18-1-2 Prohibitions
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(1) All activities relating to the storage,
treatment, and disposal of hazardous or radioactive wastes are hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
(2) The storage, treatment, or disposal of wastes regulated by the laws identified in this Section are prohibited except where application has been made to Tooele County prior to September 26, 2005, leading to a determination which authorizes and permits such uses in an MGH zoning district and then only upon strict compliance with all industrial performance standards, ordinances, regulations, laws, and permits of Tooele County, the State of Utah, and the United States of America:
(a) wastes regulated by the Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Act, Utah Code Annotated 19-6-101, et seq., the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA);
(b) low-level or mixed wastes regulated by the Radiation Control Act, Title 19, Chapter 3 of the Utah Code Annotated, or those wastes defined as such in 10 CFR 61.55; and
(c) Ahigh level@ nuclear wastes which are hotter than class A, B, and C wastes under 10
(8) The Board of County Commissioners shall review the recommendations of the planning
CFR 61.55, such as spent nuclear rods.
(Ord.2005-30, 11/22/05)