{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1058","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 8-1058","heading":"Rulemaking.","body":"(a)\nThe Mayor is authorized, in accordance with § 2-501 et seq., to adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter, including the establishment of:\n(1)\nSolid waste facility permit requirements that include siting, construction, safety, environmental, and operating performance standards for solid waste facilities;\n(2)\nPermit terms and conditions, which shall include requirements that an applicant for a solid waste facility permit comply with the following conditions:\n(A)\nBefore a solid waste facility permit may be issued all portions of the facility shall be located at least 500 feet from any property line;\n(B)\nAll portions of the operations area for the solid waste facility shall be set back at least 50 feet from the solid waste facility’s own property line; and\n(C)\nAny solid waste facility with an interim operating permit that cannot meet the siting standards in this chapter shall have 3 years to phase out its operations and close.  Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the District, or any person from seeking and obtaining the immediate closure of a facility on any other basis.\n(3)\nA schedule of fines for violations of this chapter or the rules and regulations issued under its authority;\n(4)\nFinancial and other applicant disclosure forms;\n(5)\nBonding requirements, or other forms of commercial insurance, or such other mechanisms as the Mayor may deem appropriate;\n(6)\nProcedures to ensure the prompt and safe removal of solid waste from a solid waste facility which has permanently ceased operation;\n(7)\nProcedures to assure that the facility will minimize any negative impacts on an adjoining residential or commercial building or areas including deleterious impacts where materials are odorous to a reasonable person, create an attraction for rodents, or any other impact which may threaten the health of the surrounding neighborhood; and\n(8)\nApplication fees for permits and a solid waste facility charge.\n\n(b)\nThe Mayor is further authorized to amend or repeal any provision of Chapter 3 of Title 8 of the District of Columbia Health Regulations, issued June 29, 1971 (Reg. 71-21; 21 DCMR 700 et seq.), to conform the chapter with, or to further the purposes of, this chapter.","path":["Title 8. Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.","Chapter 10C. Solid Waste Facility Permits."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-1058","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d90dc63d1e5eb34e97ce64f218cf9936b04c3db628b9c50592b3fa0fd8ff8ad8","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1057","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1059"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}