§ 173. Chemical and Hazardous Material Storage/Treatment.

(a)

The use shall comply with the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, [PL 94-580] and the North Carolina Solid Waste Management Act, as amended, (Article 13B., G.S. Section 130-166.16) for design, siting, materials to be stored and treated.

(b)

All storage, treatment, and loading facilities handling hazardous materials will be located at least two hundred (200) feet from any property line and at least one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) feet from any lot not located in an industrial district.

The required buffer area shall contain a sufficient amount of natural or planted vegetation so that such facilities are screened visually from an adjoining property not located in an industrial district.

(c)

A security fence at least seven (7) feet in height with a minimum nine-gauge fabric and three (3) strands of barbed wire shall surround all facilities for the storage and handling of hazardous materials.

(d)

Vehicular access to the operation will be provided only by way of a United States or North Carolina numbered highway.

(e)

All surface water and groundwater on the property will be protected so as to minimize, to the greatest possible extent, the probability of contamination by hazardous materials.

(f)

All sanitary sewer and stormwater management systems on the property will be protected so as to minimize, to the greatest possible extent, the probability of contamination by hazardous materials. A stormwater management plan shall be prepared by the applicant and submitted to the town for review by the town's engineer and the Environmental Management Division of the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources.