As used in this article the following terms shall have the meanings
respectively ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates
a different meaning:
COUNTY
Amelia County, Virginia.
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 both the potential fire hazard and the suppression of burning tires together with the implementation and preparations necessary to obtain the minimum risk to the public, and which addresses the matters set forth in §
164-43A(1).
MAPLEWOOD LANDFILL
The commercial sanitary landfill located at 20221 Maplewood
Road, Jetersville, Virginia, and operated by Waste Management of Virginia,
Inc.
RECYCLING
The process of separating a given waste material from the
waste stream and reprocessing it so that it is used again as a new
material for a product, which may or may not be similar to the original
product.
TIRE
A solid or air-filled covering or casing 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 100 or more tires or any number of tires
covering more than 10,000 square feet at a location, not under a roof
or other similar structure, for some useful purpose such as a retreading,
use as a fuel supplement, or some other innovative use.
VECTOR CONTROL PLAN
A document addressing the potential spread of disease by vectors together with the implementation and preparations necessary for a minimum danger to the public, and which addresses the matters set forth in §
164-43A(2).
The purpose of this article shall be to regulate the stockpiling
of tires, including but not limited to the location of such stockpiles
and the number of tires to be deposited at any site, in order to promote
the public health and safety and welfare of the citizens of the county.
Any person engaged in the business of used tire disposal, or
the storage of used tires prior to disposal, shall not operate such
business without any required permit from the Virginia Department
of Environmental Quality or other appropriate governmental authority.
All waste tires to be recycled shall be delivered to the Waste
Management Maplewood landfill or to a used tire disposal facility
permitted by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
The tire recycling fees shall be as follows:
A. Passenger vehicle: $2 per tire.
B. Tractor-trailer/oversized: $5 per tire.
C. Large agricultural (tractor): $25 per tire.
Only individual residents of the County shall be authorized
to recycle tires with the County as provided by this Ordinance.
State law reference(s) — Authority for
above section, Code of Virginia, §§ 10.1-1404(B) and
10.1-1418.2.