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Ordinance amending Chapter 50: Solid Waste of the Lake County, Illinois, Code of Ordinances.
Staff Summary
* Chapter 50: Solid Waste of the Lake County Code of Ordinances promotes and protects the general health by regulating sanitary landfills and the operation of solid waste disposal sites, as well as provides recycling standards for promoting a sustainable environment.
* The Lake County Code requires periodic review to maintain currency and address changing conditions.
* The minor amendments to Section 50.03(F) will result in improved tracking and compliance monitoring of waste and recyclable materials.
* The minor modifications to Section 50.04(B) will streamline the permit application process for projects requiring compliance with construction and demolition debris recycling. This streamlining will allow utilization of the full capabilities of the new Tyler Technologies' permitting system (EnerGov).
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ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board adopted a Solid Waste Management Plan on September 12, 1989 and adopted the Solid Waste Hauling and Recycling Ordinance on June 11, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board incorporated the Solid Waste Hauling and Recycling Ordinance into the Lake County, Illinois Code of Ordinances as Chapter 50 of the Lake County, Illinois Code of Ordinances on February 10, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Building, and Development Department has identified an opportunity to streamline the application process by eliminating the notarized affidavit requirement of the application process for covered projects in the Construction & Demolition Debris Diversion Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County has determined the need to update the reporting requirements to allow Lake County to better understand the flow of waste and materials within and outside of Lake County; and
WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County and your Planning, Building, and Development Department has reviewed the pro...
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