ARTICLE II. DISPOSAL
FACILITIES
Sec. 19-26.
Special regulations for the disposal or storage of tires.
(a) Storage of More than 250
Tires. Any person accumulating, storing or disposing of more than 250 used tires at
any one time on a site within the County shall notify the fire official so that such
information can be entered into the emergency response data base.
(b) Storage of More Than 1,000
Tires. Any person proposing to accumulate, store or dispose of more than 1,000 used
tires, other than in a fully enclosed building or trailer, shall secure a permit approved
by the board of supervisors. The permit application shall be filed with the fire official
and shall include sufficient plans, drawings and other information to demonstrate
compliance with the performance standards set forth in subsection (c), below, and shall be
accompanied by an application/review fee of $200.00. Permits issued by the board shall be
in effect for two (2) years from the date of issuance.
(c) Storage Methods and
Standards. Any storage of more than 1,000 used tires shall be in accordance with the
following standards, unless within a fully enclosed building or trailer:
1) Tires may be stockpiled in
cells covering a maximum surface area of 5,000 square feet each. The maximum width of any
stockpile shall be fifty (50) feet and the maximum height shall be five (5) feet.
2) Stockpiles shall be separated by
a minimum distance of fifty (50) feet and shall be located a minimum distance of fifty
(50) feet from any building or structure and any perimeter property line. These fifty (50)
-foot separation areas shall be maintained free of obstructions at all times and
maintained so as to permit emergency apparatus access.
3) The maximum distance from any
portion of the stockpile to an emergency access lane capable of accommodating fire
response apparatus shall be 150 feet.
4) An adequate water supply for
fire suppression, as determined by the fire official, shall be available to the site.
5) All outdoor storage sites shall
be enclosed by an eight-foot high chain-link fence and access shall be controlled by a
lockable gate. If storage is within a fully enclosed trailer(s), no fence shall be
required.
6) Appropriate and adequate
provisions shall be made for storm water management on the site. In addition, the drainage
plan for the site shall be developed to manage properly any runoff that would result from
fire suppression efforts in the event of a fire in any of the stockpiles.
(d) Temporary Storage of More
than 1,000 Tires. When the accumulation of tires on a site will exceed 1,000 tires for
less than ninety (90) days, the above-described permit shall not be required; provided,
however, that all performance standards stipulated above for the storage cells shall be
observed or the tires in excess of 1,000 shall be contained within a fully enclosed
building or storage trailer.
(e) Sanitary Landfill Permit
Holders Exempt. Any person holding a current and valid permit from the Virginia
Department of Waste Management for the operation of a sanitary landfill shall be exempt
from the permit requirements set forth in this section. The fire official may, however,
impose reasonable fire safety requirements on the operator including, but not limited to,
any of the requirements set forth in subsection (c) above.
(Ord.
O96-9(R), 12/4/96) |