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Title 17C
Chapter 17C.190
Section 17C.190.350
 

Title 17C Land Use Standards

Chapter 17C.190 Use Category Descriptions

Article IV. Industrial Categories

Section 17C.190.350 Waste-related
  1. Characteristics.

Waste-related uses are characterized by uses that receive solid or liquid wastes from others for disposal on the site or for transfer to another location, uses which collect sanitary wastes, or uses that manufacture or produce goods or energy from the biological decomposition of organic material. Waste-related uses also include uses which receive hazardous wastes from others and which are subject to state hazardous waste standards.

  1. Accessory Uses.

Accessory uses may include recycling of materials, offices and repackaging and transshipment of by-products.

  1. Examples.

Examples include sanitary landfills, incinerator, limited use landfills, waste composting, energy recovery plants, sewer treatment plants, portable sanitary collection equipment storage and pumping, and hazardous waste collection sites.

  1. Exceptions.
    1. Disposal of dirt, concrete, asphalt and similar non-decomposable materials is considered a fill.
    1. Sewer pipes that serve a development are considered a Basic Utility.

Date Passed: Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Effective Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2005

ORD C33636 Section 3