Moorpark Municipal Code Art. VII Self-Haulers

A. To enable the city to comply with required diversion requirements, any person responsible for day-to-day activities or operations of any residential or commercial premises disposing of solid waste, including organic waste or green waste, which they have generated ("self-haulers") must obtain a self-haul exemption permit from the city authorizing that person to transport that solid waste to a licensed materials recovery facility, transfer station or disposal facility.

B. Before collecting or transporting solid waste, including organic waste or green waste, each person responsible for day-to-day activities or operations of any residential or commercial premises requesting to self-haul shall obtain a self-haul exemption permit from the city. The self-haul exemption permit must be renewed on an annual basis and all applicants must pay an exemption fee to offset the expense to the city for processing, handling, and performing the required work associated with the solid waste self-haul exemption permit process. The exemption fee shall be established by resolution of the city council.

C. An application for a self-haul exemption permit must be made on the form provided by the city and submitted to the administrative authority for review and determination as to eligibility.

D. Persons issued a solid waste self-haul permit may not: (1) dispose of the solid waste generated on their premises in the container of another premises or in any public street or park container; or (2) otherwise dispose of their solid waste in violation of this chapter.

E. An exemption from solid waste service by self-haul permit or any extension of such an exemption permit shall remain valid for one calendar year or the partial calendar year from January to December. Renewals of solid waste exemption permits must be resubmitted annually by December 1, for the next calendar year.

F. If the administrative authority determines that the holder of a solid waste self-haul permit is not complying with the conditions of the exemption permit or requirements of this chapter or code, written notice will be given to the permittee to correct the violations. If permittee fails to comply within 30 days, city may revoke the self-haul permit, issue a citation to the person in charge of day-to-day activities or operations for violation of this section and require the arrangement for the provision of solid waste service at the premises and arrange for billing to the person in charge of day-to-day activities or operations.

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

To enable the city to comply with diversion rates required by AB 939, persons disposing of solid waste, including green waste, which they, or occupants of a premises of which they are in charge of day-to-day activities or operations, have generated ("self-haulers") may obtain a self-haul exemption permit from the city authorizing that person to transport that solid waste to a licensed materials recovery facility, transfer station, or disposal facility within the county of Ventura.

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

In addition to the other requirements set forth in this article, VII, self-haulers shall comply with the following requirements for self-haulers related to SB 1383 and the SB 1383 Regulations.

A. Self-haulers shall source separate all recyclable materials and organic waste generated on-site from solid waste in a manner consistent with 14 CCR Section 18984.12, or shall haul organic waste to a high diversion organic waste processing facility as specified in 14 CCR Section 18984.3.

B. Self-haulers shall haul their source separated recyclable materials to a facility that recovers those materials; and haul their source separated green container organic waste to a solid waste facility, operation, activity, or property that processes or recovers source separated organic waste. Alternatively, self-haulers may haul organic waste to a high diversion organic waste processing facility.

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

1. Delivery receipts and weight tickets from the entity accepting the waste;

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

3. 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 waste.

(Ord. 495 § 1, 2021)

Each person with a valid self-haul exemption permit shall submit reports to the city, in a format and at a frequency determined by the administrative authority. Required report information shall include, but is not limited to, the type, quantity, volume, weight, and disposal facility destination of the solid waste collected in the city, and may include gate tickets or receipts to substantiate its disposal and recycling reports. Reports are due annually by December 1, in a format prescribed by the city manager. Failure to submit required self-haul permit reports to the city within the required frequency shall be a basis for revocation of a self-haul exemption permit.

(Ord. 394 § 1, 2010; Ord. 478 § 20, 2020; Ord. 495 § 1, 2021)

Licensed contractors, with a valid city of Moorpark business registration, performing work within the scope of their licenses, to which the removal of C&D material is incidental, within the city may remove and recycle or otherwise dispose of C&D material that is generated without obtaining a self-haul exemption permit, provided that the C&D material is transported in contractor-owned containers and vehicles, and vehicles capable of transporting said material, by contractor's employee(s). Contractor must abide by Article VI if the permitted project falls within a covered project. If contractor does not own the containers and vehicles, or if the C&D material is to be transported by a person(s) other than the contractor's employees, the self-haul option is not applicable. In addition, contractors must comply with section 8.36.090.

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