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SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGULATORY ORDINANCES
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SEC. 68.501. GENERAL
SEC. 68.502. SOLID WASTE DECLARED PUBLIC NUISANCE
SEC. 68.521. STORAGE
SEC. 68.523. CLEARING OF SOLID WASTE NUISANCES
SEC. 68.581. CITATION AUTHORITY
SEC. 68.582. RIGHT OF ENTRY
SEC. 68.583. PROOF OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR VIOLATION

GENERAL PROVISIONS
The Purpose of this chapter is to provide for the management of Solid Waste; the storage, collection, transportation, and recovery of marketable and recyclable materials; the disposal of solid waste in San Diego County; and the orderly regulation of the business of collecting, transporting, and/or disposing of solid waste kept, accumulated or produced within the unincorporated area of the County.

The Department of Public Works shall have the authority and responsibility for all County solid waste planning and management functions, including oversight of the non-exclusive management agreements and the enforcement of recycling requirements.

The Department of Planning and Land Use is responsible for "illegally stored waste" and shall have lead responsibility for Solid Waste Declared Public Nuisance.

The Department of Environmental Health shall assist the Department of Planning and Land Use in solid waste code enforcement matters dealing with vectors, and shall have lead responsibility for all code enforcement related to hazardous materials.

WASTE COMPLAINT PROCEDURE