D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 21-741

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 24, June 14, 2024

Rule 21-741 - SCHEDULE OF FINES FOR VIOLATIONS

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The following schedule of fines is established for each violation of any provision of this chapter:

(a) Accepting, processing, transferring or removing solid waste during hours not in accordance with the terms of its permit in violation of § 733.1(g).$5,000 per incident;

(b) Allowing vehicles to back in or back out of the facility onto an adjacent public street or alley in violation of § 731.1(u)...........................................$500 per incident;

(c) Allowing vehicles to queue for the facility on an adjacent public street or alley in violation of § 731.1(u).....................................................$2,500 per incident;

(d) Constructing a solid waste facility without a solid waste facility permit or in violation of § 4(a) of the Act............................................................$5,000 per day;

(e) Failure to allow access to a person authorized to inspect the facility in violation of § 733.1(k)....................................................................$5,000 per incident;

(f) Failure to display a sign at the entrance to the solid waste facility in accordance with § 733.1(c)...........................................................................$500 per day;

(g) Failure to either remove solid waste from the solid waste facility by the conclusion of the facility's approved hours of operation or store the waste inside the facility in containers or cargo areas of vehicles which are fully enclosed by metal on all sides in violation of § 733.1(h)................$5,000 per incident;

(h) Failing to maintain the unenclosed areas of the solid waste facility free of solid waste and litter in violation of § 733.1(a).................................$10,000 per incident;

(i) Failing to maintain or use a scale approved by the Director in violation of § 733.1(b)....................................................................$2,500 per incident;

(j) Failure to properly secure the premises in violation of § 733.1(d)....$5,000 per incident;

(k) Failure to station personnel at the entrance(s) and exits of the facility to ensure that vehicles entering or leaving the solid waste facility do so in an orderly manner, without obstructing or causing damage to adjacent streets or alleys (if required by the Director) in violation of § 733.1(t)....$2,500 per incident;

(l) Operating an open solid waste facility in violation of § 3 of the Act...$25,000 per day;

(m) Operating a solid waste facility after service of a cease and desist.....$25,000 per day;

(n) Operating a solid waste facility which emits odor, smoke or air pollutants into the air in violation of § 733.1(m)...................................................................$2,500 per incident;

(o) Operating a solid waste facility which is not free from rodent and other disease vector harborage in violation of § 733.1(p).......................................$2,500 per day;

(p) Operating a solid waste facility without a solid waste facility permit or an interim operating permit in violation of § 4(a) of the Act........................$25,000 per day;

(q) Operating in violation of any material term or condition of a solid waste permit in violation of § 4(a) of the Act, or operating in violation of the operating requirements of this section for which a fine has not been specifically described in the Act or in this section.....................$2,500 per incident for each term or condition violated;

(r) Placing any storage container(s), trailer(s), or other receptacle on public space in violation of § 731.1(v)..........................................$5,000 per incident; and

(s) Substantial alteration of a solid waste facility without prior approval in violation of § 4(c) or 4(d) of the Act.......................................................................$5,000 per incident;

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 21-741

Final Rulemaking published at 43 DCR 6816, 6835 (December 20, 1996)