CITY LANDFILLS

Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 49, art. IV, div. 4

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 49-231 Council designation required.

§ 49-231. - Council designation required. No land owned by or in possession and control of the City shall be used for a solid waste landfill operation, or as a site for depositing trash, rubbish, refuse or garbage wastes unless it has been designated by the City Council for that purpose under the provisions of law prescribing minimum standards of zoning, engineering design and operation required for approval of privately owned and conducted solid waste landfills. (Code 1970, § 9-318; Code 1980, § 49-181; Ord. No. 21055, § 1, 5-26-98)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 49-232 Jurisdiction of Director of Utilities.

§ 49-232. - Jurisdiction of Director of Utilities. The Director of Utilities shall have administrative jurisdiction for the operation and maintenance of any solid waste landfill facility authorized by the City Council to be established on any public land of the City, together with its supporting appurtenances, machinery and equipment. Such Director shall see that all operations of the solid waste landfill are conducted in conformity with the operating standards prescribed by law for approved privately operated solid waste landfill facilities. (Code 1970, § 9-319; Code 1980, § 49-182; Ord. No. 21055, § 1, 5-26-98; Ord. No. 23451, § 9, 9-25-07)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 49-233 Classification of uses.

§ 49-233. - Classification of uses. The uses of the solid waste landfill facilities of the City shall be classified as public use, contract use, and itinerant use. Public use of the facility shall be limited to uses made in line of official duty and responsibility by agencies and departments of the City, and to authorized departments and subdivisions of the county which shall be exempt from any general fee levied for such. Contract use shall be construed to mean any use made of the facility under contract made between the City and any contracting party, and the charge to be made for such use shall be specified by the contract. Any user who is not a public or a contract user shall be classified as an itinerant user, and shall pay for such use as provided in this article. (Code 1970, § 9-320; Code 1980, § 49-183; Ord. No. 21055, § 1, 5-26-98)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 49-234 User fees.

§ 49-234. - User fees. Persons emptying, dumping or depositing trash, rubbish, refuse and garbage wastes in any solid waste landfill or refuse station authorized and operated by the City on City-owned land shall pay to the City for such use the fees established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees. (Code 1970, § 9-321; Code 1980, § 49-184; Ord. No. 19009, § 1, 6-28-88; Ord. No. 21055, § 1, 5-26-98)

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_DIV4CILAFetched: 10/28/2026