Mountain House Municipal Code Ch. 7 Solid Waste Recycling

The intent of this Chapter is to specify the minimum regulations for enclosures for the collection and loading of recyclable materials for new buildings and for expansion of existing buildings in the City of Mountain House.

(Ord. 2024-18, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)

This Chapter shall apply to the following:

(a) Any construction for which a building permit is required for a commercial, industrial, institutional, or public building, where solid waste is collected for transport.

(b) Any construction for which a building permit is required for a residential building with five (5) or more living units, where solid waste is collected for transport.

(Ord. 2024-18, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)

Construction on an existing building that does not increase the square footage of the floor space of the building by more than thirty (30) percent is exempt from the requirements of this Chapter.

(Ord. 2024-18, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)

The following requirements shall apply to the collection and recycling of solid waste materials:

(a) All applicable construction projects shall have recycling container enclosures which are of sufficient number and aggregate volume to equal one-half (½) the number and aggregate volume of the enclosures used for containers to collect and load solid waste at the site. At least one recycling container enclosure shall be provided for any such construction project.

(b) Recycling container enclosures shall be located near the solid waste collection enclosures to facilitate both the collection and loading for transport of recycled materials.

(c) The recycling container enclosure shall include gates that can be locked to prevent theft of the recyclable materials. For buildings where the recycling container enclosures provide the only tenant access to recycling containers, the recycling container enclosures shall be designed to prevent theft of recyclable materials, but not prevent tenants from depositing recyclable materials.

(Ord. 2024-18, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)