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Title 4 — REVENUE, FINANCE AND BUSINESS TAXES›Chapter 4.78 — DISPOSAL FACILITY TAX

San Jose Municipal Code Part 4 Reporting Requirements

San Jose Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Jose

Cite as: San Jose Municipal Code Part 4 · Text as of 2026-10-04

4.78.450 - Monthly reports.

A. The solid waste disposal facility operator shall submit to the director of finance a monthly report, together with supporting documentation, containing all of the following information:

  1. The month covered by the report.

  2. The total tonnage of solid waste accepted at the facility during the month.

  3. The total tonnage of recyclable material accepted at the facility and taken directly to a certified recycling processing area during the month.

  4. The total tonnage of residues generated during the month from the recycling processing.

  5. The total tonnage of material salvaged from the solid wastes accepted at the facility and shipped offsite during the month.

  6. The total tonnage of recycled materials shipped offsite during the month.

  7. The total tonnage of cover material that originated from any offsite location and was accepted at the facility during the month.

  8. The total tonnage of inert construction material that originated from any offsite location and was accepted at the facility during the month.

  9. The number of small loads accepted at the facility during the month, the number of cubic yards of solid wastes accepted from small loads during the month, and the tonnage of wastes accepted from small loads during the month.

B. The due date for the monthly report is the due date for the remittance of the disposal facility tax described in Section 4.78.230. The monthly report shall be deemed timely submitted if it is submitted to the office of the director of finance on or before the due date or if it is mailed in accordance with subsection A. of Section 4.78.240.

(Ord. 24133.)

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4.78.460 - Annual certification.

The solid waste facility operator shall cause all scales used to weigh solid wastes accepted at the facility to be certified annually during the month of July, and on or before August 15 of each year, shall submit to the director of the office of environmental management proof of such certification.

(Ord. 24133.)

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4.78.470 - Records.

A. The solid waste disposal facility operator shall keep and maintain at the local office of the solid waste facility all records relating to any and all wastes received at or disposed of on the facility site including, but not limited to, weight receipts for solid wastes accepted at the facility and weight receipts for recycled materials shipped offsite.

B. Such records shall be kept and maintained for not less than three years from the date such wastes were received or disposed of.

C. All records pertaining to the tonnages of solid wastes accepted at the facility site, tonnages of recycled materials shipped offsite, and tonnages of cover and inert construction material used onsite shall be available for inspection by the director of finance, the director of the office of environmental management, the director of neighborhood preservation, the city auditor, the city attorney and their designees, upon written notice to the solid waste disposal facility operator.

(Ord. 24133.)

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