For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
STORAGE
Includes, but is not be limited to, any placement within the Town
of Hillsville which is of a duration longer than twelve (12) hours.
It shall hereafter be unlawful, within the Town of Hillsville, to store,
process or dispose of low-level or high-level nuclear waste not generated
within the boundaries of the Town of Hillsville.
It shall be unlawful within the boundaries of the Town of Hillsville
to store, process or dispose of hazardous toxic waste not generated within
the boundaries of the Town of Hillsville.
It shall be unlawful to transport through the town limits of the Town of Hillsville any waste materials mentioned in §§
93-2 and
93-3, above set out, which is not generated within the boundaries of the Town of Hillsville.
It is expressly understood that for purposes of their legality and enforcement, §§
93-2,
93-3,
93-4 and
93-7 (shown hereafter in this chapter) shall be construed separately and independently, the same as if they were separate statutory mandates.
A violation of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
I, with each twenty-four (24) hours of operation in violation hereof being deemed a new and separate offense.
In addition to any penalty and/or punishment hereinabove set out, civil
fines shall be assessed to violators in an amount not to exceed one thousand
dollars ($1,000.) per day of operation in violation of this chapter.
Nothing herein shall prevent redress for civil damages against any violation
by any member of the public nor shall anything herein be deemed to contravene
or limit existing or future legislation with regard to any such waste generated
within the Town of Hillsville.