HomeMy WebLinkAbout55-17 - Ord. Amending Title 6 Sanitary Code Chapter 6.72 Solid Waste and Biosolids Handling and Facility RegulationsORDINANCE NO. SS__-17
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MASON COUNTY CODE TITLE 6, SANITARY
CODE, CHAPTER. 6.72, SOLID WASTE AND BIOSOLIDS HANDLING AND
FACILITY REGULATIONS, AMENDING SECTION 6.72.010 (b)
AN ORDINANCE, amending Title 6, Chapter 6.72 ; Solid Waste and Biosolids Handling and
Facility Regulations, Section 6.72.010 (b), Authority and Purpose.
WHEREAS, the amendments of the Mason County Code clarify the responsibility for regulating
solid waste and biosolid handling and facility activities within Mason County, pursuant to RCW
70 .95;
WHEREAS, the amendments acknowledges that evaluations of these activities conforming to the
approved Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan, per WAC 173-350-710.
WHEREAS, the Mason County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing regarding the
proposed amendments on September 26, 2017.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that this Ordinance amends those portions ofOrdiance 107-
05 pertaining to Chapter 6.72, Section 6.72.010 (b);
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDAINED, that the Board of
Commissioners of Mason County hereby approves and adopts the amendments to Mason County
Code Title 6 (Sanitary Code) revising Chapter 6 .72, Section 6.72 .010 (b) as described by
Attachement A.
DATED this 26 th day of September, 2017.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Mason Cou shington
the Board
APPROVED AS TO FORM: /2 ~
Randy Neatherlin, Commissioner
Terri Drexler, Commissioner
Ordinance 55 -17
ATTACHMENT A
TITLE 6-SANITARY CODE
CHAPTER 6.72 -SOLID WASTE AND BIOSOLIDS HANDLING AND FACILITIES
REGULATIONS
SECTION 6.72.010 -AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE
6.72.010 -Authority and purpose
(a) T hi s regu la tion is pro mul gated un de r the autho rit y of RCW C hapters 70.05, 70.46, 70.93, 70 .95 and
36.58.
(b) Pur s uant to RCW C ha pt e r 70 .95, th e pr im a ry res po ns ibilit y fo r ma nag in g so lid was te is
ass ig ned to loca l gove rnm e nt. T he Maso n Co unt y health Community Services
de pa rtme nt, Environmental Health Division is auth or ize d , by thi s reg ul a ti o n and by
WAC 173-350 as adop ted in thi s chap te r, to reg ul a te res id e nti a l, co mm erc ial/bu s in ess
so li d was te a nd bi oso lid s ha ndlin g act iviti es throu gh use pe rmit req uir e me nt s, s it e
a pprova l crit e ri a and may requir e limit ed pu rpose pe rmit s o r ag ree me nt s between th e
hea lth d e partm ent and any perso n, co m pa ny, co rp ora ti o n, tru st o r o th e r bu s in ess entit y no t
requir ed to o bta in a p e rmit. The crit eri a fo r pe rmit s are co nt a in ed in WAC 173-35 0-700.
Additionally, the Mason County Community Services Department, Environmental
Health Division shall evaluate and make determination that permit applications
conform to the approved Comprehensive Solid Waste Management
Plan , per WA C 173-350-710.
(c) T hi s regu lat io n is prom ul gated to pro tec t th e publi c hea lth , to pr eve nt land, a ir , a nd wate r po llu tio n,
a nd to co nse rve Maso n Co un ty's na tural , eco no mi c, and e nergy reso urces by:
( l ) A do ptin g Was hin g ton Admini s tra ti o n Code (WAC) Ch a pte r 173-350 So li d Waste Handlin g
S tan dard s a nd C hapte r l 73-35 l , Muni c ipa l La ndfill Sta nd a rd s.
(2) C ont ro llin g th e di s posa l o f a ll n on -exem pted so lid was te ge nera ted a nd co ll ec ted within Maso n
Co un ty at a s ite o r s ites co nsis te n t w ith th e Maso n Co un ty co mpre he nsive so lid was te
manage me nt pl a n a nd as a pprove d by the Maso n Co unt y boa rd of co unt y co mm iss io ners.
(3) Pro vid ing a fra mewo rk for in te rl oca l cooperat io n in th e handlin g of so lid waste.
(4) Pe1111itt in g a ny incorporated mun ic ipa li ty within Maso n Count y to use co unty so li d was te
di s posa l faci li ties in a mann er co ns is te nt w ith th is reg ul at io n .
(5) T hi s reg ul ati o n s ha ll be co nst ru ed li bera ll y to re du ce env iro nm en ta l im pacts of so lid waste .