Sioux City Municipal Code Chapter 4.76 (Composting Regulations) covers larger composting operations and requires an operating permit. Backyard composting is allowed and not separately regulated, but yard waste must stay out of streets, alleys, and storm drains under the city's solid waste rules.
SCMC Chapter 4.76 sets sections on application (4.76.010), definitions (4.76.020), operation permits (4.76.030), permit suspension or revocation (4.76.040), composting materials (4.76.050), drying bulking agents (4.76.060), operations (4.76.070), white mold removal monitoring (4.76.080), state and federal compliance (4.76.090), and violations (4.76.100). Section 4.76.030 requires anyone running a composting operation that the chapter applies to obtain a city operating permit. Backyard composting in a contained pile or bin for household garden use is not separately permitted. Sioux City Environmental Services takes yard waste in tagged paper bags (solid waste sticker required) or accepts grass clippings and leaves free at the Citizen's Convenience Center; dumping yard waste in streets, gutters, or storm drains is prohibited under the city's stormwater rules.
Operating without a permit, or violating one, is a municipal infraction under SCMC 4.76.100 with possible revocation under 4.76.040. Dumping yard waste in streets or storm drains is enforced under stormwater and solid waste rules.
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