§ 26-176. Special pollution abatement permits.

(a)

A special pollution abatement permit shall be required for the following land uses, which are considered pollutant hotspots:

(1)

Vehicle, truck or equipment maintenance, fueling, washing or storage areas including but not limited to: automotive dealerships, automotive repair shops, and car wash facilities;

(2)

Parking lots over 400 spaces or parking areas greater than 120,000 square feet;

(3)

Recycling and/or salvage yard facilities;

(4)

Restaurants, grocery stores, and other food service facilities;

(5)

Commercial facilities with outside animal housing areas including animal shelters, fish hatcheries, kennels, livestock stables, veterinary clinics, or zoos;

(6)

Other producers of pollutants identified by the director by information provided to or collected by him/her or his/her representatives, or reasonably deduced or estimated by him/her or his/her representatives from engineering or scientific study.

(b)

The director has the authority to require a special pollution abatement permit for land uses or activities that are not identified by this article as hotspot land uses, but are deemed by the director to have the potential to generate highly contaminated runoff, with concentrations of pollutants in excess of those typically found in storm water.

(c)

Technical requirements for the permit shall be based on the provisions and guidelines set forth in the county stormwater management manual, as amended.

(d)

Best management practices specified in the special pollution abatement permit must be appropriate for the pollutants targeted at the site and approved by the director for use in the county, as set forth in subsections 26-175(b)(2) and (b)(3).

(e)

A special pollution abatement permit will be valid for a period of five years, at which point it must be renewed. At the time of renewal, any deficiency in the management method must be corrected.

(Ord. No. O-07-12-101, § 2(§ 4.6), 1-28-08)