Sec. 90-44. - Definitions: Recyclable material—Recycling facility.

Recyclable material shall mean reusable material including, but not limited to, metals, glass, plastic and paper, which are intended for reuse, remanufacture, or reconstitution for the purpose of using the altered form. Recyclable material does not include refuse or hazardous materials. Recyclable material may include used motor oil collected and transported in accordance with Health and Safety Code §§ 25250.11 and 25143.2(b)(4).

Recycling area shall mean the space provided in the solid waste collection and loading area for the collection and loading of recyclable material.

Recycling facility shall mean a center for the collection and/or processing of recyclable materials. A certified recycling facility or certified processor means a recycling facility certified by the state department of conservation as meeting the requirements of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act of 1986. A recycling facility does not include storage containers or processing activity located on the premises of a residential, commercial, or manufacturing use and used solely for the recycling of material generated by that residential property, business or manufacturer. Recycling facilities may include the following:

(1)

Collection facility. A collection facility is a center for the acceptance by donation, redemption, or purchase of recyclable materials from the public. Such a facility does not use power-driven processing equipment except as indicated in section 90-1093, criteria and standards. Collection facilities may include the following:

a.

Reverse vending machines.

b.

Small collection facilities which occupy an area of not more than 500 square feet, and may include:

1.

A mobile unit.

2.

Bulk reverse vending machines or a grouping of reverse vending machines occupying more than 50 square feet.

Kiosk type units which may include permanent structures.

4.

Unattended containers placed for the donation of recyclable materials.

c.

Large collection facilities which may occupy an area of more than 500 square feet and may include permanent structures.

(2)

Processing facility. A processing facility is a building or enclosed space used for the collection and processing of recyclable materials. Processing means the preparation of material for efficient shipment, or to an end-user's specifications, by such means as baling, briquetting, compacting, flattening, grinding, crushing, mechanical sorting, shredding, cleaning, and remanufacturing. Processing facilities include the following:

a.

A light processing facility occupies an area of under 45,000 square feet of gross collection, processing and storage area and has up to an average two outbound truck shipments per day. Light processing facilities are limited to baling, briquetting, crushing, compacting, grinding, shredding and sorting of sourceseparated recyclable materials and repairing of reusable materials sufficient to qualify as a certified processing facility. A light processing facility shall not shred, compact, or bale ferrous metals other than food and beverage containers.

b.

A heavy processing facility is any processing facility other than a light processing facility.

(Ord. No. 807, § 8, 4-19-88; Ord. No. 925, § 2, 1-5-95)

Sec. 90-45. - Definitions: Residence—Rezoning.

Residence shall mean a building used, designed, or intended to be used as a home or dwelling place, for one or more families.

Residential districts shall mean the following districts: R-A, R-1-6, R-1-10, R-1-7.5, RM-2.5, RM-2.5(s), RM1.5, RM-1.5(s), RM-1 and T-P.

Rest home or home for the aged shall mean premises used for the housing of and caring for the ambulatory, aged, or infirm, which premises require a license from the state or county.

Restaurant shall mean any building or structure in which food and drinks are prepared for service to customers within such structure.

Retail store shall mean a business selling goods, wares, or merchandise directly to the ultimate consumer.

Reverse vending machine shall mean an automated mechanical device which accepts at least one or more types of empty beverage containers including, but not limited to, aluminum cans, glass and plastic bottles, and issues a cash refund or a redeemable credit slip with a value not less than the container's redemption value as determined by the state. A reverse vending machine may sort and process containers mechanically provided that the entire process is enclosed within the machine. In order to accept and temporarily store all three container types in a proportion commensurate with their relative redemption rates, and to meet the requirements of certification as a recycling facility, multiple grouping of reverse vending machines may be necessary. A bulk reverse vending machine is a reverse vending machine that is larger than 50 square feet; is designed to accept more than one container at a time; and will pay by weight instead of by container.

Rezoning shall mean the same as Zoning district, change of.

(Ord. No. 807, § 8, 4-19-88; Ord. No. 970, § 1, 7-17-97)

Sec. 90-46. - Definitions: Road—School, elementary, junior high or high.

Road shall mean the same as Street.

Room shall mean an unsubdivided portion of the interior of a dwelling unit, excluding bathroom, kitchen, closets, hallways, and service porches.

Roominghouse shall mean the same as Boardinghouse.

Sanitarium shall mean a health station or retreat or other place where patients are housed and where medical or surgical treatment is given. This does not include mental institutions or places for the treatment of narcotic addicts.

School, elementary, junior high or high, shall mean public and other nonprofit institutions conducting regular academic instruction at kindergarten, elementary, and secondary levels. Such institutions shall offer general academic instruction equivalent to the standards prescribed by the state board of education.

(Ord. No. 807, § 8, 4-19-88)

Sec. 90-47. - Definitions: School, private—Service station.

School, private, shall mean an institution conducting regular academic instruction at kindergarten, elementary, and secondary levels operated by a nongovernmental organization.

School, trade, shall mean schools offering preponderant instruction in the technical, commercial, or trade skills, such as real estate schools, business colleges, electronic schools, automotive and aircraft technician schools, and similar commercial establishments operated by a nongovernmental organization.

Secondhand store shall mean a retail business which sells used merchandise.

Separate ownership shall mean ownership of a parcel of land by a person who does not own any of the land abutting such parcel.

Service station shall mean the same as automobile service station.

(Ord. No. 807, § 8, 4-19-88; Ord. No. 1171, § 1, 6-16-16; Ord. No. 2025-04, § 4(Exh. A, § 2), 5-15-25)