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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".11" citation="COMAR 26.04.08.11" title_num="26" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="08" heading="General Standards — Primary Scrap Tire Collection Facilities/Scrap Tire Recyclers.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Location of Facility. A primary scrap tire collection facility or a scrap tire recycler may not be constructed or operated in a wetland, sinkhole, shoreland, ravine, 100-year floodplain, or any area where it may be subjected to immersion in water, unless authorized by the Department and the Department of Natural Resources.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Operation. A primary scrap tire collection facility or a scrap tire recycler shall operate in compliance with the following standards:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A routine operation involving the use of open flames, blowtorches, or highly flammable substances may not be conducted within 50 feet of a scrap tire pile;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>All-weather approach and access roads to the facility shall be maintained passable for any vehicle at all times;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Access to the facility shall be strictly controlled at all times through the use of fences, gates, or other means of controlling entry;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The facility shall be under the supervision of a responsible individual present at all times that the facility is operating;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A sign shall be posted at the entrance of the facility stating the days and hours of operation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>If required by the Department, the facility shall be screened from public view by natural or artificial screening; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>The facility shall operate in compliance with any other operational requirement specified in the facility's license.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>