§ 21-134. Site preparation of operations.

(a)

Prior to initiation of rubble fill operations, all necessary site preparation work shall be accomplished to the satisfaction of the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement and the Health Department. These requirements shall include, but not be limited to, access roads, gates, or barricades, fencing, necessary drainage, and where natural or existing ground slopes in the work areas are exceeding five (5) horizontal to one (1) vertical, benching or terracing the surface prior to placement of rubble fill.

(b)

Access to the site shall be limited and the gates and barricades shall open only when an attendant or operator is on duty. Gates and barricades shall be locked at all other times.

(c)

The operator shall conduct his operations in accordance with the approved design and development plans and specifications.

(d)

No rubble material including side slopes shall remain uncovered for more than seventy-two (72) hours from the time of deposit.

(e)

The licensee shall be ready and have suitable measures to control dust, acceptable to the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement and the Health Officer, when dust conditions develop. When for any reason suitable measures are not taken when dust conditions develop, the licensee shall take such action when ordered, and under any circumstances not later than twenty-four (24) hours from a given order.

(f)

Upon completion of a rubble fill lift the entire surface or intermediate cover shall be inspected monthly and all cracked, eroded or uneven covers shall be repaired. Other temporary erosion control measures shall be taken, as appropriate, in accordance with Soil Conservation District specifications and standards.

(g)

Licensee shall be responsible and correct dust conditions, mud, spilled debris or disrupted pavement on adjacent roads or streets serving as access to the rubble fill, where these conditions are caused by trucks utilizing the fill site.

(Gen. Res. No. 18-1970, Sec. 1; CB-49-1984; CB-27-2014)