Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 326 - MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT › Subchapter F - OPERATIONS REQUIRING A REGISTRATION › Section 326.71 - Registration Application Contents

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Maps and Drawings.
(1) General location map.
				  The owner or operator shall submit a general location map of the facility at a
				  scale of one inch equals 2,000 feet by using a United States Geological Survey
				  7 1/2-minute quadrangle sheet or equivalent as the base map.
(2) Facility access and facility layout. A
				  set of maps or drawings showing:
(A) public
				  access roads serving the facility;
(B) longitudinal and latitudinal geographic
				  coordinates for the point of beginning of the facility boundary's metes and
				  bounds description;
(C) facility
				  boundary;
(D) provisions for the
				  maintenance of any natural windbreaks, such as greenbelts, where they will
				  improve the appearance and operation of the facility and, where appropriate,
				  plans for screening the facility from public view;
(E) all site entrance roads from public
				  access roads;
(F)
				  fencing;
(G) general locations of
				  main interior facility roadways; the location and surface type of all roads
				  within one mile of the facility that will normally be used by the owner or
				  operator for entering or leaving the facility;
(H) locations of buildings and a descriptive
				  title of their purpose;
(I) outline
				  of the waste management units and ancillary equipment for loading/unloading,
				  storage and processing areas;
(J)
				  drainage, pipeline, and utility easements within the facility; and
(K) any other graphic representations or
				  marginal explanatory notes necessary to communicate the proposed construction
				  phases of the facility, if applicable.
(3) Land-use map. This is a constructed map
				  of the facility showing the facility boundary (registration boundary) of the
				  facility and any existing zoning on or surrounding the property and actual uses
				  (e.g., agricultural, industrial, residential) both within the facility and
				  within one mile of the facility. The owner or operator shall make every effort
				  to show the location of residences, commercial establishments, schools,
				  licensed day-care facilities, churches, cemeteries, ponds or lakes, and
				  recreational areas within one mile of the facility boundary.
(4) Published zoning map. If available, a
				  published zoning map for the facility and within one mile of the facility for
				  the county or counties in which the facility is or will be located. If the
				  facility requires approval as a nonconforming use or a special permit from the
				  local government having jurisdiction, a copy of such approval shall be
				  submitted.
(5) Impact on
				  surrounding area. The use of any land for a medical waste facility shall not
				  adversely impact human health or the environment. The owner or operator shall
				  provide information regarding the likely impacts of the facility on cities,
				  communities, groups of property owners, or individuals by analyzing the
				  compatibility of land use, zoning in the vicinity, community growth patterns,
				  and any other factors associated with the public interest. To assist the
				  commission in evaluating the impact of the facility on the surrounding area,
				  the owner or operator shall provide the following:
(A) information about the character of
				  surrounding land uses within one mile of the proposed facility;
(B) information about growth trends within
				  five miles of the facility with directions of major development; and
(C) the proximity to residences and other
				  uses (e.g., schools, churches, cemeteries, historic structures and sites,
				  archaeologically significant sites, sites having exceptional aesthetic quality,
				  etc.) within one mile of the facility. The owner or operator shall provide the
				  approximate number of residences and commercial establishments within one mile
				  of the proposed facility including the distances and directions to the nearest
				  residences and commercial establishments. Population density and proximity to
				  residences and other uses described in this paragraph may be considered for
				  assessment of compatibility.
(6) Land ownership map with accompanying
				  landowners list. The applicant shall include a list of landowners within 1/4
				  mile of the facility and their addresses along with an appropriately scaled map
				  locating the property owned by these persons. The landowners' list shall be
				  keyed to the land ownership map and shall give each property owner's name and
				  mailing address. Notice of an application is not defective if property owners
				  did not receive notice because they were not listed in the real property
				  appraisal records. The list shall also be provided in electronic
				  form.
(7) Metes and bounds. The
				  applicant shall include a drawing and a description of the facility boundary
				  signed and sealed by a registered professional land surveyor.