Article III — STORAGE OF DISCARDED MATERIALS AND NUISANCE ABATEMENT

(a) In addition to complying with solid waste storage regulations in 14 CCR sections 17301 et seq., a collector or CRMC furnishing storage containers to customers for storage of discarded materials shall comply with the following requirements:

(1) Provide containers designed for safe handling that shall be designed and constructed to be non-absorbent,

watertight, vector-resistant, durable, easily cleanable, and prevent the leakage of liquids.

(2) Provide containers equipped with close-fitting and tight-fitting lids or covers that can be readily removed.

(3) Provide containers that comply with the color, signage, and labeling requirements specified in a collector's NEFA or

CRMC's certificate.

A collector or CRMC shall furnish all of its customers with one or more containers for each type of discarded materials for separate collection of each type of discarded material for which each customer has subscribed. The containers shall allow generators to effectively source separate the recyclable materials, organic materials, and construction and demolition debris from solid waste for pick-up by the collector or CRMC, where such materials shall include, at a minimum, designated recyclable materials and designated organic materials as defined in section 68.502.

(b) If a collector's NEFA or a CRMC's certificate imposes more stringent container requirements than imposed by this section 68.521, collector or CRMC shall comply with the more stringent requirements imposed by the NEFA or CRMC certificate.

(Amended by Ord. No. 7920 (N.S.), effective 7-11-91; amended by Ord. No. 8060 (N.S.), effective 5-28-92; amended by Ord. No. 8553 (N.S.), effective 8-10-95, operative 8-10-95; amended by Ord. No. 8866 (N.S.), effective 1-6-98; amended by Ord. No. 10036 (N.S.), effective 2-26-10; amended by Ord. No. 10729 (N.S.), effective 6-4-21; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)

Generators, including property owners and tenants, in addition to complying with 14 CCR section 17315, shall be responsible for safe and sanitary storage of all discarded materials that accumulate on the property. Generators shall store designated recyclable materials, designated organic materials, and solid waste in the containers supplied by collector or CRMC for such purposes, or in the containers or locations otherwise permitted for such storage by this chapter.

(Added by Ord. No. 8553 (N.S.), effective 8-10-95, operative 8-10-95; amended by Ord. No. 9495 (N.S.),effective 9-13-02; amended by Ord. No. 10036 (N.S.), effective 2-26-10; amended by Ord. No. 10729 (N.S.), effective 6-4-21; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)

No person shall tamper with, modify, remove from, or deposit discarded materials into any container used for storage of discarded materials without the permission of the person to whom a collector or CRMC furnished the container or the owner of the container.

(Added by Ord. No. 10729 (N.S.), effective 6-4-21; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)

The Director shall have enforcement authority for this article.

(Added by Ord. No. 10036 (N.S.), effective 2-26-10; amended by Ord. No. 10729 (N.S.), effective 6-4-21; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)