Sec. 260.101. - Findings.

(a) The Council finds that the improper disposal of waste tires has been encountered in many areas of the County and that there are between 500,000 and 600,000 waste tires discarded each year. Currently less than 50,000 of these waste tires are disposed of properly. The great majority of waste tires are dumped in remote areas of the County which encourages the use of land as an uncontrolled receptacle for additional improper disposal of waste tires which serve as a fire hazard. Such improper disposal also creates a condition capable of, or favorable to, breeding mosquitoes capable of transmitting, directly or indirectly, diseases to humans and also creates conditions which serve as shelter for rodents and vermin. (b) The Council declares that the regulation of the collection, transporting, storage, separation, processing, recycling, regrooving and disposal of waste tires is necessary to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the inhabitants of the County. (Ord. 87-1527-829, § 1; Ord. 89-1301-649, § 2; Ord. 94-501-374, § 1)