Sec. 365.100. - Purpose and intent.

The Council of the City of Jacksonville finds and declares that the leakage, handling, spills, disposal, contamination cleanup or production of hazardous regulated substances, pollutants and pesticides is potentially harmful to human health or welfare, animal, plant or aquatic life or property, including outdoor recreation. Therefore the intent of this ordinance is to: (a) Provide for appropriate regulation of facilities or persons operating in Duval County that: (1) Generate, contain, store (including hazardous waste transfer stations), handle, load, unload, process, treat, dispose of, transport, or have the potential to release any hazardous regulated substance, pollutant and pesticide to the air, soils, or waters of Duval County; or (2) Have spilled or discharged PCBs on the soils or waters of Duval County, plant or animal life, equipment, clothing or foods; or (3) Loading, unloading, and temporary storage of any hazardous regulated substances or pesticides in Duval County or the Port of Jacksonville. (b) Improve the ongoing hazardous waste management program so that it shall: (1) Inventory hazardous wastes to be regulated by the County pursuant to F.S. Ch. 403, Part IV; (2) Determine the amount, type and sources of hazardous waste generated in Duval County; and (3) Ensure proper storage, transportation, safety, volume reduction, treatment, resource recovery and disposal of hazardous regulated substances in Duval County through optimal, nonduplicative, cooperative federal, State, and local programs. (c) Clarify the existing emergency response program that will: (1) Provide technical expertise to the Fire and Rescue Department, Office of the Sheriff, other governmental agencies and concerned citizens; and (2) Provide assistance in controlling spill impacts and preventing potential spills of hazardous regulated substances, pesticides and pollutants. (Ord. 2010-68-E, § 2)