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Ordinance 24 - 18 <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 58 - SOLID WASTE, OF THE CITY OF ELK <br />RIVER, MINNESOTA, CITY CODE TO REGULATE YARD WASTE DISPOSAL <br />The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows: <br />SECTION 1. Section 58-61 of the Elk River, Minnesota, City Code is hereby repealed and <br />replaced in its entirety as follows: <br />Sec. 58-61. — Authorized Collectors. <br />No person shall collect refuse or recyclable materials within the city except the persons holding a <br />contract with the City to do so. No person shall permit refuse to be picked up from their premises <br />except by such a contractor. <br />SECTION 2. That Section 58-39 of the Elk River River, Minnesota City Code is hereby <br />created to read as follows: <br />Sec. 58-39. Compost Transfer Facility regulations. <br />(a) Acceptable materials. The city will only accept yard waste and clean wood less than 6" in <br />diameter at the City's Compost Transfer Facility. <br />(b) Unacceptable materials. The city will not accept the following items or similar items at <br />the City's Compost Transfer Facility: <br />• Stumps; <br />0 Root balls; <br />• Logs or branches greater than 6" in diameter; <br />• Materials from outside of Sherburne County; <br />• Non -organic materials, including but not limited to, rocks, concrete, or plastics; <br />• Mixed municipal solid waste or solid waste; <br />• Hazardous substances or chemicals; and <br />• Dead animals. <br />(c) Prohibition. No person shall illegally dump at the city's Compost Transfer Facility. <br />(d) Penalties. <br />230498v4 <br />