17.46.040 Development standards – Small collection facilities.
A. Small collection facilities located within applicable commercial and industrial land use districts shall be allowed as an accessory use to an existing commercial use which is in full compliance with all applicable provisions of this title and the municipal code;
B. Shall be no larger than five hundred square feet and occupy no more than five parking spaces not including space that will be periodically needed for removal of materials or exchange of containers;
C. Shall comply with the setbacks of the base zoning designation, and shall not obstruct pedestrian or vehicular circulation;
D. Shall accept only glass, metals, plastic containers, papers and reusable items;
E. Shall use no power-driven processing equipment except for reverse vending machines;
F. Shall use containers that are constructed and maintained with durable waterproof and rustproof material, covered when the site is not attended, secured from unauthorized entry or removal of material, and shall be of a capacity sufficient to accommodate materials collected and collection schedule. Cargo containers are not permitted;
G. Shall store all recyclable material in the collection unit and shall not leave the materials outside the unit when the attendant is not present;
H. Shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner free of litter and any other undesirable materials, including mobile facilities;
I. Shall not exceed noise levels of sixty-five dBA as measured at the property line of adjacent residential land use districts;
J. Attended facilities shall not be located within one hundred feet of any residential land use district;
K. Collection containers, site fencing, and signage shall be of such color and design so as to be compatible with and to harmonize with the surrounding uses and neighborhood;
L. Containers shall be clearly marked to identify the type of material which may be deposited; the facility shall be clearly marked to identify the name and telephone number of the facility operator and the hours of operation and display a notice stating that no material shall be left outside the recycling containers;
M. Signs may be provided as follows:
1. Recycling facilities may have identification signs with a maximum of eight square feet. In the case of a wheeled facility, the side will be measured from the ground to the top of the container;
2. Signs shall be consistent with the character of their location;
3. Directional signs consistent with Chapter 17.38, Signs, bearing no advertising message may be installed with the approval of the planning director if necessary to facilitate traffic circulation or if the facility is not visible from the public right-of-way;
N. The facility shall not impair the landscaping required by Chapter 17.34 for any concurrent use;
O. No additional parking space shall be required for customers of a small collection facility located at the established parking lot of a primary use. One space shall be required for the attendant, if determined necessary by the planning director;
P. Mobile recycling units shall have an area clearly marked to prohibit other vehicular parking during hours when the mobile unit is scheduled to be present;
Q. Occupation of parking spaces by the facility and by the attendant shall not reduce available parking spaces below the minimum number required by the primary use unless all of the following conditions exist:
1. A parking study shows that existing parking capacity is not already fully utilized during the time the recycling facility will be on the site, and
2. The permit shall be reviewed at the end of eighteen months;
R. Small collection facilities shall not operate between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.;
S. Small collection facilities shall be screened from public right-of-way view and from adjacent residential land use districts, with opaque six-foot fencing or screening, subject to planning director review and approval;
T. Small collection facilities shall maintain adequate refuse containers for the disposal of nonhazardous waste;
U. Small recycling facilities shall not be clustered and shall be located at least one-half mile from the nearest similar facility;
V. Conditions of approval for a small recycling facility shall be clearly visible on the site for the public’s inspection at all times. (Ord. 706 § 3 (Exh. A), 2019).