California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Chapter 3 - Minimum Standards for Solid Waste Handling and Disposal
Article 5.5 - Waste Tire Storage and Disposal Standards
Section 17354 - Storage of Waste Tires Outdoors
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Waste tires stored outdoors shall be stored as prescribed in the subsections below, and pursuant to the California Fire Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, sections 3405.1 through 3405.9, which are hereby incorporated by reference.
(b) All of the requirements in subsections (c) through (j) below shall apply to the storage of waste tires unless, for any particular requirement, the local fire authority having jurisdiction over a particular facility determines that a different requirement is necessary or adequate to meet the intent of these regulations for the prevention of fire and the protection of life and property. Any change in, or any new, local fire authority requirements that affect the requirements in this Article shall be reported to the Department by the operator within 30 days after their effective date. Any alternative requirements approved by the local fire authority shall be subject to Department concurrence at the time of issuance or review of the permit.
(c) Storage of waste tires shall be restricted to individual piles that do not exceed 5,000 square feet of contiguous area. Pile width shall not exceed 50 feet. Any pile shall not exceed 50,000 cubic feet in volume or 10 feet in height.
(d) Tire storage piles containing less than 500 waste tires shall be located no closer than 10 feet from lot lines or buildings; however, tire piles containing less than 500 waste tires may be stored within 10 feet of lot lines or buildings after the operator has obtained approval from the fire code official. Waste tire piles containing less than 500 waste tires shall not exceed 6 feet in height when within 20 feet of any property line, building, or perimeter fencing. Side slopes shall not exceed 60 degrees.
(e) Tire storage piles containing 500 or more waste tires shall be located at least 50 feet from lot lines and buildings, unless the facility is a waste tire facility described in subsections (1) through (4) below.
(f) Any individual waste tire pile shall be separated from any other waste tire pile, combustible ground vegetation, stored used tires, waste tire material, or products made from tires, by a distance of at least 40 feet.
(g) Waste tire piles shall not be located under bridges, elevated trestles, elevated roadways, or stored in an area where they may be subjected to immersion in water during a 100-year storm unless the owner or operator demonstrates that the waste tire facility or solid waste facility will be designed and operated so as to prevent waste tires from migrating off-site.
(h) At a waste tire facility or solid waste facility storing more than 150,000 cubic feet of waste tires, adjacent individual waste tire piles shall be considered a group, and the aggregate volume of storage piles in a group shall not exceed 150,000 cubic feet. Each group shall be separated from any other group by a distance of at least 75 feet.
(i) Tires must be removed from rims immediately upon arrival at the waste tire facility or solid waste facility. Tires temporarily attached to rims awaiting removal shall be stored separate from other waste tires.
(j) The waste tire facility or solid waste facility shall be designed and constructed to provide protection to bodies of water from runoff of pyrolytic oil resulting from a potential tire fire.
1. New section filed 2-10-92 as an emergency; operative 2-10-92 (Register 92, No. 21). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 6-9-92 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 5-29-92 as an emergency; operative 6-8-92 (Register 92, No. 25). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-6-92 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New section refiled 9-28-92 as an emergency; operative 10-6-92 (Register 92, No. 40). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-3-92 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. New section refiled 1-25-93 as an emergency; operative 2-2-93 (Register 93, No. 5). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 6-2-93 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-25-93 order transmitted to OAL 5-26-93; disapproved by OAL on 6-22-93 (Register 93, No. 26).
6. New section filed 6-22-93 as an emergency; operative 6-22-93 (Register 93, No. 26). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 10-20-93 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
7. Editorial correction of HISTORY 4 (Register 93, No. 26).
8. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-22-93 emergency order including repealer and adoption of subsections (a), (b), and (d)-(h) and amendment of subsection (c) transmitted to OAL 9-23-93 and filed 11-3-93 (Register 93, No. 45).
9. Amendment of section heading, subsection (a) and Table 1 filed 4-1-2003; operative 5-1-2003 (Register 2003, No. 14).
10. Amendment filed 9-29-2014; operative 10-29-2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2014, No. 40).
11. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (c) filed 10-16-2015 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2015, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 40502, 42820, 42830 and 43020, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 42820, 42821, 42830, 42832 and 43020, Public Resources Code.
