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(A) Store or deposit any waste or substances which will pollute water or soil. (c) Whoever violates any provision of this section shall, upon discovery thereof be issued a warning by the Director of Public Works or the Director of Pub- lic Safety or a designee for a fust offense. For a second or subsequent viola- tion of this section, an offender shall be fined not more than twenty-five dol- lars ($25,00). For each subsequent offense an offender shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100,00), A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or con- tinues. be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 1783.12 COMPOSTING. ta) Definition For the purpose of this section "composting" means the con- trolled decomposition of organic solid wastes under aerobic conditions to produce a relatively stable inert material that may be incomorated into the soil without producing any adverse impact to the soil or to the public health a mY« «b Y Y ...~ ...lol..:.. „«.] ..1.:,.,,ti,....,l,lo ...I..«.. Tl... Tl: «,.,,t,,.. „f D 1.1' 1 4L,., ,..,F 1,,,.,lti.. ,«.i ...,«:t.,«.. ..,.., ,.G.,,..««,.,.~:« «:10.. (bl Reeulations (11 All composting shall conform to such reasonable rules and regulations promulgated by the Director of Public Safety or a designee to insure sufficient safety health and sanitation in the City provided those rules are otherwise in conformity with this section (21 Composting shall be permitted only in approved composting containers des~ned and constructed specifically for that purpose Approved com- posting containers are those that are designed to minimize access to compost by animals, rodents and insects: that do not exceed five (51 feet by five Ll feet by five (51 feet in size that are enclosed with no open- ing greater than a halfinch_ and that are accessible from three sides. Composting containers shall be screened from view and otherwise not be visible from the public right of way and are not permitted in any front yard or located closer than five (51 feet from any side or rear property line. (31 No person shall perform composting that is detrimental to the public safety, health or general welfare. or of such nature as to interfere with the value of or enjoyment thereof by the owners occupants or persons in charge of or control of any ~~rtS' within the immediate vicinity by reason of any noxious odors emanating therefrom, or which is of such character or nature as to create or spread disease or cause an unsanitary and unhealthful condition. or which by its character or nature is likely