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Municipal Waste Incinerator

Definition

A facility used to incinerate solid waste, other than industrial or hazardous waste, resulting from or incidental to municipal, community, institutional, and recreational activities, including, but not limited to, garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, and abandoned automobiles

Districts Permitted

By SUP only in IR and IM districts

Required Off-Street Parking

One space per 1,000 square feet of floor area

Required Handicapped Parking

None

Required Off-Street Loading

Square feet of floor area in structure

Total required spaces or berths

 0 to 50,000

1

50,000 to 100,000

2

Each additional 100,000 or fraction thereof

1 additional

Additional Provisions

  • A municipal waste incinerator must front on a principal arterial
  • The incinerator must be located on a lot that is no smaller than five acres in size, and be located at least 200 feet from the lot line
  • The incinerator must be located at least
    • 1,500 feet from all lots containing residential; public or private school; church; public park, playground, or golf course; convalescent or nursing home; medical clinic or ambulatory surgical center; and hospital uses
    • two miles from all lots containing municipal and hazardous waste incinerators; and
    • one mile from all lots containing medical /infectious and pathological waste incinerators
  • No outside storage is permitted in conjunction with this use
  • The area of notification for a public hearing to consider an SUP application for this use is 750 feet

 


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