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<br />plans or policies, only if necessary to handle hazardous wastes <br />generated by workers, residents, or visitors in these areas. <br /> <br />ii. Industrial Facilities and Residuals Repositories. Facilities are prohibited <br />from locating in protected recreational, cultural and aesthetic resource <br />areas, as defined by local, regional, state, or national plans or policies. <br /> <br />e. Mineral Resource Areas. <br /> <br />All Facilities. Facilities are prohibited from locating on lands containing signif- <br />icant mineral deposits, as classified by local plans or California’s mineral <br />land class maps and reports, if the extraction of the mineral deposit would be <br />precluded. <br /> <br />6. Ensure Safe Transportation of Hazardous Waste. <br /> <br />a. Proximity to Waste Generation Areas. <br /> <br />i. Treatment, Recycling and Collection Facilities. Facilities shall locate in <br />Light Industrial and General Industrial Districts at locations close to <br />sources of hazardous waste generation to minimize the risks of <br />transportation. <br /> <br />ii. Residuals Repositories. Repositories may be located more distant from <br />waste generation sources than other facilities because of the need for <br />large land areas. <br /> <br />b. Proximity and Access to Major Routes. <br /> <br />All Facilities. Facilities shall locate to minimize distance from major transpor- <br />tation routes. Facilities must have good access by roads designed to ac- <br />commodate heavy vehicles. Travel routes from facilities to major transporta- <br />tion routes shall be on industrial streets, accessible to designated truck <br />routes, not pass through residential neighborhoods, shall minimize residen- <br />tial frontages, and shall be demonstrated as safe with regard to road design <br />and construction, accident rates, excessive traffic, etc. The required health <br />and safety assessment will evaluate risks associated with transportation of <br />hazardous wastes. <br /> <br />7. Protect the Social and Economic Goals of the Community. <br /> <br />a. Consistency with General Plan and Zoning. <br /> <br />Exhibit G: Proposed Amended Article16 Page 38 <br />Note: underline and bolded text represents new text; strike-through text represents text to be eliminated