Municipal Code - 2022-01 - Supplement_PDF Supplement_PLE-2022-01-supp-27

9.23.010 (Pleasanton Supp. No. 27, 1-22) 258 Chapter 9.23 ORGANICS REDUCTION AND RECYCLING Sections: 9.23.010 Purpose and intent. 9.23.020 Adoption. 9.23.030 Local amendments. 9.23.040 Severability. 9.23.010 Purpose and intent. Comply with state laws requiring cities provid- ing waste collection services to adopt ordinances and take other measures to reduce the amount of organic and recyclable materials deposited in landfills from commercial and residential generators pursuant to the Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Organic Waste Reduction regulations adopted pursuant to Senate Bill 1383 (2016). Streamline the reduction and recycling process for commercial and residential generators by opting into the countywide organics reduction and recycling Ordinance developed by the Alameda County waste management authority. (Ord. 2226 § 2, 2021) 9.23.020 Adoption. The Alameda County waste management au- thority’s organics reduction and recycling ordinance (WMA Ord. 2021-02) is adopted in this chapter by reference, to be effective in Pleasanton beginning on January 1, 2022. (Ord. 2226 § 2, 2021) 9.23.030 Local amendments. The city adopts the following local amend- ments to WMA Ord. 2021-02 as follows: A. The enforcement agency for the provi- sions of Sections 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10, of the WMA Ord. 2021-02 is the city, the WMA, and any other designee of the city. The enforcement agency for the provisions of Sections 7, 11 and 12 of the WMA Ord. 2021-02 is the city, the WMA, the Alameda County department of environmental health (ACDEH), and any other designee of the city and authorizes the city manager to enter into agreements with WMA and ACDEH. B. WMA Ord. 2021-02 Section 4 is amended to exclude the phrase, “Except Single- Family Organic Waste Generators that meet the Self- Hauler requirements in Section 10 of this Ordi- nance.” C. WMA Ord. 2021-02 Section 6 subsec- tion (c) is deleted; therefore “collection frequency waiver” for commercial business generators is not appli- cable in the city. D. WMA Ord. 2021-02 Section 10 subsection (h) is deleted. (Ord. 2226 § 2, 2021) 9.23.040 Severability. The city declares that each section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause and phrase of this chapter is severable and independent of every other section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause and phrase of this chapter. If any section, subsec- tion, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is held invalid, the city declares that it would have adopted the remaining provisions of this chapter irrespective of the portion held invalid, and fur- ther declares its express intent that the remaining por- tions of this ordinance should remain in effect after the invalid portion has been eliminated. (Ord. 2226 § 2, 2021)