St. Croix County, Wisconsin, does ordain as follows: Chapter 41 Metal
or Glass; Chapter 43 Recycling Ordinance, as amended on December, 1994, and October, 2003;
and Chapter 44 Storage of Waste Tires, are repealed and recreated as follows:
21.1 INTRODUCTION
A. TITLE, AUTHORITY AND EFFECTIVE DA'L'E
1. TITLE
a. This ordinance shall be cited as "Chapter 21 -St. Croix County Municipal Solid Waste:
Reduction, Recovery and Recycling Ordinance" and hereinafter referred to as the
"ordinance."
2. AUTHORITY
a. This ordinance is enacted pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes Ch. 287, 289 and 59 and
Wisconsin Administrative Code Ch. NR 544.
b. The versions of the Wisconsin Statutes and the Administrative Code cited in a. which
are in effect at the time of adoption of this ordinance, together with any subsequent
amendments thereto or recreations of said statutes and code provisions, constitute
authority for this ordinance.
3. EJFEECTNE DATE
2012. Ordinance No. -
a. This ordinance shall be effective on
B. B. PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES
1. PURPOSES
a. To promote and protect public health, environment, safety and general welfare by
minimizing environmental, economic and social costs to the residents of the responsible
unit and beyond in an effort to promote ecological and environmental sustainability.
b. To ensure proper municipal solid waste management to protect the environment and
health of the citizens of St. Croix County and beyond.
c. To protect life, health and property.
d. To establish and maintain an effective municipal solid waste management program by
promoting reduction, reuse, recycling, composting and resource recovery through
administration of effective programs, as provided in Wisconsin Statutes §§287.09(2)(a)
and 287.11 and Wisconsin Administrative Code Ch. NR 544.
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2. OBJECT vES
a. To minimize expenditures of public funds for remediation or environmental repair.
b. To develop and implement a comprehensive policy and program for management of
municipal solid waste generated within the responsible unit and promote reduction,
reuse, recycling, composting and resource recovery through administration of effective
programs, as provided in Wisconsin Statutes §§287.09(2)(a) and 287.11 and Wisconsin
Administrative Code NR 544.
c. To protect the public's health, prevent public nuisances, and prevent contamination of
air, soil, surface water, ground water and other environmental features of St. Croix
County.
d. To protect natural resources through control of location and operation of municipal
solid waste management activities.
e. To promote safe management of municipal solid waste by all persons, especially
hazardous waste, appliances, electronics, tires, yard waste, and sharps.
f. To encourage all persons to be both informed and responsible for their actions
regarding municipal solid waste that may affect the environment and the community
now and in the future.
g. To support activities that will promote reduction, reuse and recycling of materials found
in municipal solid waste.
h. To augment, supplement and support existing State of Wisconsin statutes and
administrative rules regarding municipal solid waste.
i. To impose penalties and forfeitures concerning violations of this ordinance.
j. To address unforeseen circumstances which are not specifically covered, the basic
principles enumerated in this ordinance shall serve to define the intent.
C. APPLICABILITY AND EXEMPTIONS
1. APPLICATION OF TH[S ORDINANCE
a. This ordinance applies to the responsible unit under Wisconsin Statutes §287.09(1),
including but not limited to:
1) All persons within the responsible unit.
2) All land within the responsible unit.
3) All haulers or persons conducting business within the responsible unit.
4) All persons who own, lease or occupy residential, multi-family and non-
residential properties within the responsible unit.
5) All persons holding special events or managing public places within the
responsible unit.
6) Any activity that generates municipal solid waste within the responsible unit.
b. This ordinance shall not apply or be enforced in those municipalities of St. Croix
County which retain their own responsible unit designation and authority.
2. COMPLIANCE
a. All persons shall manage municipal solid waste which is owned, controlled or
possessed by them, in compliance with this ordinance.
b. Property owners and occupants within the responsible unit must comply with this
ordinance.
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3. ]INCORPORATION OF PROVISIONS By REFERENCE
a. This ordinance incorporates by reference the following rules, regulations and laws, as
set forth in the Wisconsin Statutes and the Wisconsin Administrative Codes governing
recycling and municipal solid waste:
1) Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 287, 289, and 291.
2) Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapters NR 500 to NR 555 and NR 660 to 679.
b. These rules, regulations and laws shall apply until amended or renumbered and then
shall apply as amended or renumbered.
4. EXEMTTIONS
a. The following products are exempt from this ordinance:
1) Domestic wastewater which is regulated by the St. Croix County Sanitary
Ordinance, Chapter 12.
2) Sludge as defined in Wisconsin Administrative Code §NR 500.03(212).
3) Animal waste which is regulated by the St. Croix County Animal Waste
Ordinance, Chapter 11.
4) Clean Fill
5) The demolition debris resulting from the burning of an existing structure for
practice and instruction of fire fighters or testing of fire-fighting equipment,
subject to Wisconsin Administrative Code §NR 502.11(2)(c).
D. INTERPRETATION
1. ABROGATION
a. It is not untended by this ordinance to repeal, abrogate, annul, impair or interfere with
any existing easements, covenants, deed restrictions, agreements, rules or permits
previously adopted or issued pursuant to law. However, whenever this ordinance
imposes greater restrictions, the provisions of this ordinance shall apply.
b. Nor is it the intent of this ordinance to abrogate, impair or interfere with the legal rights
of any person as may be guaranteed by the state and federal constitutions, statutes and
administrative rules.
c. The provisions of this ordinance shall be held to be the minimum requirements and
shall not be deemed a limitation or repeal of any power granted by the Wisconsin
Statutes.
d. Where any terms or requirements of this ordinance may be inconsistent or conflicting,
the more restrictive requirements or interpretation shall apply.
e. Where a provision of this ordinance is required by Wisconsin Statutes or Wisconsin
Administrative Code, the ordinance provision shall be interpreted in light of the
Wisconsin Statutes and the Wisconsin Administrative Code in effect at the time of
interpretation.
2. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION
a. The provisions of this ordinance shall be liberally construed in favor of St. Croix
County and shall not be construed to be a limitation or repeal of any other power now
possessed or granted to St. Croix County.
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3. SEVERABILITY AND NON-LIABILITY
a. If any section, clause, provision or portion of this ordinance is adjudged
unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this
ordinance shall not be affected.
E. LEMTATION OF ACTION
1. CLAIMS
a. This ordinance shall be subject to the notice of claims and claim requirements of
Wisconsin Statutes §893.80(1).
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21.2 STANDARDS & COLLECTION
A. GENERAL S'T'ANDARDS
1. PROPERTY STANDARDS
a. It shall be the duty of any person owning or occupying any property to maintain the
premises in a clean and orderly manner, free from any municipal solid waste, unless
managed as required in this section, §21.2.
b. It shall be the duty of any person owning or occupying any property or lands to ensure
that all municipal solid waste or litter shall be picked up and disposed of properly.
2. BURNING OF YARD WASTE AND UNTREATED WOOD
a. Unless prohibited by local regulation, any person may burn yard waste and clean wood,
including but not limited to wood that has not been painted, stained, sealed or treated,
and is generated by a single family or household if the following standards are met:
1) Properly notify and receive approval, including any necessary permits, from the
local governing municipality and/or fire department.
2) Conduct all allowed burning of yard waste and clean wood in a safe, manner,
when wind and weather conditions are such as to minimize adverse health and/or
fire hazard effects and in conformance with local and state fire protection
regulations.
b. Cities, Villages, Towns and the County may burn clean wood, including but not li rnited
to wood that has not been painted, stained, sealed or treated, as long as the municipality
has obtained a Solid Waste Woodbuming Site License from the Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources.
c. Persons may burn clean wood that has or has not been generated on their own property
for recreation, heating or food preparation. Persons must also meet all other burning
requirements.
d. All burning shall be controlled to prevent property damage. All damage caused by
burning is the responsibility of the person who is conducting the burn.
e. Enclosed or indoor burning for heating residential or nonresidential facilities is exempt
from this section.
3. COMPOSTING AND BURYING
a. All persons who own, lease or occupy residential property may manage, compost or
bury, vard waste and compostable organic materials on the property where it is
generated if it does not create a nuisance, public health risk or environmental hazard
and is in accordance with this ordinance.
b. All ep rsons may manage or compost yard waste and compostable organic materials
from their own or another's property if they are used as a soil amendment or mulch on
the property where it is composted or managed. It shall not create a nuisance, public
health risk or environmental hazard and shall be in accordance with this ordinance.
c. City, village, town and county composting and reuse programs may manage or compost
yard waste and compostable organic materials if they do not create a nuisance, public
health risk or environmental hazard.
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d. A wood chipping or grinding facility is permitted if it processes clean wood that is not
mixed with other municipal solid waste. It shall not create a nuisance, public health risk
or environmental hazard and is required to hold all applicable permits.
4. AUTHORITY TO REMOVE
a. Subject to Wisconsin Administrative Code §NR 502.06, any person may collect
municipal solid waste from a single household or municipal solid waste amounting to
less than 20 tons per year and transport it to a proper facility including, but not limited
to, licensed municipal solid waste facility, municipal recycling center, county-wide or
municipal collection event, or a private recycling facility, when authorized by the
property owner, tenant or designated agent.
b. A hauler may collect municipal solid waste when authorized by the municipality,
properly owner, tenant or designated agent.
c. In accord with lawful authority, St. Croix County may remove or cause to be removed
from property subject hereto, all municipal solid waste and litter which is not deposited
in lawful containers and the placement of which is a violation of this ordinance. In
accord with Wisconsin Statutes §66.0627, St. Croix County shall consider this to be a
current service rendered on behalf of the property from which the municipal solid waste
is removed and may impose a special charge therefore which will be placed on the tax
roll, if not paid by the owner upon being billed for said service.
B. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
1. LITTERING AND MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE ACCUMULATION
a. No person shall litter.
b. No person shall accumulate on land subject to his or her ownership or control or allow a
third person to accumulate, any municipal solid waste, which accumulation violates this
ordinance or which creates an unsanitary condition, nuisance or health or fire hazard.
2. BURNING
a. No person shall burn trash, recyclable materials, banned materials or separated
materials, except for yard waste and clean wood that has not been painted, stained,
sealed or treated.
3. BURYING AND DISPOSING
a. No person shall bury or dispose of any municipal solid waste in any unlicensed Wl
DNR disposal site, public or private, within the responsible unit except as provided in
§21.2 A.3. above.
4. SCAVENGING
a. No scavenging of municipal solid waste shall be permitted from containers; haulers'
equipment or vehicles; disposal, reuse and recycling sites; or county collection events.
C. TRASH AND RECYCLABLE MATERIAL MANAGEMENT: GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS
1. COLLECTION
a. All ersons who own, lease or occupy property shall provide temporary storage for any
trash and recyclable materials.
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b. All trash and recyclable materials shall be deposited in separate containers to be placed
at collection locations or, if not in containers, shall be placed at collection locations, on
private or public property, agreed to by the property owner and hauler.
c. All persons who own, lease or occupy property in a city, village or town whose
population exceeds 3000 shall have their containers, emptied at least once every 14
days or more frequently to prevent the creation of nuisances, public health risks or
environmental hazards except for containers subject to e. below.
d. All persons who own, lease or occupy property in a city, village or town whose
population is less than 3000 shall have their containers emptied at least once a month or
more frequently to prevent the creation of nuisances, public health risks or
environmental hazards except for containers subject to e. below.
e. Construction and demolition material containers shall be emptied at least once every
four months or more frequently to prevent a nuisance, public health risk or
environmental hazard and shall be in compliance with this ordinance.
f. Trash and recyclable materials shall be considered to have passed into the possession of
the hauler when they are deposited in appropriate containers and placed at collection
locations or, if not in containers, shall be placed at collection locations, on private or
public property, agreed to by the property owner and hauler.
2. CONrAMRS
a. Containers shall be of a size that will hold the volume of trash or recyclable. materials
generated between each collection.
b. Containers shall be durable, and resistant to leaking, rusting and breaking.
c. Containers for trash which are placed in an exterior location shall have fitted or
attached covers. Covers shall generally be kept closed to prevent problems caused by
precipitation, animals or wind.
d. Within six months of the effective date of this ordinance, all containers shall be plainly
labeled if they are:
1) Intended for collection of trash or recyclable materials; and
2) In public or private locations; and
3) Accessible to those in a shared space; and
4) Are two yards or larger.
e. The label in d. above shall be located on the most highly visible side or lid of the
containers with bold lettering no smaller than 1.5 inches in height conveying the
message, " RECXCLAJaLES ONLYY" or "TRASH ONLYY". A description of the
types of recyclable materials accepted is encouraged. The hauler's name and phone
number should be displayed.
f. The following containers are exempt from a.- e. above:
1) Containers used inside private residences.
2) Containers maintained for personal use and not intended to be placed for
collection by a hauler.
3) Containers not in a shared space.
g. Containers should not be placed out for curbside collection more than 48 hours prior to
collection, and should be removed within 48 hours following collection.
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h. Unless intended for public use, no unauthorized person shall deposit any materials in
any container, including but not limited to those located at convenience stores,
apartment buildings, schools, construction sites, etc.
i. No person shall scavenge, displace, damage, deface, destroy or disturb containers and
their contents when placed for collection.
3. OWNER AND/OR OCCUPANT OBLIGATION
a. The owner and/or occupants of all occupied dwellings shall supply containers that meet
the standards of this ordinance, either directly or through a hauler, for the temporary
storage of trash and recyclable materials for disposal or recycling prior to collection and
transportation to an appropriate facility.
b. Property owners and/or occupants are responsible for maintaining containers in a
reasonably neat, clean and sanitary condition. Trash containers shall also be resistant to
leaking. If the container is supplied by a hauler, the owner and/or occupant shall notify
the hauler of the container's poor condition and the hauler shall ensure that the
container conforms to the requirements of this ordinance.
4. NoN-RESIDENTIAL AND MULTI-FAMILY
a. The owners of all occupied multi-family and non-residential properties or their agents
shall do all of the following:
1) Provide containers to collect municipal solid waste for recycling and disposal that
conform to the standards in §21.2 C.2. and 21.2 C.3. above.
2) Ensure that the users know where the recyclables and trash need to be placed.
3) Notify in writing at the time of renting or leasing the property and at least semi-
annually thereafter, all users, tenants, employees and occupants of the properties
about the recycling program that has been established. The information shall
include at a minimum:
a) Reasons to reduce and recycle municipal solid waste.
b) A list of recyclable materials, banned materials and separated materials that
shall be separated from trash.
c) How recyclable materials are to be prepared to meet processing requirements,
i.e. remove cap, flatten, co-mingle.
d) Location of containers.
e) Contact person , including name, address and phone number.
4) Provide for collection and delivery of recyclable materials to a recycling facility
either directly or through a hauler.
5) Provide for collection and delivery of trash to a licensed municipal solid waste
facility either directly or through a hauler.
5. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PUBLIC PLACES
a. All special events at public places and all organizers and sponsors of and owners of the
property where said events are held shall do the following:
1) Provide containers to collect municipal solid waste for recycling and disposal that
conform to the standards in §21.2 C.2. and 21.2 C.3. above..
2) Ensure that the users know where the recyclables and trash need to be placed.
3) Provide for collection and delivery of recyclable materials to a recycling facility
either directly or through a hauler.
4) Provide for collection and delivery of trash to a licensed municipal solid waste
facility either directly or through a hauler.
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6. COUNT' COLLECTION EvENTs
a. In its discretion, the County may hold county collection events for collecting,
processing, recycling and disposing of materials including but not limited to hazardous
waste, electronics, appliances and tires.
b. During the course of holding a county collection event, the County reserves the right to
reject any load of recyclable or other municipal solid waste that does not meet the
specifications established by the County.
c. For the purpose of holding collection events, the County may see fit to act through an
agent and may charge fees to those who deposit materials at such events.
D. SEPARATED MATERIALS
1. SEPARATION STANDARD
a. The following banned materials shall be separated from other municipal solid waste for
recycling and/or beneficial reuse:
1) Electronic Devices.
2) Lead-Acid Batteries.
3) Major Appliances.
4) Waste Tires:
5) Used Waste Oil.
6) Used Oil Filters.
7) Used Oil Absorbent Materials.
b. The following materials shall be separated from other municipal solid waste for
burning, composting or burial in accord with §21.2 A. and D.:
1) Yard Waste.
2) Compostable Organic Materials.
c. The following materials shall be separated from other municipal solid waste for
recycling, beneficial reuse or proper treatment and disposal:
1) Antifreeze.
2) Fluorescent Bulbs.
3) Hazardous Waste.
4) Mercury-Containing Devices.
5) Rechargeable Batteries.
6) Sharps.
2. MANAGEMENT OF SEPARATED MATERIALS
a. Materials in§21.2 D.1. above shall be delivered to or collected by municipal collection
programs or sites or a private operation that accepts these materials for recycling,
beneficial reuse or proper treatment and disposal. The collection site must meet all
applicable local, state and federal regulations. Yard waste and compostable organic
materials are exempt from this provision as provided under §21.2 A.3.
b. Automotive, truck and farm tractor tires when reused shall not cause or contribute to a
nuisance, public health risk or environmental hazard and shall be in compliance with
this ordinance.
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E. RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
1. SEPARATION STANDARD
a. No person may place in a container the contents of which will be disposed of in a solid
waste treatment facility, converted into fuel, or burned at a solid waste treatment
facility any of the items identified below. These recyclable materials shall be separated
from other municipal solid waste for recycling and/or beneficial reuse unless exempted
by Wisconsin Statutes §287.07 and §287.11.
1) Aluminum Containers.
2) Glass Containers.
3) Steel and Tin Containers.
4) Newspaper.
5) Cardboard.
6) Magazines.
7) Office Paper.
8) Plastic Containers.
2. MUNICIPAL RECYCLABLES COLLECTION
a. A member municipality with a population of over 5,000 shall be required to provide
curbside collection of recyclable materials to single-family and 2-4 unit residences at
least once per month.
b. A member municipality with a population of less than 5,000 shall provide either
curbside collection at least once per month or have reasonable access to a drop-off
facility for the collection of recyclable materials at least two days each month for a
minimum of five hours each day for single-family and 2-4 unit residences.
c. A member municipality shall collect recyclable materials in a manner that maintains the
marketability of those materials.
d. A member municipality may submit an application to the St. Croix County Community
Development Committee, as provided for in Administrative Code §NR 544.08(3), for
an alternative collection or processing system.
e. A member municipality is responsible for processing recyclable materials, collected
from single-family and 24 unit residences, by ordinance or contract or a combination
thereof.
L .Annually, the member municipality shall file a report with the Planning and Zoning
Department, on forms provided by the Department, identifying all the following for the
preceding year:
1) The tons of recyclable materials collected.
2) Associated costs for operating their recycling program.
3) Any other information requested by the Planning and Zoning Department
regarding' recycling activities.
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21.3 HAULER STANDARDS
A. HAULER REQUIREMENTS
1. OPERATIONAL STANDARDS
a. All haulers operating in St. Croix County shall comply with the requirements of this
ordinance.
b. All haulers shall obtain and keep any WI DNR and/or WISDOT licenses prior to
operating as a hauler within the responsible unit.
2. COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT
a. Haulers shall transport recyclable materials, set out for recycling, to a self-certified
material recovery facility as defined in Wisconsin Administrative Code NR 544.16 and
Wisconsin Statute §287.27(1) that sorts, packages and otherwise prepares recyclable
materials for sale.
b. The hauler shall conduct collections in a manner which ensures that no separated
recyclables are contaminated with trash.
c. Containers supplied by haulers shall conform to the standards in §§21.2 C.2. and 21.2
C.3.
d. A residential audit card shall describe the contaminated materials that were found and
how to prepare recyclable materials and trash for collection.
e. Haulers shall use a residential audit card to notify any residential customer that has:
1) Trash contaminated with any recyclable or banned materials.
2) Recyclable materials contaminated with trash, banned materials or separated
materials.
f. Haulers shall notify any multi-family or non-residential customer that has:
1) Trash contaminated with any recyclable, banned materials or separated materials.
2) Recyclable materials contaminated with trash, banned materials or separated
materials.
g. The non-residential notice shall describe the contaminated materials that were found
and how to prepare recyclable materials and trash for collection.
3. REPORTING
a. Each hauler shall submit an annual report to the Planning and Zoning Department
identifying the average number of residential customers and the weight in tons of trash,
recyclable materials and yard waste materials collected from residents within the
responsible unit including contracted and subscription services. Reports shall be
submitted for the year by January 31st of the following year.
b. Haulers who collect and remove recyclable materials within/from the responsible unit
shall maintain records and submit in their annual report the weights of recyclable
materials, separated by types of recyclables as identified in §21.2 E.1.a.
4. NOTIFICATION TO CUSTOMERS
a. Upon the initial provision of municipal solid waste collection services to new customers
and annually thereafter, the hauler shall notify its customers of their need to comply
with the provisions set forth in this ordinance. At a minimum the notice shall include:
1) Reasons to reduce and recycle municipal solid wastes.
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2) A list of recyclable materials, banned materials, and separated materials that shall
be separated from trash.
3) How recyclable materials are to be prepared to meet processing requirements, i.e.
remove cap, flatten, co-mingle.
4) Contact person , including name, address and phone number.
5) Locations and hours of operation of drop-off collection sites for recyclable
materials not collected on-site.
6) The hauler's rate system.
b. For a multi-family or non-residential account, a notice may be sent to the account
representative, provided that the notice shall inform the account's representative of its
obligation to notify all individual customers or users of the recycling services that are
available.
c. On or before January 31" of each year, the hauler shall deliver to the Planning and
Zoning Department a true and correct written copy of the notification sent to each
customer type, i.e. residential, multi-family or non-residential during the previous year.
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2104 ADMINISTRATION & ENFORCEMENT
A. ADMINISTRATION
1. ADMINISTRATOR
a. The St. Croix County Planning and Zoning Director shall be responsible for the
administration and enforcement of this ordinance.
2. POWERS AND DUTIES
a. The Planning and Zoning Director shall have the following powers and duties:
1) Delegate duties to and supervise department staff, other employees and authorized
representatives to assure full and complete compliance with this ordinance and
related Wisconsin Statutes and the Administrative Code.
2) Advise any person concerning the provisions of this ordinance and assist them in
understanding the ordinance requirements.
3) Keep records of all inspections made, exemptions approved, reports and other
official actions.
4) Have access to premises for the purpose of performing official duties as
prescribed by law, subject to §21.4 C.I. below.
5) Investigate and enforce violations of this ordinance.
6) Issue and enforce orders to any person to assure proper compliance with all
provisions of this ordinance.
7) Develop fees in accordance with this ordinance and approved by the St. Croix
County Community Development Committee.
8) Receive and process appropriate forfeitures and fees.
9) Apply for and distribute grants obtained through the WI DNR Recycling Grant
Program and other grant programs.
10) Develop and provide forms for member municipalities' annual reports and other
information required to administer the municipal solid waste and recycling
program(s).
11) Perform other duties regarding the recycling, reduction, recovery and disposal of
municipal solid waste as considered appropriate by the Community Development
Committee or the State of Wisconsin.
12) For purposes of inspections and application, obtain and execute special inspection
warrant under Wisconsin Statutes §66.0119.
B. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
1. AUTHORITY
a. The St. Croix County Board of Supervisors has assigned the authority and
responsibility for policy direction for municipal solid waste and recycling programs to
the St. Croix County Community Development Committee.
2. ORGANIZATION
a. All meetings and hearings of the Committee shall be conducted in conformance with
Wisconsin Statutes §§19.81 through 19.9 8, the Wisconsin Open Meeting Law and
amendments and revisions thereto.
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b. Subject to change by the County Board, the Committee may adopt such rules and
regulations governing its procedures as it considers necessary or advisable and not in
conflict with the Wisconsin Statutes.
3. PowERs AND Dins
a. The Committee shall have the following powers and duties:
1) To direct the preparation of a municipal solid waste management plan under
Wisconsin Statutes §§59.70(2)(a) and 287.09(2)(a) and recommend to the St.
Croix County Board of Supervisors for approval.
2) To hold public hearings pursuant to petitions for amendments to a plan and/or
ordinance.
3) To recommend to the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors amendments to the
municipal solid waste and/or recycling ordinances under Wisconsin Statutes
§§59.70(2)(h) and 287.09(3)(b) or such further ordinances as it deems appropriate
to fulfill the County's designation as responsible unit.
4) To approve or deny appeals from administrative decisions. All decision on
appeals shall be in writing, shall state the reasons for the decision and shall be
mailed to the applicant within 10 working days of the decision.
5) To commence civil actions for damages to recoup any and all costs of cleanup,
together with the enforcement costs and fees (including attorney's fees) incurred
in the removal of municipal solid waste or litter in accordance with §21.4 D.
6) To review applications from member municipalities for alternative collection or
processing systems and determine whether to apply for approval of such
system(s) to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, as provided for in
Administrative Code §NR 544.08(3) and §21.2 E.2.d.
7) To provide direction and legislative policy to the Planning & Zoning Department
regarding the recycling and municipal solid waste programs.
8) To establish forfeitures and fees.
9) To avoid conflicts of interest or nepotism through adherence to the St. Croix
County Board of Supervisors Code of Ethics, St. Croix County Board Rules &
Bylaws, Article IV, Section B, and the Wisconsin Statutes 19.59 and 946.12
and 946.13.
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C. INSPECTIONS
1. INSPECTION FOR COMPLIANCE
a. To determine whether a person subject to the provisions of this ordinance is in
compliance therewith, the Planning and Zoning Department, subject to the provisions in
b. through f. below, reserves the right to inspect the following:
1) Municipal solid waste.
2) Municipal solid waste collection sites and facilities.
3) Hauler vehicles.
4) Municipal solid waste collection facilities of multi-family and non-residential
properties.
5) Any open space or yard area adjoining only residential structures. This does not
include agricultural structures.
b. Before engaging in any such inspection the county's representative shall seek
permission from the owner or authorized agent thereof for access to inspect.
c. The county's representative(s) shall present to the owner or their authorized agent
appropriate credentials, identifying them as a representative of St. Croix County for
these purposes.
d. If an owner or agent declines access to the county's representative, an application for a
special inspection warrant under Wisconsin Statutes §66.0119, may be made.
e. If violations are identified enforcement procedures shall commence.
f. Haulers operating within the responsible unit territory shall allow duly authorized
representatives of the County to inspect containers containing trash or recyclables for
purposes of ascertaining compliance with this ordinance at any time prior to the deposit
of the contents of those containers into their vehicles for transportation to an
appropriate disposal, recycling or reuse facility.
D. ENFORCEMENT
1. PROCEDURES
a. The Planning and Zoning Director or his/her authorized representative or any County
law enforcement officer, may institute any appropriate action or proceeding against
violators of this ordinance as provided by law or this ordinance, including issuing
citations [St. Croix County Citation Ordinance - Chapter 1] or commencing a lawsuit
seeking forfeitures and/or injunctive relief.
b. The Planning and Zoning Director shall generally use the following, in the order listed,
to address violations of this ordinance:
1) Issue a written notice of violation and order that specifies the nature of the
violation and the corrective action to be taken.
2) Issue a citation, pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes §66.0113 or consult with legal
counsel regarding potential civil litigation in conjunction with citation
enforcement or in lieu thereof for forfeitures, monetary damages or injunctive
relief.
c. The Planning and Zoning Director is not mandated to follow the order of possible
action if, in the Planning and Zoning Director's discretion, a situation requires different
action.
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2. PENALTIES
a. Any person who is adjudicated for violating this ordinance shall pay a forfeiture in
accordance with the schedule set by the St. Croix County Community Development
Committee and/or be subject to injunctive relief
b. Each day a violation exists is a separate violation.
c. Each unit violation is a separate violation.
d. Additionally, the person adjudicated for violation of this ordinance shall pay court costs
and reasonable attorney's fees.
e. The remedies provided herein shall not be exclusive of other remedies.
f. Extraordinary fees, which may also include the cost of obtaining professional work or
opinions including, but not limited to, engineers, hydrogeologists or public health
professional, shall be charged to the person adjudicated for violation of this ordinance.
g. As a substitute for and in addition to forfeiture or injunction, the County may
commence civil actions for damages to recoup any and all costs of cleanup, together
with the enforcement costs and fees (including attorney's fees) incurred in the removal
of the municipal solid waste or litter in accordance with this ordinance.
3. APPEALS OF AD1YImsTRATIVE DECISIONS
a. All administrative decisions shall be in writing.
b. Any person aggrieved by a written administrative decision made by the Planning and
Zoning Director, or his/her authorized representative, may appeal the decision to the
Community Development Committee.
4. PROCEDURE FOR APPEAL
a. An aggrieved person may appeal a decision to the Community Development
Committee within 30 days of the date of a written decision.
b. An appeal of a decision shall be in writing and shall be filed with the Planning and
Zoning Department.
c. The Planning and Zoning Department will prepare notices and schedule the appeal with
the Community Development Committee.
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21.5 DEFINITIONS
A. PURPOSE
1. INTERPRETATION
a. For the purpose of administering and enforcing this ordinance, the terms or words used
herein shall be interpreted as follows:
1) Words used in the present tense include the future: in the singular include the
plural and in the plural include the singular.
2) The word "shall" is mandatory, not permissive.
3) All definitions that refer to Wisconsin Statutes shall incorporate any revisions or
amendments to statutory language.
4) All definitions other than those referenced below shall be as the normal definition
found in a standard dictionary.
B. DEFINITIONS
1. Aluminum Containers: Empty aluminum food and beverage cans and bottles.
2. Banned Materials: The items listed in §21.2 D.I.a. and b. or described in Wisconsin Statute
§287.07 that are prohibited from land disposal and incineration.
3. Beneficial Reuse: The utilization of a solid waste of an industrial by-product in a productive
manner.
4. Cardboard: Paperboard used in the manufacture of boxes and related products. The term
does include corrugated cardboard, dry food boxes, shoe boxes, and like containers. It does not
include cardboard packaging used in the refrigerator or freezer such as frozen food boxes,
pizza boxes, waxed or glossy cardboard, beverage cartons or like containers.
5. Clean Pill: Trees; limbs; stumps; roots; shrubs with root balls; brush; weeds; wood that has
not been painted, stained, sealed or treated; boulders, rock, soils; gravel; stones; unpainted
bricks or concrete.
6. Compostable Organic Materials: Unprocessed plant material which microorganisms or soil
invertebrates reduce into component compounds, producing carbon dioxide and water as
primary by-products. This does not include food waste.
7. Construction and Demolition Material: Waste resulting from the construction or demolition
of buildings, roads, and other man-made structures, including but not limited to, materials such
as concrete, brick, bituminous, treated and untreated wood, masonry, glass, rock, and plastic
building parts.
8. Container: Includes dumpster, yard box, wheeled cart, can, box, bin, basket, bag or any other
sirnilar object intended for the collection of trash or recyclable materials.
9. County: The County of St. Croix, a State of Wisconsin quasi-municipal corporation, or any
department or representative that is authorized by this ordinance to represent the County in the
administration or enforcement of this ordinance.
10. County Collection Event: A county-sponsored or sanctioned activity at which the County or
a private entity collects specified recyclables or other banned or separated materials from the
public for reuse, recycling or disposal.
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11. Curbside Collection: A system for collecting and transporting municipal solid waste and/or
recyclable materials for processing and marketing by a hauler.
12. Dwelling: A building or a portion thereof designed or used for residential occupancy,
including single family and multi-family units but not including hotels, motels, boarding or
rooming houses.
13. Electronic Devices: Devices that require electric current or electromagnetic fields to function
and that contain a circuit board. Those devices identified in Wisconsin Statute §287.07 (5) are
prohibited from land disposal and incineration and includes items defined in Wisconsin Statute
§287.17(1), such as computers, laptops, printers, copiers, scanners, fax machines, televisions,
computer monitors, keyboards, mice, central processing units (CPU's), other computer
peripherals, video cassette recorders (VCR's), digital video devices (DVD's), compact disc
(CD) players, other video players, cell phones, and phones with video display.
14. Fluorescent Bulbs: Bulbs that produces visible light by fluorescence, especially a glass tube
whose inner wall is coated with a material that fluoresces when an electrical current causes a
vapor within the tube to discharge electrons, includes compact fluorescent lamps.
15. Glass Containers: Empty glass bottles or jars; the term does not include other items made of
glass including but not limited to plate glass, ceramics, light bulbs or mirrors.
16. Hauler: Any person who collects, transports or disposes of trash and/or recyclable materials
for a fee from any person.
17. Hazardous Waste: Any municipal solid waste that is generated by any person and is defined
hazardous by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or in Wisconsin
Administrative Code Ch. NR 661.
18. Lead-Acid Batteries: Storage batteries in which the electrodes are grids of lead containing
lead oxides that change in composition during charging and discharging, and the electrolyte is
dilute sulfuric acid.
19. Litter: Any municipal solid waste deposited or discharged on any property, roadway, right-of-
way, waterway or in the municipal solid waste containers belonging to others except in
containers appropriately labeled for public use.
20. Magazines: Periodicals made from paper which has a shiny appearance and other materials
printed on similar paper; the term does not include phonebooks or periodicals printed on
newsprint paper.
21. Major Appliances: All air conditioners, clothes washers, clothes dryers, dishwashers, hot
water heaters, furnaces, trash compactors, conventional ovens, microwave ovens, ranges,
stoves, dehumidifiers, refrigerators, freezers and other similar devices.
22. Member Municipality: A city, village or town in the county responsible unit subject to
287.09(1)(c).
23. Mercury-Containing Devices: Electrical products or other devices, excluding batteries and
lamps that contain mercury as a necessary component for their operation, including but not
limited to mercury thermostats, thermometers, electric switches and relays, marine float
switches and manometers.
24. Multi-Family: A property containing five or more dwellings, including those which are
occupied seasonally.
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25. Municipal Solid Waste: Residential, multi-family and non-residential 1xash, recyclable
materials, banned materials, separated materials and construction and demolition material. It
does not include domestic wastewater; sludge; animal waste, regulated under St. Croix County
Ordinance Animal Waste Management Chapter 11; clean fill; or any process waste which is
the direct or indirect result of the manufacturing of a product.
26. Newspaper: A publication printed on newsprint, such as a phonebook or flyer.
27. Non-residential: A property that is not residential or multi-family. It includes, but is not
limited to commercial, industrial, office and retail properties.
28. Nuisance: An unreasonable activity or use of property that interferes substantially with the
comfortable enjoyment of life, health, safety of another or others, including what are deemed
to be both public and private nuisances.
29. Occupant: A person or persons who either permanently or temporarily resides in a dwelling.
30. Office Paper: High grade printing, copying and writing papers, as well as, envelopes and
mail.
31. Person: Any human being; municipality or other governmental or political subdivision or
other public agency; public or private corporation, business, partnership, firm, association or
other organization; receiver, trustee, assignee, agent or other legal representative of any of the
foregoing; or other legal entity.
32. Plastic Containers: Polyethylene terephthalate (PETE), plastic #1 and high density
polyethylene (HDPE), plastic #2 plastic bottles which have a pourable neck. The term does
not include caps, rings or bottles that have contained pesticides, herbicides or used waste oil; or
other plastic containers (plastics 43-7).
33. Public Place: Facilities or properties open for public use or occupation, whether permanently
or temporarily and whether owned or occupied by governmental entities or private persons.
34. Recyclable Materials: Aluminum containers cardboard, glass containers, magazines,
newspaper, office paper, plastic containers and steel and tin containers.
35. Recycling Facility: A facility that accepts recyclable materials and may perform some
processing activities.
36. Residential: A property containing 1-4 dwellings, including those which are occupied
seasonally.
37. Responsible Unit: The County and all municipalities in the County which have not retained
responsible unit status under Wisconsin Statutes §287.09 (1) as well as those municipalities
which have retained responsible unit status for themselves but which have contracted with the
County to fulfill their duties as a responsible unit.
38. Separated Materials: The items listed in §21.2 D.
39. Sharps: Any medical item having a projecting cutting edge or fine point that was used in
animal or human patient care or treatment or in medical research or industrial laboratories. The
term includes, but is not limited to, hypodermic needles, syringes (with or without the attached
needles), pasteur pipettes, scalpel blades, blood vials, needles with attached tubing, and culture
dishes (regardless of the presence of infectious agents). Also included are other types of broken
or unbroken glassware that were in contact with infectious agents, such as used slides or cover
slips.
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40. Solid Waste: Any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply
treatment plant or air pollution control facility and other discarded or salvageable materials,
including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial,
commercial, mining and agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not
include solids or dissolved materials in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in
irrigation return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits under
Chapter 283, or source material, as defined in §254.31(10), special nuclear material, as defined
in §254.31(11), or bi-product material, as defined in §254.31(1).
41. Special Events: Entertainment, educational, musical, school-related, family and cultural
events involving the assembly of people.
42. Steel and Tin Containers: Empty bi-metal, tin or steel food, beverage and aerosol cans.
43. Trash: Any person's putrescible or non-putrescible waste or discarded material. This does
include food waste. Recyclable materials, banned materials and construction and demolition
materials are not included in this definition.
44. Used Oil Absorbent Materials: Materials that have been used to absorb waste oil.
45. Used Oil Filters: A filter that has been used for automotive engine oil, as defined in
Wisconsin Statute §287.15 (1)(a) and (e).
46. Waste Oil: Any petroleum-derived or synthetic oil that has been used or spilled.
47. Waste Tire: A tire that is no longer suitable for its original purpose because of wear, damage
or defect as defined in Wisconsin Statute §289.55(1)(c).
48. Yard Waste: Leaves, grass clippings, yard and garden debris and brush, including clean
woody vegetative material no greater than six inches in diameter in size. It does not include
stumps, roots or shrubs with intact root balls.
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21.6 INDEX
Term Page(s)
A
Aluminum 17,19
Annual Report 11, 13
Antifreeze 9
Appeals 14,16
Appliances 2, 9, 18
Audit Card 11
B
Banned Materials 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 19, 20
Batteries 9,18
Burning 3, 5, 6, 9
Bury/Burying, 5,6
C
Cardboard 17,19
Compost/Composting 1, 2, 5, 9
Compostable Organic Materials 5,9
Construction and Demolition Materials 17, 19, 20
County Collection Event 6, 9, 17
E
Electronics/Electronic Devices 2, 9, 18
F
Fluorescent Bulbs 9,18
G
Glass 17, 18, 19
H
Hazardous Waste 2, 9, 17, 18
1
Inspections 13,15
L
Litter 5, 6, 14, 16, 18
M
Magazines 10, 18, 19
Mercury-Containing Devices 9,18
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ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 41-METAL OR GLASS, CHAPTER 43 - RECYCLING AND CEHAPTER.44- STORAGE OF
WASTE TIRES AND CREATING CHAPTER 21- ST. CROIX COUNTY MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE: REDUCTION, RECOVERY &
RECYCLING OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES - Continued
Offered b Community Develo ment Committee
Yes No Abstain Absent This ordinance was enacted by the St. Croix County
Steve Hermsen ❑ ❑ ❑
Sharon Norton-Bauman ❑ ❑ ❑ Board of Supervisors on
Vacant ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑
Buzz Marzolf Q ❑ ❑ ❑
Lorin Sather ❑ ® ❑ El
Robert Shearer F1 F1 F1
Bill Peavey ❑ ❑ F-1 Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
I verify that the vote sho n above is true and correct
County Board Vote: Yes
No
Chair, Community evelopment Committee Abstain
Absent
LEGAL REVIEW
Reviewed as to form on December 14, 2011
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Don Gillen, Assistant Corporation Counsel
LEGAL NOTE: None
VOTE REQUIREMENT: Maori of supervisors resent
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PLANNING & ZONING
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DATE: 12-26-11
~,Tp To: St. Croix County Board of Supervisors
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FRom: Planning and Zoning Department
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RE: Proposed Chapter 21 - Municipal Solid Waste:
..,Y Reduction, Recovery & Recycling
Code Administration` Information Sheen for 1®3-12
715-386-4680
Why should we update the existing ordinances?
Land Information
Planning zV Chapter 21 replaces existing ordinances 41, 43 & 44.
715-386-4674,x` ® St. Croix County has been the Responsible Unit for 26 member
municipalities since 1994 - Cities of Hudson & New Richmond; Villages of
Real Property
Baldwin, Deer Park, Hammond, North Hudson, Somerset, Star Prairie &
715;386-4677 Woodville; Towns of Baldwin, Eau Galle, Emerald, Erin Prairie, Glenwood,
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Hammond, Hudson, Kinnickinnic, Pleasant Valley, Richmond, Rush River,
Reiffcling
715-386-4675 St. Joseph, Somerset, Springfield, Stanton, Star Prairie and Troy.
® The County, as Responsible Unit, receives annual recycling grant funds
which fund the county program and which are shared with member
4- municipalities.
® To continue to receive grant funds the county must have an effective
recycling program.
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® An ordinance is required to have an effective recycling program, without an
effective recycling program no person in a responsible unit can dispose of
waste in a State of Wisconsin landfill
® Existing ordinances are not in compliance with statutory and administrative
code changes.
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® Bringing existing ordinances into compliance was identified in the County's
t Compliance Assurance Plan in 2006-2007.
Changes Made By Community Development Committee
►n Response to Public Hearing Comments 11-30-11:
® Container labeling limited to rolloffs. Additional labeling suggested not
".g required. Timeframe for containers left out for collection expanded and
changed to suggested not required.
.0 Generator responsibility for compliance with recyclable material separation
revised to meet statutory language.
Notices of customer non-compliance shortened to meet Administrative Code.
Sr. CROIx COUNTY GovERAwEAtT CEnrrER 715-386-4686 FAX
PZ@CO.SAINT-CROIX.WI.US 1101 CARMICHAEL ROAD, HUDSON, W/ 54016 WWW.CO.SAINT-CROtX.WI.US
® D. e e au er requirements or county notification and requen co ec ion.
■ Cb leted Rates & Services section and any related items.
® L , ited hauler reporting to annual residential collections only and clarified customer numbers
to ly average.
® Del eci staff review of hauler notifications and record inspection.
® Li edinspection authority to exterior yards and open space around residential structures.
Cleaexempted agricultural buildings from inspection.
® Clad eel extraordinary fees only charged if adjudicated for violation of an ordinance.
® Clarifd that food waste is trash.
If you have a questions or would like additional information about the items listed above please
contact Ellean enzer (715-386-4673), Jennifer Havens (715-386-4675), or Pete Kling (715-386-4672)
or go to . =e recycling website: www.sccwi.us/recycling.
ST. CRO/X COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER 715-386,4686 FAX
PZ@CO.SAINT-CROIX.WI.US 1101 CARM/CHAELROAD, HUDSON, W/ 54016 WWW.CO.SAINT-CROIX.WI.US
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