California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 3 - Minimum Standards for Solid Waste Handling and Disposal › Article 5.5 - Waste Tire Storage and Disposal Standards › Section 17354 - Storage of Waste Tires Outdoors

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Waste tires stored outdoors shall be
				  stored as prescribed in the subsections below, and pursuant to the California
				  Fire Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, sections
				  3405.1 through
				  3405.9, which are hereby
				  incorporated by reference.
(b) All
				  of the requirements in subsections (c) through (j) below shall apply to the
				  storage of waste tires unless, for any particular requirement, the local fire
				  authority having jurisdiction over a particular facility determines that a
				  different requirement is necessary or adequate to meet the intent of these
				  regulations for the prevention of fire and the protection of life and property.
				  Any change in, or any new, local fire authority requirements that affect the
				  requirements in this Article shall be reported to the Department by the
				  operator within 30 days after their effective date. Any alternative
				  requirements approved by the local fire authority shall be subject to
				  Department concurrence at the time of issuance or review of the
				  permit.
(c) Storage of waste tires
				  shall be restricted to individual piles that do not exceed 5,000 square feet of
				  contiguous area. Pile width shall not exceed 50 feet. Any pile shall not exceed
				  50,000 cubic feet in volume or 10 feet in height.
(d) Tire storage piles containing less than
				  500 waste tires shall be located no closer than 10 feet from lot lines or
				  buildings; however, tire piles containing less than 500 waste tires may be
				  stored within 10 feet of lot lines or buildings after the operator has obtained
				  approval from the fire code official. Waste tire piles containing less than 500
				  waste tires shall not exceed 6 feet in height when within 20 feet of any
				  property line, building, or perimeter fencing. Side slopes shall not exceed 60
				  degrees.
(e) Tire storage piles
				  containing 500 or more waste tires shall be located at least 50 feet from lot
				  lines and buildings, unless the facility is a waste tire facility described in
				  subsections (1) through (4) below.
(1) Where
				  the waste tire facility has obtained approval from the fire code official and
				  the waste tires are stored at an exempt or excluded site defined in
				  14 CCR
				  section 17225.822, tire storage piles may be
				  located within 50 feet but no closer than 10 feet from lot lines or from
				  buildings.
(2) Where the waste tire
				  facility has obtained approval from the fire code official and the waste tires
				  are stored at a permitted minor waste tire facility, tire storage piles may be
				  located closer than 50 feet but no closer than 10 feet from lot lines and 50
				  feet from buildings.
(3) Where
				  wastes tires are stored at a minor waste tire facility that was issued a minor
				  waste tire facility permit prior to January 1, 2011, tire storage piles may be
				  located closer than 50 feet but no closer than 10 feet from lot lines and 50
				  feet from buildings.
(4) In no case
				  shall the waste tire storage piles exceed 6 feet in height when within 20 feet
				  of any lot line or perimeter fencing, and side slopes shall not exceed 60
				  degrees.