It is the intent of this chapter to provide for the siting of hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities, as required and mandated by the state of Washington.
(Ord. 2024 § 1 (part), 1999; Ord. 2209 § 2 (part), 2008)
Certain words and phrases as defined in this section shall govern the interpretation of this chapter:
A. "Hazardous waste"
means all dangerous and extremely hazardous waste as defined in RCW 70.105.010(15), or its successor, except for moderate-risk waste as set forth in RCW 70.105.010(17), or its successor.
B. "Hazardous waste storage"
means the holding of hazardous waste for a temporary period, as regulated by the State Dangerous Waste Regulations, Chapter 173-303 WAC, or its successor.
C. "Hazardous waste treatment"
means the physical, chemical or biological processing of hazardous waste for the purpose of rendering these wastes nondangerous or less dangerous, safer for transport, amenable for energy or material resource recovery, amenable for storage, or reduced in volume, as regulated by the State Dangerous Waste Regulations, Chapter 173-303 WAC, or its successor.
D. "Off-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities"
means facilities that store and/or treat hazardous wastes generated upon property other than the property whereupon the storage and/or treatment occurs.
E. "On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities"
means facilities that store and/or treat hazardous wastes generated upon the same property whereupon the storage and/or treatment of the waste occurs.
(Ord. 2024 § 1 (part), 1999; Ord. 2209 § 2 (part), 2008)
The on-site storage and/or treatment of hazardous wastes shall be expressly permitted in the M-l light industrial district and the M-2 industrial district as an accessory use to those uses generating the waste and otherwise permitted within the above-noted districts. Such facilities shall be consistent with state siting criteria adopted pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 70.105 RCW, as now existing or hereafter amended or promulgated, whether by state law or the Washington Administrative Code provisions.
(Ord. 2024 § 1 (part), 1999; Ord. 2209 § 2 (part), 2008)