To the extent allowed by federal or state law, the location of any proposed solid waste facility must receive the approval of the town at the building permit issuance stage. In granting approval, the town will consider the current land use plan for the immediate and surrounding area, accessibility, and impact on the health, safety, welfare, and quality of life of town citizens.
(1998 Code, sec. 95.20)
(a) 
A solid waste facility shall not be located in the 100-year floodplain.
(b) 
For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
Floodplain.
The lowland and relatively flat areas adjoining inland waters which are inundated by the 100-year flood.
100-year flood.
A flood that has a 1% or greater chance of recurring in any year or a flood of a magnitude equaled or exceeded once in 100 years on the average over a significantly long period.
Washout.
The carrying away of solid waste by waters of the base flood.
(1998 Code, sec. 95.21)
(a) 
No solid waste facilities shall not be located in wetlands.
(b) 
As used in this section, “wetlands” means those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated solid conditions. Wetlands include, but are not limited to, swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas.
(1998 Code, sec. 95.22)
(a) 
New units of a solid waste facility shall not be located within 1,000 feet (305 meters) of a fault that has had displacement in Holocene time.
(b) 
For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
Displacement.
The relative movement of any two sides of a fault measured in any direction.
Fault.
A fracture along which rocks on one side have been displaced with respect to those on the other side.
Holocene.
The most recent epoch of the Quaternary period, extending from the end of the Pleistocene to the present.
(1998 Code, sec. 95.23)
(a) 
A new solid waste facility shall not be located in a seismic zone.
(b) 
For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
Maximum horizontal acceleration in hard rock.
The maximum expected horizontal acceleration depicted on a seismic hazard map, with a 90% probability that the acceleration will not be exceeded in 250 years, or the maximum expected horizontal acceleration based on a site-specific seismic risk assessment.
Seismic zone.
An area with a 10% probability that the maximum horizontal acceleration in hard rock, expressed as a percentage of the earth’s gravitational pull (g), will exceed 0.10 g in 250 years.
(1998 Code, sec. 95.24)
(a) 
Owners/operators of a new solid waste facility located in unstable areas must demonstrate that standard engineering measures have been incorporated into the unit’s design to ensure the stability of structural components of the unit. The owner/operator must consider the following factors, at a minimum, when determining whether an area is unstable:
(1) 
On-site or local soil conditions that may result in significant differential settling;
(2) 
On-site or local geologic or geomorphologic features; and
(3) 
On-site or local man-made features or events (both surface and subsurface).
(b) 
As used in this section, “structural components” means liners, leachate collection systems, final cover, and run-on/run-off systems, and any other component necessary for protection of human health and the environment.
(1998 Code, sec. 95.25)
Unless exempt by federal or state law, a municipal solid waste landfill unit shall not be located within 10,000 feet (23,048 meters) of any airport runway.
(1998 Code, sec. 95.26)