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9.22.010
<br /> 251 (Pleasanton Supp. No. 27, 1-22)
<br />Chapter 9.22
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<br />RECYCLING FACILITIES
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<br />Sections:
<br />9.22.010 Purpose and findings.
<br />9.22.020 Definitions.
<br />9.22.030 Permits required.
<br />9.22.040 Permit approval process.
<br />9.22.050 Building permit required.
<br />9.22.060 Criteria and design standards.
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<br />9.22.010 Purpose and findings.
<br /> The city council finds that:
<br /> A. The adoption of this chapter, regulating
<br />the location and activities of all recycling facilities
<br />by conditional use permit, is consistent with the
<br />goals and policies of the city general plan, in that the
<br />city recognizes the California Beverage Container
<br />Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, Assembly Bill
<br />2020, adopted by the California Legislature in Sep-
<br />tember, 1986, to encourage a greater amount of re-
<br />cycling by beverage consumers and a reduction in
<br />the amount of container litter in California, and that
<br />certain methods of regulating are more appropriate
<br />and consistent with the design and aesthetic objec-
<br />tives of the city;
<br /> B. This chapter makes redemption and re-
<br />cycling of reusable materials convenient to the con-
<br />sumer, thereby reducing litter and increasing the
<br />recycling of reusable materials, and regulates the
<br />location and activities of recycling facilities through
<br />the adoption of a comprehensive and easily under-
<br />stood program of permitting and regulating such
<br />uses; and
<br /> C. This chapter is not intended to be detri-
<br />mental to the health, safety and welfare of surround-
<br />ing residents, the character of the existing neighbor-
<br />hoods or the community as a whole, in that the con-
<br />ditional use permit process provides the city with
<br />adequate discretionary control and specific require-
<br />ments, such as compliance with noise standards and
<br />proximity to residential districts. (Ord. 1354 § 1,
<br />1988)
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<br />9.22.020 Definitions.
<br /> The following words and phrases, whenever
<br />used in this chapter, shall be construed as hereafter
<br />set out, unless it is apparent from the context that
<br />they have a different meaning:
<br /> A. “Recyclable material” means material
<br />that is reusable, including but not limited to metals,
<br />glass, plastic and paper, which are intended for reuse,
<br />remanufacture, or reconstitution for the purpose of using
<br />the altered form. Recyclable material does not include
<br />refuse or hazardous materials, but may include used mo-
<br />tor oil collected and transported in accordance with Sec-
<br />tions 25250.11 and 25143.2(b)(4) of the California
<br />Health and Safety Code.
<br /> B. “Recycling facility” means a center for the
<br />collection and/or processing of recyclable materials. A
<br />certified recycling facility or certified processor means a
<br />recycling facility certified by the California Department
<br />of Conservation as meeting the requirements of the Cali-
<br />fornia Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduc-
<br />tion Act of 1986. A recycling facility does not include
<br />storage containers or processing activity located on the
<br />premises of a residential, commercial, or manufacturing
<br />use and used solely for the recycling of material gener-
<br />ated by that residential property, business or manufac-
<br />turer. Recycling facilities may include the following:
<br /> 1. Collection Facility. A center for the accep-
<br />tance by donation, redemption, or purchase, of recyclable
<br />materials from the public. Such a facility does not use
<br />power-driven processing equipment except as indicated
<br />in Section 9.22.060. Collection facilities may include the
<br />following:
<br /> a. Reverse vending machine(s);
<br /> b. Small collection facilities which occupy an
<br />area of not more than 500 square feet, and may include:
<br /> i. A mobile unit,
<br /> ii. Bulk reverse vending machines or a grouping
<br />of reverse vending machines occupying more than 50
<br />square feet,
<br /> iii. Kiosk type units which may include perma-
<br />nent structures,
<br /> iv. Unattended containers placed for the dona-
<br />tion of recyclable materials;
<br /> c. Large collection facilities which may occupy
<br />an area of more than 500 square feet and may include
<br />permanent structures.
<br /> 2. Processing Facility. A building or enclosed
<br />space used for the collection and processing of recyclable
<br />materials. Processing means the preparation of materials
<br />for efficient shipment, or to an end-user’s specifications,
<br />by such means as baling, briquetting, compacting, flat-
<br />tening, grinding, crushing, mechanical sorting, shred-
<br />ding, cleaning, and remanufacturing. Processing facilities
<br />include the following:
<br /> a. A light processing facility occupying an area
<br />of under 45,000 square feet of gross collection, process-
<br />ing and storage area and has up to an average of two out-
<br />bound truck shipments per day. Light processing facili-
<br />ties are limited to baling, briquetting, crushing, compact-
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