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A. No sanitary landfill shall be operated without first obtaining a permit from the Department. An application shall be filed with the Department giving information as required by the Department.
B. It shall be unlawful to burn or incinerate solid waste or rubbish on private or public property or upon sanitary landfills within the City of Los Angeles. This Subsection does not apply to transformation or conversion technology facilities (e.g., waste-to-energy facilities that generate electricity through the incineration of solid waste, or other transformation facilities as defined by the California Public Resources Code) that have obtained all necessary permits to operate.
C. Prior to the issuance of a permit, the Department shall investigate each particular site and shall require that all necessary measures be taken to ensure that the operation of the sanitary landfill will not endanger the public health, safety or welfare and that it conforms to requirements for solid waste facilities found in the California Integrated Solid Waste Management Act of 1989 commencing with Section 40000 of the Public Resources Code and the California Code of Regulations Title 27, Division 2 or any successor statutes.
D. The definition of solid waste facilities for establishing fees is as follows:
1. Class A Landfill - A municipal solid waste landfill as defined in Title 27, Division 2, Chapter 3 in the California Code of Regulations that has been issued a solid waste facility permit.
2. Class A-2 Landfill - A municipal solid waste landfill as defined in Title 27, Division 2, Chapter 3 in the California Code of Regulations that has been issued a solid waste facility permit and due to specific site conditions requires special monitoring of both the active and closed units of the landfill.
3. Class B Landfill - A landfill that has ceased accepting waste and that has closure documentation and is under review and evaluation by the Department.
4. Class C Landfill - A landfill that has ceased accepting waste, has had closure documentation that has been approved and is implementing the final closure plan.
5. Class D Landfill - A landfill that has ceased accepting waste and has completed closure in accordance with applicable statutes, regulations and local ordinances in effect at the time and meets either of the following conditions:
(a) Environmental impacts such as landfill gas or leachate are not being mitigated, either on or off site, to protect public health and/or the environment. At least monthly inspections by the Department are required.
(b) Environmental impacts such as landfill gas or leachate are being mitigated on site to protect public health and/or the environment. However, control systems require at least monthly monitoring by the Department due to the proximity of sensitive receptors, such as structures. Regular monitoring reports also may be required to be submitted to the Department for review on a regular basis.
6. Class E Landfill - A landfill that has ceased accepting waste and has completed closure in accordance with applicable statutes, regulations and local ordinances in effect at the time of closure and meets either of the following conditions:
(a) Environmental impacts such as landfill gas or leachate are being mitigated, both on and off site, to protect public health and/or the environment. Closed landfills in this class require landfill gas or leachate, or other monitoring reports to be submitted to the Department for review on a regular basis.
(b) Environmental impacts such as landfill gas or leachate are being mitigated on site to protect public health and/or the environment, however due to the proximity of sensitive receptors such as structures, inspection is required more than quarterly, but less than monthly.
7. Class F Landfill - A landfill that has ceased accepting waste and has completed closure in accordance with applicable statutes, regulations and local ordinances in effect at the time. Due to site conditions including, but not limited to, minimal gas and leachate production, and distant proximity to sensitive receptors, only quarterly inspections are required.
8. Class G Landfill - A landfill that is permitted to accept only inert solids or inert waste materials including, but not limited to, soil and concrete, that does not contain hazardous waste or soluble pollutants at concentrations in excess of water- quality objectives established by a Regional Water Quality Control Board pursuant to Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the California Water Code and does not contain significant quantities of decomposable solid waste.
E. A permit shall not extend to a date later than the last day of the paid permit period. The permit may be renewed annually by the Department, upon the receipt of payment of fees contained in this ordinance. Fees for a new permit issued after the first day of July will be prorated on a monthly basis.
F. The Department shall enforce the California Integrated Solid Waste Management Act of 1989 commencing with Section 40000 et seq. of the Public Resources Code and the California Code of Regulations Title 14 and Title 27, governing the sanitary landfill administrative, operational, and closure/post-closure requirements.
G. Each applicant of a facility shall pay an annual inspection fee to the Department for the period between July 1, through June 30, (inclusive) for each fiscal year as found in the Solid Waste and Recycled Materials Facility Fee table found in Sec. 193.02.6.
A. It shall be unlawful for owners of non-operating landfills to fail to monitor and control decomposition gases if the Department has properly notified the owner of the owner’s monitoring or control requirements. The Department will provide notice when it has cause to believe that a landfill site not presently operating, whether or not ever permitted by the City, is a hazard or a nuisance as a result of the migration of decomposition gases from landfill in excess of state regulations. The Department may require the owner to monitor the site according to specifications adopted by the Department, with monitoring results submitted to the Department and any other appropriate agency as directed by the Department. If the Department determines that monitoring is required the monitoring shall be done by and at the expense of the owner and/or operator. The owner/operator may request a hearing pursuant to Public Resource Code Sections 44305 and 44310.
B. If the owner and/or operator refuse to conduct monitoring as provided in Subsection A. or fail to conduct the monitoring within a reasonable time as determined by the Department, the City or a contractor selected by the City shall conduct monitoring with all reasonable costs assessed to and owed by the owner/operator.
A. It shall be unlawful for a sanitary landfill which is closed, to construct an on-site development unless such construction is reviewed and approved by the Department with respect to California Code of Regulations Title 14 and Title 27 closure/postclosure requirements. An approved closure plan or site plan approval is required before start of any demolition and/or construction activity begins. Site development plan review fees must be paid as set forth in this Code at the time that the development plan is submitted to the Department for review.
B. Closed site development plan review fees shall be charged as set forth in Sec. 193.02.11. The determination as to the category of fees assessed to the applicant will be made by Departmental staff upon preliminary review of the applicant’s closed site development plan review request.
A. The LEA shall provide the permitting, inspection/ enforcement staff, administrative / management staff, equipment, closure / postclosure maintenance oversight staff, and any required technical support for the operations of the Sunshine Canyon Landfill Local Enforcement Agency that has been created by the “Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement between the City of Los Angeles and the County of Los Angeles for the Creation of the ‘Authority’ and the Sunshine Canyon Landfill Local Enforcement Agency in the County and City of Los Angeles.”
B. On behalf of the Sunshine Canyon Landfill Local Enforcement Agency, the LEA shall collect the funds necessary to cover the cost of inspections and program administration and to provide the staff and technical resources to the Sunshine Canyon Landfill Local Enforcement Agency. The fees assessed for reimbursement of LEA costs and expenses in support of the Sunshine Canyon Landfill permit for combined City/County operation shall be reviewed and approved by the Sunshine Canyon Landfill Local Enforcement Agency Board of Directors. All fees imposed shall reflect necessary and reasonable costs for providing permitting, inspection, enforcement and monitoring services.
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