Moorpark Municipal Code Art. V Large Event and Large Venue Waste Management

The purpose of this article is to reduce solid waste from large events and large venues by requiring those who hold large events and operate large venues to develop and implement waste management plans to reduce solid waste placed in landfills and to report diversion and recycling to the city.

(Ord. 394 § 1, 2010; Ord. 495 § 1, 2021)

A. Large events and large venues shall meet the requirements of and shall comply with all provisions of this chapter, including Section 8.36.090(D).

B. The following large events and large venues are subject to the requirements of this chapter:

1. All events charging an admission price or for which an applicant seeks temporary or periodic use or occupancy of a public street, publicly owned site or facility or public park within the city for a civic, commercial, recreational or social event attended by or anticipated to be attended by an average of more than 2,000 individuals per day of operation.

2. All venues that annually seat or serve an average of more than 2,000 individuals per day of operation, including, but not limited to, convention centers, community centers, golf clubs, amusement parks, recreational parks, theaters and concert halls located with the city.

C. The city may charge and collect a fee from an operator of a large event or large venue in an amount to be established by resolution of the city council to recover the city's estimated costs incurred in complying with this article.

(Ord. 394 § 1, 2010; Ord. 495 § 1, 2021)

A. All large event applicants shall develop and submit to the administrative authority a waste management plan for reducing and recycling solid waste as part of the application for a permit. The waste management plan shall include the following information:

1. An estimate of the anticipated amount and type of solid waste generated and material disposed and diverted from the event;

2. Proposed actions to reduce, reuse, and recycle the amount of solid waste generated from the event;

3. Arrangements for separation, collection and diversion from landfills of reusable and recyclable materials.

B. All large venues shall develop and submit to the administrative authority a waste management plan on an annual basis on or before January 1 of each year. The waste management plan shall include the following:

1. An estimate of the amount and type of waste generated and material disposed and diverted from the venue;

2. The existing solid waste reduction, reuse and recycling programs that the operator of the large venue utilizes.

C. All large event applicants and large event operators shall agree to use city contracted franchisees or collectors for removal of solid waste, which may exclude recyclables per prior written approval by the administrative authority, from the events and venues. Applicants must identify the following information on their waste management plan, including, but not limited to, their plans to remove recyclables using their own staff or volunteers, type of material being removed, amount of material being removed, and where the material will be taken. Recycle weight tickets or receipts must be submitted to the administrative authority and the plan must be followed before the applicant shall be refunded their event security deposit, in part or in full, by the city.

D. All large event applicants and large venue operators shall agree to the following: On or before October 1, and annually thereafter, the operator of a large venue shall meet with the administrative authority, franchisees and/or collectors of the large venue to determine the appropriate waste reduction programs to meet the requirements of this chapter.

(Ord. 394 § 1, 2010; Ord. 478 § 14, 2020; Ord. 495 § 1, 2021)

A. Time for Review. A waste management plan shall be approved or rejected no later than 30 business days after a complete application for a permit is made for a large event and or a waste management plan is submitted for a large venue.

B. Approval. The administrative authority may approve the plan subject to conditions reasonably necessary to meet the standards of this chapter and may consult with the city's franchisee or collectors concerning the viability of the waste management plan and compliance by large events and large venues with diversion requirements. Waste audits may be performed by the city or franchisee to verify compliance with the approved waste plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no permit shall be issued for any large event or large venue unless and until the waste management plan has been approved, based upon the following findings by the administrative authority:

1. All of the information required by Section 8.36.520 has been provided;

2. The plan establishes a mechanism to ensure that the diversion requirement will be met.

C. Rejection. If the administrative authority rejects the waste management plan, the grounds for rejection shall be clearly stated in writing.

(Ord. 394 § 1, 2010; Ord. 495 § 1, 2021)

A. Within 30 days of the date(s) of the event(s) or monthly for large venues, the large event or large venue operator shall provide a written report to the administrative authority containing the following documentation:

1. A listing of waste reduction, reuse, recycling and diversion programs implemented for the event or venue;

2. The type and weight of materials diverted and disposed at the event or venue with appropriate supporting documentation.

(Ord. 394 § 1, 2010; Ord. 495 § 1, 2021)

When issuing a permit to an operator of a large event or large venue, the administrative authority shall provide information to the operator that can be implemented to reduce, reuse and recycle solid waste materials generated at the event or venue and provide contact information about where solid waste materials may be donated, recycled or composted. This information may include, but is not limited to, providing information directing the operator of the large event or large venue to the state web site or any other appropriate web site for information.

(Ord. 394 § 1, 2010; Ord. 495 § 1, 2021)

Any large event or large venue identified under this chapter as a large event or large venue not complying with the waste management plan approved by the administrative authority may be subject to non-refund of all or a portion of the security deposit submitted with their permit application. Based on noncompliance the city may also require additional processing of solid waste generated by the event or venue at an additional cost to the operator to meet the diversion goals of the city.

(Ord. 394 § 1, 2010; Ord. 495 § 1, 2021)