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* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Reisinger
At the request of: Curtis Bay Energy
Address: c/o Tom Lingan, Esquire, 750 East Pratt Street, Suite 900, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Telephone: 410-244-7820
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Zoning - Conditional Use Incinerator - Amending Conditional Use
FOR the purpose of amending Ordinances 89-323, 93-224, and 97-127, which authorized a conditional use for an incinerator, to repeal certain geographic restrictions on the use of the incinerator; clarifying, conforming, and correcting certain citations and related language; and providing for a special effective date.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Ordinance 89-323
Section 1
BY repealing
Ordinance 89-323
Section 2
(As amended by Ordinances 93-224 and 97-127)
BY renumbering
Ordinance 89-323
Sections 3 through 6
to be
Sections 2 through 5
(As amended by Ordinances 93-224 and 97-127)
BY repealing
Ordinance 93-224
Section 3
(As amended by Ordinance 97-127)
Recitals
The Curtis Bay Energy Limited Partnership operates a medical waste incinerator in Hawkins Point, Baltimore City. The City recognizes the importance of safe and efficient waste disposal facilities.
This Ordinance is necessary to enhance the cogeneration capacity and capabilities of the waste-to-energy facility and is otherwise in the public interest.
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Ordinance 89-323
(As amended by Ordinances 93-224 and 97-127)
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That permission is hereby granted to Medical Waste Associates, a Maryland Limited Partnership, for the construction and operation of an incinerator for the disposal of special medical waste on the property located at 3204-3214 Hawkins Pt. Road, as outlined in red on the plats accompanying this [ordinance] ORDINANCE, under the provisions of [Sections 7-3-1cc-5 and 11.0-6d of Article 30 of the Baltimore City Code (1983 Replacement Volume, as amended)] ZONING CODE ยงยง 7-408 AND 14-102, and subject to final licensure by the State Department of the Environment.
[SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the use of the incinerator, including testing and any use under any reciprocal agreement with any other waste disposal site or incinerator, will be restricted to facilities located within 250 miles of the city limits of Baltimore City.]
Ordinance 93-224
(As amended by Ordinance 97-127)
[SEC. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That any medical or other facility that is served by this medical waste incinerator and that is located outside of the area originally authorized by Section 2 if Ordinance 89-323 shall not serve as a pass through or medical waste transfer facility for any medical waste generated outside of the area authorized by this or any other Ordinance.]
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That Sections 3 through 6 of Ordinance 89 323, as amended by Ordinances 93-224 and 97-127, are renumbered to be Sections 2 through 5 of Ordinance 89-323.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the date it is enacted.
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