Rubble landfills and land-clearing debris landfills shall comply with all of the following requirements.
(1) The facility shall be located on a lot of at least 50 acres.
(2) All vehicular access to the site shall be provided from a collector road, an arterial road, a freeway, or a local road that serves only industrially zoned or commercially zoned property between the facility entrance and the first intersecting collector road, arterial road, or freeway in all directions.
(3) The facility shall reclaim all or part of a clay and borrow pit or sand and gravel operation.
(4) All significant archaeological sites shall be identified and preserved under the supervision of the Office of Planning and Zoning.
(5) The active operation shall be surrounded by fencing that contains all windblown litter, is at least six feet in height, and is secured by a gate to prevent unauthorized entry.
(6) The facility shall recycle the rubble or land-clearing debris so that no less than 30% of the total amount of material received in any 12-month period is recycled.
(7) Space shall be adequate so that trucks using the facility are not stopped or parked on a road right-of-way.
(8) Except in a W3 District, hours shall be limited to 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
(10) The sound level at any lot line may not exceed an average of 55 dBA or a peak of 60 dBA.
(11) The facility shall maintain a 100-foot buffer between the active operation and existing streams and wetlands.
(12) The height of the landfill may not exceed 30 feet above the natural grade of the surrounding land, and the finished slope shall be four to one or less.
(13) The facility shall be operated in a way that manages odor, and excessive odor may not be detectable within 100 feet from any property line.
(14) The facility shall maintain records onsite specifying the date, type, and amount of material received, its place of origin (Anne Arundel County or out-of-County), and the amount of material recycled in accordance with subsection (6), such records to be available for inspection by the County.
(15) Semiannual reports detailing the information contained in the records kept under subsection (14) shall be completed on a form provided by and submitted to the Department of Inspections and Permits.
(16) A permanent legible sign approved by the Office of Planning and Zoning measuring at least four by eight feet and indicating that the property has been approved for a rubble landfill shall be posted and maintained along each abutting road and at each entrance to the facility.
(17) County inspectors shall be allowed entry onto the site during normal business hours to ensure compliance with the terms of any special exception and the requirements of this section.
(18) The site shall be cleaned of litter and scattered refuse daily.
(19) The facility shall conform to the current Solid Waste Management Plan adopted by the County, including any amendments or revisions to the Plan.
(20) A facility located in an RA District shall be located on a road other than a scenic or historic rural road.
(21) Combustion ash, including bottom ash and fly ash, may not be used as cover material or for any other fill.
(Bill No. 4-05; Bill No. 78-05; Bill No. 4-06; Bill No. 21-06; Bill No. 64-07; Bill No. 96-16; Bill No. 97-19; Bill No. 69-20)