§ 18-11-148. Recyclables recovery facilities.
   A recyclables recovery facility shall comply with all of the following requirements.
      (1)   Vehicular access shall be 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.
      (2)   Collection, separation, and processing of recyclables shall be done within a structure at the facility.
      (3)   Space on the site shall be adequate so that trucks using the facility are not stopped or parked on a road right-of-way.
      (4)   The sound level at any residentially zoned or residentially developed property line may not exceed an average of 55 dBA and a peak of 60 dBA.
      (5)   The facility shall maintain onsite records 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 transported offsite, such records to be available for inspection by the County.
      (6)   Semiannual reports detailing the information contained in the records kept under subsection (6) shall be completed on a form provided by and to be submitted to the Department of Inspections and Permits.
      (7)   The site shall be cleaned of litter and scattered refuse daily.
      (8)   The crushing and recycling of concrete is prohibited in W2 Districts.
(Bill No. 4-05; Bill No. 78-05; Bill No. 73-11; Bill No. 96-15; Bill No. 96-16; Bill No. 74-18; Bill No. 97-19; Bill No. 69-20; Bill No. 21-21; Bill No. 56-23)