IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
WITHDRAWN 4/10/2000
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AN ORDINANCE amending § 24002., 24004., and 24005., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to planning, zoning and development.
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ORDINANCE 3009, March 13, 2000
INTRODUCED BY Fred Arbanas, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the development staff of the Public Works Department has been approached by a firm which desires to establish a commercial resource recovery firm in unincorporated Jackson County; and,
WHEREAS, such a facility would pulverize and prepare for reuse materials, such as asphalt or concrete, from a building or road being demolished; and,
WHEREAS, such a use is not presently authorized in any zoning district under the Unified Development Code; and,
WHEREAS, staff recommends this amendment; and,
WHEREAS, if the code is amended to allow this use, the proposed developer would then be permitted to apply for a conditional use permit, which must be heard by the Plan Commission and the Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause. § 24002., 24004., and 24005., Jackson County Code, 1984, are hereby amended, to read as follows:
Subsection 24002.2.a is amended, by the addition of the following definitions, with existing definitions to be renumbered accordingly:
Recovered Materials. Those materials which have been diverted or removed from the solid waste stream for sale, use, reuse or recycling, whether or not they require subsequent separation and processing.
Resource Recovery. A process by which recyclable and recoverable material is removed from the waste stream to the greatest extent possible for reuse or remanufacture.
Resource Recovery Facility. A facility in which recyclable and recoverable mater...
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