As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
AGGREGATE
Any crushed rock, gravel, sand or other granular material
suitable for the manufacture of hot-mix asphalt or concrete.
BITUMEN
Any of a class of black or dark-colored solid, semi-solid
or viscous flammable mixtures of hydrocarbons and other substances,
occurring naturally or obtained by distillation from coal or petroleum,
that are a component of asphalt and tar and are used for surfacing
roads and for waterproofing.
HOT-MIX ASPHALT PLANT, HOT-MIX ASPHALT FACILITY
All the component structures, buildings and material storage
areas of a site used for the production of hot-mix asphalt by mixing
hot dry aggregate with bitumen or similar asphalt petroleum products.
Neither the manufacture of aggregate (i.e. stone crushing) nor bitumen
is considered part of the hot-mix asphalt production process for the
purposes of this Code.
The minimum lot size for any hot-mix asphalt
facility shall be two acres, regardless of underlying district requirements.
The total building area shall not exceed 30%
of the lot area, regardless of underlying district requirements.
Any hot-mix asphalt facility site may contain
more than one building and/or structure.
HMA facilities must have the following pollution
controls:
A. Emissions control equipment for both primary and secondary
collection of particulate material in compliance with federal and
state requirements. The applicant is also required to obtain an Article
19 State DEC permit prior to renewing the special exception permit;
B. A system for controlling "fugitive dust," i.e., particulate
matter, that, if not confined, would be emitted directly to the atmosphere
from points other than a stack, vent, chimney or other functionally
equivalent opening.
C. A smoke recovery system to capture emissions generated
by the truck loadout process.
D. A storage tank containment area in compliance with
the Suffolk County Sanitary Code.
E. A system for managing stormwater runoff on site, with
zero discharge at the property line.
As part of the special exception permitting
process, hot-mix asphalt plants shall demonstrate truck routes from
the site to major connector roads and/or highways that avoid residential
streets.
As part of the special exception permitting
process, hot-mix asphalt plants shall demonstrate sufficient on-site
parking for all trucks that may be required when the facility is operating
at maximum capacity.
Hot-mix asphalt facilities shall be either enclosed
with opaque perimeter fencing between six and eight feet high, or
with a landscaped buffer occupying a minimum of 20% of the setback
area.
As part of the special exception permitting
process, hot-mix asphalt plants shall demonstrate the use of site
planning to mitigate plant impacts, with such features as:
A. The use of berms to mitigate noise and dust, and maintain
runoff on site;
B. The siting of the facility's offices as a screen to
machinery and equipment.