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Article 3. Disposal Requirements. <br />Section 20-03-01. Disposal of solid waste. <br />Every owner or occupant of any residence or business or premises within the County shall <br />dispose of solid waste in a County approved SWD facility in accordance with department rules. <br />Section 20-03-02. Permit required for solid waste disposal. <br />(a) Every business, government agency, religious entity or nonprofit organization shall first <br />obtain a disposal permit issued by the director and make payment of the permit fee as <br />required before disposing of solid waste at any SWD facility. <br />(b) An application for a disposal permit shall be submitted to the director on a form furnished <br />by the department. <br />(c) The director may suspend or revoke a disposal permit, in accordance with department rules, <br />for the following reasons: <br />(1) Failure to pay any disposal charges or special handling fees when due. <br />(2) Failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter. <br />(3) Failure to comply with disposal procedures and/or conditions established by the <br />department. <br />Section 20-03-03. Prohibition; disposition of abandoned or derelict vehicles. <br />(a) No person shall leave, abandon, or place any wrecked or nonoperational automobile or <br />construction equipment or part or portion of a wrecked or nonoperational automobile or <br />construction equipment, or scrap iron, or other similar material, upon any part of a public <br />highway, public property, or private property of another. <br />(b) The department shall take into custody and dispose of abandoned or derelict vehicles in <br />accordance with chapter 290, Hawaii Revised Statutes. <br />(c) The removal of abandoned or derelict vehicles shall be subject to the following: <br />(1) The department shall only remove abandoned or derelict vehicles that are located on <br />or within ten feet from the edge of any public or private road; <br />(2) The department shall not remove abandoned or derelict vehicles from any area, if the <br />director determines that the area is unsafe for a tow truck to traverse; and <br />(3) All decisions to tow shall be subject to the discretion of the director. <br />(d) The director shall develop and implement a public outreach program to educate residents, <br />community associations, road corporations, tow companies, and the public about the <br />disposition of abandoned or derelict vehicles including the procedures for reporting <br />abandoned or derelict vehicles. <br />(e) The department shall adopt rules regarding the disposition of abandoned or derelict <br />vehicles, that are in accord with chapter 290, Hawaii Revised Statutes. <br />Section 20-03-04. Salvage of solid waste restricted. <br />Any material delivered or deposited at a SWD facility shall become the property of the <br />County. No person shall separate, collect, carry off, or dispose any article from any County SWD <br />facility unless authorized to do so by the director. <br />10 <br />