Any motor vehicle salvage facility and/or junkyard located in the city must operate in conformance with the following provisions:
(A) No motor vehicle salvage facility and/or junkyard shall be allowed to become a nuisance or shall be operated in such a manner so as to become injurious to the health, safety, or welfare of the community or any residents.
(B) The facility operation shall be in compliance with the Motor Vehicle, Salvage Facility Environmental Compliance Manual and other applicable Minnesota Pollution Control Agency rules.
(C) Vehicle crushing shall be conducted on an impermeable surface with adequate spill control equipment. Waste fluids shall be properly managed according to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency guidelines.
(D) Disassembly of any vehicle, or component thereof, which allow for the leakage of fluids, will be completed within a covered structure with an impermeable floor.
(E) Draining of vehicle fluids will be completed within a covered structure with an impermeable floor; with spill control equipment, and absorbent material immediately available to contain any spill which may occur.
(F) Parts cleaning operations shall be conducted in accordance with current Minnesota Pollution Control Agency parts-cleaning methods and wastewater management guidelines.
(G) Drained vehicle parts and cores will be stored in closed bins or in a covered area to minimize exposure to precipitation. Vehicle parts which pose a risk to the environment including, but not limited to, lead parts, mercury switches, catalytic converters, and airbags, shall be removed and stored in accordance with the current Minnesota Pollution Control Agency guidelines and recycled through an approved recycling facility.
(H) Battery storage. All batteries must be stored on a nonreactive, curbed and impermeable surface without a floor drain and protected from accumulations of rain, snow and drain water, or stored within a covered, non-reactive, impermeable container.
(I) Tire storage. Waste tire storage shall be kept in one location and shall not exceed 500 tires or the volume permitted in one semi-trailer.
(J) Uncrushed junk and junk vehicle storage. Uncrushed junk and junk vehicles shall be stored in piles not exceeding one vehicle in height and shall be so arranged to permit emergency access.
(K) Hazardous material storage. Flammable and hazardous materials shall be stored in compliance with the Minnesota Uniform Fire Code in covered and appropriately marked containers suitable to the contents in storage. Adequate aisle space shall be provided for access by emergency personnel and for spill containment and cleanup equipment.
(L) Antifreeze disposal. Antifreeze shall be collected and recycled, or disposed of through other Minnesota Pollution Control Agency approved methods. Antifreeze shall not be discharged to land, water, any septic system, or public sewer system.
(M) Refrigerants (CFCs). Refrigerants shall be recovered and recycled or reclaimed by methods approved by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency:
(N) Oil filter disposal. Used oil filters shall be recycled, disposed of as hazardous waste, or after being drained and tested by a professional testing laboratory, disposed of as solid waste. Oil filters may remain attached to engines or motors when sold to a second party or transported as scrap, so long as the receiving person will accept the filter.
(O) Battery cable disposal. Lead battery cable ends and heater cores shall be removed from vehicles prior to crushing and shall be recycled separately, unless accepted as a vehicle component by a second person.
(P) Other recyclables. Other recyclables designated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency shall be disposed of as required by current Minnesota Pollution Control Agency guidelines.
(Q) On-site disposal. On-site disposal of any material is prohibited, except under proper license or permit.
(R) Hazardous spills. Spills of oil, lubricants, or other hazardous material shall be promptly contained, cleaned, and disposed of in accordance with current Minnesota Pollution Agency guidelines.
(S) Recycling petroleum products. Used oil, including engine oil, transmission fluid, hydraulic oil, and similar petroleum products, shall be recycled or disposed of through Minnesota Pollution Control Agency approved methods.