Amending Chapter 4 Article 4 Inclusion of New Section 4-62 Waste to Energy Facility Regulations

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(a) Legal name of applicant. (b) Name of agent of applicant for licensing procedures. (c) Present address and phone number of applicant. (d) Street address of proposed site of operation. (e) Zoning of proposed site. (f) Number of off-street parking spaces available. (g) Description of building to be used, including square footage, age, and type of construction. (h) Specific solid waste to be processed. (i) Proposed hours of operation. (j) Anticipated number of vehicles entering and leaving the facility daily. (k) Anticipated noise and vibration level generated by facility. (1) Anticipated odor emitted by facility. (m) Evidence of approval from all Federal, State and Local agencies having jurisdiction over the site's construction and operation of facility, including compliance with Section 21-36 of the Municipal Code of South Bend. (n) Any additional information required by the Board of Public Works as to ownership and operation of the facility. (2) The completed application shall be submitted to the office of the Controller along with the appropriate application fee and a site plan of the proposed location showing the property lines and all existing or proposed buildings, parking spaces, loading docks and landscaping thereon. The office of the Controller shall forward the completed application and supporting documents to the Clerk of the Board of Public Works who shall submit same to the Fire Prevention Bureau, Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, Code Enforcement Department and County Health Department for review and recommendation regarding compliance with all applicable fire codes, traffic rules and regulations, building codes, and public health, safety and environmental regulations. Within ten (10) days after receipt of an application each agency shall forward to the Clerk of the Board of Public Works a written report stating in detail any existing violations of applicable State, Local or Federal laws, standards or regulations, along with a recommendation as to whether or not a license should be issued. The Clerk to the Board shall inform the Board of Public Works of said reports and the Board shall set a date on which a public hearing shall be held and shall authorize the Clerk to publish notice. (3) Upon receipt of all required reports and recommenda- tions, the Clerk of the Board of Public Works shall publish notice, pursuant to I.C. , 5-3-1, to a public hearing to be held by the Board for the purpose of reviewing the reports and recommendations and of determining whether or not to recommend to the Common Council issuance of a license. If after the hearing and after reviewing the reports and recommendations of the Fire Prevention Bureau, Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, Code Enforcement Department and County Health Department, and the Board determines that a license should be issued, it shall adopt a resolution recommending issuance of a license and shall forward same along with all report and recommendations and an appropriate Council resolution to the Common Council for its consideration. (4) After the Common Council has reviewed the reports and recommendations of the various departments and bureaus and the resolution of the Board of Public Works, it shall hold a public hear- ing to receive further information from interested parties concerning the impact of the proposed operation on public health, safety and general welfare of the community. If after public hearing the Common