§ 3-076. Landfill, other than sanitary, and solid waste transfer facility.

(a)

Applicability. This section shall regulate landfills other than sanitary landfills, commonly referred to as "inert waste" and "construction and demolition" landfills, that accept waste materials that will not or are not likely to cause production of leachate of environmental concern and therefore have a low potential for groundwater contamination, including but not limited to earth and earth-like products, concrete, cured asphalt, rock, bricks, wood, metal, wall board, paper, cardboard, yard trimmings, stumps, limbs, and leaves, and specifically excluding industrial, hazardous, and municipal solid wastes.

(b)

Minimum site area. The minimum site area shall be 25 acres.

(c)

Access. Access must be provided from a paved road or highway with a functional classification of minor arterial or higher as determined by the public development director. Access shall not be allowed through any residential subdivision or residential development.

(d)

Traffic impact study. As a part of the special use application or if a special use is not required then prior to issuance of a development permit, a traffic study shall be submitted to the department of public development. The applicant shall address recommendations of the traffic study to mitigate traffic impacts of the proposed facility. Specifically, the study shall identify any state or county maintained road within or adjacent to the property, and shall state any repaving, alterations, turning lanes, signalization, or other road additions or improvements necessary to accommodate the potential increase of traffic volume or weight occasioned by the proposed operations.

(e)

Road surfacing and dust control. Permanent roads within the landfill site shall be surfaced with a dust-free material. Roads other than permanent roads shall be treated with dust inhibitors which will reduce the generation of dust from the road surfaces as a result of wind or vehicular action.

(f)

Fencing. Landfills shall be enclosed by a six-foot high fence along the entire perimeter boundary, for screening and security purposes, as approved during the special use application process or as approved by the director of public development if not subject to the special use application process. Gates must be provided at all points of vehicular ingress and egress and shall be closed and locked when not in regular use. Along such perimeter fence, notice signs shall be posed at regular intervals which shall warn against trespassing.

(g)

Operational setback. Landfilling activities shall not occur within 500 feet of a public street or highway nor within 1,000 feet of a residential zoning district.

(h)

On-site operator. All landfills regulated by this section shall have an operator in attendance at all times when the landfill is in use.

(i)

Covered loads. Vehicles shall be allowed into a landfill site only if waste is covered, to prevent blowing of material from the vehicle.

(j)

Hours of operation. Unless otherwise approved by the board of commissioners via conditions of special use approval, the landfill operations (excluding routine maintenance of equipment) shall be limited to the following: No operation shall be allowed between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. during the months of November, December, January, February, and March. No operation shall be allowed between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. during the months of April, May, June, July, August, September and October. No operation shall be permitted on Sundays, New Years, Independence Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas Day.

(k)

State permit. The owner shall provide the public development department with a current copy of a Georgia solid waste handling permit, or pending application thereof, prior to applying for a development permit.

(Ord. No. 17-003 , § 1, 10-2-2017)