Section 8-1058 - Rulemaking(a) The Mayor is authorized, in accordance with § 2-501 et seq., to adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this subchapter, including the establishment of:(1) Solid waste facility permit requirements that include siting, construction, safety, environmental, and operating performance standards for solid waste facilities;(2) Permit terms and conditions, which shall include requirements that an applicant for a solid waste facility permit comply with the following conditions:(A) Before a solid waste facility permit may be issued all portions of the facility shall be located at least 500 feet from any property line;(B) All 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(C) Any solid waste facility with an interim operating permit that cannot meet the siting standards in this subchapter shall have 3 years to phase out its operations and close. Nothing in this subchapter shall preclude the District, or any person from seeking and obtaining the immediate closure of a facility on any other basis.(3) A schedule of fines for violations of this subchapter or the rules and regulations issued under its authority;(4) Financial and other applicant disclosure forms;(5) Bonding requirements, or other forms of commercial insurance, or such other mechanisms as the Mayor may deem appropriate;(6) Procedures to ensure the prompt and safe removal of solid waste from a solid waste facility which has permanently ceased operation;(7) Procedures 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(8) Application fees for permits and a solid waste facility charge.(b) The 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 subchapter.Feb. 27, 1996, D.C. Law 11-94, § 9, 42 DCR 7172; June 11, 1999, D.C. Law 12-286, § 2(d), 46 DCR 3435.Zoning Commission regulations: Section 2(d) of D.C. (Act 12-296) required, on an emergency basis that all portions of a solid waste facility be set back at least 500 feet from any property line. However, regulations promulgated by the Zoning Commission, 45 DC 1848, require a 300 foot separation from residential property and a 50 foot separation from a public park, retail, office, and institutional property.