(A) In this section, FACILITIES shall mean all equipment, buildings or other features of a project necessary to conduct the processing of refuse. Excluded are containers utilized for refuse collection and stationary compactors.
(B) No person shall cause or allow the operation of any refuse processing facility without an operating permit issued by the County Health Officer.
(C) No application for a local permit for a refuse processing facility will be accepted unless the applicant holds a valid construction plan permit and a valid operating permit from the state as specified by 329 I.A.C. 11-9-1 et seq. A copy of all plans and specifications approved by the state shall accompany all local permit applications.
(D) No application for a local operating permit for a refuse processing facility will be accepted unless the applicant has received all appropriate zoning approvals for the County Plan Commission and/or Board of Zoning Appeals.
(E) Complete applications for operating permits for a refuse processing facility must be made on a form provided by the Health Officer at least 30 days prior to the proposed initial date of operation unless a shorter time is approved in advance by the Health Officer.
(F) Applications for permits to operate a refuse processing facility must be signed by the person responsible for maintaining operations within the limits and quality standards specified for that operation in this regulation and in the approval for that plant.
(G) Refuse processing facilities shall maintain the premises in a litter-free condition. Overnight refuse storage areas must be enclosed.
(H) Incinerator residue must be disposed of in a sanitary landfill holding a valid operating permit under this regulation.
(I) In the event of a breakdown or failure of any refuse processing facility, refuse normally accepted at that facility must be deposited at a sanitary landfill holding a valid operating permit under this regulation, until such time as the facility is fully operational again.
(Ord. 1992-9-8, passed 9-8-1992)