§ 9148.5. Processing Facility for Recyclables.

No processing facility for recyclables shall be established, maintained, or enlarged in any zone unless it complies with the following requirements:

• A. Shall not be located within one hundred fifty (150) feet, as measured from lot line to lot line, of any residentially zoned property or institutional use (as specified in CMC § 9162.21(B));

• B. Shall conduct all operations, except for incidental storage, within an enclosed building or within an area enclosed by a decorative reinforced concrete wall, with mounded landscaping between the wall and the property line;

• C. Shall comply with Section 25250.11 of the California Health and Safety Code if used motor oil is accepted for recycling;

• D. Shall be maintained at all times in a clean, litter-free condition and shall be cleared of loose debris on a daily basis;

• E. Shall accept only recyclable materials as defined in CMC § 9191.508 . If such facility has public access, the collection containers shall be clearly marked to identify the material that may be deposited;

• F. Shall not operate with exterior noise levels in excess of 60 dBA as measured at the property line of adjacent noise sensitive land uses such as residential, schools, libraries, community care facilities, hospitals, churches, unsoundproofed offices, hotels, motels and outdoor recreation areas; for all other adjacent uses, exterior noise levels shall not exceed 70 dBA. A noise study extrapolating the exterior noise levels to be generated by the proposed use shall be submitted to and approved by the Community Development Director. Noise contours overlaid on a land use map showing the surrounding property shall accompany such a study;

• G. Shall limit the hours of operation from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. if the facility is located within five hundred (500) feet of property occupied by noise-sensitive land uses as identified in this Section. The facility will be operated by on-site personnel during the hours the facility is open;

• H. Shall not permit dust, fumes, smoke, vibration or odors above ambient levels to impact on neighboring properties;

• I. Shall meet all noise level requirements of this Section for any power-driven processing. Light processing facilities for recyclables shall be limited to the baling, briquetting, crushing, compacting, grinding, shredding and sorting of source-separate recyclable materials and the repair of reusable materials;

• J. Shall ensure that all collection facilities not within an enclosed building are constructed with durable waterproof and rustproof material;

• K. Shall, if a light processing facility for recyclables, be no larger than forty-five thousand (45,000) square feet and have no more than an average of two (2) outbound truck shipments of material per day. A light processing facility for recyclables shall not shred, compact or bale ferrous metals, other than food and beverage containers.

• (Ord. 87-819 § 7)