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.