Laguna Niguel Municipal Code Art. 2 Solid Waste Management

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Cross reference— Licenses and business regulations, tit. 5; storage and transport of manure, garbage, etc., § 5-3-81 et seq.; disposal of dead animals, § 10-1-33; use of garbage as animal feed, § 10-1-191 et seq.

The words, terms and phrases defined in sections 6-3-18 through 6-3-43, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in sections 6-3-18 through 6-3-43, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning. All references to this section shall include sections 6-3-18 through 6-3-43.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Cross reference— Definitions generally, § 1-1-18.

Administrative department means the department of the city designated by the city council to administer this article.

Administrative officer means the duly appointed officer of the city authorized to administer this article, as designated by the city council.

Board of supervisors means the board of supervisors of the county.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Collector means any person who operates a service for the collection and transportation of solid wastes from residential, commercial, institutional or industrial premises.

Commission means the waste and hazardous materials management advisory commission.

Container means receptacles for solid waste storage.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Disposal means to transfer, recycle, process or dispose of solid waste.

Disposal facilities means any combination of solid waste handling installations, including but not limited to disposal stations, transfer stations and recycling and processing plants.

Disposal station means a facility established, maintained and operated by the county for the disposal of solid waste.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Garbage means all animal, fish, fowl, fruit, vegetable and other matter resulting from the preparation, consumption, storing, processing, manufacturing or distribution of human or animal food.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Hazardous wastes means solid or liquid wastes with certain inherent dangers to people, animals, birds, fish or plants, including but not limited to toxic wastes, chemicals, explosives, pathological wastes and radioactive wastes.

Health officer means the city health officer or his duly authorized representative.

Highway means any street, road, alley, highway or thoroughfare.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Industrial waste means any liquid or solid waste substance, not sewage, from any producing, manufacturing or processing operation of whatever nature.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Liquid waste means any waste, or combination of wastes, which is free flowing.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Permit area means those portions of the city designated on the official maps designating the solid waste collection permit areas of the city, including all amendments and changes thereto, which maps are incorporated in this article by reference and are on file in the administrative department and in the office of the city clerk.

Permit holder or permittee means any solid waste collector or solid waste transporter who has been granted a permit by the city council to engage in the collection, transportation or disposal of garbage or rubbish in a specific permit area in the city.

Person means any individual, firm, copartnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, municipality, district or other political subdivision, or any group or combination acting as a unit.

Processor means any person regularly engaged in the processing or recycling of solid wastes.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Residential solid waste means solid waste from residential sources only, i.e., homes, apartments and other dwellings.

Rubbish means all nonputrescible wastes, including but not limited to paper, cardboard, grass, tree or shrub trimmings, rugs, straw, clothing, wood or wood products, crockery, glass, rubber, metal, plastic, construction waste and debris and other similar materials.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Solid waste means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid or semisolid wastes including semi-liquid or wet wastes with insufficient moisture and other liquid contents to be free flowing, garbage, rubbish, ashes, demolition and construction wastes, and other discarded materials resulting from domestic, institutional, commercial, industrial, agricultural and community operations and activities, but does not include solids or dissolved materials in domestic sewage or other significant pollutants in water resources.

Solid waste handling includes the storage, collection, transportation, treatment, utilization, processing, recycling and disposal of solid wastes.

Solid waste management system means the entire process, including but not limited to storage, collection, transporting, source reduction, recycling, processing or the ultimate disposal of solid waste.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Transfer station means a supplemental transportation facility used as an adjunct to refuse collection vehicles.

Transporter means any person who transports solid waste from a central collection point to a processor or disposal facility.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Vehicle means any truck, trailer, semitrailer, passenger car, station wagon, pickup or conveyance used or intended to be used for the purpose of collecting, hauling or transporting solid waste upon public highways.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

(a) Garbage. Every person occupying or having charge or control of any premises in the city in or on which any garbage may or does accumulate or exist shall place and keep all such garbage upon the premises in a covered watertight metal or other impervious container, which shall meet the approval of the health department. Such container shall be kept in a sanitary condition and in good repair at all times.

(b) Mixed garbage and rubbish. Garbage and rubbish may be stored in the same container, which shall be of the type prescribed for garbage containers.

(c) Weight and capacity of containers. Except for mechanically dumped containers, the weight of containers, including contents, at time of collection shall not exceed 50 pounds. The container shall have a capacity of not more than 40 gallons.

(d) Nonconforming containers. Containers which do not conform to the standards of this section shall be tagged by the collector. The collector shall notify the administrative department and the health officer after the second such violation for investigation and appropriate action.

(e) Yard waste. Yard and tree trimmings shall either be placed in a container or shall be securely tied in bundles measuring not more than four feet long and two feet in diameter and weighing not more than 50 pounds. Grass clippings shall be stored in the same manner as garbage.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

(a) Solid waste created, produced or accumulated in or about an apartment house, a dwelling house or other place of human habitation shall be removed from the premises at least once each week.

(b) Solid waste containing significant amounts of garbage created, produced or accumulated at motels, hotels, restaurants, boardinghouses or other like business establishments shall be removed from the premises at least once every four days. If conditions warrant, the health officer may require a greater frequency of removal.

(c) It is unlawful for the person having control or possession of the premises described subsections (a) and (b) of this section to fail or neglect to provide for the removal of solid waste. Each day's violation of this section shall be treated and considered as a separate and distinct offense.

(d) Residential solid waste containers shall be placed adjacent to the public highway, or curb thereon, not earlier than 24 hours before collection is scheduled and removed therefrom not later than 24 hours after collection.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Except as otherwise provided in this article, no person other than a permit holder or permittee shall transport or collect solid waste in the city.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Any person hauling his own solid waste or solid waste generated by himself, such as persons hauling solid waste from their own residence or from farm agricultural operations; and public agencies or municipalities hauling solid waste; and industrial, commercial and building contractors hauling refuse generated by themselves shall not be required to have a permit. Any person hauling under a temporary special services contract collecting demolition or construction debris will not be required to obtain a permit.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Collectors serving community or mutual homeowner associations in the city may be selected by the associations provided that the city council first determines that there is no existing permit holder in the permit area capable of collecting this residential solid waste at prices established for such service under section 6-3-57. The collector shall comply with the associations' regulations and must also obtain a city permit as provided by this article and comply with all applicable city ordinances and regulations.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

(a) The city shall be divided into permit areas for the purpose of solid waste collection and transportation, and they shall be designated by the city council.

(b) The administrative officer shall maintain maps of the permit areas, which shall be kept on file in the administrative department and in the office of the city clerk.

(c) The permit areas shall be designated by resolution and may be modified by the city clerk from time to time. All permittees in any area affected by such modification shall be given 60 days' written notice before such modification is effected. It shall be unlawful for any person other than permit holders to operate a collection or transportation service within the city except as specifically authorized within the boundaries of a district.

(d) Effective July 1, 1991, permit areas shall be serviced in the city by permittees on an exclusive basis.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

(a) All charges for collection services shall be approved by the city council and shall be nondiscriminatory and uniform for equal services rendered. A permittee's residential rates within a permit area will be uniform. Charges shall be based upon the number of containers, types of waste, number of separate pickup points at place of collection, placement of containers, distance of carryout, frequency of collection, location and geographical terrain, and whether a commercial, industrial or residential collection. Charges for services in a permit area shall not be shared with a nonpermittee or a permittee from another permit area.

(b) Permittees shall permit access by the city, on demand of the administrative officer, to subscriber lists showing names and addresses of subscribers in the city, frequency of collection, the rate charged subscribers and the type of account, whether residential, commercial or industrial.

(c) Application for rate changes shall be made in writing to the administrative officer. Changes in rates may be authorized by the city council after investigation and recommendation by the administrative officer.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Billings may be made so that payment for service is due quarterly, in advance. In lieu of advance quarterly payments, the subscriber may post with the collector a two-month payment deposit refundable upon termination of service and provided all bills have been paid.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

(a) The administrative department may, if deemed necessary, require a permit holder to provide a verified current operating expense report to ascertain if fees charged subscribers are reasonable, nondiscriminating and uniform for equal service.

(b) Complaints of discrimination or overcharging by a customer shall be submitted, in writing, to the administrative department, and the administrative officer will conduct an investigation. The result of the investigation will be communicated in writing to the complainant and the involved permittee.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

(a) The permit holder shall, when deemed essential to the public health and safety by the health officer and directed by the administrative officer, provide collection service to any resident or to any commercial or industrial establishment located within the permit area desiring such collection service, at the regular rate.

(b) The administrative officer may require the collector to provide service to an adjacent permit area, when necessary to ensure that adequate collection service is provided the public, at a rate to be approved by the city council.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

A permit holder may deny service to a subscriber for reason of failure to pay his just bill or for any substantial refusal to comply with the requirements of this Code, after giving the subscriber two weeks' notice and an opportunity to comply. The administrative department and the health officer shall be notified in writing of any proposed service denial seven days prior to ceasing service to the subscriber.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Permits shall be issued or renewed by the city council. Effective July 1, 1991, permits to provide residential and commercial solid waste collection services in the city shall be issued on an exclusive basis for each permit area.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

(a) Fees for permits issued under this article shall be established by resolution adopted by the city council. Fees shall be paid in full annually, in advance, by July 1, and shall be computed to recover all costs of the city for administration and operation of the permit process. Fees will be allocated to each permittee in ratio to the number of subscribers served by the permittee.

(b) The fees provided for in this section shall be paid to the administrative department and deposited with the city treasurer. All such fees shall be credited to the waste management enterprise fund.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

(a) No person shall excavate any solid waste from a disposal facility or disposal site and transfer the solid waste to a county-owned, county-operated or county-controlled disposal facility or disposal site unless permission to do so is first obtained from the board of supervisors after review and recommendation by the director of the general services agency of the county.

(b) Solid waste excavated from disposal facilities or disposal sites and transferred to county-owned, county-operated or county-controlled disposal facilities or disposal sites shall be subject to fees. These fees shall be paid to the county in accordance with the procedures set by the county auditor-controller at rates set by resolution adopted by the board of supervisors.

(c) The director of the general services agency of the county shall have the authority to control all aspects of the disposition of materials excavated from disposal facilities or disposal sites. This includes but is not limited to point of delivery, time, day and rate of delivery and any mitigation measures deemed appropriate.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

(a) The city council from time to time may, by resolution, establish bond requirements for permittees as it may deem necessary.

(b) Concurrently with the issuance or renewal of a permit, the permittee shall:

(1) Obtain and keep in force, during the term of the permit, insurance coverage acceptable to the city.

(2) Agree to appear and defend all actions against the city arising out of the exercise of such permit, and shall indemnify and save the city and its officers, employees and agents harmless of and from all claims, demands, actions or causes of actions of every kind and description resulting directly or indirectly, arising out of or in any way connected with the exercise of such permit.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

If a permit remains inactive for 30 consecutive calendar days, it may be canceled by the city council.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

The permittee shall not sell, assign, subcontract or transfer a permit, or any of the rights and privileges granted thereby, without the prior written approval of the city council. Any change in management of a permittee must be approved in writing by the city council. Disregard of any of the provisions of this section is sufficient grounds for city council revocation of the permit. The permittee shall file a statement of ownership and management at such times as requested by the administrative officer, and shall verify the statement as being true and correct under the penalty of perjury.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

(a) Vehicles used in the collection or transportation of solid waste shall comply with the following requirements:

(1) Liquid, semiliquid or wet wastes will be hauled only in leakproof containers or vehicles with leakproof bodies constructed of metal with all joints and seams welded.

(2) Vehicles shall be equipped with devices capable of covering every open section of the body where solid waste may be placed.

(3) Trucks over three-quarters ton in capacity shall be equipped with a device for mechanical unloading.

(4) The permittee's name or firm name, together with his telephone number and street address, shall be printed or painted in legible letters, not less than three inches in height, on both sides of the truck or conveyance.

(5) The vehicles shall be maintained at all times in good and safe mechanical condition. They shall be clean, sanitary and painted to the satisfaction of the administrative officer.

(6) Vehicles shall be inspected at the discretion of the administrative department.

(7) Improper vehicle maintenance is sufficient cause for the administrative officer to suspend the permit.

(b) All containers used by collectors shall have the collector's name and telephone number, as it appears on the statement of ownership, clearly imprinted thereon.

(c) The city reserves the right to control the permittee's equipment in the event of emergencies affecting the public health and safety.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

(a) Residential solid waste collection shall be made only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, on a schedule that must be approved by the administrative department.

(b) Residential collections shall be made at least once weekly. The permittee will provide an unlimited quantity collection service up to a maximum of six 40-gallon containers.

(c) The collector is not required to pick up dirt, rocks, building material, furniture, appliances, water heaters, automobile parts or other bulky items or any object weighing more than 50 pounds or longer than four feet. Special arrangements for the removal of these items may be made between the collector and the resident, and the charges therefor will be agreed on between them.

(d) The schedule for collections other than residential collections shall be mutually agreeable to the customer and the collector and approved by the administrative department in consultation with the health officer. The administrative officer may prescribe the intervals and times of collection.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Service complaints shall be investigated by the administrative department, and unless a satisfactory settlement is effected the city council may be requested to hold a hearing by any of the parties involved, including the administrative department. Unsatisfactory service is sufficient cause for the administrative officer to suspend a permit pending a city council hearing for revocation.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Permittees shall maintain an office at some fixed place within the city and shall maintain a listed telephone number thereat. Such listing shall be in the firm name and shall be on the exchange of the area serviced or a tollfree number. The permit holder shall, during the hours between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. of each day except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, have a competent adult person at the office for the purpose of answering inquiries and receiving complaints from customers. The permit holder shall notify the administrative department in writing seven days prior to any change in business address or telephone number. Such notice shall set forth the revised information.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

A permit may be suspended by the administrative officer when the permittee violates any provision of this article or any rule or regulation promulgated by the administrative officer. The notice of intended suspension will be in writing and delivered in person or by registered or certified mail to the business address of the permittee appearing on the permit application. A hearing will be held before the administrative officer on the charged violation at a time to be stated in the notice. The permittee shall be given at least two weeks' notice before the hearing. Suspension may be for an indefinite period. The effective date of suspensions shall be noted in the notice to suspend. During the suspension period, the administrative officer may make such arrangements with others as are necessary for furnishing collection or transportation services in the area. Permit revocation may be done only by the city council after notice and hearing as provided in this section.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Any person who is dissatisfied with any decision or ruling of the administrative officer under the provisions of this article may appeal to the city council, which shall have the power to grant or deny such appeal. The appeal shall be taken by filing with the city clerk a notice of appeal within ten days after the date of such decision or ruling as entered in the minutes of the administrative department.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

No person shall convey or transport solid wastes upon or along any public highway in the city unless such solid waste is contained and covered or otherwise secured so as to prevent it from leaking, dripping, falling, blowing or scattering from the vehicle in which it is being conveyed or transported. All vehicles and equipment used in the transport of any form of refuse shall be kept clean. No person shall drain the liquid from any such vehicle upon any road or highway or upon any other land in such manner as to create an unsanitary condition. Persons hauling solid wastes on the public highways shall completely empty the solid wastes from their vehicles or containers at the disposal site, or recover them if they are not completely emptied, in order to prevent the scattering of residue on the return trip.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Cross reference— Transport of manure, garbage, etc., § 5-3-83.

The administrative officer, in consultation with the health officer, shall have the power and duty to promulgate rules and regulations to regulate the collection and transportation of solid waste in the city.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

The board of supervisors shall establish and set aside or designate locations within the county to be used as public solid waste disposal sites. These sites shall be known as county disposal stations.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or dump solid waste of any kind whatsoever upon any private or public property within a distance of 1,000 feet from any public highway in the city, or within a distance of 500 feet from any established residence or dwelling house within the city, or to cause or suffer or permit such solid waste to be placed, deposited or dumped upon any public or private property within a distance of 1,000 feet of any public highway or within a distance of 500 feet of any established residence or dwelling house in the city, without first having obtained a use permit pursuant to the zoning laws of the city as now or hereafter amended, or pursuant to any other zoning law that may be hereafter adopted in the place and stead of the zoning laws of the city.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or dump solid waste at a county disposal facility without proper payment of fees established by resolution of the board of supervisors.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose, abandon or dump any automobile, truck or bicycle tires or any other type of tire upon any private or public property, other than at a transfer or disposal facility authorized by law to dispose of such tires or by any otherwise lawful disposal method such as disposal at a recycling facility.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

All county disposal facilities shall be under the supervision of the director of the general services agency of the county, who shall have the power and duty to promulgate rules and regulations regulating the use by the public and the operation of such disposal facilities. Any rule adopted by the director pursuant to this section shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the disposal facility to which it pertains, and the violation of any such rule shall constitute a violation of this article.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

The director of the general services agency of the county is authorized to erect and maintain signs upon county disposal stations, which signs shall designate those areas where the dumping of solid wastes is permitted. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or dump solid wastes in any form in or upon the county disposal station except in those areas or portion thereof designated by such signs erected by the director. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or dump solid wastes in any form in areas or portions of such county disposal stations designated by signs erected by the director as areas wherein the dumping of solid wastes is prohibited.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or dump or cause to be placed, deposited or dumped any hazardous wastes, swill, offal, manure, dead animal carcasses, dead fowl, dead fish or objects longer than six feet in or upon a disposal station unless special permission is granted by the director of the general services agency of the county.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or dump auto bodies, tree stumps or similar bulky waste in any county disposal station except those stations as are designated for the dumping of such wastes by the director of the general services agency of the county.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or dump any industrial waste in any county disposal station except for those kinds of industrial wastes, and in those county disposal stations, as are designated for the dumping of such wastes by resolution of the board of supervisors.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

If the director of the general services agency of the county determines that a disabled vehicle at a disposal facility is in danger or is interfering with disposal operations, he shall take action to remove the vehicle to the nearest safe location accessible to emergency repair personnel or for towing.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or dump any liquid waste in any county disposal station other than those stations designated for the dumping of such waste by resolution of the board of supervisors.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or dump or cause to be placed, deposited or dumped in or upon any county disposal station any solid wastes originating outside of the county. In any prosecution for the violation of this section, it shall be presumed that any solid waste brought to, deposited or dumped or caused to be brought, placed, deposited or dumped in or upon any county disposal station by any person who is not an inhabitant of the county and not regularly engaged in the business of collecting solid waste is solid waste originating outside of the county. The director of the general services agency of the county may require a person suspected of having solid waste originating outside the county in his possession and in the process of disposing of it in a county disposal facility to prove under the penalty of perjury the origin of the solid waste. The form of proof shall be determined by the director. The solid waste may not be dumped until permission is granted by the director or his authorized agent.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

It shall be unlawful for any person in or upon any county disposal station to salvage or collect therein or remove therefrom any trash, junk or other materials or substances whatsoever, except with the written permission of the board of supervisors.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

It shall be unlawful for any person in or upon any county disposal station to enter, remain or loiter therein for any purpose except the purposes authorized in this article.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

No provision of this article shall apply to the use of solid wastes in normal farming operations or in the processing or manufacturing of other products in a manner that will not create a public nuisance or adversely affect the public health, and the provisions of this article shall not apply to an individual disposing of solid wastes originating from his own residence onto land or facilities owned by him when disposal of such wastes does not thereby create a public nuisance or adversely affect the public health.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

The general provisions of this article and the rules and regulations adopted pertaining to the public health, safety and well-being of the public shall be enforced by the health officer. He shall be empowered to investigate any violation of this article, and for such purposes he shall have the powers of a peace officer. This enforcement responsibility shall apply to all public health aspects of the solid waste handling activities within the city. If necessary, and after proper notice and hearing, he may abate a nuisance, and the person having control or possession of the premises abated will be liable to the city for the costs of such abatement. These costs may be recovered in a civil action.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

The director of the general services agency of the county shall be responsible for the operation, care, administration and management of all the county disposal facilities, and the administrative officer shall be responsible for the administration of provisions relating to solid waste collection and transportation in the city.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

A comprehensive city solid waste management plan shall be developed including provisions for source reduction, storage, collection, recycling, processing and the ultimate disposal of nonrecyclable solid waste. Responsibilities, powers and duties relating to such a plan shall be as follows:

(1) Duties of the administrative officer and the director of the general services agency of the county are as follows:

a. Develop and administer a citywide solid waste disposal system, which shall include the establishment of disposal stations, transfer stations and other facilities.

b. Operate, maintain and supervise all county disposal facilities, including all processing operations at such sites, and enforce, through the proper channels, the rules and regulations for their use.

c. Advise, consult and cooperate with other city and county agencies, appropriate federal, state and local units of government and appropriate private organizations and industries in the formulation and carrying out of the disposal program and its other duties.

(2) Duties of the health officer are as follows:

a. Develop and encourage the implementation of a citywide solid waste source reduction, storage and recycling plan in order to reduce health and environmental hazards associated with solid waste.

b. Develop and encourage the implementation of new storage methods which will reduce or eliminate health and environmental hazards.

c. Develop and encourage the implementation of new and more efficient collection and transportation systems.

d. Investigate new transportation methods for solid waste.

e. Develop and recommend regulations which will encourage solid waste reduction at the source.

f. Advise, consult with and cooperate with other city and county agencies, with appropriate federal, state and local units of government and with appropriate private organizations and industries in the formulation and carrying out of the solid waste reduction and recycling plan.

g. Encourage the use of processed solid waste products.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

Except as provided in this article, it shall be unlawful for any person to process for recycling any solid waste for compensation without first registering with the health officer on forms prescribed by him. Such registration shall expire at the end of each calendar year and shall be renewed annually during the first week in January. There shall be no fee for such registration or for any subsequent renewal.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

The program for solid waste disposal shall be reviewed annually in accordance with the requirements of the general planning program.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

The director of the general services agency of the county, in establishing disposal facilities, shall comply with all applicable federal, state, county and city laws and regulations relating to air, land and water pollution, public health and planning and zoning.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)

The director of community development shall work closely with the administrative officer, assisting him to the maximum extent possible in the planning for disposal facilities, including the preparation of environmental impact reports and integrating such planning with all other land use planning and the city general planning program, to ensure that solid waste management is planned and designed in compatibility with planned land use.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)