Corte Madera Municipal Code Ch. 6.04 Solid Waste Disposal

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 1011, § 2, adopted Nov. 16, 2021, repealed the former Ch. 6.04, §§ 6.04.010, 6.04.020, 6.04.040—6.04.070, and enacted a new Ch. 6.04 as set out herein. The former Ch. 6.04 pertained to garbage disposal and derived from Ord. 262, §§ 1, 2, 5—8, adopted in 1955; and Ord. 535, § 3, adopted in 1970.

(a) "Act" means the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (commencing with Section 40000 of the Public Resources Code), as amended, including, but not limited to, the Jobs and Recycling Act of 2011 (AB 341), SB 1016 (Chapter 343, Statutes of 2008 [Wiggins, SB 1016]), the Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling Act of 2014 (AB 1826), and the Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Bill of 2016 (SB 1383), and as implemented by the regulations of CalRecycle.

(b) "Authorized collector" means such persons, firms or corporations collecting and delivering for disposal, recycling or processing solid waste (other than solid waste generated by a permitted building project) originating in the town and doing so under a contract or franchise agreement with the town.

(c) "CCR" means the California Code of Regulations. CCR references in this Chapter are preceded with a number that refers to the relevant Title of the CCR (e.g., "14 CCR" refers to Title 14 of CCR).

(d) "Collection" means to take physical possession of solid waste at, and remove from, the place of generation for transport to a solid waste facility or other recovery activity.

(e) "Commercial business" or "commercial" means a firm, partnership, proprietorship, joint-stock company, corporation, or association, whether for-profit or nonprofit, strip mall, industrial facility, or a multi-family dwelling, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(6). A multi-family dwelling that consists of five or more dwelling units is "commercial" for the purposes of this chapter.

(f) "Commercial edible food generator" means a tier one or a tier two commercial edible food generator as defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(73) and (a)(74). Food recovery organizations and food recovery services are not commercial edible food generators.

(g) "Community composting" means any activity that composts green material, agricultural material, food material, and vegetative food material, alone or in combination, and the total amount of feedstock and compost on-site at any one time does not exceed one hundred cubic yards and seven hundred fifty square feet, as specified in 14 CCR Section 17855(a)(4) or as otherwise defined by 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(8).

(h) "Composting" means the process of controlled biological decomposition of organic waste.

(i) "Construction and demolition debris" or "C&D" means used or discarded materials resulting from construction, renovation, remodeling, repair, demolition, excavation or construction clean-up operations on any pavement or structure.

(j) "Container" or "collection container" means, for the purpose of this chapter, any bin, box or cart used for the purpose of holding solid waste for collection.

(k) "Debris box" means any ten to forty cubic yard container, or any compactor provided by a solid waste generator, placed in the public right-of-way, on town property, private property, or elsewhere in the service area, which is procured by a solid waste generator for their use in the collection of their solid waste. Debris boxes are serviced by means of lifting the entire container, including all contents, onto a designated collection vehicle.

(l) "Designated collection location" means the place where an authorized collector has contracted with either the local governing body or a private entity to pick up separated garbage, recyclable materials and organic materials collection containers. This location will customarily be the curbside of a residential neighborhood or the service alley of a commercial (or multifamily) enterprise.

(m) "Disposal" means the final disposition of solid waste at solid waste facility permitted for disposal.

(n) "Diversion" means activities reducing or eliminating the amount of solid waste from solid waste disposal, and which return these materials to use in the form of raw materials for new, reused, or reconstituted products, which meet the quality standards necessary for commercial use, or for other purposes of reuse.

(o) "Dwelling unit" means one or more rooms with internal access between all rooms, which provide complete independent living facilities for at least one family, including provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, bathing, and sanitary facilities.

(p) "Edible food" means food intended for human consumption, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(18). For the purposes of this chapter or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(18), "edible food" is not solid waste if it is recovered and not discarded. Nothing in this chapter or in 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12 requires or authorizes the recovery of edible food that does not meet the food safety requirements of the California Retail Food Code.

(q) "Enforcement action" means an action of the town to address non- compliance with this chapter including, but not limited to, issuing administrative notices, citations, fines, penalties, or using other remedies.

(r) "Enforcement agency" means an entity with the authority to enforce part or all of this chapter as specified herein. Employees and agents of an enforcement agency may carry out inspections and enforcement activities pursuant to this chapter. Nothing in this chapter authorizing an entity to enforce its terms shall require that entity to undertake such enforcement except as agreed to by that entity and the town. The town is an enforcement agency for all Sections of this chapter. The town may choose to additionally delegate enforcement responsibility for certain sections, to other public entities, including the Marin Hazardous and Solid Waste Joint Powers Authority (Zero Waste Marin) and the County of Marin (County).

(s) "Exempt waste" means biohazardous or biomedical waste, hazardous waste, medical waste, regulated radioactive waste, waste that is volatile, corrosive, or infectious, waste treatment or processing sludge, contaminated soil and dirt, contaminated concrete, contaminated asphalt, automobiles, automobile parts, boats, boat parts, boat trailers, internal combustion engines, lead-acid batteries, any matter or materials which are not acceptable for disposal at a solid waste landfill as defined in AB 939 and subsequent legislation, and those wastes under the control of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

(t) "Food recovery organization" means an entity that engages in the collection or receipt of edible food from commercial edible food generators and distributes that edible food to the public for food recovery either directly or through other entities or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(25), including, but not limited to: A food bank as defined in Section 113783 of the Health and Safety Code; A nonprofit charitable organization as defined in Section 113841 of the Health and Safety code; and, A nonprofit charitable temporary food facility as defined in Section 113842 of the Health and Safety Code.

(u) "Food recovery service" means a person or entity that collects and transports edible food from a commercial edible food generator to a food recovery organization or other entities for food recovery, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(26). A food recovery service is not a commercial edible food generator for the purposes of this chapter and implementation of 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12 pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(7).

(v) "Food waste" means food scraps and trimmings and other putrescible waste that result from food production, preparation, cooking, storage, consumption or handling. Food waste includes, but is not limited to, meat, fish and dairy waste, fruit and vegetable waste and grain waste. Food waste does not include exempt waste.

(w) "Garbage" means all non-recyclable packaging and other waste attributed to normal activities of a service unit. Garbage must be generated by and at the service unit wherein the garbage is collected. Garbage does not include recyclable materials, organic materials, debris from construction and demolition, large items, e-waste, universal waste, hazardous waste, household hazardous waste or exempt waste.

(x) "Generators" for the purpose of this chapter, means a person or entity, including commercial generators and residential generators, that is responsible for the initial creation of organic materials, or as otherwise defined as "organic waste generator" in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(48).

(y) "Hauler" means a person who collects material from a generator and delivers it to a reporting entity, end user, or a destination outside of the state. "Hauler" includes public contract haulers, authorized collectors, food waste self-haulers, and self-haulers. A person who transports material from reporting entity to another person is a transporter, not a hauler.

(z) "Inspection" means a site visit where the town, its employees or a designated entity or its employees reviews records, containers, and an entity's collection, handling, recycling, or disposal of solid waste or edible food handling to determine if the entity is complying with requirements set forth in this chapter, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(35).

(aa) "Organic material" or "organic waste" means solid wastes containing material originated from living organisms and their metabolic waste products, including, but not limited to, food waste, green material, landscape and pruning waste, organic textiles and carpets, lumber, wood, paper products, printing and writing paper, manure, biosolids, digestate, and sludges or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(46).

(bb) "Organic material processing facility" means any facility selected by the authorized collector that is approved by the town, or specifically designated by the town, operated and legally permitted for the purpose of receiving and processing organic materials.

(cc) "Person" means any person or persons, firm, association, corporation or other entity acting as principal, agent or officer, servant or employee, for themselves or for any other person, firm or corporation.

(dd) "Premises" includes a tract or parcel of land with or without habitable buildings or appurtenant structures. (14 CCR Section 17225.50) For purposes of this chapter the word premises includes residential and commercial uses of the land, whether owned, leased, rented or subleased , including every dwelling house, dwelling unit, apartment house or multiple-dwelling building, trailer or mobile home park, store, restaurant, rooming house, hotel, motel, office building, department store, manufacturing, processing or assembling shop or plant, warehouse and every other place or premises where any person resides, or any business is carried on or conducted within the town.

(ee) "Prohibited container contaminants" means:

(1) Discarded materials placed in the designated recyclables container that are not identified as acceptable source separated recyclables for the town's designated recyclables collection container;

(2) Discarded materials placed in the designated organic materials collection container that are not identified as acceptable source separated organic materials for the town's designated organic materials collection container;

(3) Discarded materials placed in the garbage container that are acceptable source separated recyclables and/or source separated organic materials to be placed in town's designated organic materials collection container and/or designated recyclables collection container; and

(4) Exempt waste placed in any container.

(ff) "Recyclable (source separated) materials" means any material designated to be separated from the waste stream for purposes of recycling (as adapted from Public Resources Code Section 41951). This designation shall be made by the town and the authorized collector based on good public practice, ability to receive an acceptable economic return, and feasibility of separating the material from the waste stream at the point of collection. Recyclable materials are currently limited to paper, glass, cardboard, plastics, ferrous metal, and aluminum.

(gg) "Recycling" means the process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating and reconstituting materials that would otherwise become garbage and returning them for use or reuse in the form of raw materials for new, used or reconstituted products which meet the quality standard necessary to be used in the marketplace. Recycling does not include transformation as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40201. (CCR, Title 14 Section 17225.54).

(hh) "Residential" means, for the purposes of this chapter, any premises consisting of between one and four dwelling units, and onsite domestic uses accessory to these dwelling units. A multi-family dwelling that consists of fewer than five dwelling units is "residential," for the purposes of this chapter.

(ii) "Self-haul" means a person who hauls solid waste, organic waste or recovered material they have generated to another person. Self-hauler also includes a person who back-hauls waste, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(66). "Back-haul" means generating and transporting organic materials to a destination owned and operated by the generator using the generator's own employees and equipment, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 189881(a)(66)(A).

(jj) "Solid waste" has the same meaning as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40191, which defines solid waste as all putrescible and nonputrescible solid and semisolid wastes, including garbage, recyclable materials, organic materials, demolition and construction wastes, bulky waste, discarded home and industrial appliances, manure, vegetable or animal solid or semisolid wastes, and other discarded solid and semisolid wastes with the exception that solid waste does not include any of the following wastes: (1) Hazardous waste, as defined in the Public Resources Code Section 40141, (2) Radioactive waste regulated pursuant to the State Radiation Control Law (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 114960) of Part 9 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code) and (3) Medical waste regulated pursuant to the State Medical Waste Management Act (Part 14 (commencing with Section 117600) of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code). Untreated medical waste shall not be disposed of in a solid waste landfill, as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40195.1. Medical waste that has been treated and deemed to be solid waste shall be regulated pursuant to Division 30 of the Public Resources Code. Recyclable materials and organic materials are a part of solid waste.

(kk) "Solid waste collection service" means collection of solid waste originating in the town, by a persons, firms or corporations, and doing so under a contract or franchise agreement with the town.

(ll) "Solid waste facility" or "facility" means a solid waste transfer or processing station including material recovery facilities, a recycling facility, a composting facility, a gasification facility, a transformation facility, an engineered municipal solid waste conversion facility, and a disposal facility. Solid waste facility additionally includes a solid waste operation that may be carried out pursuant to an enforcement agency notification, as provided in regulations adopted by CalRecycle, or otherwise set forth in the Act.

(mm) "Source separate" means the process of removing recyclable materials and organic materials from solid waste at the place of generation, prior to collection, and placing such materials into separate containers designated for recyclable materials and organic materials, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 17402.5(b)(4).

(nn) "Source reduction" means any action which causes a net reduction in the generation of solid waste. Source reduction includes, but is not limited to, reducing the use of nonrecyclable materials, replacing disposable materials and products with reusable materials and products, reducing packaging, reducing the amount of yard wastes generated, establishing garbage rate structures with incentives to reduce the amount of wastes that generator produce, and increasing the efficiency of the use of paper, cardboard, glass, metal, plastic, and other materials. Source reduction does not include steps taken after the material becomes solid waste or actions which would impact air or water resources in lieu of land, including, but not limited to, transformation.

(oo) "Tier one commercial edible food generator" means a commercial edible food generator that is one of the following as defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a):

(1) Supermarkets with gross annual sales of two million dollars or more.

(2) Grocery store with a total facility size equal to or greater than ten thousand square feet.

(3) Food service provider, which means an entity primarily engaged in providing food services to institutional, governmental, commercial, or industrial locations of others based on contractual arrangements with these types of organizations.

(4) Wholesale food vendor, which means a business or establishment engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of food, where food (including fruits and vegetables) is received, shipped, stored, prepared for distribution to a retailer, warehouse, distributor, or other destination.

(5) Food distributor, which means a company that distributes food to entities including, but not limited to, supermarkets and grocery stores.

(pp) "Tier two commercial edible food generator" means a commercial edible food generator that is one of the following as defined is 14 CCR Section 18982(a):

(1) Restaurant with two hundred fifty or more seats, or a total facility size equal to or greater than five thousand square feet.

(2) Hotel with an on-site food facility and two hundred or more rooms.

(3) Health facility with an on-site food facility and one hundred or more beds.

(4) Large venue, which means a permanent venue facility that annually seats or serves an average of more than two thousand individuals within the grounds of the facility per day of operation of the venue facility. For purposes of this chapter and implementation of 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12, a venue facility includes, but is not limited to, a public, nonprofit, or privately owned or operated stadium, amphitheater, arena, hall, amusement park, conference or civic center, zoo, aquarium, airport, racetrack, horse track, performing arts center, fairground, museum, theater, or other public attraction facility. For purposes of this chapter and implementation of 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12, a site under common ownership or control that includes more than one large venue that is contiguous with other large venues in the site, is a single large venue.

(5) Large event, which means an event, including, but not limited to, a sporting event or a flea market, that charges an admission price, or is operated by a local agency, and serves an average of more than two thousand individuals per day of operation of the event, at a location that includes, but is not limited to, a public, nonprofit, or privately owned park, parking lot, golf course, street system, or other open space when being used for an event.

(6) A state agency with a cafeteria with two hundred fifty or more seats or total cafeteria facility size equal to or greater than five thousand square feet.

(7) A local education agency facility with an on-site food facility. Local education agency means a school district, charter school, or county office of education that is not subject to the control of city, town or county regulations related to Solid Waste, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(40).

(qq) "Town manager" means the town manager of the town of Corte Madera, or their designee, which may include town employees.

(Ord. No. 1011, § 2, 11-16-2021)

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep, deposit, bury or dispose of any solid waste, except as provided in this chapter, in or upon any private property, public street, alley, sidewalk, gutter, park or other public place whatsoever, or to throw the same in the bed or upon the banks of any stream or creek in the town, or in or upon any of the waters thereof; and every person, firm or corporation in the town having the obligation of the disposal of solid waste as provided in this chapter shall dispose of the same only through the authorized collector of the town, or as may be expressly permitted by this chapter. Every tenant, lessee, occupant, owner or proprietor of any premises within the town shall have the solid waste collection service by the authorized collector of the town at least once each week, and shall pay the authorized collector for said solid waste collection service, the monthly rates provided by resolution of the town council.

(Ord. No. 1011, § 2, 11-16-2021)

(a) It is unlawful to place or permit to remain any solid waste except in a suitable covered container supplied by the authorized collector as set forth in this chapter.

(b) Generators shall arrange for a size, quantity and collection frequency of collection containers to adequately store all solid waste generated in connection with the premise, and without being filled to within four inches of the top, all the solid waste which would ordinarily accumulate on said premises in such time as would ordinarily elapse before the same would be removed by the authorized collector, or otherwise disposed of, as provided in this chapter. The town shall have the right to review the number and size of such collection containers to evaluate the adequacy of capacity provided for each type of collection service and to review the separation and containment of materials. Generators shall adjust service levels for their collection services as requested by the town in order to meet the standards set forth in this chapter.

(c) Authorized collector shall provide suitable and sufficient watertight collection containers with suitable bales or handles, and each having a tight fitting cover, for receiving and holding without leakage, or escape of odors. The specific nature of the required collection containers shall be established as from time to time approved by the town and the authorized collector.

(d) Except as expressly provided by this section, no solid waste collection containers other than those owned or rented by the town shall be placed or kept in or on any public street, sidewalk, footpath, or any public place whatsoever, but shall be maintained on the premises in a location and manner so as not to be visible from the public street and where they will not be a public nuisance or in any degree offensive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solid waste collection containers may be placed on the day(s) and in the designated collection locations for removal and emptying of said collection containers, but shall be removed within twenty-four hours of the day of collection.

(Ord. No. 1011, § 2, 11-16-2021)

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation except the authorized collector to remove or carry on, along or through the streets and alleys of the town any solid waste (other than solid waste generated by a permitted building project). All solid waste removed, carried, conveyed or hauled on, along or through such streets, or alleys, shall be removed, carried or hauled in conveyances so constructed as to be watertight, dustproof, have proper covers and are so loaded that none of the solid waste shall leak, fall, drip, or spill to the ground, or upon the streets or alleys. All such collection vehicles shall be kept clean on the outside and be numbered on the outside so that the number can be plainly seen.

(Ord. No. 1011, § 2, 11-16-2021)

(a) The town's authorized collector providing residential, commercial, or industrial organic materials collection services to generators within the town's boundaries shall meet the following requirements and standards as a condition of approval of a contract, agreement, or other authorization with the town to collect organic materials:

(1) Through written notice to the town annually on or before January 1, 2022, identify the facilities to which they will transport organic materials including facilities for source separated recyclable materials and source separated organic materials.

(2) Transport source separated recyclable materials and source separated organic materials to a facility, operation, activity, or property that recovers organic materials as defined in 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12, Article 2.

(3) Obtain approval from the town to haul organic materials, unless it is transporting source separated organic materials to a community composting site or lawfully transporting construction and demolition debris in a manner that complies with 14 CCR Section 18989.1.

(b) The authorized collector shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, as they may be amended from time to time, in performance of the contract.

(Ord. No. 1011, § 2, 11-16-2021)

The town council may, with or without having invited bids therefor, enter into a contract with any responsible person, firm or corporation for the collection, removal and delivery for recycling, processing or disposal of solid waste accumulated within the town. The term of said contract, rates of collection and other provisions of said contract shall be as provided by resolution of the town council. Where such a contract as in this chapter and by resolution is provided for has heretofore or hereafter been entered into between the town and a contractor for the collection, removal and delivery for recycling, processing or disposal of solid waste as provided in this chapter and said contractor shall have satisfactorily performed such contract, the town council, without inviting bids or proposals therefor and without giving notice of its intention to do so, may, either prior to or after the expiration of such contract, extend or renew the same for such a period and on such terms and conditions as the town council shall provide by resolution.

(Ord. No. 1011, § 2, 11-16-2021)

Every successful bidder, or person to whom any contract is awarded, shall furnish a surety bond in the sum set by the town manager conditioned upon the faithful performance of his contract and the compliance with all the ordinances of the town.

(Ord. No. 1011, § 2, 11-16-2021)

(a) A mandatory obligation is imposed on each responsible person occupying any premises to separate and recycle all recyclable material and organic materials from the garbage generated on the premises. Generators shall place source separated organic materials, including food waste, in the organic materials collection container; place source separated recyclable materials in the recyclable material collection container; and place garbage in the approved garbage collection container. Generators shall not place prohibited container contaminants into the garbage collection container, organic materials collection container or recyclable material collection container.

(b) The authorized collector shall give written notice to the town manager of the address of any occupied premises within the town which is not subscribing to the solid waste collection service provided by the authorized collector.

(c) Generators shall provide or arrange for access during all inspections and investigations (with the exception of a private residential dwelling unit) and cooperate with the town manager or authorized collector during such inspections and investigations as described in Section 6.04.160.

(d) Nothing in this chapter limits the right of any person to donate, sell, or otherwise remove their recyclable materials so long as the removal otherwise complies with this chapter.

(e) Organic materials may be fed to animals on the premises where such organic materials is produced, provided that the premises are always kept in a sanitary condition to the satisfaction of the town manager; and provided further that the keeping and feeding of such animals shall at all times conform to the applicable regulations of those entities governing the same now in force or which thereafter may be enacted or promulgated.

(f) Organic materials may be used in on-site composting or community composting, pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(c), provided that such operation conforms to the applicable regulations of those entities governing the same now in force or which thereafter may be enacted or promulgated.

(Ord. No. 1011, § 2, 11-16-2021)

Each residential generator shall subscribe to a level of solid waste collection service with the authorized collector that is sufficient to handle the volume garbage, recyclable material, and organic materials generated or accumulated on the premises and comply with requirements of those collection services.

(Ord. No. 1011, § 2, 11-16-2021)

(a) Commercial generators shall comply with the following requirements.

(1) Each commercial generator, including all multi-family dwellings that consist of five or more dwelling units, large events and large venues shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of this section.

(2) Each commercial generator shall subscribe to a level of service with the authorized collector that is sufficient to handle the volume of garbage, recyclable materials and organic materials generated or accumulated on the premises. Additionally, each commercial generator shall ensure the proper separation of solid waste, as established by the authorized collector, by placing each type of material in designated collection containers, and ensure that employees, contractors, volunteers, customers, visitors, and other persons on-site conduct proper source separation of solid waste.

(3) Supply and allow access to adequate number, size, and location of collection containers with sufficient labels or colors, conforming with requirements of this section, for employees, contractors, tenants, and customers, consistent with the solid waste collection service.

(4) Annually provide information to employees, contractors, tenants, and customers about organic materials recovery requirements and about proper sorting of solid waste.

(5) Provide educational information before, or within, fourteen days of occupation of the premises to new tenants that describes requirements to keep source separated organic materials and source separated recyclable materials separate from garbage (when applicable) and the location of collection containers and the rules governing their use at each property.

(6) Accommodate and cooperate with the authorized collector's monitoring program for inspection of the contents of containers for prohibited container contaminants, to evaluate generator's compliance.

(7) If a commercial generator self-hauls, the commercial generator shall meet the self-haul requirements in Section 6.04.130.

(b) Commercial generators, excluding multi-family dwellings consisting of five or more dwelling units, shall comply with the following requirements.

(1) Provide containers for the collection of source separated organic materials and source separated recyclable materials in all indoor and outdoor areas where garbage disposal containers are provided for customers, for materials generated onsite. Such containers do not need to be provided in restrooms. If a commercial generator does not generate any of the materials that would be collected in one type of collection container, then it is not required to provide that type of container in all areas where disposal collection containers are provided for customers. Pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(b), the indoor and outdoor containers shall have either:

(A) A body or lid that is gray or black for collection of garbage, blue for collection of recycling, and green for collection of organic materials. A commercial generator is not required to replace functional containers, including containers purchased prior to January 1, 2022, that do not comply with the requirements of the subsection prior to the end of the useful life of those containers, or prior to January 1, 2036, whichever comes first.

(B) Container labels that include language or graphic images, or both, indicating the primary material accepted and the primary materials prohibited in that container, or containers with imprinted text or graphic images that indicate the primary materials accepted and primary materials prohibited in the container. Pursuant 14 CCR Section 18984.8, the container labeling requirements are required on new containers commencing January 1, 2022.

(2) To the extent practical through education, training, inspection, and/or other measures, prohibit employees from placing materials in a container not designated for those materials per the solid waste collection service.

(3) Periodically inspect organic materials, recycling, and garbage containers for contamination and inform employees if containers are contaminated and of the requirements to keep contaminants out of those containers pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(b)(3).

(4) Commercial generators that are commercial edible food generators, as defined in Section 6.04.010, shall comply with commercial edible food generator requirements, pursuant to Section 6.04.140.

(Ord. No. 1011, § 2, 11-16-2021)

(a) Pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.11, the town may grant waivers to commercial businesses for physical space limitations and/or de minimis volumes. Commercial businesses seeking a waiver shall submit their request in a form specified by the town manager. After reviewing the waiver request, and after an on-site review, if applicable, the town manager may either approve or deny the following waiver requests.

(1) De Minimis Waivers: The town may waive a commercial business' obligation to comply with some or all the requirements of Section 6.04.110 if the commercial business meets the following requirements:

(A) Submit an application specifying the type of waiver requested and provide documentation as described below.

(B) Provide documentation that either:

(i) The commercial business receives two or more cubic yards of weekly solid waste collection service (including garbage, recyclable material and organic materials) and disposed organic materials comprises less than two gallons per week of the business' total weekly solid waste volume; or

(ii) The commercial business receives less than two cubic yards of weekly solid waste collection service (including garbage, recyclable material and organic materials) and disposed organic materials comprises less than ten gallons per week of the business' total weekly solid waste volume.

(iii) For the purposes of subsections (i) and (ii) above, weekly solid waste collection shall be the sum of weekly garbage collection container volume, recyclable material collection container volume and organic materials collection container volume, measured in cubic yards.

(C) Notify the town if circumstances change such that volume of commercial business' organic materials placed in collection containers exceeds threshold required for waiver, in which case waiver will be rescinded.

(D) Provide written verification of eligibility for de minimis waiver every five years if the town has approved de minimis waiver.

(2) Physical Space Waivers: The town may waive a commercial business' obligations (including multi-family dwellings) to comply with some or all of the recyclable materials and/or organic materials collection service requirements if the town has evidence from its own staff, a hauler, licensed architect, or licensed engineer demonstrating that the premises lacks adequate space for the collection containers required for compliance with the collection service requirements. A commercial business or property owner may request a physical space waiver through the following process:

(A) Submit an application form specifying the type(s) of collection services for which they are requesting a waiver from mandatory collection service.

(B) Provide documentation that the premises lacks adequate space for the approved recyclable materials collection containers and approved organic materials collection containers including documentation from its authorized collector, licensed architect, or licensed engineer.

(C) Provide written verification to the town that it is still eligible for physical space waiver every five years if the town has approved application for a physical space waiver.

(a) Self-haulers shall haul their source separated recyclable materials to a facility that recovers those materials; and haul their source separated organic materials to a solid waste facility, operation, activity, or property that processes or recovers source separated organic materials.

(b) Self-haulers that are commercial businesses shall keep a record of the amount of organic materials delivered to each solid waste facility, operation, activity, or property that processes or recovers organic materials; this record shall be subject to inspection by the town. The records shall include the following information:

(1) Delivery receipts and weight tickets from the entity accepting the waste. If the material is transported to an entity that does not have scales on-site or employs scales incapable of weighing the self-hauler's vehicle in a manner that allows it to determine the weight of materials received, the self-hauler is not required to record the weight of material but shall keep a record of the entities that received the organic materials.

(2) The amount of material in cubic yards or tons transported by the generator to each entity.

(3) At the request of the town or authorized collector, complete and retain on-site a self-hauling form certifying that all self-hauling activities will be completed in accordance with this chapter or any other applicable law or regulation. A copy of such form shall be completed and remitted annually to the town.

(Ord. No. 1011, § 2, 11-16-2021)

(a) Tier one commercial edible food generators must comply with the requirements of this section January 1, 2022, and Tier two commercial edible food generators must comply commencing January 1, 2024, pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18991.3.

(b) Large venue or large event operators not providing food services, but allowing for food to be provided by others, shall require food facilities operating at the large venue or large event to comply with the requirements of this section, commencing January 1, 2024.

(c) Commercial edible food generators shall comply with the following requirements:

(1) Arrange to recover the maximum amount of edible food that would otherwise be disposed.

(2) Contract with or enter into a written agreement with food recovery organizations or food recovery services for: (a) the collection of edible food for food recovery; or (b) acceptance of the edible food that the commercial edible food generator self-hauls to the food recovery organization for food recovery.

(3) Ensure that food is not food that is capable of being recovered by a food recovery organization or a food recovery service is not intentionally spoiled.

(4) Allow the town's designated enforcement entity or designated third party enforcement entity to access the premises and review records pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18991.4.

(5) Keep records that include the following information, or as otherwise specified in 14 CCR Section 18991.4:

(A) A list of each food recovery service or organization that collects or receives its edible food pursuant to a contract or written agreement established under 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b).

(B) A copy of all contracts or written agreements established under 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b).

(C) A record of the following information for each of those food recovery services or food recovery organizations:

(i) The name, address and contact information of the food recovery service or food recovery organization.

(ii) The types of food that will be collected by or self-hauled to the food recovery service or food recovery organization.

(iii) The established frequency that food will be collected or self-hauled.

(iv) The quantity of food, measured in pounds recovered per month, collected or self-hauled to a food recovery service or food recovery organization for food recovery.

(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or conflict with the protections provided by the California Good Samaritan Food Donation Act of 2017, the Federal Good Samaritan Act, or share table and school food donation guidance pursuant to Senate Bill 557 of 2017 (approved by the Governor of the State of California on September 25, 2017, which added Article 13 [commencing with Section 49580] to Chapter 9 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, and to amend Section 114079 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to food safety, as amended, supplemented, superseded and replaced from time to time).

(Ord. No. 1011, § 2, 11-16-2021)

(a) Food recovery services collecting or receiving edible food directly from commercial edible food generators, via a contract or written agreement established under 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b), shall maintain the following records, or as otherwise specified by 14 CCR Section 18991.5(a)(1):

(1) The name, address, and contact information for each commercial edible food generator from which the service collects edible food.

(2) The quantity in pounds of edible food collected from each commercial edible food generator per month.

(3) The quantity in pounds of edible food transported to each food recovery organization per month.

(4) The name, address, and contact information for each food recovery organization that the food recovery service transports edible food to for food recovery.

(b) Food recovery organizations collecting or receiving edible food directly from commercial edible food generators, via a contract or written agreement established under 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b), shall maintain the following records, or as otherwise specified by 14 CCR Section 18991.5(a)(2):

(1) The name, address, and contact information for each commercial edible food generators from which the organization receives edible food.

(2) The quantity in pounds of edible food received from each commercial edible food generator per month.

(3) The name, address, and contact information for each food recovery service that the organization receives edible food from for food recovery.

(c) Food recovery organizations and food recovery services that have their primary address physically located in the town and contract with or have written agreements with one or more commercial edible food generators pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b) shall annually report to the town it is located in the total pounds of edible food recovered in the previous calendar year from the tier one and tier two commercial edible food generators they have established a contract or written agreement with pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b) no later than April 1.

(d) In order to support edible food recovery capacity planning assessments or other studies conducted by the county, town, special district that provides solid waste collection services, or its designated entity, food recovery services and food recovery organizations operating in the town shall provide information and consultation to the town, upon request, regarding existing, or proposed new or expanded, food recovery capacity that could be accessed by the town and commercial edible food generators. A food recovery service or food recovery organization contacted by the town shall respond to such request for information within sixty days unless a shorter timeframe is otherwise specified by the town.

(Ord. No. 1011, § 2, 11-16-2021)

(a) The town, authorized collector, or designee is authorized to conduct any inspections, remote monitoring, or other investigations as reasonably necessary to further the goals of this chapter, subject to applicable laws. This may include inspections and investigations, at random or otherwise, of any collection container, collection vehicle load, or transfer, processing, or disposal facility to confirm compliance with this chapter, subject to applicable laws. This section does not allow entry in a private residential dwelling unit for inspection. For the purposes of inspecting collection containers for compliance, the town or authorized collector may conduct container inspections for prohibited container contaminants using remote monitoring, and generators shall accommodate and cooperate with the remote monitoring.

(b) A person subject to the requirements of this chapter shall provide or arrange for access during all inspections (with the exception of a private residential dwelling unit) and shall cooperate with the town or authorized collector during such inspections and investigations. Such inspections and investigations may include confirmation of proper placement of materials in containers, inspection of edible food recovery activities, review of required records, or other verification or inspection to confirm compliance with any other requirement of this chapter. Failure to provide or arrange for: (i) access to the premises; (ii) installation and operation of remote monitoring equipment, if a remote monitoring program is adopted; or (iii) access to records for any inspection or investigation is a violation of this chapter and may result in penalties.

(c) Any records obtained by the town, authorized collector, or designee, during inspections, investigations, remote monitoring and other reviews shall be subject to the requirements and applicable disclosure exemptions of the California Public Records Act as set forth in Government Code Section 6250 et seq.

(d) The town, authorized collector or designee shall accept written complaints from persons regarding an entity that may be potentially non-compliant with this chapter.

(Ord. No. 1011, § 2, 11-16-2021)

(a) Except as provided in subsection (d), below, a violation of any provision of this chapter shall constitute an infraction and will be grounds for issuance of a an administrative citation and penalty as provided in Municipal Code Chapter 9.05 by the town's enforcement officer or its designated enforcement agency.

(b) Enforcement actions under this chapter are issuance of an administrative citation and assessment of a fine. The town's procedures on imposition of administrative citations and fines as contained in Municipal Code Chapters 9.05 and 9.06 shall govern the imposition, enforcement, collection, and review of administrative citations and fines issued to enforce this chapter and any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter. Any section of this chapter may be enforced by the town or, if agreed to, by its designated enforcement agency.

(c) A violation may be punishable by:

(1) A fine of one hundred dollars for a first violation;

(2) A fine of two hundred dollars for a second violation of the same provision of this code within any twelve consecutive month period;

(3) A fine of five hundred dollars for each additional violation of the same provision of this code within any twelve consecutive-month period. Any citation issued after the issuance of a third citation or violation of the same provision of this code within any twelve consecutive-month period may be charged as a misdemeanor pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 1.04, 9.05 and 9.06 of this code.

(d) Other remedies allowed by law may be used, including civil action or prosecution as a misdemeanor or infraction, in the discretion of the town. The town may pursue civil actions in the California courts to seek recovery of unpaid administrative citations, and fines. The town may choose to delay court action until such time as a sufficiently large number of violations, or cumulative size of violations exist such that court action is a reasonable use of town staff and resources.

(Ord. No. 1011, § 2, 11-16-2021)