Agoura Hills Municipal Code Part 4 Exclusions

No provision of this chapter shall prevent residential householders from collecting and disposing of occasional loads of solid waste generated in or on their residential premises, or from composting green waste, or from selling or disposing of recyclables generated in or on their residential premises, provided, however, that no person (other than a residential collector as defined in this chapter) providing a hauling service for a fee, charge or other consideration and who disposes of such material in a transfer station or landfill, shall be involved. Residential householders who are allowed to collect and/or dispose of materials as described in this section are exempt from the permit requirement set forth in section 5302 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 209, § 1, 4-8-92)

No provisions of this chapter shall prevent a gardener, tree trimmer or person engaged in a similar trade from collecting grass cuttings, prunings, and other similar material not containing garbage, as an incidental portion of providing such gardening, tree trimming or similar service.

(Ord. No. 209, § 1, 4-8-92)

(a) Source separated recyclables.

(1) No provision of this chapter shall prevent a commercial business owner from selling to a buyer, for a monetary or other valuable consideration, any source separated recyclables, including without limitation, any saleable scrap, discard, reject, byproduct, ferrous or nonferrous metal, worn-out or defective part, junk, pallet, packaging material, paper or other similar item generated in, on or by a commercial premises or business and no longer useful to such commercial business but having market value, whether such buyer is a recycler, junk dealer, or other enterprise engaged in the business of buying and marketing such materials in the stream of commerce; provided however, that such buyer is not engaged in the business of collecting solid waste for a fee or other charge or consideration and that no such materials are transported to a landfill or transfer station (as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40200) for disposition. Source separated recyclables within the meaning of this section shall mean recyclables separated on the commercial premises from solid waste for the purpose of sale, not mixed with or containing more than incidental or minimal solid waste, and having a market value.

(2) No provision of this chapter shall prevent a recycler, junk dealer or other enterprise engaged in the business of buying and marketing such materials in the stream of commerce and who is not engaged in the business of collecting solid waste or providing solid waste collection services for a fee or other charge, or consideration, from buying any materials mentioned in this subsection (a) for a monetary or other valuable consideration and who buys such materials for marketing and not for disposition in a landfill or transfer station (as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40200), nor shall any provision of this chapter prevent such recycler, junk dealer or enterprise who buys such materials from removing and transporting such materials to a destination for marketing in the stream of commerce. No such buyer shall buy or transport such material without a permit issued by the city.

(b) Renovation rebuilding; repairs. No provision of this chapter shall prevent a commercial business owner from arranging for any worn, spent, defective or other part or equipment used in such commercial business and requiring renovation, rebuilding, recharging, regeneration or repair, to be picked up, renovated, rebuilt, recharged, regenerated or otherwise restored and repaired and returned to such commercial business owner, nor shall any provision of this chapter prevent any person engaged in the business of renovating, rebuilding, recharging, regenerating, or otherwise restoring or repairing such part or equipment from transporting the same from or returning it to the commercial business or from removing, transporting or disposing of any such part or equipment replaced as a part of a repair or equipment service contract.

(Ord. No. 209, § 1, 4-8-92)

No provision of this chapter shall prevent a licensed contractor having a contract for the demolition and/or construction of a building, structure, pavement, or concrete installation from marketing any saleable items salvaged from such demolition or construction, or from having such salvageable items or demolition waste removed and transported from the premises on which such waste is generated, pursuant to the provisions of the demolition and/or construction contract; provided, however, if such contractor subcontracts the transporting and disposition of demolition waste, the collector with a solid waste collector franchise, if any, shall transport and dispose of such demolition waste.

(Ord. No. 209, § 1, 4-8-92)

No provision of this chapter shall prevent a confidential or sensitive document destruction service from transporting or disposing of documents by shredding, lumping, incinerating, or other means, as a part of such document destruction service.

(Ord. No. 209, § 1, 4-8-92)