§ 40-744. Regulation of on-site potentially infectious biomedical waste treatment facilities.

(a)

On-site potentially infectious biomedical waste treatment facilities shall meet fully all of the following criteria:

(1)

To insure adequate protection of adjacent uses there shall be a one thousand-foot minimum distance between all areas where the potentially infectious biomedical waste is treated or where the treated or untreated potentially infectious biomedical waste is otherwise temporarily or permanently stored, disposed, loaded, unloaded, or handled and any adjacent property line or public right-of-way.

(2)

The facility shall not be located in a flood-prone area defined for the purpose of this provision as all zones other than Zones C and B as indicated on the most current official Flood Insurance Designations Map for Jefferson Parish.

(3)

The rated treatment capacity of the facility shall not exceed five hundred (500) pounds per hour.

(4)

All service areas including storage, processing, loading and unloading of potentially infectious biomedical waste shall be obscured from view by a fence or wall constructed of opaque material such as wood, brick and/or masonry and a minimum of seven (7) feet in height.

(5)

Untreated waste as well as incinerator residues including spent ash must be held in an enclosed, roofed area until removed for final disposal and the entire work area outside of the building proper where the waste and residue is loaded, unloaded, stored or handled shall be concreted to minimize the possibility of releasing infectious waste or residues into the general environment.

(6)

The street system, ingress and egress, off-street parking, loading, and pedestrian ways shall be adequate and in accordance with the Code of Ordinances of Jefferson Parish.

(7)

Adequate safeguards shall be provided to limit obnoxious or offensive emission of smoke, gasses, vibration, light, noise, glare, dust and odors or other noxious or offensive fumes and these safeguards regarding the foregoing shall be presented to the parish and shall minimize various impacts and nuisance in accordance with the best practical technology.

(8)

The proposed waste treatment facility shall be reviewed by the appropriate parish departments to confirm that all federal, state and local regulations are met; and more particularly approvals are obtained from the following: the Jefferson Parish Department of Environmental Affairs, which shall be the permitting agency for such facilities to ensure the appropriate environmental safeguards are enacted to protect the community from hazard; the departments of sewerage, water, drainage, and streets to determine if the respective public infrastructure is adequate and any improvements are needed to accommodate the waste treatment facility; and the department of planning to determine the land use compatibility of the proposed facility with surrounding development.

(9)

All applicable federal, state and local requirements shall be met and all required permits and licenses shall be obtained prior to the issuance of a building permit.

(10)

In the event any of the above criteria, standards, or regulations are in conflict with each other or with local, state, or federal regulations, the more restrictive shall govern.

(11)

Streets officially designated by the Parish of Jefferson as truck routes shall be utilized for the transportation of potentially infectious biomedical wastes to the maximum extent practicable. Prior approval shall be obtained from the parish of all routes to be used for transporting such wastes. The transportation routes shall be so designed, and the Parish shall not approve the permit or the routes, unless areas located within the following Residential Zoning Districts: Article V, Suburban District (S-1); Article VI, Single-Family Residential District (R-1A); Article VII, Suburban Residential District (R-1B); Article VIII, Rural Residential District (R-1C); Article IX, Rural Residential District (R-1D); Article XI, Manufactured Home District (R-1MH); Article XII, Two-Family Residential District (R-2); Article XIII, Three- and Four-Family Residential District (RR-3); Article XIV, Multiple-Family Residential District (R-3); Article XV, Townhouse District (R-1TH); Article XXII, Core District - Residential (CD-R); and Article XVI, Condominiums District (R-1CO) of this ordinance are avoided to the maximum extent practicable. The applicant shall bear the burden of showing that transportation through the protected areas is necessary and cannot be avoided.

(12)

The on-site facility shall not treat or store any potentially infectious biomedical waste not generated on-site by the health care facility to which it is an accessory use with the exception that up to ten (10) percent of the potentially infectious biomedical waste treated on-site on a weekly basis by the on-site facility may be generated off-site by staff physicians of the same health care facility. There shall be no consideration or fee exchanged between the staff physicians and the health care facility for such treatment service.

(13)

The following minimum information shall be submitted to the department of inspection and code enforcement in the form of site plans with the application for a building permit:

a.

The name of the developer, owner, north point, date and scale of the site plan.

b.

A current certified survey showing existing lots and property boundaries, streets, rights-of-way, servitudes, buildings and building setbacks, surrounding streets and important physical features on and adjoining the property and their dimensions, and total square footage of the site. If the proposal includes a resubdivision, a separate survey shall include proposed lots, servitudes, rights-of-way and property to be revoked and dedicated.

c.

The location and dimensions of all existing and proposed streets, driveways, entrances and exits, number of parking spaces, service bays and loading areas, sidewalks, traffic circulation patterns, directional signs and traffic signals, when appropriate.

d.

A topographic map of the site including flood zone designation(s).

e.

The location, height and elevations of all existing and proposed structures including stack height showing setback dimensions, use and type of materials and color schemes.

f.

The total number of units and floor area in square feet.

g.

A spill prevention control countermeasure plan and an emergency services plan showing the location and dimensions of fire lanes, and the location of all fire hydrants within three hundred (300) feet of the site.

h.

The total area of the site in square feet and the percentage of the site and total area in square feet to be used for open or green spaces, exclusive of parking area.

i.

The zoning classification of the site, zoning classification and land use of surrounding property within a radius of one thousand (1,000) feet from the petitioned property.

j.

A utilities inventory showing the location and size of existing water, sewerage, drainage and power lines, manholes, lift stations, ditches, canals and other watercourses within the vicinity and applicable to the development.

k.

The transportation routes to be employed in the transportation of the waste products.

l.

The location and distance to the nearest existing permitted parish and state landfill disposal facility.

m.

The location of storage areas for the raw waste products prior to waste treatment and end products following waste treatment.

(14)

The following minimum information shall be submitted to the department of inspection and code enforcement in the form specified by the application packet in addition to the application for a building permit:

a.

Methods to be employed in waste treatment.

b.

Capacity of the facility to test and dispose of the waste.

c.

Origin of the waste products to be treated or disposed of and their destination after treatment or at final disposal of the end products.

d.

The method of storage of the raw waste products prior to waste treatment and end products following waste treatment.

e.

The method of final disposal of the end products.

f.

The rated capacity of the treatment facility in pounds per hour.

g.

The method of transportation to be employed in the transportation of the waste products.

(15)

Additional information as required by the Parish of Jefferson shall be furnished as part of the application and/or site plans.

(b)

On-site potentially infectious biomedical waste treatment facilities existing at the time of the adoption of this ordinance which choose to rehabilitate or upgrade said facility and cannot meet the standards specified in subsections (a)(1) and (3), concerning capacity and distance standards, above, may be granted variances by the Jefferson Parish Council, subject to Article XL, Special Permitted Uses.

(Ord. No. 22039, § 5, 11-5-03)