An Applicant for local siting approval shall submit sufficient testimony and evidence concerning the proposed Facility to demonstrate compliance with the following criteria, and local siting approval shall be granted only if the proposed Facility meets the following criteria:
(a) The Facility is necessary to accommodate the waste needs of the area it is intended to serve.
(b) The Facility is so designed, located and proposed to be operated that the public health, safety and welfare will be protected.
(c) The Facility is compliant with the zoning code of the City and is located so as to minimize incompatibility with the character of the surrounding area and to minimize the effect on the value of the surrounding property.
(d) For a Facility other than a sanitary landfill or waste disposal site, the Facility is located outside the boundary of the 100-year floodplain or the site is flood-proofed.
(e) For a Facility that is a sanitary landfill or waste disposal site, the Facility is located outside the boundary of the 100-year floodplain, or if the Facility is a facility described in subsection (b)(3) of Section 22.19a (415 ILCS 5/22.19a), the site is floodproofed.
(f) The plan of operations for the Facility is designed to minimize the danger to the surrounding area from fires, spills or other operational accidents.
(g) The traffic patterns to or from the Facility are so designed as to minimize the impact on existing traffic flows.
(h) The Facility is consistent with the lawful provisions of a solid waste management plan adopted by Rock Island County in accordance with the planning requirements of the Local Solid Waste Disposal Act or the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act.
(i) If the Facility will be located within a regulated recharge area, any applicable requirements specified by the Pollution Control Board for such areas have been met.
The City Council may also consider as evidence the previous operating experience and past record of convictions or admissions of violations as authorized by the Act.
The decision of the City Council shall be in writing specifying the reasons for the decision. In granting approval for a site, the City Council may impose such conditions as may be reasonable and necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section and as are not inconsistent with regulations promulgated by the Pollution Control Board. The decision shall be available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk and may be copied upon payment of the actual cost of reproduction. If there is no final action by the City Council within 180 days after the filing of the request for site approval, the Applicant may deem the request approved.
(Ord. No. 3002-2023; Art. V enacted; 01/24/22)
Note: Chap. 15 repealed in its entirety; new Chap. 15 enacted; 11/23/10 - Ord. No. 3042-2010. Amendments effective prior to and following are listed below sequentially by article, division or section number.
References to standing committees changed to "City Council" or "Committee-of-the-Whole" throughout the Code; 05/13/03 - Ord. No. 2003-05-05
Art. I and Art. II repealed; new Art. I and Art. II enacted; 05/09/06 - Ord. No. 3021-2006
Division 1 repealed in its entirety; new Division 1 enacted; 10/23/07 - Ord. No. 3036-2007
Sec. 15-1100:
Sec. 15-1100 (7) amended; 12-6-22 - Ord. No. 3053-2022
Sec. 15-1100 (15) - (26) repealed in entirety; new Sec. 15-1100 (15) - (26) enacted; 10/23/07 - Ord. No. 3036-2007
Sec. 15-1100 (14) and (16) repealed in entirety; new Sec. 15-1100 (14) and (16) enacted; 09/11/18 - Ord. No. 3034-2018
Sec. 15-1105 repealed in entirety; new Sec. 15-1105 enacted; 10/23/07 - Ord. No. 3036-2007
Sec. 15-2100(a)(1) repealed; new Sec. 15-2100(a)(1) enacted; 09/11/18 - Ord. No. 3034-2018
Sec. 15-2100(a)(4); new Sec. 15-2100(a)(4)(a) enacted; 10/16/18 - Ord. No. 3038-2018
Sec. 15-2101(a) repealed; new Sec. 15-2101(a) enacted; 03/04/08 - Ord. No. 3017-2008
Sec. 15-2101(a) repealed; new Sec. 15-2101(a) enacted; 11/15/11 - Ord. No. 3042-2011
Sec. 15-2101(a) repealed; new Sec. 15-2101(a) enacted; 04/03/12 - Ord. No. 3010-2012
Sec. 15-2101(a) repealed; new Sec. 15-2101(a) enacted; 10/01/13 - Ord. No. 3024-2013(2)
Sec. 15-2102(a) repealed; new Sec. 15-2101(a) enacted; 11/04/14 - Ord. No. 3026-2014
Sec. 15-2101(a) repealed; new Sec. 15-2101(a) enacted; 04/19/16 - Ord. No. 3009-2016
Sec. 15-2102(a) repealed; new Sec. 15-2102(a) enacted; 09/11/18 - Ord. No. 3034-2018
Sec. 15-2102(b) repealed; new Sec. 15-2102(b) enacted; 11/13/12 - Ord. No. 3027-2012
Sec. 15-2102(b) repealed; new Sec. 15-2102(b) enacted; 10/22/13 - Ord. No. 3031-2013
Sec. 15-2102(b) repealed; new Sec. 15-2102(b) enacted; 11/04/14 - Ord. No. 3026-2014
Sec. 15-2102(b) repealed; new Sec. 15-2101(b) enacted; 11/04/14 - Ord. No. 3026-2014
Sec. 15-2102(b) repealed; new Sec. 15-2102(b) enacted; 09/11/18 - Ord. No. 3034-2018
Sec. 15-2102(b) amended; 12/6/22 - Ord. No. 3053-2022
Sec. 15-2102(b) amended; 12/19/23 - Ord. No. 3059-2023
Sec. 15-2200 repealed; new Sec. 15-2200 enacted; 10/23/07 - Ord. No. 3036-2007
Sec. 15-2200(c)(2) repealed; new Sec. 15-2200(c)(2) enacted; 03/04/08 - Ord. No. 3016-2008
Sec. 15-2200(c)(4) repealed; new Sec. 15-2200(c)(4) enacted; 03/25/08 - Ord. No. 3025-2008
Sec. 15-2200(d) repealed; new Sec. 15-2200(d) enacted; 03/04/08 - Ord. No. 3015-2008
Sec. 15-2200 repealed; new Sec. 15-2200 enacted; 11/13/12 - Ord. No. 3027-2012
Sec. 15-2200 repealed; new Sec. 15-2200 enacted; 10/22/13 - Ord. No. 3031-2013
Sec. 15-2200 repealed; new Sec. 15-2200 enacted; 11/04/14 - Ord. No. 3026-2014
Sec. 15-2200 repealed; new Sec. 15-2200 enacted; 09/11/18 - Ord. No. 3034-2018
Sec. 15-2200 amended; 12/6/22 - Ord. No. 3053-2022
Sec. 15-2200 amended; 12/19/23 - Ord. No. 3059-2023
Sec. 15-2201 repealed; new Sec. 15-2201 enacted; 10/23/07 - Ord. No. 3036-2007
Sec. 15-2201(d)(2) repealed; new Sec. 15-2201(d)(2) enacted; 04/19/16 - Ord. No. 3009-2016
Sec. 15-2201(d)(4) repealed; new Sec. 15-2201(d)(4) enacted; 11/15/11 - Ord. No. 3041-2011
Sec. 15-2201(c)(1), (c)(2) repealed; new Sec. 15-2201(c)(1), (c)(2) enacted; 09/11/18 - Ord. No. 3034-2018
Sec. 15-2201(d)(4) amended; 12/6/22 - Ord. No. 3053-2022
Sec. 15-2201(f) repealed; 12/6/22 - Ord. No. 3053-2022
Sec. 15-2203; amended to include location addresses; 12/04/18 - Ord. No. 3050-2018
Sec. 15-2205; new subsection (b) enacted and consecutively renaming remaining subsection; 10/16/18 - Ord. No. 3038-2018