GENERALLY

Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 49, art. IV, div. 1

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 49-141 Definitions.

§ 49-141. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) Disposal site means the location where any final treatment, utilization, processing or depositing of solid waste occurs. (2) Enforcing officer means the Director of the Health Department or his authorized representative. (3) Refuse means waste material, including waste material of animal, vegetable and mineral composition, subject to combustion, putrification or disintegration by oxidation, and shall include waste metal, construction and demolition materials, glass, but shall not include common earth, rock, or rock aggregate compounds. (4) Salvage means reclaimable solid waste, such as paper, metal, bottles, or similar objects, saved for the purpose of sale. (5) Solid waste landfill means any site, location, building, structure or premises used or intended to be used for partial or total refuse disposal. (6) Scavenge means the removal of salvage items from the refuse disposal sites, other than where the normal salvage operation is taking place, by personnel not employed by the landfill operator. (Code 1970, § 9-289; Code 1980, § 49-113; Ord. No. 21055, § 1, 5-26-98)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 49-142 Inspections.

§ 49-142. - Inspections. The enforcing officer is hereby authorized to make reasonable inspections of all solid waste landfill operations and to evaluate such operations to determine compliance with the standards and requirements of this Code. (Code 1970, §§ 9-295, 9-316; Code 1980, § 49-114; Ord. No. 21055, § 1, 5-26-98)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 49-143 Authorized locations.

§ 49-143. - Authorized locations. (a) Solid waste landfills shall be operated only in those areas wherein solid waste landfills are permitted by the zoning ordinance, provided that no solid waste landfill permit shall be issued if the site, excluding access roads, is to be located within one-half mile of any property zoned and presently being occupied for residential purposes, or by any school or church. (b) This section shall not apply to landfills lawfully in existence prior to the effective date of the ordinance. (Code 1970, § 9-296; Code 1980, § 49-115; Ord. No. 21055, § 1, 5-26-98)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 49-144 Violations.

§ 49-144. - Violations. (a) Whenever, as a result of inspections and evaluations, the enforcing officer determines the landfill is being operated in violation of this Code, he shall give written notice thereof in person or by certified mail to the holder of the landfill permit or their representative. The notice shall contain the location of the solid waste landfill operation and shall cite the sections of this Code which are being violated. (b) A written order of compliance shall accompany and be served with such notice. The order shall contain an itemized list of the requirements necessary to effect compliance with this Code and grant the permit holder a reasonable time to bring the landfill operation within compliance with this Code or time to appeal as provided in this article. (c) If the order is not complied with within the time granted and no appeal has been made, the enforcing officer can revoke the landfill operation permit. (Code 1970, § 9-317(a)—(c); Code 1980, § 49-116; Ord. No. 21055, § 1, 5-26-98)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 49-145 Appeals.

§ 49-145. - Appeals. (a) The Board of Health shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine, in accordance with the standards and requirements of this article, any appeal brought before it and shall have the power to sustain, modify, or rescind any order issued pursuant to this article and to issue other orders in connection therewith as it may find to be warranted by the evidence received. (b) The Board of Health shall hold public hearings and shall establish its own rules for hearings. Any person may petition the Board for a hearing by filing a request for such hearing on or before the last day allowed by the order issued pursuant to this article which is appealed from, and if no time is provided on the order, then within 20 days after the order has been served. The request shall be in writing, signed by the petitioner under oath and shall contain a brief statement of the grounds of the appeal. The appeal shall be on file with the Board at least ten days before the date on which it is set for hearing by the Board. Notice of the date, time and place of the hearing shall be served personally or by certified United States mail upon the petitioner, at least ten days prior to the hearing date. The filing of the petition shall stay all proceedings and the landfill operation shall not be operated pending the hearing and determination of the appeal. (c) If, upon appeal, the Board determines that the order of the Director of the Health Department should not be modified to allow additional time in which to comply, or when no appeal has been made from an order, and in either case when a reinspection of the landfill operation at the end of the time granted for compliance discloses that the operation continues to violate any provision of this article or requirements of this Code, or when the Board sustains any order appealed to such Board and upon failure to comply with the order of the Board, the Board shall immediately recommend in writing to the Council that such landfill operations be abated as a public nuisance. (Ord. No. 16765, § 1(9-317.1), 6-29-82; Code 1980, § 49-117; Ord. No. 21055, § 1, 5-26-98)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 49-146 Penalty.

§ 49-146. - Penalty. (a) Any person convicted of violating any provisions of this article shall be guilty of a Class "a" offense. For any second or subsequent offense and upon proof of prior conviction, said person shall be guilty of a Class "b" offense. Each occurrence is a separate violation. (b) Any person who is required by any provision of this article or by any other law to obtain a license or permit prior to engaging in conduct that is regulated by this article, and who fails to obtain such a license or permit, or who fails to exhibit such a license or permit upon request, shall be guilty of a Class "b" offense. (Code 1970, § 9-317(d); Code 1980, § 49-118; Ord. No. 21055, § 1, 5-26-98; Ord. No. 22792, § 3, 8-2-05)

Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH49SOWA_ARTIVLA_DIV1GEFetched: 10/28/2026