The purpose of this article is to regulate the stockpiling of
tires in order to promote resource conservation and resource recovery
and to prevent any hazards, fire or otherwise, that might be created
by such stockpiling of tires.
For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
DISPOSAL
The deposit, dumping or placing of any solid waste into or
on any land or water so that such solid waste or any constituent thereof
may enter the environment or be emitted into the air.
FIRE CONTROL PLAN
A document addressing the requirements established in §
146-10 of this article. It may include appropriate maps, as well as any other management information the submitting party deems relevant.
PERSON
An individual, corporation, partnership, association or any
other legal entity.
TIRE
A solid or air-filled covering for a wheel, typically of
rubber or a similarly elastic synthetic material, fitted around the
wheel's rim to absorb shock and provide traction.
USED TIRE STORAGE
An accumulation of 500 or more used tires or any number of
used tires covering more than 1,000 square feet at a location, not
under a roof or other similar structure, for some future useful purpose
such as retreading, fuel supplement, reef construction or some other
innovative use.
Disposal of used tires or storage of used tires prior to disposal
shall not occur without a permit from the Department of Waste Management.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect, modify or change
any requirement imposed by the Department of Waste Management.
Any person who violates any provision of this article by doing a prohibited act or failing to perform a required act or failing to perform permitted acts in the prescribed manner shall be subject to the general penalty provisions of §
146-14 of this chapter.
This chapter is promulgated pursuant to § 15.2-901
et seq., Code of Virginia 1950, as amended.