(A) Solid Waste District (SW) shall be a floating zone which may be established within Agricultural, Village Center, Highway Service, General Commercial, Office Research/Industrial, Limited Industrial and General Industrial Zoning Districts and when having the corresponding Comprehensive Plan land use designation.
(B) The uses permitted in the Solid Waste District shall be as set forth in § 1-19-5.310. Any use, dealing with solid waste which requires a permit from the Maryland Department of the Environment not specifically addressed in § 1-19-5.310, will be reviewed under these criteria and may be established only upon the approval of the County Council.
(C) A property owner may file an application which shall consist of the following:
(1) Application stating request;
(2) Site plan;
(3) Statement of consistency with the County Solid Waste Plan;
(4) Documents establishing compliance with all development standards set forth below;
(5) A traffic study establishing that adequate traffic routes are available;
(D) The application shall be filed and processed in the same manner as a zoning map amendment. The application may be granted if the County Council finds that the applicant has established that the proposed use is compatible with neighborhood uses, consistent with the Comprehensive Plan for the county and the region in which it is located, and it satisfies the development standards and criteria set forth in this section and all other applicable provisions of this chapter.
(E) Development standards.
(1) Minimum lot size. Minimum lot size shall be 10 acres.
(2) Location on floodplain prohibited. No portion of the site on which the solid waste facility is located may be within a designated floodplain.
(3) Required setbacks. All activities associated with the use shall be located a minimum of 150 feet from the property lines.
(4) Building height restrictions. The height of principal use equipment shall not exceed 100 feet from grade; accessory structures shall not exceed 60 feet from grade. Agricultural buildings are exempt from height restrictions.
(5) Frontage. The site shall have a minimum of 80 feet frontage on a public road meeting the collector street standards established in the Master Highway Plan. Access shall not be provided by use of a panhandle.
(6) Lot width. The lot width at the front building line shall be a minimum of 300 feet.
(7) Open space/green areas. All setback areas shall be landscaped and maintained as green space.
(8) Exclusions from setbacks. Fences, railroad access, warning signs, security/noise barriers, berms and access roads may be located within the setback areas.
(9) Fencing. Fencing shall be required around all solid waste and accessory activity areas.
(10) Lighting. Lighting shall be designed and directed so as not to adversely impact adjoining properties and shall be specifically approved during the site plan approval process.
(11) Access. Commercial/industrial entrance standards shall be utilized in the design of any point of access to a public road, including acceleration and deceleration and bypass lanes as necessary.
(F) All activities associated with the solid waste use and all other activities conducted on the site shall meet all applicable federal, state and local regulations governing noise, dust, air pollutant emissions, vibrations, water appropriation and discharge, including those established in § 1-19-7.610 of this chapter as set forth for Limited Industrial (LI) Districts.
(Ord. 91-32-032, 11-19-1991; Ord. 08-26-502, 10-14-2008; Ord. 14-23-678, 11-13-2014)