(A) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (HAZMAT) shall be defined as: any items or chemical which can cause harm to people, plants, or animals when released by spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing into the environment.
(B) In the event of a release or spill of any hazardous materials by the actions of any party, that party will be strictly liable for any damages arising from such release or spill, including any costs and fees incurred by the city or the city’s contractors or supporting agencies in their efforts to remediate the release or spill or otherwise mitigate any risks to life, property, and/or the environment caused by such a spill or release, and also including any attorney’s fees and litigation costs incurred by the city. The Direct of Public Safety or his or her designee or an authorized fire official shall have the sole authority to commit Folly Beach’s hazardous materials resources.
(Ord. 13-20, passed 9-8-20)