All animal manure/waste storage sites (bulk and end user) shall
comply with the minimum standards set forth in this article in addition
to the other applicable requirements of this chapter and state and
federal law. Such sites authorized by special exception permit are
subject to any additional restrictions or requirements imposed under
the terms of the particular permit issued by the Board of Supervisors.
Any land application of such stored waste shall comply with
all applicable state laws and regulations.
The minimum setbacks for animal manure/waste storage site operations
shall be established as follows:
A. Minimum setbacks.
(1)
Setback from all property lines shall be 300 feet.
(2)
Setback from public roadways shall be 150 feet.
(3)
Setback from existing dwellings, except as provided below, schools
and churches shall be 600 feet.
(4)
Setbacks from existing dwellings on the same property as the
site shall be 200 feet.
(5)
Setbacks from adjoining zoning districts designated on the Official
Zoning Map at the time of the enactment of this article that do not
allow animal manure/waste storage sites by right shall be 600 feet.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B. Setbacks for divided parcels. No animal manure/waste storage site
authorized under this chapter shall continue in operation if, after
meeting the requirements of this chapter, land is subsequently divided
from the parcel on which the site is located, such that the setback
requirements no longer conform to this chapter.
C. Setbacks for contiguous parcels under the same ownership. Notwithstanding Subsection
B, contiguous parcels under the same ownership and subject to the same zoning classification shall be treated as one parcel for the purposes of compliance with required setbacks.