Chapter 19.108 — BEVERAGE CONTAINER REDEMPTION AND

19.108.010 Purpose. ¶

The purpose of this chapter is to establish regulations regarding beverage container redemption and recycling centers.

(Ord. 2085, § 2 (part), 2011; Ord. 1682, (part), 1995)

19.108.020 Applicability of Regulations/Penalty. ¶

It is unlawful for a recycling facility to be placed, erected, moved, reconstructed or altered unless made to comply with the provisions of this title. Violation of this chapter is an infraction and is punishable as provided in Chapter 1.12 of this code.

(Ord. 2085, § 2 (part), 2011; Ord. 1682, (part), 1995)

19.108.030 Permits Required. ¶

No person shall place, construct, or operate a recycling facility without first obtaining a permit pursuant to the provisions set forth in this section. Recycling facilities may be permitted as set forth in table 19.108.030.

Table 19.108.030: Permits Required

Type of Facility	Zones Permited	Permit Required
Indoor Reverse vending machines	All commercial	None
Reverse vending machines	All commercial All industrial All planned development zones which permit commercial, ofce and industrial actvity BA and BQ	Admin. Use permit
Small collecton Grouping of reverse vending Mobile recycling: enclosed vehicle	All commercial All industrial All planned development zones which permit commercial, ofce, and industrial actvity BA and BQ	Admin. Use permit
Small collecton Bulk vending machines Kiosk units Mobile recycling: open vehicle Mobile recycling: enclosed vehicle that utlizes external collecton bins	All commercial All industrial All planned development zones which permit commercial, ofce, and industrial actvity BA and BQ	Architectural and Site Approval - DRC
e. Unatended containers		Admin. Use permit
Large collecton	Light industrial BA and BQ All planned development which allows light industrial actvites	Conditonal Use Permit
Light processing	Light Industrial All planned development which allows light industrial actvites	Conditonal Use Permit
Heavy processing	Light Industrial All planned development which allows light industrial actvites	Conditonal Use Permit

(Ord. 2085, § 2 (part), 2011; Ord. 1682, (part), 1995)

19.108.040 Permits for Multiple Sites. ¶

A single applicant may process an application to allow more than one reverse vending machine installation or small collection facility located on different sites under the following conditions:

The operator of each of the proposed facilities is the same;

The proposed facilities are determined by the Director of Community Development to be similar in nature, size and intensity of activity; and

All of the applicable criteria and standards set forth in Section 19.108.050 are met for each such proposed facility.

(Ord. 2085, § 2 (part), 2011; Ord. 1682, (part), 1995)

19.108.050 Criteria and Standards. ¶

The criteria and standards for recycling facilities are as set forth in Table 19.108.050:

Table 19.108.050: Criteria and Standards

	Reverse Vending Machines	Small Collecton Facilites	Large Collecton Facilites	Processing Facilites
1. Collocaton with	Existng commercial uses	Existng commercial, ofce, industrial and public or quasi- public uses	Not required	Not required
2. Locaton	·Within a reasonable proximity to the entrance to the commercial structure and ·Shall not obstruct pedestrian or vehicular circulaton	·Setback at least 10 feet from any street line and ·Shall not obstruct pedestrian or vehicular circulaton. ·Sited in a manner that balances the need to provide visual accessibility to the recycling center versus the objectve to maintain an atractve streetscape for the community ·Area for facility clearly marked to prohibit other vehicular parking during hours when mobile center is scheduled to be present.	·Facility does not abut a property zoned or occupied for residental use; ·Facility will be screened from the public right- of-way by operatng in an enclosed building or: ·Within an area enclosed by an opaque fence at least six feet in height with landscaping, ·At least one hundred ffy feet from property zone or occupied for residental use, and ·Meets all noise standards; ·Setbacks and landscape requirements shall be those provided for the zoning district in which the facility is located;	·Setbacks and landscaping requirements shall be those provided for the zoning district in which the facility is located; ·Facility does not abut a property zoned for residental use; ·Processor will operate in a wholly enclosed building except for incidental storage, or: ·Within an area enclosed on all sides by an opaque fence or wall not less than eight feet in height and landscaped on all street frontages, ·Located at least one hundred ffy feet from a residental zone;
3. Maximum Size	·50 square feet of foor space per installaton, including any protectve enclosure and ·8 feet in height	·500 square feet and occupy no more than fve parking spaces not including space that will be periodically needed for removal of materials or exchange of containers		·4,500 square feet for light processing facilites ·Heavy processing facilites may be larger

	Reverse Vending Machines	Small Collecton Facilites	Large Collecton Facilites	Processing Facilites
4. Parking	·Facility shall not occupy parking spaces required by the primary use and ·Shall be placed on the apron of the host facility when possible	·One space for atendant, if needed ·No additonal spaces required for customers ·Atendant parking or facility may not reduce available parking spaces below the minimum required for the primary hose use unless all of the following conditons exist: ·The facility is located in a convenience zone or potental convenience zone as designated by the CA Department of Conservaton ·A parking study shows that existng parking capacity is not already fully utlized during the tme the recycling facility will be on the site ·The permit will be reconsidered at the end of 18 months. If the permit expires without renewal, the collecton facility shall be removed from the site on the day following permit expiraton.	·Space will be provided on site for six vehicles or the antcipated peak customer load, whichever is higher, to circulate and to deposit recyclable materials ·One parking space will be provided for each commercial vehicle operated by the recycling center. ·Parking requirements will be as provided for in the zone, except that parking requirements for employees may be reduced when it can be shown that parking spaces are not necessary, such as when employees are transported in company vehicle to a work facility	·Space shall be provided on site for the antcipated peak load of customers to circulate, park and deposit recyclable materials. ·If facility is open to the public, space will provide for a minimum of ten customers. ·One parking space will be provided for each commercial vehicle operated by the processing center. ·Parking requirements will otherwise be as mandated by the zone in which the facility is located.
5. Illuminaton	·Shall be illuminated to ensure comfortable and safe operaton if operatng hours are between dusk and dawn
6. Noise	·Shall comply with	·Shall comply with the City's	·Shall comply with the City's	·Shall comply with the City's

				Reverse Vending Machines		Small Collecton Facilites		Large Collecton Facilites		Processing Facilites
				the City's Noise Ordinance		Noise Ordinance		Noise Ordinance		Noise Ordinance


7. Accepted Materials		·Shall accept only glass botles, metals, plastc containers, papers and reusable items. ·Used motor oil may be accepted with permission of the central fre district, or other agency which administers the City's hazardous material ordinances. ·Used motor oil can only be accepted at an atended site having containers approved by the administrator of the City's hazardous materials ordinance;		·A processing facility may accept used motor oil for recycling from the generator; in amounts no greater than twenty gallons per shipment and the contents of any single container must not exceed fve gallons; in accordance with Secton 25250.11 of the California Health and Safety Code;
8. Hours of Operaton	·Shall be at least the operatng hours of the host use	·Atended facilites located with one hundred feet of a property zoned or occupied for residental use shall be operated only during the hours between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Containers for the twenty- four-hour donaton of material shall be at least one hundred feet from any property zoned or occupied for residental uses unless there is acoustcal shielding between the containers and the residental use	·If the facility is located within fve hundred feet of property zoned or occupied for residental use, it shall not be in operaton between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.	·If the facility is located within 500 feet of property zoned or occupied for residental use, it shall not be in operaton between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Facility will be administered by on-site personnel during the hours the center is open
9. Landscaping		·The facility shall not impair the landscaping required for a

	Reverse Vending Machines	Small Collecton Facilites	Large Collecton Facilites	Processing Facilites
		concurrent use by this ttle or any permit issued pursuant thereto.
10. Power- driven Processing Equipment		·Shall use no power-driven processing equipment except for bulk reverse vending machines	·Power driven processing, including aluminum foil and can compactng, baling, plastc shredding, or other light processing actvites necessary for efcient temporary storage and shipment of material may be approved through a use permit process or at the discreton of the Director of Community Development if noise and other conditons are met.	·Power driven processing shall be permited, provided all noise level requirements are met. ·Light processing facilites are limited to baling, briquetng, compactng, grinding, shredding and sortng of source- separated recyclable materials and repairing of reusable materials.
11. Maintenance	·Shall be maintained in a liter- free, dust free conditon on a daily basis ·Sanitaton control and practces shall be installed and used to maintain each site in a manner free of rodents, insects and other vectors.	·Shall be maintained free of liter and any other undesirable materials, ·Mobile facilites, at which truck or containers are removed at the end of each collecton day, shall be swept at the end of each collecton day. ·Sanitaton control and practces shall be installed and used to maintain each site in a manner free of rodents, insects and other vectors.	·Site and Donaton areas shall be maintained free of liter and any other undesirable materials, and will be cleaned of loose debris on a daily basis. ·Sanitaton control and practces shall be installed and used to maintain each site in a manner free of rodents, insects and other vectors.	·Donaton areas shall be kept free of liter and any other undesirable material. ·Sanitaton control and practces shall be installed and used to maintain each site in a manner free of rodents, insects, and other vectors.
12. Constructon Materials, Capacity, Security and Storage	·Durable, waterproof and rustproof materials	·Durable, waterproof and rustproof materials ·Covered when the facility is not atended ·Secure from unauthorized entry or	·Shall be secured from unauthorized entry and removal of materials when atendants are not present. ·Containers shall be at least	·Shall be secured from unauthorized entry and removal of materials when atendants are not present ·All exterior storage of material shall be

				Reverse Vending Machines		Small Collecton Facilites		Large Collecton Facilites		Processing Facilites


		removal of material ·Of a capacity sufcient to accommodate materials collected and collecton schedule ·Shall store all recyclable material in containers or in the mobile center vehicle and shall not leave materials outside of containers when atendant is not present.	10 feet away from buildings. ·All exterior storage of material shall be in sturdy, nonfammable containers which are covered, secure, and maintained in good conditon. ·Baled or pelletzed material may also be stored. ·Oil storage must be in containers approved by the Fire Marshal. ·No storage will be visible above the height of the fencing.	in sturdy nonfammable containers which are covered, secured and maintained in good conditon. ·Baled or pelletzed material may also be stored. ·Oil storage must be in containers approved by the Fire Marshal. ·No storage will be visible above the height of the fence.
13. Facility Identfcaton	·Shall be clearly marked to identfy the type of material that may be deposited ·Operatng Instructons ·Identty and phone number of operator or responsible person to call if the machine is inoperable ·Shall display a notce statng that no material shall be lef outside the recycling enclosure or containers	·Shall be clearly marked to identfy the type of material that may be deposited ·Identty and phone number of operator ·Hours of operaton ·Shall display a notce statng that no material shall be lef outside the recycling enclosure or containers	·The containers shall be clearly marked to identfy the type of material that may be deposited ·Shall be clearly marked with the name and phone number of the facility operator and the hours of operaton; ·Shall display a notce statng that no material shall be lef outside the recycling containers	·The containers shall be clearly marked to identfy the type of material that may be deposited. ·Shall be clearly marked with the name and phone number of the facility operator and the hours of operaton ·Shall display a notce statng that no material shall be lef outside the recycling containers
14. Screening		·With the excepton of enclosed mobile recycling vehicles, small collecton facilites shall be screened, via fencing and/or landscaping, from public streets.		·No dust, fumes, smoke, vibraton or odor above ambient level may be detectable on neighboring propertes

			Reverse Vending Machines		Small Collecton Facilites		Large Collecton Facilites		Processing Facilites
					·The screening height, density, and locaton shall be designed to minimize the view of the mobile unit and potental sortng areas from public streets and other public spaces;
	15. Signs		·Maximum sign area = 4 square feet, exclusive of operatng instructons		·Identfcaton signs with a maximum of twenty percent per side or sixteen square feet, whichever is smaller, and ·Informatonal signs as allowed by the Sign Ordinance ·Must be consistent with character of the locaton ·Directonal signs, bearing no advertsing message, may be installed with the approval of the Director of Community Development if necessary to facilitate trafc circulaton, or if the facility is not visible from the public right-of-way, ·The Director of Community Development may authorize increases in the number and size of signs upon fndings that it is compatble with adjacent businesses.		·Identfcaton and informatonal signs will meet the standards of the zone. ·Directonal signs, bearing no advertsing message, may be installed with the approval of the Director of Community Development if necessary to facilitate trafc circulaton.		·Sign requirements shall be those provided for the zoning district in which the facility is located.

	Reverse Vending Machines	Small Collecton Facilites	Large Collecton Facilites	Processing Facilites
4. Parking	·Facility shall not occupy parking spaces required by the primary use and ·Shall be placed on the apron of the host facility when possible	·One space for atendant, if needed ·No additonal spaces required for customers ·Atendant parking or facility may not reduce available parking spaces below the minimum required for the primary hose use unless all of the following conditons exist: ·The facility is located in a convenience zone or potental convenience zone as designated by the CA Department of Conservaton ·A parking study shows that existng parking capacity is not already fully utlized during the tme the recycling facility will be on the site ·The permit will be reconsidered at the end of 18 months. If the permit expires without renewal, the collecton facility shall be removed from the site on the day following permit expiraton.	·Space will be provided on site for six vehicles or the antcipated peak customer load, whichever is higher, to circulate and to deposit recyclable materials ·One parking space will be provided for each commercial vehicle operated by the recycling center. ·Parking requirements will be as provided for in the zone, except that parking requirements for employees may be reduced when it can be shown that parking spaces are not necessary, such as when employees are transported in company vehicle to a work facility	·Space shall be provided on site for the antcipated peak load of customers to circulate, park and deposit recyclable materials. ·If facility is open to the public, space will provide for a minimum of ten customers. ·One parking space will be provided for each commercial vehicle operated by the processing center. ·Parking requirements will otherwise be as mandated by the zone in which the facility is located.
5. Illuminaton	·Shall be illuminated to ensure comfortable and safe operaton if operatng hours are between dusk and dawn
6. Noise	·Shall comply with	·Shall comply with the City's	·Shall comply with the City's	·Shall comply with the City's

	Reverse Vending Machines	Small Collecton Facilites	Large Collecton Facilites	Processing Facilites
		concurrent use by this ttle or any permit issued pursuant thereto.
10. Power- driven Processing Equipment		·Shall use no power-driven processing equipment except for bulk reverse vending machines	·Power driven processing, including aluminum foil and can compactng, baling, plastc shredding, or other light processing actvites necessary for efcient temporary storage and shipment of material may be approved through a use permit process or at the discreton of the Director of Community Development if noise and other conditons are met.	·Power driven processing shall be permited, provided all noise level requirements are met. ·Light processing facilites are limited to baling, briquetng, compactng, grinding, shredding and sortng of source- separated recyclable materials and repairing of reusable materials.
11. Maintenance	·Shall be maintained in a liter- free, dust free conditon on a daily basis ·Sanitaton control and practces shall be installed and used to maintain each site in a manner free of rodents, insects and other vectors.	·Shall be maintained free of liter and any other undesirable materials, ·Mobile facilites, at which truck or containers are removed at the end of each collecton day, shall be swept at the end of each collecton day. ·Sanitaton control and practces shall be installed and used to maintain each site in a manner free of rodents, insects and other vectors.	·Site and Donaton areas shall be maintained free of liter and any other undesirable materials, and will be cleaned of loose debris on a daily basis. ·Sanitaton control and practces shall be installed and used to maintain each site in a manner free of rodents, insects and other vectors.	·Donaton areas shall be kept free of liter and any other undesirable material. ·Sanitaton control and practces shall be installed and used to maintain each site in a manner free of rodents, insects, and other vectors.
12. Constructon Materials, Capacity, Security and Storage	·Durable, waterproof and rustproof materials	·Durable, waterproof and rustproof materials ·Covered when the facility is not atended ·Secure from unauthorized entry or	·Shall be secured from unauthorized entry and removal of materials when atendants are not present. ·Containers shall be at least	·Shall be secured from unauthorized entry and removal of materials when atendants are not present ·All exterior storage of material shall be


		removal of material ·Of a capacity sufcient to accommodate materials collected and collecton schedule ·Shall store all recyclable material in containers or in the mobile center vehicle and shall not leave materials outside of containers when atendant is not present.	10 feet away from buildings. ·All exterior storage of material shall be in sturdy, nonfammable containers which are covered, secure, and maintained in good conditon. ·Baled or pelletzed material may also be stored. ·Oil storage must be in containers approved by the Fire Marshal. ·No storage will be visible above the height of the fencing.	in sturdy nonfammable containers which are covered, secured and maintained in good conditon. ·Baled or pelletzed material may also be stored. ·Oil storage must be in containers approved by the Fire Marshal. ·No storage will be visible above the height of the fence.
13. Facility Identfcaton	·Shall be clearly marked to identfy the type of material that may be deposited ·Operatng Instructons ·Identty and phone number of operator or responsible person to call if the machine is inoperable ·Shall display a notce statng that no material shall be lef outside the recycling enclosure or containers	·Shall be clearly marked to identfy the type of material that may be deposited ·Identty and phone number of operator ·Hours of operaton ·Shall display a notce statng that no material shall be lef outside the recycling enclosure or containers	·The containers shall be clearly marked to identfy the type of material that may be deposited ·Shall be clearly marked with the name and phone number of the facility operator and the hours of operaton; ·Shall display a notce statng that no material shall be lef outside the recycling containers	·The containers shall be clearly marked to identfy the type of material that may be deposited. ·Shall be clearly marked with the name and phone number of the facility operator and the hours of operaton ·Shall display a notce statng that no material shall be lef outside the recycling containers
14. Screening		·With the excepton of enclosed mobile recycling vehicles, small collecton facilites shall be screened, via fencing and/or landscaping, from public streets.		·No dust, fumes, smoke, vibraton or odor above ambient level may be detectable on neighboring propertes