Section 1116. "WP" Waste Management District: District Intent: This District is established to provide land for waste treatment and disposal in locations which meet strict criteria for protection of other land Uses and the environment. The District's regulations are designed to provide a compatible environment for waste processing and treatment facilities so that they will not be encroached upon by other Uses or be adversely effected by nearby conflicting land Uses. Lands designated for Waste Management should be located in relation to the transportation systems it will utilize so that it will not disrupt normal traffic flow patterns within the County. Due to the special nature of waste and the potential health and environmental risks involved, this District will be only designated on the Zoning Map in response to a specific rezoning request by an applicant. (a) Permitted Uses: Medical waste treatment and incineration, hazardous waste processing, sewerage treatment, solid waste processing, disposal and recycling services. (b) Area Regulations: (i) Minimum lot area: 50 acres. (ii) There shall be a minimum of a two hundred (200) foot wide thick, mature, natural or cultivated landscape buffer established and maintained along all property lines, excluding approved driveways, Building sites and drainage facilities as shown on the approved Development Plan. (iii) As conditions for approval, access to the site shall be controlled and monitored by the operator. (iii) The operator shall be responsible for the control and proper disposal of incidental litter by providing fencing or other physical barriers around the site. (v) As a conditional of approval, the applicant shall develop an emergency plan which will be used should there be an accident or other problems which threatens the health or environment. The applicant shall put in place the necessary equipment, hire the necessary personnel and other requirements of the emergency plan before operation can begin. This plan must be approved by the County Commission. (vi) The applicant shall follow the procedures for siting, operating, closure and post closure in accordance with Article 2, O.C.G.A. 12-8-20 and subsequent changes. Verification of compliance with Article 2, O.C.G.A. 12-8-20 shall be required before the landfill becomes operational; however, No Waste Disposal Management District shall be located within five hundred (500) one thousand (1,000) feet of a Residence or a residential domestic water supply (well). (vii) The applicant must show evidence that the facility will comply with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, rules and regulations, including all specifications but not limited to provisions of the Bryan County Ordinance regarding the collection, storage and disposal of solid waste. (Revised4/12/11) (viii) All Waste Management Districts must show on its site plan the location and condition of abutting roads and proposed improvements and the location of on-site roads to serve areas of activity, and points of ingress and egress to the site. have primary access via a state or federal highway. (ix) Waste Management Facility Districts shall not be located in Wetlands, as defined by the U. S. Corps of Engineers unless evidence is provided to the Director, by the applicant, that use of such wetlands has been permitted or otherwise authorized under all other applicable state and federal laws and rules. The owner or operator must place a demonstration of compliance in the operating record and notify the Directory that it has been placed in the operating record. All applications for a Waste Management District must be accompanied by a wetlands delineation of the site and must demonstrate that all processing, storage or disposal of waste products will be outside of wetlands areas.