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ORDINANCE NO. 953
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH AMENDING
DIVISION 9, CHAPTER 2, OF THE UKIAH CITY ZONING CODE - ADDING SECTION
9185 - AREA FOR RECYCLING FACILITIES
PURPOSE:
The State of California has mandated that cities and counties must divert
50 percent of all solid waste by January 1, 2000, through source
reduction, recycling, and composting. The City of Ukiah is committed to
this goal and is actively pursuing a comprehensive program to reduce the
waste stream and institute greater landfill efficiencies in conjunction witty-.
the County of Mendocino and other local jurisdictions.
Diverting 50 percent of all solid waste requires the participation of the
residential, commercial, industrial, and public sectors. A significant
factor in this program is the provision of suitable areas within
development projects for the collection and loading of recyclable
materials. These areas are to be compatible with the land use and
convenient for both the citizen and refuse hauler to maximize the
efficiency of the recycling effort. This ordinance has been developed to
meet this objective.
The City Council of the City of Ukiah does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION ONE - Ukiah City Code Section 9185 to read as follows is added:
Section 9185:
AREA FOR COLLECTING AND LOADING OF RECYCLABLE
MATERIALS' All new development and certain remodels in
commercial, industrial, residential (other than single family and
duplexes) projects shall provide adequate, accessible, and
convenient areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials,
in addition to trash collection facilities, in compliance with th~
following requirements.
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New construction, or expansion of a commercial, industrial, or multiple family
residential project which adds 30 percent or more to the existing floor area of the
structure within the same calendar year, shall provide adequate, accessible, and
convenient areas for collecting and loading of trash and recycling materials.
B.
Site plans for the project shall identify trash and recyclable storage areas
including the individual and specific collection bins which will accommodate the
trash and recyclables to be generated by the anticipated use of the project. The
applicant will address all the recyclable materials currently collected by the
City's franchise waste hauler, if applicable for the project use.
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Dimensions of the storage area shall accommodate containers consistent with
current methods of collection. The exterior trash and recycling storage area
may be located on the outside or the exterior of a structure, or in a designated
interior area with access, excluding dwelling units or in rear yards and interior
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side yards. Exterior storage area shall not be located in any required front yard,
street side yard, any required parking or landscaped area, or any other area
required by Code to be constructed or maintained unencumbered.
The trash and recycling storage area shall each be accessible to occupants and
haulers. If the exterior storage area is located outside or on the exterior of any
structure/building, the storage area shall be screened with a minimum six-foot
high solid enclosure. In all cases where a parcel or premises is served by an
alley, all exterior storage areas shall be directly accessible to such alley.
Each trash storage area shall be. contiguous and jointly accessible with a
recycling storage area, except upon written consent of the Planning Director in
situations where unavoidable circumstances make it impractical to do so, in
which case the recycling storage area shall be located as close as possible to
the trash storage area.
Recycling areas shall be designed to be architecturally compatible with nearby
structures and with the existing topography and vegetation, and comply with the
following minimum requirements:
i. the design and construction of recycling areas shall not prevent
security of any recyclable materials placed therein;
ii. the design, construction, and location of recycling areas shall not be
in conflict with any applicable federal, state, or local laws relating to fire,
building, access, transportation, circulation, safety, or related matter;
iii. recycling areas or the bins or containers placed therein must provide
protection against adverse environmental conditions, such as rain, which
might render the collected materials unmarketable;
iv. driveways and/or travel aisles shall, at a minimum, conform to local
building-code requirements for garbage collection access and clearance
including unobstructed access for collection vehicles and personnel;
v. a sign clearly identifying all recycling and solid waste collection and
loading areas and the materials accepted therein shall be posted
adjacent to all points of direct access to the recycling areas;
vi. developments, transportation corridors, and public facilities adjacent
to recycling areas shall be adequately protected from any adverse
impacts such as aesthetics, noise, odor, vectors, or glare through
measures including, but not limited to, maintaining adequate separation,
fencing, and landscaping.
All designs for exterior trash and recycling storage areas shall be subject to
approval by the Planning Director, following review by the franchise hauler.
In the case of severe and exceptional physical space constraints, the project
proponent may apply for a Variance from this section in the manner prescribed
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in sections 9231 et seq. of this Code, to be considered by the Planning
Commission.
SECTION TWO
This ordinance shall be published as required by law in a newspaper of general
circulation published in the City of Ukiah.
SECTION THREE
This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption.
PASSED AND INTRODUCED this 20th day of July, 1994, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Mastin,
Schneiter
Malone, Wattenburger, Shoemaker and Mayor
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of August, 1994, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Mastin, Malone, Wattenburger, Shoemaker and Mayor
Schneiter
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTES' ~ j
Cathy McKay/P--,i~:, ;e~