(A) Any junk yard, motor vehicle salvage facility or recycling facility within the city must operate in conformance with the following provisions. The facility must also remain in compliance with all conditions specified in its conditional or interim use permit.
(B) If conditions in the conditional or interim use permit conflict with the requirements in this chapter, the conditional or interim use permit conditions shall apply.
(1) No such facility shall be allowed to become a nuisance. No such facility shall be operated in a manner so as to become injurious to the health, safety or welfare of the community or any residents.
(2) The facility operation shall be in compliance with all conditions of the applicable conditional or interim use permit and all state laws and regulations.
(3) Vehicle crushing shall be conducted on an impermeable surface with adequate spill control equipment. Waste fluids shall be properly managed according to the state’s Pollution Control Agency guidelines.
(4) Disassembly of any item or component thereof, which allows for the leakage of fluids must be completed within a covered structure with an impermeable floor.
(5) Draining of fluids must be completed within a covered structure with an impermeable floor, with spill-control equipment and absorbent material immediately available to contain any spill which may occur.
(6) Parts cleaning operations shall be conducted in accordance with current State Pollution Control Agency parts-cleaning methods and wastewater management guidelines.
(7) Drained vehicle parts and cores must be stored in closed bins or in a covered area to minimize exposure to precipitation. Parts which pose a risk to the environment including, but not limited to, lead parts, mercury switches, catalytic converters and airbags, must be removed and stored in accordance with the current State Pollution Control Agency Guidelines and recycled through an approved recycling facility.
(8) All batteries must be stored on a non-reactive, curbed and impermeable surface without a floor drain and protected from accumulations of rain, snow and drain water or stored within a covered, non-reactive impermeable container.
(9) Waste tire storage must be kept in one location and shall not exceed 200 tires.
(10) Uncrushed items and vehicles must be stored in piles not exceeding one vehicle in height and shall be so arranged to permit emergency access.
(11) Flammable and hazardous materials shall be stored in compliance with the state’s Uniform Fire Code in covered and appropriately marked containers suitable to the contents in storage. Adequate aisle space shall be provided for access by emergency personnel and for spill containment and cleanup.
(12) Antifreeze shall be collected and recycled, or disposed of through other State Pollution Control Agency approved methods. Antifreeze shall not be discharged to land, water, septic systems, or the public sewer system.
(13) Refrigerants shall be recovered and recycled or reclaimed by methods approved by the state’s Pollution Control Agency.
(14) Used oil filters shall be recycled, disposed of as hazardous waste or, after being drained and tested by a professional testing laboratory, disposed of as solid waste. Oil filters may remain attached to engines or motors when sold to a second party or transported as scrap, so long as the receiving person will accept the filter.
(15) Lead battery cable ends and heater cores shall be removed from vehicles prior to crushing and shall be recycled separately, unless accepted as a vehicle component by a second person.
(16) Other recyclables designated by the state’s Pollution Control Agency must be disposed of as required by the then current State Pollution Control Agency guidelines and state statutes and rules.
(17) On-site disposal of any material is prohibited, except under proper license or permit.
(18) Spills of oil, lubricants or other hazardous material shall be promptly contained, cleaned up and disposed of in accordance with current State Pollution Control Agency guidelines.
(19) Used oil, including engine oil, transmission fluid, hydraulic oil and similar petroleum products shall be recycled or disposed of through State Pollution Control Agency approved methods.
(20) Except as otherwise permitted in the license, the premises shall be designed and constructed to prevent surface drainage through any material stored on the premises and any residual materials, to control dispersion of the materials and residual material by wind, to contain any spills or releases that could harm human health or the environment, to provide for the storage of materials so as to protect the recyclability of the materials and to provide for the storage and removal of residuals.
(21) A licensee shall effectively control dust, wind-blown material, vermin population and other nuisance conditions at the facility and shall remove all putrescible material at least once a week.
(22) All materials that are delivered to or stored at a licensed facility must be removed from the facility within one year of the date of receipt.
(23) A licensee must inspect the facility, by the fifteenth day of each month, for malfunctions, deterioration or discharges that may result in either the release of pollutants to the environment or a threat to human health. The licensee must develop and follow a written schedule for inspecting monitoring equipment, safety and emergency equipment, security devices and operating and structural equipment used to prevent, detect or respond to environmental or human health hazards. The licensee must retain at the facility a copy of the schedule which must identify the types of problems to look for during the inspection. The licensee must remedy any deterioration or malfunction of equipment or structure no later than two weeks after an inspection. If the licensee is unable to remedy the deterioration or malfunction within two weeks due to the nature of the problem, availability of materials or other factors that influence repair efforts, the licensee must remedy the problem as soon as possible and must keep a current summary report of the incident and the steps being taken to remedy the situation.
(24) The licensee shall prepare and maintain a contingency action plan for the facility. The plan must address what action the owner or operator will take if a fire, spill or release occurs at the facility and what back up system exists if the owner or operator closes the facility for any period of time.
(Prior Code, § 1100.11) (Ord. 2014-07, passed 5-21-2014)