HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Composting regulations ORDINANCE NO. 4015
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
AMES, IOWA, BY AMENDING SECTION 10.8 REPEALING 10.8(3)(b)
AND ENACTING A NEW SUBSECTION 10.26 THEREOF, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF COMPOSTING REGULATIONS; REPEALING ANY AND
ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT TO
THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED,by the City Council for the City of Ames,Iowa,that:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be and the same is hereby amended by
repealing Section 10.8(3)(b)and enacting a new sub-sections 10.26 as follows:
"Sec. 10.26. COMPOSTING.
(1) Notwithstanding any other Sections in this Chapter,the following materials maybe included in composting
piles:
(a) Yard waste including leaves, grass clippings, straw and hay, sawdust, and finely chopped or
shredded tree and shrub prunings;
(b)Kitchen scraps including fruit and vegetable trimmings(including rhubarb leaves),coffee grounds,
and eggshells;
(c) Shredded newspapers;
(d) Wood ashes(no more than 1 cup per bushel of compost).
(2) The following materials shall not be included in composting piles:
(a) Human or animal feces;
(b) Diseased plant material or weeds that have gone to seed;
(c) Kitchen scraps that include animal meat,bones or fat;
(d) All other materials not listed in Section 1 above.
(3) All composting shall comply with the state regulations contained in Chapter 105 ofthe Iowa Administrative
Code."
Section Two. All ordinances,or parts of ordinances,in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of
such conflict,if any.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as
required by law.
Passed this 20 day of November , 2009 .
Diane R.Voss,City Clerk Ann H.Campbell,Mayor