SPONSOR: Pollitt
This bill authorizes any county to adopt an ordinance, rule, regulation, or standard relating to solid waste management in the county as specified in the bill. Any setback applicable to a solid waste disposal area may not be more stringent than:
(1) Three miles from defined incorporated limits of a city, town, or village within the county; an accredited school or certain property owned and operated by school districts or educational institutions; a church or place of worship; a platted subdivision; or public areas designated for recreational activity;
(2) Three-quarters of a mile from any occupied dwelling used for residential purposes for at least 6 months a year; and
(3) Two hundred feet from the property line of the solid waste disposal area.
Statutes affected: