(A) (1) The permit applicant shall submit to the County Health Board three copies of all information required by federal and state agencies for the facility for which it requests a county permit and subsequent revisions at the same time such information is submitted to the state and federal government, except facilities already located in the county which shall file such documents when they initiate the application renewal process.
(2) The review procedure shall not begin, nor shall the application be designated as complete, until such time as all required data are submitted and the appropriate fees are paid, or suitable arrangements for payment have been approved by the Board of Health.
(B) A designee of the Board of Health shall compile copies of all applications, minutes of Health Board meetings, reports by consultants and similar material. These shall be placed in one location with free access by the public and availability of copying any portion or all of any document at cost.
(C) Each application may be reviewed by the Health Department and a consultant or consultants selected by the Health Board. The analysis shall be completed within 120 days from the day the application is determined to be complete.
(D) The Board’s designee and each consultant shall submit reports on the application to the Board of Health at a meeting of the Board.
(E) The Board shall call a public hearing on the completed application along with the analysis by county staff and consultants. The staff shall give notice by regular mail of the time and place of the public hearing to the owner and adjacent property owners as specified on the map. Said notice shall be mailed not less than 14 days prior to the date specified thereon. Notice of the public hearing shall be posted by the Health Department on the proposed facility property and on streets of access not less than 14 days prior to the date specified thereon.
(F) Within 45 days after review of the final analysis, completed application and public comment, the Board shall render its decision on the application at a public meeting.
(G) Before making its decision on an application, the Board shall make the following determinations:
(1) The construction and operation of the facility will not pose an unreasonable health or environmental risk to the surrounding locality;
(2) The applicant has taken or consented to take any and all reasonable measures to comply with applicable federal, state and local regulations, ordinances and statutes;
(3) The applicant’s plan represents the best available technology for handling the wastes for which the applicant will be permitted and that the applicant has demonstrated that it will employ the best management practices in handling the wastes at the proposed facility; and
(4) The applicant has a valid state permit for the proposed facility.
(H) A permit shall become invalid if construction has not begun within 12 months of approval. If a permit becomes invalid, it may be re-submitted following the procedure of § 51.07 and this section.
(Ord. 1985-9, passed 1-6-1986) Penalty, see § 51.99