El Dorado County Municipal Code Art. VII Areas for Collecting and Loading Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials In…

A. Any new development project for which an application is submitted on or after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived shall include adequate, accessible, and convenient areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials.

B. Any improvements for areas of a public facility used for collecting and loading solid waste shall include adequate, accessible, and convenient areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials.

C. Any existing development project for which an application for a building permit is submitted on or after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, for a single alteration which is subsequently performed that adds 30 percent or more to the existing floor area of the development project, shall provide adequate, accessible, and convenient areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials.

D. Any existing development project for which an application for a building permit is submitted on or after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, for multiple alterations which are conducted within a 12-month period which collectively add 30 percent or more to the existing floor area of the development project, shall provide adequate, accessible, and convenient areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials.

E. Any existing development project for which multiple applications for building permits are submitted within a 12-month period beginning on or after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, for multiple alterations which are subsequently performed that collectively add 30 percent or more to the existing floor area of the development project, shall provide adequate, accessible, and convenient areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials.

F. Any existing development project occupied by multiple tenants, one of which submits on or after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, an application for a building permit for a single alteration which is subsequently performed that adds 30 percent or more to the existing floor area of that portion of the development project which said tenant leases shall provide adequate, accessible, and convenient areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials. Such recycling areas shall, at a minimum, be sufficient in capacity, number, and distribution to serve that portion of the development project which said tenant leases.

G. Any existing development project occupied by multiple tenants, one of which submits on or after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, an application for a building permit for multiple alterations which are conducted within a 12-month period which collectively add 30 percent or more to the existing floor area of that portion of the development project which said tenant leases shall provide adequate, accessible, and convenient areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials. Such recycling areas shall, at a minimum, be sufficient in capacity, number, and distribution to serve that portion of the development project which said tenant leases.

H. Any existing development project occupied by multiple tenants, one of which submits within a 12-month period beginning on or after December 31, 1993, multiple applications for building permits for multiple alterations which are subsequently performed that collectively add 30 percent or more to the existing floor area of that portion of the development project which said tenant leases shall provide adequate, accessible, and convenient areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials. Such recycling areas shall, at a minimum, be sufficient in capacity, number, and distribution to serve that portion of the development project which said tenant leases.

(Code 1997, § 8.42.600; Ord. No. 5262, 5-19-2026)

A. Recycling areas should be designed to be architecturally compatible with nearby structures and with the existing topography and vegetation.

B. The design and construction of recycling areas shall not prevent security of any recyclable materials placed therein.

C. The design, construction, and location of recycling areas shall not be in conflict with any applicable Federal, State, or local laws relating to fire, building, access, transportation, circulation, or safety.

D. Recycling areas or the bins or containers placed therein must provide protection against adverse environmental conditions, such as rain, which might render the collected materials unmarketable.

E. Driveways and/or travel aisles shall, at a minimum, conform to local building code requirements for garbage collection access and clearance. In the absence of such building code requirements, driveways and/or travel aisles should provide unobstructed access for collection vehicles and personnel.

F. A sign clearly identifying all recycling and solid waste collection and loading areas and the materials accepted therein shall be posted adjacent to all points of direct access to the recycling areas.

G. Developments and transportation corridors adjacent to recycling areas shall be adequately protected from any adverse impacts such as noise, odor, vectors, or glare through measures, including, but not limited to, maintaining adequate separation, fencing, and landscaping.

(Code 1997, § 8.42.610; Ord. No. 5262, 5-19-2026)

A. Areas for recycling shall be adequate in capacity, number, and distribution to serve the development project.

B. Dimensions of the recycling area shall accommodate receptacles sufficient to meet the recycling needs of the development project.

C. An adequate number of bins or containers to allow for the collection and loading of recyclable materials generated by the development project should be located within the recycling area.

(Code 1997, § 8.42.620; Ord. No. 5262, 5-19-2026)

A. Recycling areas shall, at a minimum, be sufficient in capacity, number, and distribution to serve that portion of the development project leased by the tenant who submitted an application or applications resulting in the need to provide recycling areas pursuant to Section 8.42.600.

B. Dimensions of recycling areas shall accommodate receptacles sufficient to meet the recycling needs of that portion of the development project leased by the tenant who submitted an application or applications resulting in the need to provide recycling areas pursuant to Section 8.42.600.

(Code 1997, § 8.42.630; Ord. No. 5262, 5-19-2026)

A. Recycling areas shall not be located in any area required to be constructed or maintained as unencumbered, according to any applicable Federal, State, or local laws relating to fire, access, building, transportation, circulation, or safety.

B. Any and all recycling areas shall be located so they are at least as convenient for those persons who deposit, collect, and load the recyclable materials placed therein as the location where solid waste is collected and loaded. Whenever feasible, areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials shall be adjacent to the solid waste collection areas.

C. Before building permits shall be issued for development projects, plans for the adequacy, accessibility, convenience and location of solid waste and recyclable containers and storage facilities must be approved by the County Building and Planning Departments and the Department of Environmental Management and the respective franchisee.

(Code 1997, § 8.42.640; Ord. No. 5051, § 2, 4-18-2017; Ord. No. 5262, 5-19-2026)