Chapter 8.28 — SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING

Editor's note— Ord. No. 13314, § 1, adopted June 22, 2015, amended Chapter 8.28 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Formerly, Chapter 8.28, §§ 8.28.010—8.28.290, pertained to similar subject matter, and derived from the prior code, §§ 6-4.01—6-4.18, 6-4.20; Ord. No. 11819, §§ 1, 3, Exh. B, adopted in 1995; Ord. No. 12604, § 1, adopted in 2004.

(WMA Ordinance 2021-02)

Alameda County Waste Management Authority's (WMA) Organics Reduction and Recycling Ordinance, 2021-02 (WMA Ordinance 2021-02) enacted July 28, 2021 by the WMA, and as may be amended from time to time, is incorporated herein by reference as if fully set out in this Chapter.

A.

The purpose of WMA Ordinance 2021-02 is to comply with Senate Bill (SB) 1383, commonly referred to as the "Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Reduction Act of 2016" and with regulations enacted to implement its requirements. SB 1383 added Sections 39730.5, 39730.6, 39730.7, and 39730.8 to the Health and Safety Code, and added Chapter 13.1 (commencing with Section 42652) to Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, establishing methane emissions reduction targets in a Statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants as amended, supplemented, superseded, and replaced from time to time.

B.

The California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) promulgated new regulations in order to achieve the goals of SB 1383. CalRecycle created Chapter 12 of Title 14, Division 7 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) and amended portions of regulations of Title 14 CCR and Title 27 CCR. These new regulations were finalized by CalRecycle in November 2020 and take effect in January 2022 (the "SB 1383 Regulations").

C.

The WMA Ordinance 2021-02 complies with SB 1383 and the SB1383 Regulations and governs solid waste collection, disposal and recycling in the County of Alameda and applies within the jurisdictions of the WMA Member Agencies such as the City that declare, under the "opt in" provision of section 13(b), that the WMA Ordinance 2021-02 applies within the jurisdiction, which the City has so declared by adoption of Ord. No. 13671.

D.

Regulated entities under the WMA Ordinance 2021-02 include single family generators, multi-family generators, commercial businesses, commercial edible food generators, food recovery organizations and services, haulers and self-haulers, which are required to comply with WMA Ordinance 2021-02 in addition to other City of Oakland requirements described in O.M.C. Section 8.28, as amended. Sections and provisions of the WMA Ordinance 2021-02 are included in this O.M.C. Section 8.28 for the purposes of consistency.

E.

Requirements related to compliance with SB 1383, the SB 1383 Regulations and WMA Ordinance 2021-02 are added herein as Sections 8.28.141 through 8.28.300.

F.

A complete copy of WMA Ordinance 2021-02 can also be found at WMA's StopWaste website, at "ORO_Ordinance2021-02_Adopted.pdf (stopwaste.org)" and https://www.stopwaste.org/sites/default/files/WMA_Ordinance2021-02_Adopted.pdf. A copy will be kept on file with the Office of the City Clerk.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021)

For the purpose of this Chapter, certain words and phrases are defined and certain provisions shall be construed as herein set out, unless it shall be apparent from the context that they have a different meaning:

"Back-haul" means generating and transporting organic waste to a destination owned and operated by a generator using the generator's own employees and equipment, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(66)(A).

"Bulky Goods" means materials such as, but not limited to, stoves, refrigerators, water heaters, washing machines, clothes dryers, small air conditioning units, other large and small household appliances, including appliances containing freon, furniture, carpets, tires, wood, household items, tires with or without rims, mattresses, clothing, large size or excess amount of plant debris, and corrugated cardboard. "City" means the City of Oakland, and such territory outside the City over which the City has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any constitutional or statutory provision.

"California Code of Regulations" or "CCR" means the State of California Code of Regulations. CCR references are preceded with a number that refers to the relevant title of the CCR.

"Certification of Recycling Service Form" means documentation certifying that a commercial business does not subscribe to collection services for compost containers and/or recycling containers with a franchised or permitted hauler because the commercial business has arranged for collection of its source separated compost container organic waste and/or source separated recyclable materials by self-hauling (meeting City of Oakland requirements for self-haul), back-haul, or shares service with another commercial business.

"City" means the City of Oakland, and such territory outside the City over which the City has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any constitutional or statutory provision.

"City Administrator" means the City Manager of the City of Oakland; further provided, that the use of the title of any officer or to any office shall refer to such officer or office of the City of Oakland.

"Collect" or "collection" means to pick up discarded material.

"Commercial Business" or "Commercial" means a firm, partnership, proprietorship, joint-stock company, corporation, institution or association (whether incorporated or unincorporated or for-profit or nonprofit), strip mall, industrial facility, mobile food vendor and for the purpose of SB 1383 implementation and enforcement only as a multi-family residential dwelling, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a) (6).

"Commercial Edible Food Generator" includes a tier one or a tier two commercial edible food generator as defined in the WMA Ordinance 2021-02 or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(73) and (a)(74). For the purposes of this definition, food recovery organizations and food recovery services are not commercial edible food generators pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(7).

"Commercial recycler" means a person who or entity that has complied with the requirements of the City to collect and transport recyclable materials from commercial entities in the City.

"Compliance Review" means a review of records by the Enforcement Agency to evaluate compliance with WMA Ordinance 2021-02.

"Compost" has the same meaning as in 14 CCR Section 17896.2(a)(4), which stated, and means the product resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of organic solid waste that is source separated from the municipal solid waste stream, or which is separated at a centralized facility.

"Compostable Plastics" or "Compostable Plastic" means plastic materials that meet the ASTM D6400 and D6868 standards for compostability and are certified by the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) or similar third-party approved by the WMA and are approved by the City for placement in the compost container.

"Compost Container" has the same meaning as "green container" in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(29) and shall be used for the purpose of storage and collection of source separated compost container organic waste.

"Community Composting" means any activity that composts green material, agricultural material, food material, and vegetative food material, alone or in combination, and the total amount of feedstock and compost on-site at any one (1) time does not exceed one hundred (100) cubic yards and even hundred fifty (750) square feet, as specified in 14 CCR Section 17855(a)(4); or, as otherwise defined by 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(8).

"Construction and demolition debris" mean materials resulting from construction, remodeling, repair or demolition operations on any house, residential property, commercial building, pavement or other structure for which the City requires a building or demolition permit, or from a non-permitted municipal project. Construction and demolition debris include but is not limited to rocks, asphalt, concrete, soils, tree remains and other plant debris which results from land clearing or land development operations in preparation for construction.

"Container" means a bin, cart, roll-off box, compactor or other vessel approved by the City for use in containing materials set out for collection.

"Container Contamination" or "Contaminated Container" means a container, regardless of type, that contains prohibited container contaminants, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(55).

"Customer" means the person subscribing to collection services.

"Designee" means an entity that the WMA or City contracts with or otherwise arranges to carry out or assist with any of the WMA's or City's responsibilities for compliance with the SB 1383 Regulations or administration or enforcement of this Chapter. A designee may be a government entity, a private entity, or a combination of those entities.

"Director" means the person or persons designated by the City Administrator to administer this Chapter. The City Administrator may designate multiple persons to administer individual provisions of this Chapter.

"Discarded material" means garbage, mixed materials, recyclable materials, organics or bulky goods generated at a premises and placed in a manner and location that is designated for collection.

"Disposal" or "Dispose" means the disposition of mixed materials, solid waste, and residue at the disposal facility, or (a) the placement of any materials collected in landfills, including as "beneficial reuse" as defined by California Code of Regulations Title 27, Chapter 3, Article 1, Section 20686 (as it may be amended from time to time); or (b) disposition to "incinerators" as defined by Alameda County Waste Reduction and

Recycling Initiative Charter Amendment (Measure D) Subsection 64.150 T (as it may be amended from time to time).

"Disposal Facility" means the sanitary landfill, or other solid waste disposal facility, utilized for the receipt and final disposition of some or all of the mixed materials, garbage and residue collected or accepted.

"Divert," "Diverted," or "Diversion" means the avoidance of (a) disposition in a landfill including as "beneficial reuse" as defined by California Code of Regulations Title 27, Chapter 3, Article 1, Section 20686 (as it may be amended from time to time); (b) "transformation" as defined by Public Resources Code Section 40201 (as it may be amended from time to time); or (c) disposition to "incinerators" as defined by Alameda County Waste Reduction and Recycling Initiative Charter Amendment (Measure D) Subsection

A.

The charges for the collection of mixed materials, organic materials, bulky goods and recyclable materials by the MM&O collector and the RR collector shall be as determined by, respectively, the MM&O collector and the RR collector although such rates shall not exceed the maximum rates established and adjusted according to procedures established by the City Council. A copy of the adjusted maximum rates shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk by June 30 of each year by the Director.

B.

The City Council, in the exercise of its legislative discretion, may authorize the MM&O collector and/or RR collector to impose other related adjustments to the maximum rates, consistent with the terms of the contracts between the City and the RR collector and the City and the MM&O collector.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

A.

Residential Recyclable Materials. It is unlawful for any person other than the RR collector or those persons employed by the RR collector to collect or transport any recyclable materials from SFD or MFD premises within the City except:

Recyclable materials that are removed from any SFD or MFD premises and transported to a transfer station, recycling center, or material recovery facility by the occupant;

Recyclable materials that are collected and transported by City crews to a transfer facility, a material recovery facility, or such other appropriate processing facility;

Recyclable materials that are source separated at any premises by the generator and donated or sold recyclable materials are considered "donated or sold" so long as the person collecting the recyclable materials does not receive a net payment from the generator (including but not limited to any payment for consulting and/or management fees related to the collection of any waste and/or recyclable materials);

Beverage containers, other than those set out for collection by the RR collector, that are delivered for recyclable materials under the California Beverage Container Recyclable Materials Litter Reduction Act, Section 14500, et seq. (as it may be amended from time to time);

Recyclable materials that are removed from a premises in a fixed body vehicle by a property management, maintenance or cleanup service company as an incidental part of the total on-property cleanup or maintenance service offered by the company rather than as a hauling service;

Recyclable materials that are removed from a premises by the MM&O collector as part of the provision of MM&O collection services under the terms of the MM&O contract.

Recyclable materials that are removed from a premises by a company through the performance of a service that the collector has elected not to provide;

Recyclable materials removed from a premises for no more than a nominal charge by a retailer as an incidental part of a sale of merchandise; and

Recyclable materials removed from a premises for no more than a nominal charge by a reuse facility or reuse business.

B.

Commercial Recyclable Materials. It is unlawful for any person or entity other than the following to collect or haul any recyclable material from commercial premises within the City: (a) a commercial recycler or those persons employed by a commercial recycler, or (b) the MM&O and RR collectors or those persons employed by the MM&O or RR collectors while collecting and transporting commercial recyclable materials for which they have the exclusive rights to collect and transport under the MM&O and RR contracts, respectively.

C.

Commercial Recycler Permits. All commercial recyclers collecting and transporting commercial recyclable materials within the City, other than the MM&O and RR collectors or those persons employed by the MM&O or RR collectors while collecting and transporting commercial recyclable materials for which they have the exclusive rights to collect and transport under the MM&O and RR contracts respectively, must hold a commercial recycling permit. A person desiring to obtain a commercial recycling permit shall apply to the Director. The Director shall grant the permit if he or she finds that the applicant has satisfied the applicable requirements specified in the regulations adopted by the City Council governing commercial recyclers and paid the applicable permit fee. The Director may revoke a commercial recycling permit if he or she finds, after providing the permit holder notice and opportunity to be heard, that the permittee has failed to meet the requirements of the permit or has violated any provision of this Chapter. Commercial recyclers shall be required to maintain records, in a prescribed format and schedule, documenting that all recyclable materials that they collect and transport, less allowable residual, is recycled. Such records shall be maintained in an auditable form for at least three (3) years, and the City shall have the right promptly to

examine said records upon written request. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, a commercial recycling permit shall not be required until such time as the City Council has adopted regulations governing commercial recyclers.

D.

Limits on Residual Content. Recyclable materials collected by commercial recyclers shall be recycled at a recycling facility, that holds all applicable permits, and may contain no more than ten percent (10%) by weight of residual per load. Any load of recyclable materials that contains more than the aforementioned residual, shall be disposed of in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. Disputes over whether material should be classified as recyclable materials or mixed materials will be resolved by the Director. The Director's decision may be appealed to the City Administrator in writing, explaining the basis of the appeal, within ten (10) days of such decision and the payment of a five hundred dollars ($500.00) appeal fee. The burden of proof shall be on the person challenging the Director's decision. The City Administrator or his or her designed hearing officer shall hear said dispute and render a written decision, which shall be final.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

A.

Mixed Materials and Organics Collector. Title to materials collected by the MM&O collector under the terms of the MM&O contract shall pass to the MM&O collector at such time as said materials are placed in a container and/or set out for collection provided, however, title to unacceptable waste shall remain with the generator unless expressly accepted by the MM&O collector.

B.

Residential Recyclables Collector. Title to materials collected by the RR collector under the terms of the RR contract shall pass to the RR collector at such time as said materials are placed in a container and/or set out for collection provided, however, title to unacceptable waste shall remain with the generator unless expressly accepted by the RR collector.

C.

Commercial Recyclers. Title to commercial recyclable materials collected by a commercial recycler shall become the property of the authorized commercial recycler when placed at designated recycling locations for collection unless otherwise provided by contract between the authorized commercial recycler and the generator of the materials or his or her agent. A recyclable materials collection container shall constitute a designated recycling location.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

A.

Residential Recyclable Materials. Nothing in this Chapter shall limit the right of any person to donate, sell, or transport residential recyclable materials that they generate to a facility that holds all applicable permits provided that any such activity is in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

B.

Commercial Recyclable Materials. Nothing in this Chapter shall limit the right of any person to donate, sell, transport, or pay a commercial recycler for the removal of recyclable materials they generate on commercial premises the person occupies, provided that any such activity is in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

It is unlawful for any person other than the MM&O collector or those persons employed by the MM&O collector to collect or haul any mixed materials, organic materials, or bulky goods from premises within the City except:

A.

Persons who haul mixed materials and organics pursuant to a self-haul permit as set forth in Section

10 and O.M.C. Sections 8.28.060, 8.28.100, 8.28.110, 8.28.115, 8.28.12, and 8.28.140.

B.

Service providers transporting organic materials removed from a premises as an incidental part of a total landscaping or gardening service offered by that service provider rather than as a separately contracted or subcontracted hauling service.

C.

Persons transporting animal waste and remains from slaughterhouses and butcher shops, or grease waste for use as tallow.

D.

Persons transporting by-products of sewage treatment, including sludge, grit and screenings.

E.

City crews collecting mixed materials, bulky goods, or organic materials and transporting that material to a disposal facility, transfer station, processing facility, or material recovery facility.

F.

A person who generates mixed materials, organic materials, or bulky goods and hauls those materials directly to a transfer station or disposal facility.

G.

A person transporting homogeneous organic by-products such as spent hops or coffee bean chaff which are generated by food product manufacturers and processors delivered to destinations other than solid waste or compost facilities and used as livestock feed.

H.

A retailer removing bulky goods from a premises for no more than a nominal charge as an incidental part of a sale of merchandise.

I.

A facility or reuse business removing bulky goods from a premises for no more than a nominal charge.

J.

A person transporting an organic material stream that cannot be collected for organics processing by the MM&O collector, that has received special permission from the City and the MM&O collector and is using a permitted commercial recycler for transportation of the organic material to a facility that recovers organic waste and such facility meets the recovery requirements of a high diversion organic waste processing facility, as defined in 14 CCR, Section 18982.

K

Persons transporting donated organic materials to a community composting site for on-site composting, consistent with 14 CCR, Section 18984.9(c).

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

A.

It is unlawful for any person other than the MM&O collector or those persons employed by the MM&O collector to transport over or upon the streets of the City any mixed materials, organic materials, or bulky goods from any premises, produced in the City, except in those cases described in Section 8.28.060.

B.

It is unlawful for any person other than the RR collector or those persons employed by the RR collector to transport over or upon the streets of the City any recyclable materials from single-family or multi-family dwellings, produced in the City, except in those cases described in Sections 8.28.030 and 8.28.050.

C.

It is unlawful for any person other than an authorized commercial recycler or those persons employed by an authorized commercial recycler or the MM&O and RR collectors or those persons employed by the MM&O or RR collectors while collecting and transporting commercial recyclable materials for which they have the exclusive rights to collect and transport under the MM&O and RR Contracts, respectively, to transport over

or upon the streets of the City any recyclable materials from commercial premises, produced in the City, except in those cases described in Sections 8.28.030 and 8.28.050.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

In consideration of the special franchise right granted by the City to the MM&O collector and the RR collector, to transact business, provide services, use the public street and/or other public places, and to operate a public utility for MM&O and RR collection services, the City may negotiate and collect a franchise fee from the MM&O collector and from the RR collector. The amount and terms of payment of the franchise fee shall be as specified in the award of the franchise, the contract, or both.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

The City may, pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 41901 (as it may be amended from time to time), impose a fee on MM&O customers, to be collected by the MM&O collector, in amounts sufficient to pay the costs of preparing, adopting, and implementing the Alameda County Integrated Waste Management Plan. The fee shall be enacted by ordinance.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

Every owner of any premises shall ensure that arrangements are made to properly separate and dispose of the solid waste (solid waste and mixed materials are used interchangeably and also mean the same as landfill container waste) created, produced, or accumulated on the premises, through either maintaining a subscription for regular solid waste collection service from the MM&O collector or self-hauling pursuant to a permit issued under Section 8.28.115, and pursuant to regulations for self-haulers, contained in Section 10 of the WMA Ordinance 2021-02. Every owner of any premises shall also ensure that arrangements are made to separate and collect the recyclable materials and organic materials created, produced, or accumulated on the premises. Arrangements with the collector shall specify the location of the premises, container types and sizes, and the frequency of collection, which must be adequate for the quantity of each category of discarded materials generated. The Director may grant exemptions from the solid waste disposal requirement. The Director may determine that the solid waste or recyclable materials or organic materials created, produced, or accumulated on the premises requires additional containers, and, upon such determination, the owner shall provide them upon written notification from the Director. The additional containers shall meet the requirements set forth in Section 8.28.140. The failure to comply with the requirements of this Section is a threat to the public health, safety and welfare, and is declared and deemed a nuisance.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

The owner shall comply with Section 8.28.100 within fifteen (15) days of occupancy of the premises. If the owner fails to do so within such time period (or such service is terminated or suspended), the Director may give the owner written notification that compliance with Section 8.28.100 is required. If the owner fails to either subscribe mixed materials or landfill container waste, recycling, and organic collection service or obtain a self-haul permit within fifteen (15) days from the date of mailing of the notice, the owner shall be deemed to be in violation of Section 8.28.100.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

An owner or an occupant of any premises may elect to self-haul solid waste, organics, and recycling generated at the premises directly to a disposal or processing facility holding all applicable permits to accept the material. Any such owner or occupant desiring to do so as a means of satisfying the owner's obligation under Section 8.28.100 shall obtain a permit to do so from the Director. The permit shall authorize the permit holder to self-haul solid waste, organics and recycling for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months; require the permit holder to deliver the solid waste to an approved transfer facility or disposal facility and to deliver any organics and recycling to a transfer facility, a material recovery facility, or a processing facility for processing; require the permit holder to maintain records indicating such waste was removed from the premises and disposed of and processed consistent with this Section or was composted onsite; authorize City officials to inspect the premises at reasonable periods of time; require the payment of an annual fee, as established in the City's master fee schedule, for the administrative costs to the City associated with issuing the permit and monitoring the self-hauler's operations, including components associated with periodic inspection of the premises; and include such reasonable terms and conditions as the Director may require. The Director may, after providing the permit holder notice and an opportunity to be heard, revoke the self-haul permit if he or she finds that the permit holder has not complied with the terms of the permit. Upon revocation of the self-haul permit, the Director shall order the owner to comply with Section 8.28.100. The Director shall not, for a period of twelve (12) months following the revocation, grant a self-haul permit to a person from whom a self-haul permit was revoked, and, thereafter, the Director is authorized in his or her discretion to deny, or impose additional conditions on, the issuance of a self-haul permit to a person from whom a self-haul permit was previously revoked. Self-haulers must also meet additional requirements found in WMA Ordinance 2021-02, Section 10, which are included herein as

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

The owner shall ensure that solid waste, recyclables and organics created, produced, or accumulated on the premises is either collected by the collector or properly removed pursuant to a self-haul permit at least once a week or more often as may be required to adequately serve the premises. The failure to comply with the requirements of this Section is a threat to the public health, safety and welfare, and is declared and deemed a nuisance.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

Containers shall not be contaminated with prohibited container contaminants. Hazardous waste, medical waste, unacceptable waste, earth, rocks, e-waste, u-waste, human waste and other potentially infectious material, and liquid wastes shall not be deposited or placed in mixed material, organic material, or recyclable material containers.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

container placement; residential occupants' access to services.

A.

All mixed material, recyclable materials and organic material created or produced in the City shall be deposited in a container or containers approved by the Director, equipped with suitable handles and a tight-fitting cover, and watertight. Every person in possession, charge, or control of any single-family dwelling, multi-family dwelling or commercial premises shall provide a sufficient number of such containers of sufficient capacity to hold all mixed materials, recyclable materials, and organic materials which are created, produced, or accumulated on such premises between the time of successive collections by the collector or removal under self-haul permit, to meet the minimum SFD and MFD service and container capacity requirements of this Section, and to meet county and/or state requirements for organic materials capacity and/or recyclable materials capacity. Generators must also meet requirements contained in the WMA Ordinance 2021-02, Sections 4 and 5, contained herein in Sections 8.28.141 and 8.28.142.

B.

Owners of SFD and MFD premises shall ensure that the occupants of such premises have reasonable access to the services provided by the MM&O and RR collectors, including the collection of mixed materials, organic materials, recyclable materials, and bulky goods.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

Ordinance 2021-02, Section 4)

Single-family generators shall: (except single-family organic waste generators that meet the self-hauler requirements in O.M.C. 8.28.115 and the self-hauler requirements in Section 10 of WMA Ordinance 2021- 02)

(a)

Be subscribed to the weekly collection service(s) provided by the City for compost containers, recycling containers, and mixed material containers. The Director shall have the right to review the number and size of a generator's containers to evaluate the sufficiency of capacity provided for each type of collection service and to review the separation of materials and containment of materials. A single-family generator shall adjust its service level for its collection services as requested by the City in order to meet the standards set forth in WMA Ordinance 2021-02, and to protect public health and safety. Generators may manage their organic waste by preventing or reducing their organic waste, managing organic waste on site,

and/or using a community composting site pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(c) to the extent permitted by other applicable laws.

For each residential unit, single family generators shall subscribe to mixed material container capacity of at least twenty (20) gallons, recycling container capacity of at least twenty (20) gallons and compost container capacity of at least twenty (20) gallons. However, sixty-four (64) gallon container service is the standard service level for recycling containers and compost containers.

Containers shall be kept in a suitable location upon such premises, readily accessible to the collector, if backyard service is provided. Every single family organic waste generator subscribing to curbside collection shall place the containers at curbside or streetside on their collection day in a manner that does not block any driveway, sidewalk or street. Containers placed at curbside or streetside shall be timely returned to their normal storage area after the collector has emptied the container(s). By written permission of the Director, a location for such container or containers upon public property may be arranged.

(b)

Participate in the organic waste and recyclables collection service(s) approved by the City by placing designated materials in designated containers as described below, and not placing prohibited container contaminants in collection containers. Generator shall place source separated compost container organic waste, including food waste, in the compost container; source separated recyclable materials in the recycling container; and mixed materials in the mixed materials container. Generators shall not place materials designated for the mixed materials container into the compost container or the recycling container.

(c)

The enforcement agency for the provisions of this Section is the City and its designee.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021)

defined), corresponding to Section 5 of WMA Ordinance 2021-02.

Commercial business organic waste generators, including multi-family residential dwellings, shall:

(a)

Except commercial businesses that meet the self-hauler requirements in O.M.C. 8.28.027 and the self- hauler requirements in Section 10 of WMA Ordinance 2021-02, or that meet waiver requirements in Section 6 of the WMA Ordinance 2021-02:

(1)

Be subscribed to collection service(s) approved by the City for compost containers, recycling containers, mixed materials containers and comply with requirements of those services as described below. The City shall have the right to review the number and size of a generator's containers and frequency of collection to evaluate adequacy of capacity provided for each type of collection service for proper separation of materials and containment of materials; and, commercial businesses shall adjust their service level for their

collection services as requested by the City. If one (1) parcel contains both commercial businesses that are not multi-family residential dwellings as well as commercial businesses that are multi-family residential dwellings, separate collection service as outlined below must be provided.

Commercial businesses that are not multi-family residential dwellings must have mixed material, recycling container and compost container collection service adequate to meet the volume of each waste stream generated by the business so that all discards are properly sorted and contained in the correct collection containers, which can be no less than twenty (20) gallons of service per each business for each of the three (3) waste streams—Mixed materials, recyclable materials and compost container materials.

Multi-family residential dwelling, as a subset of commercial businesses for the sake of SB 1383, SB 1383 Regulations and WMA Ordinance 2021-02 only, shall be subscribed to mixed material container and collection frequency such that the weekly capacity is equal to the number of dwelling units in the multi- family dwelling multiplied by twenty (20) gallons. Compost containers and recycling containers must be sufficient for the amount of those materials generated, and must meet the standards set by the Public Works Director or his or her designee for sufficient compost container capacity and sufficient recycling container capacity.

Containers shall be kept in a suitable location upon such premises so that residents can easily discard solid waste, organics, and recycling. Every business subscribing to curbside collection shall place the container(s) at curbside or streetside on their collection day in a manner that does not block any driveway, sidewalk or street. Containers placed at curbside or streetside shall be timely returned to their normal storage area after the collector has emptied the container(s). By written permission of the Director, a location for such container or containers upon public property may be arranged.

(2)

Participate in collection services approved by the City for organic waste collection service(s) by placing designated materials in designated containers as described below. Generator shall place source separated compost container organic waste, including food waste, in the compost container; source separated recyclable materials in the recycling container; and mixed material container waste in the mixed material container. Generator shall not place materials designated for the mixed material container into the compost container or recycling container.

(b)

Supply and allow access to adequate number, size and location of collection containers with sufficient labels or colors (conforming with Sections (c)(1), (c)(2), and (d) below) for employees, contractors, tenants, and customers, consistent with the recycling container, compost container, and mixed material container collection service or, if self-hauling, per the commercial businesses' instructions to support its compliance with its self-haul program, in accordance with WMA Ordinance 2021-02, Section 10.

(c)

Excluding multi-family residential dwellings, provide containers for the collection of source separated compost container organic waste and source separated recyclable materials generated by that business in all areas where the commercial business provides disposal containers for employees, contractors, tenants,

customers and other users of the premises ("user disposal containers"). If the business offers seating in a parklet or a nearby outdoor seating area, they must also provide user disposal containers for customer use. such user disposal containers do not need to be provided in restrooms but can be. If a commercial business does not generate, or has a waiver pertaining to, any of the materials that would be collected in one (1) type of user disposal container, then the business does not have to provide that particular type of container in all areas where user disposal containers are provided. Pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(b), the user disposal containers provided by the business shall have:

(1)

Either a body or lid that conforms with the following container colors, with either lids conforming to these color requirements or bodies conforming to these color requirements, or both lids and bodies conforming to these color requirements: gray or black containers for mixed material container waste, blue containers for source separated recyclable materials, and green containers for source separated compost container organic waste. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a commercial business is not required to replace functional containers, including containers purchased prior to January 1, 2022, that do not comply with the color requirements of this Section 5(c)(1) prior to the end of the useful life of those containers, or prior to January 1, 2036, whichever comes first; or

(2)

Container labels that include language or graphic images, or both, indicating the primary materials accepted and the primary materials prohibited in that container, or containers with imprinted text or graphic images that indicate the primary materials accepted and primary materials prohibited in the container. Pursuant 14 CCR Section 18984.8, the container labeling requirements are required on new containers commencing January 1, 2022.

(d)

For multi-family residential dwellings, provide containers for the collection of source separated compost container organic waste and source separated recyclable materials in all common areas where those materials are being generated and disposal containers are provided for tenants, and in areas for internal consolidation of materials that are later deposited in organics containers, recycling containers, and mixed material containers for collection by regulated haulers. Such containers do not need to be provided in restrooms accessible from common areas of the multi-family dwelling. Such containers shall comply with the color and labeling requirements specified in Subsections (c)(1) and (c)(2) above.

(e)

To the extent practical through education, training, inspection, and/or other measures, prohibit employees from placing materials in a container not designated for those materials per the recycling container, compost container, and mixed material collection service or, if self-hauling, per the commercial businesses' instructions to support its compliance with its self-haul program, in accordance with WMA Ordinance, 2021-02, Section 10.

(f)

Periodically inspect recycling containers, compost containers, and mixed material containers for contamination and inform employees if containers are contaminated and of the requirements to keep contaminants out of those containers pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(b)(3).

(g)

Annually provide information to employees, contractors, tenants, building residents, and customers about organic waste recovery requirements and about proper sorting of source separated compost container organic waste and source separated recyclable materials.

(h)

Provide information before or within fourteen (14) days of new occupation of the premises to new tenants and no less than fourteen (14) days before tenants move out of the premises, unless a tenant does not provide fourteen (14) or more days' notice to before moving out, that describes requirements to keep source separated compost container organic waste and source separated recyclable materials separate from each other and from mixed material container waste and the location of containers and the rules governing their use at the property, and the availability of bulky good collection from the franchised hauler.

(i)

Provide or arrange access for the enforcement agency to their properties during all inspections conducted in connection with these requirements and with WMA Ordinance 2021-02 and timely provide documents requested by the enforcement agency to confirm compliance with the requirements of WMA Ordinance 2021-02.

(j)

Accommodate and cooperate with any remote monitoring program established by a regulated hauler or the City for inspection of the types of materials placed in containers for prohibited container contaminants to evaluate generator's compliance with WMA Ordinance 2021-02.

(k)

At commercial business' option and subject to approval by the enforcement agency, implement its own remote monitoring program for self-inspection of the types of materials placed in recycling containers, compost containers, and mixed material containers for the purpose of monitoring the contents of containers to determine appropriate levels of service and to identify prohibited container contaminants. Purchase and maintenance of the remote monitoring program shall be the responsibility of the commercial business.

(l)

Nothing in this Section prohibits a generator from preventing or reducing waste generation, managing organic waste on site, or using a community composting site pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(c) to the extent permitted by other applicable laws.

(m)

The enforcement agency for the provisions of the requirements for commercial business generators including multi-family residential dwellings, corresponding to Section 5 of WMA Ordinance 2021-02 is the City and the WMA, and any other designee of the City. The enforcement penalty for 8.28.142(a)(1) and (a) (2), when the enforcement agency is the City will be governed by Section 1.12.060 B. and are included in the list of violations that will be assessed at the higher administrative citation level of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for the first issuance, one thousand dollars ($1000.00) for the second issuance, and one thousand five hundred dollars ($1500.00) for all subsequent issuances for any related series of violations occurring within a calendar year.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021)

2021-02).

Waivers for organic material collection service may be available only if a commercial business meets the requirements for a de minimis waiver or physical space waiver as set out below and in WMA Ordinance 2021-02.

(a)

De Minimis Waivers. Except for multi-family residential dwellings, the enforcement agency may waive a commercial business' obligation to comply with some or all of the organic waste collection service requirements of this Chapter if the commercial business provides documentation demonstrating that the business generates below a certain amount of organic waste material, as described in Section 6(a)(2) below. A commercial business requesting a de minimis waiver shall:

(1)

Submit an application to the enforcement agency specifying the service or requirements for which it is requesting a waiver.

(2)

Provide documentation with the application that either:

(A)

The commercial business' total solid waste collection service is two (2) cubic yards or more per week and organic waste subject to collection in a recycling container or compost container comprises less than twenty (20) gallons per week per applicable container of the business' total waste; or,

(B)

The commercial business' total solid waste collection service is less than two (2) cubic yards per week and organic waste subject to collection in a recycling container or compost container comprises less than ten (10) gallons per week per applicable container of the business' total waste.

(C)

For the purposes of Subsections (A) and (B) above, total solid waste shall be the sum of weekly landfill container waste, source separated recyclable materials, and source separated compost container organic waste measured in cubic yards.

(3)

If the waiver is granted, notify the enforcement agency granting the waiver if circumstances change such that commercial business's organic waste exceeds threshold required for waiver, in which case the waiver will be rescinded.

(4)

If the waiver is granted, provide written verification of continued eligibility for de minimis waiver to the enforcement agency every five (5) years.

(b)

Physical Space Waivers. The enforcement agency may waive a commercial business' or property owner's (including a multi-family residential dwelling's) obligation to comply with some or all of the recyclable materials and/or organic waste collection service requirements of this Chapter if the enforcement agency has evidence from a regulated hauler, licensed architect, licensed engineer, or other person authorized by the enforcement agency demonstrating that the premises lacks adequate space for the collection containers required for compliance with the organic waste collection requirements of Section 5.

A commercial business requesting a physical space waiver shall:

(1)

Submit an application to the enforcement agency specifying the service or requirements for which it is requesting a waiver.

(2)

Provide documentation with the application that the premises lacks adequate space for recycling containers and/or compost containers, which shall include documentation from its regulated hauler, licensed architect, licensed engineer, or other person authorized by the enforcement agency.

(3)

If the waiver is granted, notify the enforcement agency granting the waiver if the commercial business' physical space configurations or amounts of solid waste generation change, in which case the waiver may be rescinded.

(4)

If the waiver is granted, provide written verification to the enforcement agency of continued eligibility for a physical space waiver every five (5) years.

(c)

The enforcement agency for the provisions of this Section 6 is the City, the WMA, and any other designee of the member agency.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021)

02).

Commercial edible food generators must arrange to safely recover for human consumption the maximum amount of edible food that would otherwise be disposed and enter into a contract for such service with a food recovery organization or service. Commercial edible food generator requirements to comply with this are contained herein and within Section 7 of the WMA Ordinance 2021-02 and must be complied with in their entirety.

(a)

Tier one commercial edible food generators must comply with the requirements of this Section commencing January 1, 2022, and tier two commercial edible food generators must comply commencing January 1, 2024, pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18991.3 or such later deadline established by State law or regulations.

(b)

Large venue or large event operators not providing food services, but allowing for food to be provided by others, shall require food facilities operating at the large venue or large event to comply with the requirements of this Section, commencing January 1, 2024 or such later deadline established by State law or regulations.

(c)

Commercial edible food generators shall comply with the following requirements:

(1)

Arrange to safely recover for human consumption the maximum amount of edible food that would otherwise be disposed.

(2)

Enter into a contract or other written agreement with food recovery organizations or food recovery services for: (i) the collection for food recovery of edible food that would otherwise be disposed; or, (ii) acceptance of edible food that would otherwise be disposed that the commercial edible food generator self-hauls to the food recovery organization for food recovery.

(3)

Use best efforts to abide by all contractual or written agreement requirements specified by the food recovery organization or food recovery service on how edible food should be prepared, packaged, labeled, handled, stored, distributed or transported to the food recovery organization or service.

(4)

Not intentionally donate food that has not been prepared, packaged, handled, stored and/or transported in accordance with the safety requirements of the California Retail Food Code.

(5)

Not intentionally spoil edible food that is capable of being recovered by a food recovery organization or a food recovery service.

(6)

Allow the enforcement agency to review records upon request, including by providing electronic copies or allowing access to the premises, pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18991.4.

(7)

Keep records that include the following information, or as otherwise specified in 14 CCR Section 18991.4:

(A)

A list of each food recovery service or food recovery organization that collects or receives its edible food pursuant to a contract or written agreement established under 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b).

(B)

A copy of all contracts and written agreements established under 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b) and/or this Chapter.

(C)

A record of the following information for each of those food recovery services or food recovery organizations:

(i)

The name, address and contact information of the food recovery service or food recovery organization.

(ii)

The types of food that will be collected by or self-hauled to the food recovery service or food recovery organization.

(iii)

The established frequency that food will be collected or self-hauled.

(iv)

The quantity of food, measured in pounds recovered per month, collected or self-hauled to a food recovery service or food recovery organization for food recovery.

(D)

If it has not entered into a contract or written agreement with food recovery organizations or food recovery services pursuant to Section (c)(2), a record that describes (i) its direct donation of edible food to end recipients (including employees) and/or (ii) its food waste prevention practices that result in it generating no surplus edible food that it can donate.

(8)

Tier one commercial edible food generators and tier two commercial edible food generators shall provide, upon request, a food recovery report to the enforcement agency that includes the information in Section (c)7. Entities shall provide the requested information within sixty (60) days of the request.

(d)

Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to limit or conflict with (1) the protections provided by the California Good Samaritan Food Donation Act of 2017, the Federal Good Samaritan Act, or share table and school food donation guidance pursuant to Senate Bill 557 of 2017 (approved by the Governor of the State of California on September 25, 2017, which added Article 13 commencing with Section 49580 to Chapter 9 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, and to amend Section 114079 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to food safety, as amended, supplemented, superseded and replaced from time to time); or (2) otherwise applicable food safety and handling laws and regulations.

(e)

Nothing in this Chapter prohibits a commercial edible food generator from donating edible food directly to end recipients for consumption, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 114432(a).

(f)

The enforcement agency for the provisions of this Section is the member agency and the WMA, and any other designee of the member agency.

(g)

Additionally, commercial edible food generators that are large venue or event operators should review O.M.C. 8.07, placing restrictions on the use of disposable food service ware, to determine if they are subject to these requirements.

(h)

The enforcement agency for the provisions of this Section is the City and the WMA (except for (g) which will be enforced by the City only), and any other designee of the City.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021)

Section 8 of WMA Ordinance 2021-02).

(a)

Nothing in this Chapter prohibits a food recovery service or food recovery organization from refusing to accept edible food from a commercial edible food generator, in accordance with 14 CCR Section 18990.2(d).

(b)

Food recovery services collecting or receiving edible food directly from commercial edible food generators, via a contract or written agreement established under 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b), shall maintain the following records, or as otherwise specified by 14 CCR Section 18991.5(a)(1):

(1)

The name, address, and contact information for each commercial edible food generator from which the service collects edible food.

(2)

The quantity in pounds of edible food collected from each commercial edible food generator per month. This may also include the total quantity in pounds of food collected that was spoiled when received from a commercial edible food generator or otherwise not able to be used to feed people.

(3)

The quantity in pounds of edible food transported to each food recovery organization per month.

(4)

The name, address, and contact information for each food recovery organization that the food recovery service transports edible food to for food recovery.

(c)

Food recovery organizations collecting or receiving edible food directly from commercial edible food generators, via a contract or written agreement established under 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b), shall maintain the following records, or as otherwise specified by 14 CCR Section 18991.5(a)(2):

(1)

The name, address, and contact information for each commercial edible food generator from which the organization receives edible food.

(2)

The quantity in pounds of edible food received from each commercial edible food generator per month. This may also include the total quantity in pounds of food collected that was spoiled when received from a commercial edible food generator or otherwise not able to be used to feed people.

(3)

The name, address, and contact information for each food recovery service that the organization receives edible food from for food recovery.

(d)

Food recovery organizations and food recovery services that have their primary address physically located in Alameda County and contract with or have written agreements with one (1) or more commercial edible food generators pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b) shall report to the WMA the total pounds of edible food recovered from the tier one and tier two commercial edible food generators they have established a contract or written agreement with pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b) according to the following schedule: (i) no later than August 15, 2022, submit an initial report covering the period of January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022; and (ii) no later than March 31, 2023, and no later than every March 31 thereafter, submit a report covering the period of January 1 to December 31 of the previous calendar year.

(e)

In order to support edible food recovery capacity planning assessments and similar studies, food recovery services and food recovery organizations operating in Alameda County shall provide, upon request, information and consultation to the enforcement agency regarding existing, or proposed new or expanded, food recovery capacity in a form that can be provided to or that can be accessed by the WMA, member agencies, and commercial edible food generators in Alameda County. A food recovery service or food recovery organization contacted by the enforcement agency shall respond to such request for information within sixty (60) days, unless a shorter timeframe is otherwise specified by the enforcement agency.

(f)

The enforcement agency for the provisions of this Section is the City, the WMA and any other designee of the City.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021)

Section 9 of WMA 2021-02).

(a)

Requirements for Regulated Haulers.

(1)

A regulated hauler or permitted commercial recycler providing single-family, commercial, or industrial organic waste collection service to generators within Alameda County shall meet the following requirements and standards in connection with collection of organic waste:

(A)

Through written notice to the City annually on or before March 31, identify the facilities to which they will transport organic waste including facilities for source separated recyclable materials and source separated compost container organic waste.

(B)

Transport source separated recyclable materials to a facility that recycles those materials and transport source separated compost container organic waste to a facility, operation, activity, or property that recovers organic waste as defined in 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12, Article 2.

(C)

Obtain approval from the City to haul organic waste, unless it is transporting source separated organic waste to a community composting site or lawfully transporting C&D in a manner that complies with 14 CCR Section 18989.1, Section 13 of the WMA Ordinance 2021-02, and any WMA and City of Oakland rules.

(2)

Within the boundaries of Oakland in which it has customers, a regulated hauler collecting organic waste shall:

(A)

Up to four (4) times per year, provide reports to the WMA and the City on commercial business account information and service levels in a form to be specified by the WMA.

(B)

Assist in the dissemination of SB 1383 educational materials to single-family and commercial business accounts.

(C)

At least annually and during new staff on-boarding, train regulated hauler's customer service representatives and account managers/recycling coordinators serving organic waste generators in the City on the generator requirements set forth in Sections 4 and 5 of WMA Ordinance 2021-02, SB 1383 Regulations as they may be revised from time to time and on resources available to assist in compliance. Trainings may be in a virtual or in-person format.

(D)

Where a regulated hauler provides mixed material container collection service, notify single-family and commercial business accounts that (i) they must also be subscribed to recycling container collection service and compost container collection service to comply with WMA Ordinance 2021-02, except if an applicable waiver has been granted for the account, if an applicable waiver application has been submitted and is under review for the account, or if the account has an approved certification of recycling service form and (ii) that the regulated hauler will inform the City if the account fails to subscribe to a required collection service offered by the regulated hauler.

(E)

Provide quarterly reports to the WMA identifying single-family and commercial accounts that are subscribed to mixed material container collection service but that are not subscribed to recycling container

and/or compost container collection service. WMA shall provide this information to the City. If a regulated hauler providing mixed material container collection service does not offer recycling container collection service and/or compost container collection service to its mixed material container collection service customers, the requirements of Subsection (D) and (E) shall not apply with respect to those customers and the type(s) of service that is not offered.

(F)

Conduct or comply with container contamination minimization efforts such as route reviews or waste evaluations. Inform generators when container contamination is observed by the regulated hauler.

(G)

If requested by the enforcement agency, assist generators with verification of physical space constraints when generator submits an application for a physical space waiver.

(H)

Provide commercial business accounts with interactive assistance such as employee trainings, in a virtual or in-person format, when recycling container collection service or composting container collection service is added, or upon request.

(3)

The enforcement agency for the provisions of this Section, corresponding to Section 9 of WMA Ordinance 2021-02 is the City for (a)1 and the City and the WMA for (a)2, and any other designee of the City.

(b)

Requirements for facility operators and community composting operations are governed by Section 9(b) of WMA Ordinance 2021-02. The enforcement agency for the requirements in Section 9(b) of the WMA Ordinance 2021-02 is the WMA.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021)

In addition to the following requirements, self-haulers must meet the requirements contained in O.M.C.

Self-haulers shall source separate all recyclable materials and organic waste (materials that the City otherwise requires generators to separate for collection in the City's organics and recycling collection program) generated or handled on-site from solid waste in a manner consistent with 14 CCR Sections 18984.1 and 18984.2, 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 compost 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. Self-haulers may back-haul to a destination owned and operated by the generator using the generator's own employees and equipment and then haul those consolidated materials to facilities meeting the requirements of this Subsection (b).

(c)

Self-haulers that are commercial businesses (including multi-family 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 enforcement agency. The records shall include the following information:

(1)

Delivery receipts and weight tickets from the entity accepting the material.

(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.

(d)

Self-haulers that are commercial businesses (including multi-family residential dwellings) shall submit a certification of recycling service form to the enforcement agency for review for compliance if they do not also subscribe to separate collection service for compost containers and/or recycling containers by a regulated hauler. Applications will be considered for approval to the extent permitted by other applicable laws.

(e)

Self-haulers that are commercial businesses (including multi-family residential dwellings) shall submit a new certification of recycling service form to the enforcement agency for compliance review every five (5) years, if they do not also subscribe to separate collection service for compost containers and/or recycling containers by a regulated hauler.

(f)

Self-haulers shall notify the enforcement agency if they subscribe to separate collection service for compost containers and/or recycling containers by a regulated hauler, such that they are no longer self- haulers.

(g)

Self-haulers that are commercial businesses (including multi-family residential dwellings) shall provide information, upon request, collected in Section 10(c) to the enforcement agency. Entities shall provide the requested information within sixty (60) days.

(h)

A single-family organic waste generator that self-hauls organic waste is not required to record or report information in Sections 10(c) through (g).

(i)

The enforcement agency for the provisions of this Section, corresponding with Section 10 of the WMA Ordinance 2021-02 is the City and the WMA, and any other designee of the City.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021)

All permit applicants must comply with SB 1383 and SB 1383 Regulations including, without limitation, Title 24, Part 11 of the California Green Buildings Standards Code (CALGreen), the WMA Ordinance, this O.M.C. Chapter 8.28, O.M.C. Chapter 18.01 (Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance), O.M.C. Chapter 15.34 (Construction and Demolition Recycling) requirements, and the City recycling space allocation requirements of Oakland Planning Code Chapter 17.118. Solid waste, recyclables and organics resulting from construction, demolition or renovation projects that meet specified thresholds, must be source separated and comply with current construction and demolition standards, and new or renovated construction, must include space for recycling and organics containers, per current standards. These requirements are detailed in O.M.C. Section 15.34 and OPC Section 17.118. The enforcement agency for the provisions of this Section is the City and any other designee of the City.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021)

It is unlawful to place solid waste anywhere in the City except as provided for in this Chapter.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

It is unlawful for an owner to allow solid waste to accumulate on a premises.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

It is unlawful for any person to deposit any material from any building or yard in, on top of, or alongside the street litter receptacles placed in the sidewalk area; provided, that pedestrians and other persons using

said streets shall be permitted to deposit in said receptacles miscellaneous small articles of refuse carried by them.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

Pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, the MM&O collector shall be entitled to terminate service to a customer for non-payment for any services rendered, provided that it has first complied with all applicable provisions of this Chapter and the contract. At least thirty (30) days prior to terminating the service to a premises for non-payment, the MM&O collector shall notify the owner in writing of its intention to do so if the account remains delinquent. The Finance Officer may specify the form and manner in which such notification shall be given.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

The Director may, as authorized by Government Code Section 38773 (as it may be amended from time to time), summarily abate nuisance conditions created by the failure of an owner of an SFD or MFD premises to comply with Section 8.28.100 or Section 8.28.120 by subscribing to solid waste collection service for the property on which the nuisance conditions are maintained. The City may do so when such nuisance conditions are created as a result of contractor's termination of service for non-payment, due to failure of occupant to initiate service, or otherwise.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

In accordance with Government Code Section 38773.5 (as it may be amended from time to time), the City may make the costs of subscribing to service on behalf of the owner pursuant to Section 8.28.180, including the administrative costs associated therewith, a special assessment against the property upon which the nuisance conditions are maintained. The Finance Officer shall give the owner notice of its intention to impose of the special assessment under Section 8.28.180. Such notice shall also be provided to the premises if it is different than the address identified pursuant to Section 8.28.220. A separate special assessment shall be imposed for each billing period for which the City subscribes to service on behalf of the owner, and the City may continue imposing special assessments for subsequent billing periods until the owner has complied with Section 8.28.100 or Section 8.28.120, as the case may be. The notice shall include the information required by Section 8.28.210 and shall specify that the property may be sold after three (3) years by the tax collector for unpaid delinquent assessments. In all other respects, the Finance Officer may specify the form and manner in which such notice is given.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

The MM&O collector shall, within fifteen (15) days of declaring the charges delinquent, provide customer(s) and owner(s) of premises an opportunity to appeal, at an administrative conference conducted by the

MM&O collector, the delinquent charges asserted by the MM&O collector.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

The notice of the City's intention to impose a special assessment provided under section 8.28.190 shall establish a time and place for an administrative hearing to allow the customer(s) and/or owner(s) an opportunity to protest the imposition of the special assessment. The Finance Officer shall cause notice of this hearing to be mailed to the premises and each person to whom such described property is assessed in the most recent property ownership records provided to the City by the County Assessor on the date that the Finance Officer causes notice to be mailed. Notice of this hearing may be combined with notice of the hearing before the City Council as provided herein under Section 8.28.220.

At the administrative hearing, the Finance Officer will hear any protests regarding the proposed imposition of the special assessment. The Finance Officer and the MM&O collector shall investigate the protest as may be required and report their findings to the owner prior to the hearing before the City Council provided herein The Finance Officer may require the MM&O collector to reinstate service and/or may waive the administrative costs in those cases where he or she has found that the delinquent charges that led to the termination of services were made improperly or where he or she has found that the owner was improperly notified of the delinquent charges.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

Following the administrative hearing, the Finance Officer shall transmit to the City Council a report of the special assessments proposed to be imposed. Upon receipt of the report, the City Council shall fix a time, date and place for hearing the report and any protests or objections thereto.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

The City Council shall cause written notice of the hearing to be mailed to the owner of the premises to which the service was rendered not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of hearing. The said written notice shall be mailed to each person to whom such premises is assessed in the most recent property ownership records provided to the City by the County Assessor on the date the City Council causes notice to be mailed.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

At any point prior to the placement of the special assessment on the tax roll, the owner may avoid the collection of the special assessment on the tax roll by paying the City the service charge for the period during which the City subscribed to service on behalf of the owner plus the City's administrative costs.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

Upon the confirmation of the report pursuant to Section 8.28.210 by the City Council, the special assessment shall be imposed, pursuant to Government Code Section 38773.5 (as it may be amended from time to time), against the property to which service is or will be rendered as a result of the City subscribing on behalf of the owner for a specified billing period as a means of abating the nuisance conditions. The special assessment shall be collected at such time as established by the County Assessor for inclusion in the next property tax assessment.

The Finance Officer shall turn over to the County Assessor for inclusion in the next property tax assessment the total sum of special assessments consisting of the solid waste collection service charges and the administrative costs. The administrative costs shall be as established in the City's master fee schedule.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

The special assessment collection fund shall be credited with such sums as may be appropriated by the City Council, payments collected by the Finance Officer prior to the recordation of, and in lieu of, the special assessment, special assessments collected by the Tax Collector, and sums received in consideration of release of special assessment liens. The expenditures from said fund shall include payments to the MM&O collector for service to which the City has subscribed on behalf of the owner, and those operating expenses incurred by the City for the administration of the nuisance abatement special assessment process.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

Any notice required to be given hereunder by the City, the Director, the Finance Officer or the MM&O collector to an owner shall be sufficiently given for all purposes hereunder if personally served upon the owner or if deposited, postage prepaid, addressed to the "owner" at the official address of the owner maintained by the Tax Collector for the mailing of tax bills, or, if no such address is available, to the owner at the address of the dwelling.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

(a)

The enforcement agency is authorized to conduct inspections and investigations, at random or otherwise, of any collection container, collection vehicle loads, or transfer, processing, or disposal facility for materials collected from generators, or source separated materials to confirm compliance with the provisions of WMA Ordinance 2021-02 for which it has enforcement authority by organic waste generators, commercial businesses (including multi-family residential dwellings), commercial edible food generators, regulated haulers, self-haulers, food recovery services, and food recovery organizations, subject to applicable laws. This Section does not allow entry in a private residential dwelling unit for inspection. For the purposes of

inspecting commercial business containers for compliance with Section 5 (b) of WMA Ordinance 2021-02, the enforcement agency may conduct container inspections for prohibited container contaminants using remote monitoring, and commercial businesses shall accommodate and cooperate with the remote monitoring pursuant to Section 5(j) of WMA Ordinance 2021-02. If the enforcement agency is not identified in a Section of this Chapter, then the enforcement agency will be the City.

(b)

A person subject to the requirements of WMA Ordinance 2021-02 shall provide or arrange for access during all inspections (with the exception of a private residential dwelling unit) and shall cooperate with the enforcement agency during such inspections and investigations. Such inspections and investigations may include confirmation of proper placement of materials in containers, inspection of edible food recovery activities, review of required records, or other verification or inspection to confirm compliance with any other requirement of WMA Ordinance 2021-02. Failure to provide or arrange for: (i) access to the premises; (ii) installation and operation of remote monitoring equipment, if a remote monitoring program is adopted; or (iii) access to records for any inspection or investigation is a violation of WMA Ordinance 2021-02 and may result in penalties described in Section 12 of the WMA Ordinance 2021-02 or O.M.C. Section 8.28.280.

(c)

Any records obtained by the enforcement agency during inspections, remote monitoring, and other reviews shall be subject to the requirements and applicable disclosure exemptions of the California Public Records Act as set forth in Government Code Section 6250 et seq.

(d)

The enforcement agency is authorized to conduct any inspections, remote monitoring, or other investigations as reasonably necessary to further the goals of WMA 2021-02, and to implement this Chapter, subject to applicable laws.

(e)

The enforcement agency shall accept written complaints from persons regarding an entity that may be potentially non-compliant with WMA Ordinance 2021-02.

(f)

The enforcement agency for the provisions of this Section is the City of Oakland and any other designee authorized by the City of Oakland to enforce one (1) or more sections of this Chapter.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 13671, § 2, adopted December 21, 2021, renumbered the former § 8.28.280 as §

The historical notation has been retained with the

amended provisions for reference purposes.

When the City is the enforcement agency, the following provisions are in effect including all provisions of O.M.C. Chapter 1.12. When the WMA is the Enforcement Agency, Section 11 (Inspections and Investigations) and 12 (Enforcement) of WMA Ordinance 2021-02 will govern enforcement.

A.

Penalty for Violation. Any person convicted of an infraction under the provision of this Chapter shall be punished upon a first conviction by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and, for a second conviction within a period of one (1) year, by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) and, for a third or any subsequent conviction within a one-year period, by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Any violation beyond the third conviction within a one-year period may be charged by the City Attorney or the District Attorney as a misdemeanor and the penalty for conviction of the same shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than six (6) months or by both.

B.

Continuing Violation. Unless otherwise provided, a person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which a violation of this Chapter is committed, continued or permitted by the person and shall be punishable accordingly as herein provided.

C.

Violations Deemed a Public Nuisance. In addition to the penalties herein provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter is a threat to the public health, safety and welfare, and is declared and deemed a nuisance.

D.

Civil Actions. In addition to any other remedies provided in this Chapter, any violation of this Chapter may be enforced by civil action brought by the City. In any such action, the City may seek, and the court shall grant, as appropriate, any or all of the following remedies:

A temporary and/or permanent injunction;

Assessment of the violator for the costs of any investigation, inspection, or monitoring survey which led to the establishment of the violation, and for the reasonable costs of preparing and bringing legal action under this subsection (including attorneys' fees);

Costs incurred in removing, correcting, or terminating the adverse effects resulting from the violation (including attorneys' fees).

E.

Authority to Issue Citations. Authorized enforcement officials or employees may issue a citation and notice to appear in the manner prescribed by Chapter 5c of Title 3, Part 2 of the Penal Code, including Section 853.6 (or as the same may hereafter be amended). It is the intent of the City Council that the immunities prescribed in Section 836.5 of the Penal Code (as it may be amended from time to time) be applicable to public officers or employees or employees acting in the course and scope of employment pursuant to this Chapter.

F.

Administrative Enforcement Option. Chapters 1.08, 1.12, and 1.16 of this Code, which provide for alternative code enforcement mechanisms, including but not limited to a civil penalty program and an administrative citation program, are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.

G.

Remedies Not Exclusive. Remedies under this Chapter are in addition to and do not supersede or limit any and all other remedies, civil or criminal. The remedies provided for herein shall be cumulative and not exclusive.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021; Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)

Editor's note— See the editor's note to § 8.28.280.

County and Alameda County Department of Environmental Health.

(a)

The Waste Management Authority of Alameda County ("WMA") and the Alameda County Department of Environmental Health ("ACDEH") are authorized and designated by the City to carry out the responsibilities specified in section 8.28.300(c) of this Chapter, effective January 1, 2022.

(b)

The City Administrator is authorized to enter an agreement with the WMA and the ACDEH to implement this authorization and designation.

(c)

The City of Oakland designates the WMA and ACDEH as an enforcement agency in the City of Oakland for the administrative and enforcement responsibilities set forth in the WMA Ordinance 2021-02 in the following Sections:

(1)

Section 5 (Requirement For Commercial Business Generators Including Multi-Family Residential Dwellings);

(2)

Section 6 (Waivers For Commercial Business Generators);

(3)

Section 7 (Requirements For Commercial Edible Food Generators);

(4)

Section 8 (Requirements For Food Recovery Organizations And Services);

(5)

Section 9 (Requirements For Regulated Haulers And Facility Operators) Subsections (a)(2) and (b);

(6)

Section 10 (Requirements For Self-Haulers);

(7)

Section 11 (Inspections and Investigations); and

(8)

Section 12 (Enforcement).

(d)

It is intended that the WMA and the ACDEH will exercise jurisdiction and enforcement authority concurrent with those of the City under the WMA Ordinance. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the authority provided by this designation includes the authority to request information or conduct inspections to verify compliance with any of the above sections to support WMA's and ACDEH's enforcement activities.

(e)

The authorization and designation of WMA and ACDEH in this Section 8.28.300 does not limit the City's authority to independently carry out some or all of the responsibilities designated above or as provided in the WMA Ordinance 2021-02. The City retains concurrent and full authority to implement and enforce the WMA Ordinance 2021-02 within its jurisdictional boundaries.

(Ord. No. 13671, § 2, 12-21-2021)