8.12.204 Solid waste storage.
A. Containers.
1. Specifications. Everyone must store solid waste accumulated on their premises in the following manner:
a. Provided by Hauler. In containers provided by their hauler.
b. Self-Haul, Etc. If they are exempted from mandatory service under Article III of this chapter, in containers they provide meeting either or both of the following specifications:
i. Nonabsorbent, watertight (except for drainage plugs), vector-resistant, durable, easily cleanable containers (such as cans); or
ii. Strong and watertight paper or plastic bags that are designed to contain refuse.
Everyone who is exempt from mandatory service must comply with 14 CCR 17315.
2. Number and Size. Everyone must subscribe to or provide containers in number and size adequate to contain all the solid waste that they discard pending collection or removal. Everyone must comply with 14 CCR 17315.
3. Closed and Covered.
a. Everyone must keep the lids of their solid waste containers (including cans, carts and bins) fully closed and bags tightly covered or securely tied in order to prevent any or all of the following:
i. Overflowing solid waste, spills or litter;
ii. Attracting insects, vermin and other vectors;
iii. Foraging by domestic or wild animals;
iv. Emanating odors; and
v. Otherwise creating a nuisance or threat to public health and safety.
No one may fill a container in excess of its capacity. Everyone must comply with 14 CCR 17315.
b. However, they do not have to cover containers (such as roll-offs) for temporary storage of C&D debris pending collection if both of the following occur:
i. The C&D debris is comprised of nonputrescible solid waste; and
ii. The C&D debris does not blow or spill from the container.
4. Cleaning and Maintenance. Everyone must do all of the following:
a. Use their containers only for storage of solid waste;
b. Not paint, mark or otherwise deface a container in any way;
c. Keep their containers free of graffiti;
d. Clean the inside and outside of their container as necessary to maintain sanitary conditions, unless a solid waste hauler furnishes containers and is responsible for maintaining them under terms, conditions, or agreements between the solid waste hauler and customer; and
5. Compliance with Solid Waste Handling Law. Everyone must comply with solid waste handling law, including the following:
a. 14 CCR 17311 (regarding responsibility for safe and sanitary storage of all solid waste accumulated on the residential premises);
b. 14 CCR 17312 (prohibiting storage or handling of solid waste that promotes the propagation, harborage or attraction of vectors or the creation of nuisance); and
c. 14 CCR 17315 (regarding maintenance of containers in clean, sound condition free from putrescible residue).
B. Container Storage.
1. Residential.
a. Aesthetics. On residential premises, residents must store solid waste containers out of view from the street, sidewalk or other public right-of-way, by:
i. Fence;
ii. Landscaping;
iii. Building; or
iv. Other screening determined by the public works director.
b. Prohibitions. Residents must not store containers on public property.
c. Responsibility. Residents must supervise and maintain surveillance over their containers.
2. Commercial. Businesses must supervise and maintain surveillance over containers on their commercial premises. They must store containers (other than carts) on their commercial premises in storage areas meeting the following requirements, unless permitted otherwise by the public works director:
a. The storage area must be located within one hundred feet of the commercial premises.
b. The storage area for containers larger than one hundred gallons capacity may not be located within twenty-five feet of any windows, doors or ventilation intake in any building, either on the business premises or adjacent properties.
c. The storage area must have retaining walls, fences, guard rails, bumpers or curbs to protect vehicles parked in adjacent spaces from damage by containers or collection vehicles.
d. The floor or bottom surface of the solid waste storage area must be made of concrete or other impervious material approved by the public works director.
e. The storage area must be designed so that a solid waste hauler may collect containers that do not have wheels or casters without having to move the containers.
f. The storage area must be designed so that a solid waste hauler may collect containers that have wheels or casters. The director of public works will review and approve submitted city trash enclosure.
g. The storage area must be out of view from the street, sidewalk, or other public right-of-way (other than alleys) by fence, landscaping, building, or other screening required by the public works director.
h. The storage area may not be on public property, setbacks, or right-of-way.
i. The storage area must not obstruct traffic.
j. The storage area in any new, substantially remodeled, or expanded building or other facility must provide storage area that does both of the following:
i. Accommodates the anticipated volume of discarded solid waste and storage space for solid waste containers; and
ii. Allows sufficient room for efficient and safe solid waste removal or collection (for example, sufficient clearance for commercial solid waste collection vehicles to maneuver).
Everyone seeking construction permits must demonstrate to the local land use and building permit issuing authority in the city that they have met these requirements. They must comply with 14 CCR 17313.
3. California Solid Waste Reuse and Recycling Access Act--Storage Area Design Requirements. A business with a new or remodeled business premises must comply with the California Solid Waste Reuse and Recycling Access Act of 1991 and the city’s space allocation and enclosure design standards and guidelines for trash and recycling found in the city’s building code. (Ord. 633 (Att. A), 2013).