(A) Approvals. Compost facilities shall possess an approved Kentucky Division of Waste Management Registered Permit-by-Rule and any necessary Louisville Metro zoning approvals, including a conditional use permit, if applicable.
(B) Site access. Compost facilities shall restrict unauthorized access to the premises including a gate that is kept locked when the facility is not operating. Facilities shall have an attendant on site during all hours the facility is open.
(C) Acceptable materials. Compost facilities shall accept only herbaceous material, such as grass, leaves, shrubbery, tree trimmings, yard waste, etc. as defined in § 51.001; vegetable food scraps; manure; biosolids; and straw, or a mixture thereof.
(D) Record-keeping. Compost facilities shall maintain accurate records of the amount of waste received at the site. Facilities shall maintain records of the amount of finished compost distributed or disposed of from the facility. These records shall be current and available for inspection by District enforcement officers. In addition, the facilities shall provide the District a copy of its Kentucky Division of Waste Management Annual Report for a Solid Waste Compost Facility (form DEP 7108).
(E) Non-organic wastes. Compost facilities shall transfer any incidental amounts of non-organic wastes contained in incoming loads to an appropriate, permitted waste management or disposal facility. Non-organic wastes shall not be permitted to accumulate on the site loose. Such waste must be contained in a dumpster or similar container.
(F) Stockpiles, unprocessed materials. Compost facilities shall keep unprocessed, compostable waste materials in an orderly manner and separated from all other materials on site. Stockpiles of unprocessed materials shall not exceed 15 feet in height nor shall they consume an area greater than one-third of the total area of the facility. Unprocessed, compostable waste materials shall be kept separated from all other materials by 18-feet wide fire lanes. All incoming materials, except logs, shall be ground and placed into windrows for decomposition within 30 days of receipt. Maximum storage time for logs on site shall not exceed 120 days.
(G) Stockpiles, processed materials. Materials that have been ground, chipped or shredded for composting, except wood chip piles, and which are in various stages of decomposition shall be maintained in windrows. Windows shall be no greater than 15 feet in height or 40 feet in width and shall be separated by 18-feet wide fire lanes. Wood chip piles shall not exceed 40 feet in height and 250 feet in width and length. Maximum storage time for wood chips on site shall not exceed six months.
(H) Stockpiles, finished materials. Materials that have completed the composting/decomposition process and are awaiting distribution shall be stored in stockpiles not to exceed 400 feet in length and 250 feet in width. Such stockpiles shall not remain on site more than 180 days. Stockpiles of finished materials shall be kept separated from all other materials by 18-feet wide fire lanes.
(I) Water supply. Compost facilities shall have access to a water supply that has been approved by the local fire district or department for fire-fighting purposes.
(J) Fire lanes. Fire lanes must be paved or constructed of a material such as cinders, fine gravel or stone sufficient to allow access by fire-fighting vehicles with a weight of 35,000 pounds in all weather conditions.
(K) Wood chips. Handling of wood chips shall comply with "National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 230, Section E-5, Outside Storage of Wood Chips and Hogged Materials", a copy of which may be obtained from any Jefferson County Fire District or Urban Services District Fire Department and which is available for public inspection at the Solid Waste Management District Office, 600 Meriwether Ave., from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(L) Logs. Logs, tree trunks or other wood received on site shall be:
(1) separated from other materials upon receipt at the site;
(2) storage of logs must comply with "NFPA 230, Section E-6, Outside Storage of Logs", a copy of which may be obtained from any Jefferson County Fire District or Urban Services District Fire Department and which is available for public inspection at the Solid Waste Management District Office, 600 Meriwether Ave., from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(M) Site run-off. Control of run-off from the site shall be according to a plan approved by the Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, and the Kentucky Division of Water. The facility shall obtain all necessary permits from these agencies.
(N) Exclusions. These regulations shall not apply to backyard compost piles such as may be found in residential settings or small volume operations such as typically may be found at nurseries as long as the total accumulation of material, processed or unprocessed, on site does not exceed 20 cubic yards.
(Lou. Metro Ord. No. 44-2005, approved 4-19-2005)