17.616.040 Development standards for recycling and trash enclosures.

A.         Enclosure and receptacle requirement.

1.       Recycling and trash enclosures with recycling and garbage receptacles shall be required for:

a.       Multi-unit dwellings with five or more units;

b.       Any commercial, office, or public or quasi-public project where garbage receptacles are being used and the receptacles are not stored wholly within the building; and

c.        Any industrial project where garbage receptacles are being used and the garbage receptacle are not stored wholly within the building or screened by landscaping, fencing or a structure.

2.       The receptacles shall be screened from public view by landscaping, fencing, or a structure. The recycling collection area and the trash collection area shall be adjacent to one another.

B.         Materials, construction, and design of the enclosure.

1.       Walls. The walls of each recycling and trash enclosure shall be constructed of solid masonry material with decorative exterior surface finish compatible to the main structure. The walls shall be a minimum of 6 feet in height.

2.       Gates. Each recycling and trash enclosure shall have decorative solid heavy gauge metal gates and shall be designed with cane bolts to secure the gates when in the open and closed positions.

3.       Concrete apron.

a.       A concrete apron shall be constructed either in front of each recycling and trash enclosure or at the point of receptacle pick-up to minimize damage to the surrounding asphalt paving.

b.       The minimum dimensions of the concrete apron for a 2 cubic-yard receptacle are 10 feet wide and 20 feet long.

c.        The concrete apron shall be 15 feet wide and 20 feet long whenever a crane-lifted recycling container will be used.

d.       Receptacles that are larger than 2 cubic yards require a larger concrete apron, subject to the approval of the city building inspection division.

e.        Paving material shall consist of 5-inch aggregate base rock and 6-inch Portland cement paving.

4.       Overhead clearance. The recycling and trash enclosure shall be designed to allow 18 feet of overhead clearance whenever crane-lifted dome recycling receptacles will be used.

C.         Signs. Signs shall be permanently posted or painted on each receptacle listing the type of material that may be disposed of in that receptacle. General instructions about how to recycle shall be posted within the recycling and trash enclosure or near the receptacle area and shall be visible to the enclosure or receptacle users. The name and phone number of the person responsible for maintenance of the enclosure or receptacle shall be posted. Any sign visible from outside the enclosure shall be no larger than 4 square feet.

D.         Parking. With the exception of section 17.616.050.C for existing development, no recycling and trash enclosure or receptacle shall be located in any required parking space.

E.          Convenient access for multi-unit dwelling residents. Each recycling and trash enclosure within a multi-unit dwelling shall be located and designed to allow the convenient disposal of recyclable materials and trash by residents without having to open the main enclosure gates.

F.          Regular collection. The property owner is responsible for regular pick-up of recyclable material. Recyclable material shall not be allowed to accumulate such that a visual or public health or safety nuisance is created.

G.         Security. The recycling and trash enclosure and receptacles may be secured to prevent the theft of recyclable materials by unauthorized persons as long as the enclosure remains accessible for disposal of materials by authorized persons.

H.         Maintenance. The property owner shall maintain each recycling and trash enclosure and receptacle. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)