District Of Columbia § 8-1058 - Rulemaking.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 8-1058 — Rulemaking., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-1058. Rulemaking.
8-1058The Mayor is authorized, in accordance with et seq., to adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter, including the establishment of:
Solid waste facility permit requirements that include siting, construction, safety, environmental, and operating performance standards for solid waste facilities;
Permit terms and conditions, which shall include requirements that an applicant for a solid waste facility permit comply with the following conditions:
Before a solid waste facility permit may be issued all portions of the facility shall be located at least 500 feet from any property line;
All portions of the operations area for the solid waste facility shall be set back at least 50 feet from the solid waste facility’s own property line; and
Any solid waste facility with an interim operating permit that cannot meet the siting standards in this chapter shall have 3 years to phase out its operations and close. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the District, or any person from seeking and obtaining the immediate closure of a facility on any other basis.
A schedule of fines for violations of this chapter or the rules and regulations issued under its authority;
Financial and other applicant disclosure forms;
Bonding requirements, or other forms of commercial insurance, or such other mechanisms as the Mayor may deem appropriate;
Procedures to ensure the prompt and safe removal of solid waste from a solid waste facility which has permanently ceased operation;
Procedures to assure that the facility will minimize any negative impacts on an adjoining residential or commercial building or areas including deleterious impacts where materials are odorous to a reasonable person, create an attraction for rodents, or any other impact which may threaten the health of the surrounding neighborhood; and
Application fees for permits and a solid waste facility charge.
The Mayor is further authorized to amend or repeal any provision of Chapter 3 of Title 8 of the District of Columbia Health Regulations, issued June 29, 1971 (Reg. 71-21; 21 DCMR 700 et seq.), to conform the chapter with, or to further the purposes of, this chapter.
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Section 8-1058 ("Rulemaking.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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