§ 24.20.120. Frequently flooded areas—Hazardous facilities and materials.

A.

Storage of hazardous materials, sewage sludge, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, or chemical or biological substances defined as a hazardous/dangerous waste in Chapter 173-303 WAC, or any other substances, solids or liquids in quantities regulated by TCC 24.10.140, shall be stored out of floodways and above the one-hundred-year flood elevation consistent with Chapter 14.38 TCC where they are at least risk of being inundated with floodwater, consistent with Chapters 173-303 WAC and 173-360 WAC, Chapter 14.32 TCC, International Fire Code, and Article VI of the Rules and Regulations of the Thurston County Board of Health Governing Nonpoint Source Pollution.

B.

The director may require removal of temporary staging areas or stockpiles of equipment, materials or substances in the floodway and/or floodplain between November 1 and March 15 if it is determined that such use or activity is hazardous to the public health, safety or welfare.

C.

Use and storage of hazardous materials at typical residential scale are allowed for legally approved residential uses, subject to applicable sections of the Thurston County Code and Thurston County Sanitary Code.

(Ord. No. 14773, § 3(Att. B), 7-24-2012)