HomeMy Public PortalAbout09_10B_Waste Management Ordinance No. 21-1053MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 16, 2021
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Bryan Cook, City Manager
SUBJECT: ORDINANCE REPEALING TITLE 6, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE C –
“GARBAGE AND RUBBISH DISPOSAL” AND TITLE 6, CHAPTER 2,
ARTICLE D – “INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM” OF
THE TEMPLE CITY MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING TITLE 6,
CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE C – “SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT” TO THE
TEMPLE CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Council is requested to Introduce and waive further reading of Ordinance No.
21-1053 (Attachment “A”), repealing Title 6, Chapter 2, Article C – “Garbage And
Rubbish Disposal” and Title 6, Chapter 2, Article D – “Integrated Waste Management
Program” of the Temple City Municipal Code and adding Title 6, Chapter 2, Article C –
“Solid Waste Management” to the Temple City Municipal Code.
BACKGROUND:
The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (the “Act”) established a solid
waste management process that requires local jurisdictions to adopt and implement
plans to reduce the amount of solid waste generated within their jurisdictions and to
maximize reuse and recycling. Several times over the past decade, the California
Legislature has amended and added provisions to the Act. For example, AB 1826 and
SB 1383 amended the Act to include provisions regarding organic waste recycling, and
AB 341 amended the Act to, among other things, require commercial waste generators
to arrange for recycling services.
The City’s current Municipal Code provisions concerning solid waste management,
most of which has not been updated since 1960, is out of date and lacks many of the
provisions required by the Act and recent legislation.
AGENDA
ITEM 10.B.
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ANALYSIS:
This proposed ordinance is a comprehensive rewrite of the City’s current solid waste
ordinance. The proposed ordinance will repeal the existing Title 6, Chapter 2, Articles C
and D, and add a new Title 6, Chapter 2, Article C, entitled “Solid Waste Management”
to the Temple City Municipal Code. The new ordinance is intended to update the
Municipal Code and reflect changes in the law, including the changes mandated by AB
1826, SB 1383, AB 341, and AB 1594.
This proposed ordinance was drafted concurrently with the Third Amendment to the
existing franchise agreement with Athens Services and is intended to function in
harmony with the new agreement in order to be compliant with the State law. It
contains the necessary provisions and enforcement mechanisms to ensure that
residents and property owners, as well as the City’s franchisee, comply with the state
law requirements concerning solid waste and recycling.
Some of the specific provisions of the proposed ordinance include:
• A requirement that all premises within the City obtain solid waste handling
services from the City’s solid waste franchisee.
• That the person in charge of a premises ensure that garbage, recyclable
material, and organic material is deposited into the correct containers.
• Requirements concerning the frequency of pick up.
• Authorization for the City to impose AB 939 fees sufficient to prepare, adopt,
and implement a countywide integrated waste management plan.
• Requirements concerning the recycling of recyclable materials and organic
materials in accordance with current law. A requirement that all commercial
premises make arrangements with the City solid waste franchisee for organic
material recycling services.
• Authorization for the City to enter into exclusive, partially exclusive, or non-
exclusive franchises for one or more types of solid waste handling services.
The ordinance requires that all franchise agreements contain certain provisions,
including, but not limited to (1) indemnity provisions, (2) requirements for the
franchisee to prepare necessary audits in accordance with the law; (3) a
requirement that the franchisee provide recycling services in accordance with
the law; (4) a requirement that the franchisee comply with all applicable
diversion requirements.
• Requirements concerning the payment of accounts for solid waste handling
services, and regulations on delinquent accounts.
• Requirements for the disposal of construction and demolition materials.
• Prohibitions on hazardous waste, and the burning of solid waste.
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• Enforcement provisions that authorize the City to enforce violations of the solid
waste ordinance in accordance with the code enforcement provisions of the
municipal code. The ordinance authorizes the City Council to establish fines
and penalties by resolution, and provides for the recovery of attorney’s fees in
any action brought to enforce a violation of the ordinance.
CEQA: Adoption of the proposed ordinance is not subject to CEQA pursuant to
the State CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3,
Section 15308, which exempts "actions by regulatory agencies for protection of
the environment." This Ordinance is consistent with the goals of California State
Assembly Bills 939, 341, and 1826, and Senate Bill 1381.
STRATEGIC GOALS:
City Council’s adoption of Ordinance No. 21-1053 will promote the City’s Strategic
Goals of Good Governance.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Adoption of Ordinance No. 21-1053 will not have a fiscal impact on the Fiscal Year
2020-2021 City Budget.
ATTACHMENT:
A. Proposed Ordinance No. 21-1053
ORDINANCE NO. 21-1053
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE
CITY, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING TITLE 6, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE C –
“GARBAGE AND RUBBISH DISPOSAL” AND TITLE 6, CHAPTER 2,
ARTICLE D – “INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM” OF
THE TEMPLE CITY MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING TITLE 6, CHAPTER
2, ARTICLE C – “SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT” TO THE TEMPLE
CITY MUNICIPAL CODE.
WHEREAS, Article XI, § 7 of the California Constitution authorizes cities to make
and enforce within their limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and
regulations not in conflict with general laws; and,
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of California, by enactment of the
California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, (“AB 939” or the “Act”) (codified
at Public Resources Code §§ 4000 et seq.) established a solid waste management
process that requires cities and other local jurisdictions to adopt and implement plans to
reduce the amount of solid waste generated within their jurisdiction and to maximize
reuse and recycling; and,
WHEREAS, AB 939 states that the frequency of solid waste collection, the means
of solid waste collection and transportation, levels of services, charges and fees for
services, and the nature, location and extent of providing solid waste services, are
matters of local concern; and,
WHEREAS, AB 939 expressly allows cities to provide solid waste services to its
residents by its own forces or by authorizing a private entity to provide those services;
and,
ATTACHMENT A
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WHEREAS, AB 1826, effective January 1, 2015, and SB 1383 amended the Act
to include provisions regarding organic material recycling; and
WHEREAS, AB 1594, commencing January 1, 2020, amended the Act to provide
that the use of green material, as alternative daily cover does not constitute diversion
through recycling and would be considered disposal for purposes of the Act; and
WHEREAS, AB 341, commencing July 1, 2012, amended the Act to, among
other things, require certain commercial waste generators and multifamily residential
dwellings to arrange for recycling services; and
WHEREAS, when cities confer the authority to provide solid waste handling
services on private entities, they may do so by the award of a franchise, contract, license
or other means; and,
WHEREAS, this Ordinance repeals Title 6, Chapter 2, Articles C and D of the
Temple City Municipal Code, and adds a new Title 6, Chapter 2, Article C, as set forth
in Exhibit A attached hereto, to the Temple City Municipal Code, to reflect changes in
the law, including the changes concerning AB 1826, SB 1383, AB 341, AB 901 and AB
1594.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: RECITALS AND FINDINGS
The City Council of the City of Temple City finds the recitals set forth herein to
be true and correct, and incorporates the recitals as findings of the City Council.
SECTION 2: REPEAL OF TITLE 6, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLES C AND D, AND
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ADDITION OF TITLE 6, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE C.
Title 6, Chapter 2, Articles C and D of the Temple City Municipal Code are hereby
repealed, and Title 6, Chapter 2, Article C, as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and
incorporated herein, is added to the Temple City Municipal Code.
SECTION 3: SEVERABILITY.
If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this
Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted
this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase,
or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4: EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days from its passage by the City
Council of the City of Temple City.
SECTION 5: CEQA
The City Council exercises its independent judgment and finds that this ordinance
is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the State
CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, Section 15308,
which exempts "actions by regulatory agencies for protection of the environment." This
Ordinance is consistent with the goals of California State Assembly Bills 939, 341, and
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1826, and Senate Bill 1381.
SECTION 6: PUBLICATION.
The City Clerk is authorized and directed to cause this Ordinance to be
published within fifteen (15) days after its passage in a newspaper of general circulation
and circulated within the City in accordance with Government Code Section 36933(a)
or, to cause this Ordinance to be published in the manner required by law using the
alternative summary and pasting procedure authorized under Government Code Section
39633(c).
INTRODUCED at the regular meeting of Temple City City Council on 16th day of
February, 2021.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of 2021.
Tom Chavez, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Peggy Kuo, City Clerk Greg M. Murphy, City Attorney
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State of California )
County of Los Angeles )
City of Temple City )
I, Peggy Kuo, City Clerk of the City of Temple City, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance was introduced and first read on the 16th day of February,
2021, and had its second reading at the regular meeting of the Temple City City Council
on the day of , 2021, and was passed by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember -
NOES: Councilmember -
ABSTAIN: Councilmember -
ABSENT: Councilmember -
Peggy Kuo, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT “A”
Title 6, Chapter 2, Article C - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Sec. 6-2C-0: Purpose; Findings.
A. Purpose. The management and proper disposal of Solid Waste is a matter of great
importance to the City, its citizens, visitors, property owners and businesses. The City
finds that the public health, safety, and well-being require the generation, accumulation,
handling, Collection, transportation, conversion and disposal of Solid Waste be
controlled and regulated by the City through the comprehensive system provided in this
Article. This Article is intended to ensure Solid Waste Handling Services are readily
available, adhere to uniform standards, and are reliable, clean, and efficient. The City has
a strong interest in reducing the harboring and breeding of rodents and insects,
reducing the spread of disease, and preventing pollution and other unsightly
degradation of the environment, which can occur with the improper handling of Solid
Waste and the excess accumulation of Solid Waste. Lastly, this Article is intended to
insure compliance with the Integrated Waste Management Act, as amended by AB
1826, SB 1383, AB 341, AB 901 and AB 1594, as well as other state laws as they may
be adopted from time to time.
B. Findings. The City finds and declares:
1. Article XI, § 7 of the California Constitution authorizes cities to make and enforce
within their limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations
not in conflict with general laws.
2. The Legislature of the State of California, by enactment of the California Integrated
Waste Management Act of 1989, (“AB 939” or the “Act”) (codified at Public
Resources Code §§ 4000 et seq.) established a Solid Waste management
process that requires cities and other local jurisdictions to adopt and implement
plans to reduce the amount of Solid Waste generated within their jurisdiction and
to maximize reuse and Recycling.
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3. AB 939 states that the frequency of Solid Waste Collection, the means of Solid
Waste Collection and transportation, levels of services, charges and fees for
services, and the nature, location and extent of providing Solid Waste Handling
Services, are matters of local concern.
4. AB 939 expressly allows cities to provide Solid W aste Handling Services to its
residents by its own forces or by authorizing a private entity to provide those
services.
5. This Article implements Article XI, § 7 of the California Constitution and AB 939 in
the City of Temple City and protects public health and safety by authorizing the
City Council to provide Solid W aste Handling Service itself or to award one or
more franchises to private entities.
6. AB 1826 and SB 1383 imposes new requirements on the City and customers
which this Article is intended to address.
Sec. 6-2C-1: Definitions.
For the purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases shall have the
meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section. Words and phrases not defined in this
Article shall have the meaning ascribed in: Division 30, Part 1, Chapter 2 of the Public
Resources Code, Sections 40100 et seq.; the regulations of the California Department of
Resources Recycling and Recovery; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”),
42 U.S.C. §§ 6901, et seq. and the regulations implementing RCRA, as they may be amended;
and the Franchise Agreement.
• AB 341.
“AB 341” shall mean Assembly Bill 341 from the 2011-2012 Regular Session of
the California Legislature (Chapter 476, Statutes 2011).
• AB 827
“AB 827” shall mean Assembly Bill 827 from the 2019-2020 Regular Session of
the California Legislature (Chapter 441, Statutes 2019).
• AB 939.
“AB 939” shall mean the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989,
currently codified as California Public Resources Code Section 40000 et seq., as it may
be amended from time to time.
• AB 1594.
“AB 1594” shall mean Assembly Bill 1594 from the 2013-2014 Regular Session of
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the California Legislature (Chapter 719, Statutes 2014).
• AB 1826.
“AB 1826” shall mean Assembly Bill 1826 from the 2013-2014 Regular Session of
the California Legislature (Chapter 727, Statutes 2014).
• Account Holder.
"Account Holder" means the persons or entities whose name(s) are on a Solid
Waste Franchisee’s account for a Premises.
• Bins.
“Bins” shall mean a Container provided by a Solid Waste Franchisee, including
dumpsters, compactors, and any similar such devices with a capacity of under ten (10)
cubic yards.
• Bulky Items.
“Bulky Items” or “Bulky Waste” shall mean Solid Waste that cannot and/or would
not typically be accommodated within a Cart including specifically: furniture (including
chairs, sofas, mattresses, and rugs); appliances (including refrigerators with and without
Freon, ranges, washers, dryers, water heaters, dishwashers, plumbing, small household
appliances and other similar items, commonly known as “white goods”); residential
wastes (including wood waste, tree branches, scrap wood, in the aggregate not
exceeding one (1) cubic yard per Collection); and clothing. For purposes of this
Agreement, and notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, Bulky Items shall
specifically items commonly known in the waste industry as “brown goods,” “e-waste”
and “universal waste” (including, without limitation all types of electronic waste, stereos,
televisions, computers and monitors, cellular phones, VCRs, microwaves and other
similar type of equipment and products). Bulky Items do not include car bodies,
Construction and Demolition (C&D) Debris or (with the exception of appliances/white
goods described above) items that cannot reasonably and safely be loaded and
unloaded into a vehicle by two people using equipment of the type which, pursuant to
industry standards, would normally be carried in a vehicle used in Collecting Bulky
Items. In the event a question arises as to whether specific items, or category of items
meets the definition of Bulky Items, City shall be responsible to determine whether said
definition shall apply, which determination shall be final and binding on the Parties.
• CalRecycle.
“CalRecycle” shall mean the State of California Department of Resources
Recycling and Recovery, the department within the State Natural Resources Agency
responsible for the administration of AB 939, or any successor department or agency
created or designated for such purpose pursuant to the Act.
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• Cart.
“Cart” means a plastic Container, typically 35, 64 and 96 gallons, provided by a
Solid Waste Franchisee, with a hinged lid and wheels serviced by an automated or semi-
automated process, as opposed to a manual process of lifting and dumping.
• City.
“City” shall mean the City of Temple City, a municipal corporation of the State of
California.
• City Limits.
“City Limits” shall mean the territorial boundaries of the City together with all
amendments and changes thereto, which boundaries are depicted on maps, incorporated
herein by reference, that are kept on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of
Temple City, and which are from time to time amended to reflect changes.
• City Manager.
“City Manager” shall mean the City Manager of the City of Temple City or his or her
designee.
• City Premises.
“City Premises” means City-owned or operated Premises where Solid Waste is
generated or accumulated.
• Collect/Collection.
“Collect” or “Collection” shall mean to take physical possession of, transport, and
remove Solid Waste from a premises.
• Commercial Premises.
“Commercial Premises” means Premises upon which business activity is
conducted, including but not limited to retail sales, services, wholesale operations,
manufacturing and industrial operations, but excluding Residential Premises upon which
business activities are conducted when such activities are permitted under applicable
zoning regulations and are not the primary use of the property. For purposes of this
Article, a Premises upon which hotels, and motels are operated shall be deemed to be
Commercial Premises. For the purposes of this Article, Multi-Family Residential
Premises that receive Bin services, shall be deemed to be Commercial Premises.
• Construction and Demolition (C&D) Debris.
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“Construction and Demolition (C&D) Debris” shall mean Solid Waste generated,
produced, or discarded in connection with construction, demolition, landscaping, land
clearing, or general clean-up activities within the City, including, but not limited to,
concrete, plaster, drywall, Green Material, wood, wood scraps, dirt, rock and rubble.
• Container.
“Container” means any and all types of Solid Waste receptacles, including Carts,
Bins, and receptacles provided by Solid Waste Franchisee.
• Contaminated Container
“Contaminated Container” shall mean (i) an Organic Material Container that, by visual or
digital inspection, five percent (5%) or more by volume, contains comingled Garbage,
Recyclable Materials, or Yard Waste; (ii) a Recyclable Materials Container that, by visual
or digital inspection, five percent (5%) or more by volume, contains commingled
Garbage, or (iii) a Yard Waste Container that, by visual or digital inspection, five percent
(5%) or more by volume, contains commingled Garbage, Organic Material, or
Recyclables.
• Debris Box
“Debris Box” means a receptacle for Refuse, Recyclable Material, or Green
Material having a capacity of 10 cubic yards or greater that is picked up in its
entirety by a dedicated truck for emptying at a separate location.
• Dwelling Unit.
“Dwelling Unit” shall have the meaning set forth in the Municipal Code.
• Edible Food.
“Edible Food” means all food intended and usable for human consumption, or as
otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 1892(a)(18). For the purposes of this ordinance or
as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(18), “Edible Food” is not Solid Waste if
it is recovered and not discarded. Nothing in this chapter or in 14 CCR, Division 7,
Chapter 12 requires or authorizes the Recovery of Edible Food that does not meet the
food safety requirements of the California Retail Food Code.
• Environmental Laws.
“Environmental Laws” means all federal and state statutes, county, local and City
ordinances concerning public health, safety and the environment including, by way of
example and not limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act of 1980, 42 USC §9601 et seq.; the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, 42 USC §6901 et seq.; the Federal Clean Water Act, 33 USC §1251 et
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seq.; the Federal Clean Air Act, USC §7401 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act,
15 USC §2601 et seq.; the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 USC §651 et seq.;
the California Hazardous Waste Control Act, California Health and Safety Code §25100
et seq.; the Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substance Account Act, California
Health and Safety Code §25300 et seq.; the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act,
California Water Code §13000 et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement
Act, California Health and Safety Code §25249.5 et seq.; the CalGreen Building Code
and Water Efficient Landscape Standards set forth in the Municipal Code; as currently in
force or as hereafter amended, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
• Food Recovery Organization.
“Food Recovery Organization” shall mean an entity that engages in the Collection
or receipt of Edible Food from commercial Edible Food generators and distributes that
Edible Food to the public for food recovery either directly or through other entities or as
otherwise defined in Title 14, California Code of Regulations Section 18982(a)(25),
including, but not limited to: (1) a food bank as defined in Section 113783 of the Health
and Safety Code; (2) a nonprofit charitable organization as defined in Section 113841 of
the Health and Safety code; and/or; (3) a nonprofit charitable temporary food facility as
defined in Section 113842 of the Health and Safety Code.
• Food Waste.
“Food Waste” shall mean food scraps and trimmings and other putrescible waste
that results from food production, preparation, storage, consumption, or handling. For
the avoidance of doubt, Food Waste includes, without limitation, meat, fish and dairy
wastes, fruit and vegetable wastes, grain waste, and compostable food contaminated
paper products.
• Franchise Agreement
“Franchise Agreement” shall mean an agreement between the City and a Solid
Waste Franchisee concerning the performance of one or more Solid Waste Handling
Services within the City or a portion thereof.
• Franchise Area.
“Franchise Area” shall mean all Premises within the City Limits.
• Garbage
“Garbage” means all putrescible and non-putrescible solid, semi-solid and
associated liquid waste, as defined in California Public Resources Code section 40191.
• Green Material and/or Yard Waste.
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“Green Material” and “Yard Waste” shall mean any plant material that is kept
separate from other Solid Waste at the point of generation and contains no greater than
one percent (1%) of physical contaminants by weight. Green Material and Yard Waste
includes, but is not limited to, yard trimmings, untreated wood wastes, natural fiber
products, and Construction and Demolition (C&D) Debris wood waste. Green Material
and Yard Waste does not include Food W aste, biosolids, plant material mixed with Solid
Waste, material processed from commingled waste, wood containing lead-based paint
or wood preservative, or mixed Construction and Demolition (C&D) Debris. "Green
Material” and “Yard Waste” is not a “Recyclable Material”. “Green Material” and “Yard
Waste” is Garbage if it is not segregated from Garbage and is discarded into the
Garbage stream.
• Hazardous Substance.
“Hazardous Substance” shall mean any of the following: (a) any substances
defined, regulated or listed (directly or by reference) as “Hazardous Substances,”
“hazardous materials,” “Hazardous Wastes,” “toxic waste,” “pollutant” or “toxic
substances” or similarly identified as hazardous to human health or the environment, in
or pursuant to (i) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980, 42 USC §9601 et seq.(CERCLA); (ii) the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act, 49 USC §5101, et seq.; (iii) the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act, 42 USC §6901 et seq.; (iv) the Clean Water Act, 33 USC §1251 et seq.; (v) California
Health and Safety Code §§25115-25117, 25249.8, 25281, and 25316; (vi) the Clean Air
Act, 42 USC §7401 et seq.; and (vii) California Water Code §13050; (b) any amendments,
rules or regulations promulgated thereunder to such enumerated statutes or acts currently
existing or hereafter enacted; and (c) any other hazardous or toxic substance, material,
chemical, waste or pollutant identified and/or regulated as hazardous or toxic or regulated
under any other applicable federal, state or local laws or regulations, including any of the
Environmental Laws, currently existing or hereinafter enacted, including, without
limitation, friable asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyl’s (“PCBs”), petroleum, natural gas
and synthetic fuel products, and by-products.
• Hazardous Waste.
“Hazardous Waste” means all substances defined as Hazardous Waste, acutely
Hazardous Waste, or extremely Hazardous Waste by the State of California in Public
Resources Code §40141, Health and Safety Code §25110.02, §25115, and §25117 or in
the future amendments to or recodifications of such statutes or identified and listed as
Hazardous Waste by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), pursuant to the
Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 USC §6901 et seq.), all future
amendments thereto, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
• Household Hazardous Waste.
"Household Hazardous Waste" means dry cell household batteries; cell phones
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and PDAs; used motor oil; used oil filters when contained in a sealed plastic bag;
cooking oil; compact fluorescent light bulbs contained in a sealed plastic bag; cleaning
products; pesticides; herbicides; insecticides; painting supplies; automotive products;
solvents; stripes; and adhesives; auto batteries; and Universal Waste generated at a
Residential Premises.
• Multi-Family Residential Premises.
“Multi-Family Dwelling Unit(s)” or “MFDs” shall mean any structure or structures
having five (5) or more dwelling units under common ownership, or developed into a
multi-family development with individual unit owners, sharing common walls, common
areas, common utilities, or common facilities, including without limitation apartment
buildings, townhomes, condominiums, group living facilities, assisted living facilities, and
similar structure uses.
• Municipal Code.
“Municipal Code” shall mean City’s Municipal Code.
• Organic Material.
“Organic Material” means those materials which are capable of being composted
and which would otherwise be processed as Recyclable material or disposed of
as Garbage. Organic Material includes any vegetative matter resulting from
normal yard and landscaping maintenance and fits in the Organic Material Cart
utilized by the Person in Charge. Organic Material includes Green Material and
other forms of vegetative waste. Organic Material also includes Food Waste,
Stable Matter, and acceptable food packaging items such as pizza boxes, paper
towels, waxed cardboard and food contaminated paper products. Organic Material
does not include items defined herein as Hazardous Substances.
• “Organic Material Processing Facility” shall mean a commercial facility permitted
by the State of California which accepts and processes, by composting or other
permissible methods, Organic Material for diversion from landfill disposal.
• Owner.
"Owner" means the persons or entities listed on the last equalized assessment
roll as the owner of a lot or parcel of real property within the City.
• Person
“Person” shall means any individual, firm, association, organization, partnership,
corporation, business trust, joint venture, the United States, the State of California, the
County of Los Angeles, towns, cities, and special purpose districts.
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• Person in Charge
"Person in Charge" means an Owner, Account Holder, tenant, occupant or other
person or persons responsible for the day to day operation of a Premises.
• Premises.
“Premises” shall mean any land, building, and/or structure within the City Limits
where Solid Waste is generated or accumulated.
• Recycle or Recycling.
“Recycle” or “Recycling” shall mean the process of Collecting, sorting, cleaning,
treating and reconstituting materials that would otherwise be disposed of and returning
these materials to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials for new,
reused or reconstituted products.
• Recyclable Material.
“Recyclable Material” or “Recyclables” shall mean that material discarded within
the Franchise Area which is capable of being Recycled, consistent with the
requirements of AB 939, including but not limited to the following:
1. Aluminum cans;
2. Glass jars and bottles;
3. Steel, bi-metal and tin cans, and empty aerosol containers;
4. PVC pipe;
5. Juice boxes and milk cartons (aseptic packaging, Tetra Pak, and waxed
carboard)
6. Detergent containers;
7. Scrap metal, coat hangers and metal foil;
8. Newspapers and telephone books;
9. Mixed paper (e.g., ledger, computer, junk mail, magazines, paperback
books, cereal boxes, envelopes, paper shopping bags and non-metallic
wrapping paper);
10. Corrugated cardboard and chipboard;
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11. Chlorofluorocarbons (contained in Bulky Items set out for Collection)
12. Wood (incidental scrap pieces of set out for Collection with Green
Material, and larger quantities if set out for Collection with Bulky Items).
• Residential Premises.
“Residential Premises” means a building or lot containing one (1) Dwelling Unit,
and includes buildings and lots with more than one (1) Dwelling Unit where such Dwelling
Units are determined by the City to be reasonably able to receive individualized Solid
Waste Handling Service and the number of Dwelling Units on the premises is less than
five (5). For the purposes of this Article, Multi-Family Residential Premises that receive
Cart services, shall be deemed to be Residential Premises. Multi-Family Residential
Premises that receive Bin services, shall be deemed to be Commercial Premises. Any
ambiguity as to whether a Premises qualifies as a Residential Premises or Commercial
Premises shall be resolved by the City Manager whose decision shall be final.
• SB 1383.
“SB 1383” shall mean Senate Bill 1383 from the 2015-2016 Regular Session of the
California Legislature (Lara Chapter 395, Statutes 2016).
• Solid Waste.
“Solid Waste” means Garbage, Recyclable Material, and Organic Material. Solid
Waste does not include Hazardous Contaminants, Hazardous Substances, Hazardous
Waste, low-level radioactive waste, untreated medical waste, or Special Wastes.
• Solid Waste Enterprise.
"Solid Waste Enterprise" means any individual, partnership, joint venture,
unincorporated private organization, or private corporation, which is regularly engaged
in the business of providing Solid Waste Handling Services.
• Solid Waste Franchisee.
"Solid Waste Franchisee" means a Solid Waste Enterprise that has been granted
the right and privilege by the City, or by operation of law, to perform one or more Solid
Waste Handling Services within the City or a portion thereof.
• Solid Waste Handling Services.
“Solid Waste Handling Services” means the Collection, and thereafter the transfer,
transport, Recycling, processing, and disposal of Garbage, Organic Material, Recyclable
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Materials, Construction and Demolition Materials, Bulky Items, and/or Universal Waste.
• Special Wastes.
“Special Wastes” shall mean wastes other than Solid Waste including sewage,
sludge, industrial sludge, asbestos, auto bodies, tires, used motor oil, Hazardous
Waste, Animal Waste, explosive substances, radioactive materials, and other materials
which may not be disposed of at a Class III landfill or which require special handling.
“Animal Waste” shall mean animal carcasses, dead animals, and/or parts or portions of
dead animals. Animal Waste shall not include manure.
• Spilled.
"Spilled" means deposited, released, spilled, leaked, pumped, poured, emitted,
emptied, discharged, injected, dumped or disposed into the environment, or which
otherwise has come to be located outside an authorized Container. The term "disposed
into the environment" shall include, but is not limited to, the abandonment or discarding
of barrels, bags, cans and other closed receptacles containing Garbage, Recyclable
Materials or Organic Material.
• Tier One Commercial Edible Food Generator.
“Tier One Commercial Edible Food Generator” means a commercial Edible Food
generator that is one of the following:
1. Supermarkets with gross annual sales of $2,000,000 or more.
2. Grocery store with a total facility size equal to or greater than 10,000
square feet.
3. Food service provider.
4. Wholesale food vendor.
• Tier Two Commercial Edible Food Generator.
“Tier Two Commercial Edible Food Generator” means a commercial Edible Food
generator that is one of the following:
1. Restaurant with 250 or more seats, or a total facility size equal to or greater
than 5,000 square feet.
2. Hotel with an on-site food facility and 200 or more rooms.
3. Health facility with an on-site food facility and 100 or more beds.
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4. Large venue.
5. Large event.
6. A state agency with a cafeteria with 250 or more seats or total cafeteria
facility size equal to or greater than 5,000 square feet.
7. A local education agency facility with an on-site food facility.
• Universal Waste.
"Universal Waste" means and includes, but is not limited to, Universal Waste
Electronic Devices” or “UWEDs,” (i.e., electronic devices subject to the regulation of the
Department of Toxic Substances Control, 23 CCR §§ 66273.1, et seq.), and other
Universal Wastes, including, but not limited to non-empty aerosol cans, fluorescent
tubes, high intensity discharge lamps, sodium vapor lamps, and any other lamp
exhibiting a characteristic of a hazardous waste, batteries (rechargeable nickel-
cadmium batteries, silver button batteries, mercury batteries, small sealed lead acid
batteries [burglar alarm and emergency light batteries] alkaline batteries, carbon-zinc
batteries and any other batteries which exhibit the characteristic of a hazardous waste),
mercury thermometers, and mercury-containing switches.
Sec. 6-2C-2: Solid Waste Handling Service Required.
In order to protect the public health, safety and wellbeing, and to prevent the spread of
vectors, the Person in Charge of a Premises shall make arrangements with the City’s Solid
Waste Franchisee for Solid Waste Handling Services. Organic Material generators subject to
the requirements of SB 1383 shall fully comply with all applicable SB 1383 regulatory
requirements or be subject to the penalties as prescribed in Section 18997.2 of SB 1383, as
determined by the City Manager.
All Premises in the City must have the applicable Solid Waste Handling Services
required under this Article
Sec. 6-2C-3: Containers – Use, Placement for Collection, Storage.
A. Use. Every Person in Charge of a Premises shall:
1. Keep on the Premises a sufficient number of Containers that will hold all
Garbage, Recyclable Materials, and Organic Material that accumulates on the
Premises each week without spilling, leaking, or the emission of unreasonable or
excessive odors. It shall be the duty of every Person in Charge to keep the
Containers used for Solid Waste Handling Services in a clean and sanitary
condition.
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2. Deposit or cause to be deposited all Garbage, Recyclable Materials and Organic
Material generated or accumulated on the Premises into Containers meeting the
requirements of this Article.
3. Use those Containers provided by the appropriate Solid Waste Franchisee.
4. Shall enroll in Garbage and Recycling Collection Services provided by the
appropriate Solid Waste Franchisee. Enroll in Organic Material Collection
Services provided by the appropriate Solid Waste Franchisee, as required by this
Article and AB 939.
B. Placement for Collection. To minimize interference with public rights-of-way, no person
shall place a Container in a public right-of-way for Collection by the appropriate Solid
Waste Franchisee more than 24 hours prior to the normal Collection time. Containers
placed in a public right-of-way for Collection shall be removed from the right-of-way
within 12 hours after Collection.
C. Storage. Except during the time a Cart or Bin is placed for Collection, reasonable efforts
shall be made to limit the visibility of Carts or Bins from the public right-of-way. A Debris
Box may be placed in a location that is visible from the public right of way at a
Residential Premises for up to thirty (30) consecutive days and for no more than sixty
(60) total days during any twelve (12) month period.
D. Bins at Residential Premises. Solid Waste Franchisee shall not supply Bins to
Residential Premises in place of Refuse Carts, or otherwise use Bins for Solid Waste
Handling Services at such Premises; excepting, however, that Bins may be used for
Solid Waste Collection when requested by the Owner of the Premises receiving service
at Residential Premises and an exception permit is granted by the City Manager.
Recycling Carts must still be provided to any Residential Premises provided with Bins in
place of Refuse Carts. In each such situation, Bins may only be provided by Solid
Waste Franchisee if an enclosed storage area exists, or they are otherwise kept on the
premises in such a manner as to not be visible from the public right of way.
Owners of Residential Premises who currently have Bins at their Residential Premises
shall have three (3) years from the effective date of this provision to either: (1) build an
enclosure following City Standards, or make reasonable efforts to limit the visibility of
the Bin from the public right-of-way, or (2) remove the Bin from the property and have it
replaced by Carts.
Sec. 6-2C-4: Clean-Up.
A. Until Garbage, Recyclable Materials, or Organic Material has been picked up by the
appropriate Solid Waste Franchisee, each Person in Charge of a Premises shall be
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responsible for the cleanup of any and all Garbage, Recyclable Material, or Organic
Material generated or accumulated on the Premises that is Spilled on, at, or in the
Premises. This cleanup responsibility includes the cleanup of Garbage, Recyclable
Materials, and Organic Material Spilled for any reason, including but not limited to
human or animal interference with a Container, wind or other natural forces, at any time
during storage, Collection, removal, or transfer of the materials.
B. The City’s Solid Waste Franchisee(s) shall clean up any Garbage, Recyclable Material,
or Organic Material Spilled during its Collection, removal, or transfer, as soon as the
Spill occurs.
Sec. 6-2C-5: Disposal Frequency.
Unless waived in accordance with this Article, all Solid Waste accumulating upon a
Premises must be disposed of as frequently as required to avoid an accumulation of Solid
Waste, but in no case shall disposal occur less frequently than one (1) time per week, except
that less than weekly disposal is permitted during any period of time the Premises is
temporarily unoccupied and Solid Waste is not accumulating on the Premises due to out-of-
town travel or other similar situations. The City may alter the Collection frequency required by
this section through written agreement with the City’s Solid Waste Franchisee(s).
Sec. 6-2C-6: AB 939 Fees.
Pursuant to Division 30, Part 2, Chapter 8 of the Public Resources Code, Section 41900 et seq.,
the City may impose fees on Premises in amounts sufficient to pay the costs of preparing,
adopting, and implementing a countywide integrated waste management plan, including the
costs of preparing, adopting and implementing the City’s required Source Reduction and
Recycling Element, Household Hazardous Waste Element, and Nondisposal Facility Element,
and the costs of setting and collecting the fees. In the event such fees are imposed, the City’s
Solid Waste Franchisee(s) shall collect the fees as part of its standard billing process.
Sec. 6-2C-7: Recycling of Recyclable Material.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish mandatory requirements for the
Recycling of Recyclable Materials generated from Commercial Premises, Residential
Premises, and City Premises. These requirements are intended to increase the
diversion of Recyclable Materials from landfills, conserve capacity and extend the useful
life of landfills utilized by the City, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and avoid the
potential financial and other consequences to the City of failing to meet State law
diversion requirements.
B. General Requirements. The Person in Charge of each Commercial Premises and Multi-
Family Residence shall be responsible for ensuring and demonstrating its compliance
with the following requirements with regard to the Recycling of Recyclable Materials:
1. Owners, landlords, tenants and occupants, jointly or severally, shall recycle
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Recyclable Materials by depositing the appropriate Containers provided by the
City's Solid Waste Franchisee.
2. Occupants or landlords shall designate, for the convenience and use of
occupants, employees, and independent contractors, Recycling Collection and
storage areas and shall prominently place appropriate signs in and around the
proximity of such areas.
3. Occupants or landlords shall ensure that their employees, occupants, and
independent contractors are educated about Recycling services available at the
site. Information, including the types of Recyclable Materials accepted, the
location of Recycling Containers, and the employees' and occupants
responsibility to recycle shall be distributed periodically, and all new occupants,
employees when hired, and independent contractors when retained, shall also be
given such information and instruction. All occupants, employees and
independent contractors shall also be given appropriate information and
instructions concerning any change in Recycling services to the Premises.
4. Ensuring that Recyclable Materials generated at their site will be taken only to a
Recycling facility and not to a landfill for disposal by complying with all
requirements under this Article
C. Liability
1. No Solid Waste Enterprise shall be liable for the failure of its customers to comply
with the provisions of this Section.
2. No Recyclable Materials generator shall be liable for the failure of the Solid
Waste Franchisee to deliver Recyclable Materials to a Recycling or processing
facility.
Sec. 6-2C-8: Recycling of Organic Material.
A. Obtaining Services. Without exception, every Commercial Premises shall make
arrangements with the City or the City’s Solid Waste Franchisee for Organic Material
Recycling services. Every Residential Premises, Multi-Family Residential Premises,
and City Premises shall make arrangements with the City or the City’s Solid Waste
Franchises for Organic Material Recycling services in compliance with AB 1826, SB
1383, AB 341, and AB 827 (California Public Resources Code section 42649.8 et seq.)
or any other applicable law relating to the Recycling of Organic Material, as it may be
amended from time to time.
B. General Requirements. The Person in Charge of each Commercial Premises and Multi-
Family Residence shall be responsible for ensuring and demonstrating its compliance
with the following requirements with regard to the Recycling of Organic Materials:
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1. All Organic Materials must be generated by and at the Premises wherein the
Organic Materials are Collected.
2. Owners, landlords, tenants and occupants, jointly or severally, shall recycle
Organic Materials by depositing the appropriate Containers provided by the City's
Solid Waste Franchisee.
3. Occupants or landlords shall designate, for the convenience and use of
occupants, employees, and independent contractors, Recycling Collection and
storage areas and shall prominently place appropriate signs in and around the
proximity of such areas.
4. Occupants or landlords shall ensure that their employees, occupants, and
independent contractors are educated about Recycling services available at the
site. Information, including the types of Organic Materials accepted, the location
of Recycling Containers, and the employees' and occupants responsibility to
recycle shall be distributed periodically, and all new occupants, employees when
hired, and independent contractors when retained, shall also be given such
information and instruction. All occupants, employees and independent
contractors shall also be given appropriate information and instructions
concerning any change in Recycling services to the Premises.
5. Ensuring that Organic Materials generated at their site will be taken only to a
Recycling facility and not to a landfill for disposal by complying with all
requirements under this Article.
C. Liability
1. No Solid Waste Enterprise shall be liable for the failure of its customers to comply
with the provisions of this Section.
2. No Organic Materials generator shall be liable for the failure of the Solid Waste
Franchisee to deliver Organic Materials to a Recycling or processing facility.
Sec. 6-2C-9: Provision of Solid Waste Handling Service.
A. The City Council may grant franchises to one or more Solid Waste Enterprises to make
arrangements with the Persons in Charge of Premises within the City for Solid Waste
Handling Services, in accordance with this Article.
B. The City Council may determine Solid Waste Collection categories, (e.g., Residential,
Commercial, Construction & Demolition Debris, Household Hazardous W aste, Universal
Waste, Recyclable Materials, Organic Material, food recovery and others) and may
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make or impose franchise, license, contract or permit requirements which may vary for
such categories.
Sec. 6-2C-10: Solid Waste Franchises.
A. The City Council may award exclusive, partially exclusive, or non-exclusive franchises
for one or more types of Solid Waste Handling Services for all or a portion of the Premises
in the City. Any such franchise shall be in the form of a written agreement, approved by
the City Council by written resolution, and shall be subject to all of the continuation
rights, if any, held by any other Solid Waste Enterprise pursuant to Public Resources
Code § 49520 et seq. Where the Franchise Agreement is silent on an issue, the
provisions of this Article shall govern. Where a Franchise Agreement predates the
effective date of this Article, the provisions of the Franchise Agreement shall govern
over any inconsistent provisions contained in this Article.
B. Any franchise granted pursuant to paragraph A of this section shall be granted on such
terms and conditions as the City Council shall establish in its sole discretion. At a
minimum, the franchise shall provide:
1. The Solid Waste Franchisee shall comply with the provisions of this Article; and
2. The Solid Waste Franchisee shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold the City
harmless from such acts, omissions, liabilities and damages related to the
agreement as the City Attorney and City Manager determine to be reasonable
necessary to adequately protect the City; and
3. The Solid Waste Franchisee shall be required to cooperate with City in Solid
Waste disposal characterization studies and the preparation of waste stream
audits, and to submit information required by the City to meet the reporting
requirements of AB 939, or any other law or regulation, and to implement
measures consistent with the City’s Source Reduction and Recycling Element to
reach the Solid Waste and Recycling goals mandated by the AB 939, as it may
be amended from time to time.
4. The Solid Waste Franchisee shall provide commercial Recycling service in a
manner to exceed or meet compliance with AB 939, as it may be amended from
time to time. Solid Waste Franchisee will notify all Premises of the requirements
to comply with the law and must provide the necessary volume of Collection
services in order for all Premises to be in full compliance with the law. The Solid
Waste Franchisee will conduct in-person outreach to all non-participating
Premises a minimum of once per calendar year or as identified within the
Franchise Agreement.
5. The Solid Waste Franchisee shall provide services to ensure the City is in
compliance with State law diversion requirements and deliver all Green Materials
to a processing facility.
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Sec. 6-2C-11: Manner, Time and Frequency of Collection.
A. Regular Collection. The City’s Solid Waste Franchisee(s) shall make arrangements with
its Account Holders specifying the manner in which Solid Waste Handling Services are
to be regularly provided, subject to the terms of its franchise.
B. Special Collections. The City’s Solid Waste Franchisee(s) shall provide special
Collections, such as Bulky Item pick-up, in accordance with the Franchise Agreement.
At minimum, the City’s Solid Waste Franchisee(s) shall provide on-call Collection of
Bulky Items to its Account Holders, and shall provide its Account Holders with Debris
Boxes when requested and collect the Debris Box when the Account Holder no longer
requires the Debris Box.
Sec. 6-2C-12: Liability for Solid Waste Collection Fees.
A. Joint and Several Liability. The Owner of a Premises and the Account Holder for a
Premises are jointly and severally liable for Solid Waste Handling Services provided to
the Premises by a Solid Waste Franchisee.
B. Delinquent Accounts. Any Premises that has a Solid Waste Handling Service account
unpaid by the due date listed on the Solid Waste Franchisee’s billing statement shall be
deemed delinquent. Except to the extent otherwise provided by this Article, it shall be the
sole responsibility of Solid Waste Franchisee to take any authorized measures to collect
any delinquent sums owed. Any delinquent fees or Solid Waste Handling Service
charges to be imposed in connection with delinquent accounts shall be set by Solid
Waste Franchisee and be subject to City Manager review. Solid Waste Franchisee may
charge a fee for any check returned for insufficient funds at a rate not exceeding the
maximum rate set forth in the Franchise Agreement.
Solid Waste Franchisee may discontinue Solid Waste Handling Services to any
Premises that is delinquent by 60 days or more. Prior to discontinuing service, Solid
Waste Franchisee shall provide the Person in Charge with notice that Solid Waste
Handling Services may be discontinued fifteen (15) days from the date of notice if
payment is not made before that time. If payment is not made by the expiration of said
fifteen (15) day period, Solid Waste Franchisee may discontinue Solid Waste Handling
Services forty-eight (48) hours thereafter.
Solid Waste Franchisee shall resume Solid Waste Handling Services on the next regularly
scheduled Collection day for any Premises where Solid Waste Handling Service is
discontinued upon receipt of payment of all outstanding charges, including delinquent
fees, any deposit required by this section, and any fees for redelivery of equipment, or at
such sooner time as directed to do so by City. Solid Waste Franchisee may not charge
for Solid Waste Handling Services during any period in which Solid Waste Handling
Service was suspended. Any delinquent fees or service charges to be imposed in
connection with delinquent accounts shall be set by Solid Waste Franchisee and is
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subject to City Manager approval.
A deposit equal to the maximum rate for one month’s Solid Waste Handling Services, as
such rates may be amended from time to time, may be required of accounts which have
been discontinued for non-payment prior to re-instituting Solid Waste Handling Service at
such accounts.
Sec. 6-2C-13: Recyclable Materials – Ownership, Right to Dispose.
A. Upon placement by the owner of Recyclable Material at a designated Recycling
Collection location, or placement of Recyclable Materials in a Container provided by the
appropriate Solid Waste Franchisee, the Recyclable Material becomes the property of
the recycler or Solid Waste Franchisee, by operation of state law.
B. Nothing in this Article shall limit the right of any person, organization or other entity to
donate or, sell to third parties its own Recyclable Material personally source separate
from the Solid Waste stream owned by the generator. For purposes of this provisions,
no donation or sale shall be deemed to have occurred in any instance where a
generator directly or indirectly pays the third party any sum regardless of form or
amount (including without limit as a consulting fee, container rental, broker or other fees
or tangible consideration) either: (i) in lieu of being directly charged for collecting,
transporting, processing or Recycling such item; or (ii) to offset the payment to the
generator for the purported sale of such item to the third party. Nor shall the receipt of a
discount of, or reduction in, the disposal service rate on unsegregated Solid W aste
containing an item which would be Recyclable Material materials, if separated, be
deemed to be the donation or sale of such an item to a third party.
Sec. 6-2C-14: Landscapers – Disposal of Green Material.
Landscapers may collect, transport and compost or dispose of Green Material, provided
that any such Green Material is transported to a site permitted by CalRecycle or exempt from
permitting.
Landscapers shall not contract with a Solid Waste Enterprise to collect, transport and
compost or dispose of Green Material unless that Solid Waste Enterprise has a franchise from
the City to perform said services.
Sec. 6-2C-15: Licensed Contractors – Disposal of Construction & Demolition (C&D)
Materials.
A. Prior to commencing any construction or demolition project, every applicant shall submit a
properly completed "Construction Waste Management Plan" (CWMP) to the CWMP
Compliance Official or Building Inspector, in a form as prescribed by that official, as a portion
of the building or demolition permit process.
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B. Submission of the CWMP - The completed CWMP shall contain, at a minimum, the following
information:
(a) The estimated volume or weight of project waste to be generated by material type;
and
(b) Declaration of whether the materials will be sorted on site or mixed; and
(c) The maximum volume or weight of such materials that can feasibly be diverted via
reuse, Recycling or salvage for future use or sale by material type; and
(d) The vendor(s) that the applicant proposes to use to haul the materials; and
(e) Facility(ies) the materials will be hauled to, and their expected diversion rates (by
volume or weight) by material type; and
(f) Estimated "feasible" volume or weight of construction and demolition waste that will be
disposed of.
Because actual material weights are not available in this stage, estimates are used. In
estimating the volume or weight of materials as identified in the CWMP, the applicant shall use
the standardized conversion rates approved by the City of Temple City for this purpose.
Approval of the CWMP as complete and accurate shall be a condition precedent to the issuance
of any building or demolition permit. If the applicant calculates the projected estimated feasible
diversion rate as described above, and finds the rate does not meet the diversion goal of 65%,
the applicant must then submit information supporting the lower diversion rate. If this
documentation is not included, the CWMP shall be deemed incomplete.
C. Compliance with the CWMP – Documentation – Prior to final inspection of any covered
project, the applicant shall submit to the CWMP Compliance Official or Building Inspector,
documentation proving that it has met the diversion requirement for the project. The diversion
requirement shall be that the applicant has diverted at least 65% of the total C&D debris
generated by the project via reuse or Recycling. This documentation shall include all of the
following:
(a) Receipts from the vendor or facility that collected or received each material showing
the actual weight or volume of that material; and
(b) A copy of the previously submitted CWMP for the project adding the actual volume of
weight of each material diverted and landfilled; and
(c) Any additional information the applicant believes is relevant to determining its efforts
to comply in good faith with this Article.
D. Licensed contractors performing work within the scope of their licenses within the City
may collect, transport and dispose or recycle self-generated Construction and Demolition
Materials using their own vehicles and employees, after obtaining a Self-Haul permit,
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provided that the licensed contractor adheres to the standards for disposal of
Construction and Demolition Material provided in the California Green Building Standards
Code (California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 11), as those provisions may be
amended. Construction and Demolition Materials must be transported to a landfill or
Recycling facility permitted by CalRecycle or exempt from permitting.
E. Licensed contractors shall not contract with a Solid Waste Enterprise to collect, transport
and dispose or recycle of Construction and Demolition Materials unless that Solid Waste
Enterprise has a franchise from the City to perform said services.
Sec. 6-2C-16: Removal of Solid Waste.
No person other than the Person in Charge of any Premises or a City Solid Waste
Franchisee shall:
1. Remove any Container from the location where the Container was placed for
storage or Collection by the Person in Charge of the Premises; or
2. Remove any Garbage, Recyclable Materials, Organic Materials, or Green
Materials from any Container; or
3. Move a Container from the location in which it was placed for storage or
Collection without the prior written approval of the Person in Charge of the
Premises.
Sec. 6-2C-17: Bulky Items.
No person shall place Bulky Items adjacent to or in a street or public right-of-way for
Collection or removal purposes without first making arrangements with the appropriate Solid
Waste Franchisee for the Collection or removal of such Bulky Items.
Sec. 6-2C-18: Hazardous Waste.
Unless specifically provided for by the Solid Waste Franchisee and clearly designated for
Hazardous Waste, Household Hazardous Waste or Universal Waste, no person shall place or
deposit Hazardous Waste, Household Hazardous Waste, or Universal Waste in any Container
provided by a Solid Waste Franchisee, or deposit, release, spill, leak, pump, pour, emit, empty,
discharge, inject, dump or dispose into the environment any Hazardous Waste, Household
Hazardous Waste or Universal Waste.
Sec. 6-2C-19: Solid Waste Burning.
No person shall burn any Solid Waste within the City, except in an approved incinerator
or transformation facility or other device for which a permit has been issued, and which complies
with all applicable permit and other regulations of air pollution control authorities, and provided
any such act of burning in all respects complies with all other laws, rules and regulations.
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Sec. 6-2C-20: Franchise Required.
No person, except a Solid Waste Franchisee, a landscaper, or a licensed contractor
performing work within the scope of that license, shall collect or remove any Garbage,
Recyclable Materials or Organic Material from any Premises within the City.
Sec. 6-2C-21: Public Nuisance.
It is unlawful and a public nuisance if one of the following conditions exists at a Premises:
1. The Person in Charge of the Premises has not made arrangements with the
appropriate Solid Waste Franchisee for Solid Waste Handling Services;
2. The Person in Charge of the Premises has made arrangements with the
appropriate Solid Waste Franchisee for Solid Waste Handling Services, but the
Solid Waste Franchisee has terminated services to the Premises due to the
Account Holder’s failure to pay for such services; and
Sec. 6-2C-22: Unauthorized Disposal.
No person shall place anything in another person’s Containers without the permission of
such other person.
Sec. 6-2C-23: Spills.
It is unlawful for any person transporting Garbage, Recyclable Materials or Organic
Material not to clean up, or arrange for the cleanup, of any Garbage, Recyclable Materials or
Organic Material Spilled during removal or transport within the City by such person. If any person
transporting Garbage, Recyclable Materials or Organic Material Spills any such materials and
does not clean up or arrange for the cleanup of the Spill, the City may clean up the Spill and
charge the person responsible for the Spill 100 percent of the costs the City incurred in cleaning
up the Spill.
Sec. 6-2C-24: Use of Containers.
B. Having or maintaining a Contaminated Container is prohibited and shall constitute a
public nuisance. No Person in Charge of a Premises shall keep Garbage, Recyclable
Materials, Organic Material, or Yard Waste in any Container other than a Container
provided by the appropriate Solid Waste Franchisee. Recyclable Materials must be
separated by the Person in Charge of a Premises from Garbage, Organic Material, and
Yard Waste. Organic Material must be separated by the Person in Charge of a
Premises from Garbage, Recyclable Materials, and Yard Waste. Yard Waste must be
separated by the Person in Charge of a Premises from Garbage, Recyclable Materials,
and Organic Material.
C. Any Container not provided by the appropriate Solid Waste Franchisee is prima facie
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evidence that the owner of the Container is engaging in Solid Waste disposal in violation
of this Article. Any such unauthorized container may be abated as a public nuisance and
impounded as provided in this Article.
D. Notwithstanding subsections (A) and (B) of this section, composting Organic Material at
a Residential Premise in a container other than one provided by a Solid Waste Franchisee
shall not be a violation of this section.
E. No Person in Charge of a Premises may place an Overfilled Container out for Collection
by a Solid Waste Franchisee. “Overfilled” means a Container filled in a manner such
that the lid of the Container is unable to fully close and exceeds a 45-degree angle
Sec. 6-2C-25: Unlawful Dumping.
It is unlawful for any person to negligently or intentionally Spill upon any property within
the City any Garbage, Recyclable Materials or Organic Material, or to cause, suffer, or permit
Garbage, Recyclable Materials or Organic Material to be located upon any property in the City,
except as authorized by law.
Sec. 6-2C-26: Solid Waste Facilities.
No person shall construct or operate a Solid Waste management facility, including but not
limited to a materials recovery facility, Solid Waste transfer or processing station, composting
facility, a buy-back or drop-off center, disposal facility or a Recycling center without first
satisfying all City requirements for land use, environmental and other approvals.
Sec. 6-2C-27: Enforcement.
A. Pursuant to California Penal Code Section 836.5, any City code enforcement officer is
authorized to enforce the provisions of this Article and as well as those of California
Penal Code Sections 374, 374a, 374.2, 374.3, 374.4, 374d, 374.7, and 375; California
Government Code Section 68055 et seq.; and California Vehicle Code Sections 23111
and 23112.
B. Any violation of this Article may be enforced in any manner authorized by law, including
but not limited to, any enforcement mechanism set forth in the Act, a criminal citation, a
civil citation, and/or administrative citation, or nuisance abatement action as authorized
by the City’s Municipal Code. The City may simultaneously pursue more than one
method of enforcement for any violation of this Article.
Sec. 6-2C-28: Violation.
Except as otherwise provided in this Article, violations of this Article are punishable as set
out in Title 1, Chapter 2 of this Municipal Code.
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Sec. 6-2C-29: Fines and Penalties
The City Council may, by resolution, establish fines and penalties for the violation of this
Article and the Act.
Sec. 6-2C-30: Misdemeanor.
Violation of this Article shall be a misdemeanor. The City may cite violations as
infractions where an appropriate downgrade is approved by the City Prosecutor or City
Attorney.
Sec. 6-2C-31: Attorney’s Fees.
In any action or proceeding brought to enforce a violation of this Article, including but
not limited to a nuisance abatement action and an action to foreclose on a special assessment,
the prevailing party shall recover its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
Sec. 6-2C-32: Impounding Containers.
A. Containers Subject to Impounding. Any Container within the City that is not provided by
the appropriate Solid Waste Franchisee may be impounded in accordance with this
section. Containers used for composting at Residential Premises, as allowed by this
Article, shall not be subject to impounding pursuant to this section.
B. Notice to Remove. The City Manager may cause a notice to remove to be posted on the
illegal Container. The notice to remove shall state that the Container must be
removed from the Premises within three (3) calendar days from the date the notice is
posted on the Container or it will be removed and stored by the City and the contents
disposed of at the expense of the owner of the Container. The posting of the notice to
remove constitutes constructive notice to the owner of the Container and the Person in
Charge of the Premises that the Container must be removed from the Premises.
C. Removal of Containers. If the Container is not removed within three (3) calendar days of
the notice to remove, the City Manager may direct the removal and storage of the
Container and the disposal of its contents. The City may employ the services of its Solid
Waste Franchisee(s) or any other contractor to remove said Containers. Any person
whose duty it is to remove and store Containers may enter upon private property with the
consent of the Owner or other Person in Charge of the Premises, or by authority of a
warrant, or without consent or a warrant if exigent circumstances exist.
D. Storage of Containers. After a Container is removed and placed in storage, the City
Manager shall mail to the owner of the Container a notice to claim the stored Container,
if the identity of the owner of the Container is known. The City Manager shall make
reasonable efforts to identify the owner of a stored Container. If the Container is not
claimed within thirty (30) calendar days after notice to the owner is mailed, or thirty (30)
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days after the Container is removed if the owner is not known, the Container shall be
deemed abandoned property and may be disposed of accordingly.
E. Release of Container. No Container shall be released to its owner unless the owner has
paid the City for the actual costs of the removal, storage and disposal of contents, plus
any administrative and ancillary fees, fines or penalties established by resolution of City
Council. All amounts due to the City shall constitute a civil debt owed to the City by the
owner of the Container.
Sec. 6-2C-33: Edible Food Recovery Required.
A. Tier One Commercial Edible Food Generators shall comply with the requirements of
Title 14, Division 7, Chapter 12 of the California Code of Regulations commencing
January 1, 2022. Tier Two Commercial Edible Food Generators shall comply with the
requirements of Title 14, Division 7, Chapter 12 of the California Code of Regulations
commencing January 1, 2024.
B. A large venue or large event operator that does not provide food services, but allows for
food to be provided, shall require food facilities operating at the large venue or large
event to comply with the requirements of Title 14, Division 7, Chapter 12 of the
California Code of Regulations.
C. Commercial Edible Food generators shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Arrange to recover the maximum amount of Edible Food that would otherwise be
disposed.
2. Contract with, or enter into a written agreement with Food Recovery
Organizations or food recovery services for: (i) the collection of Edible Food for
food recovery; or, (ii) acceptance of the Edible Food that the commercial Edible
Food generator shelf haulers to the Food Recovery Organization for food
recovery.
3. Shall not intentionally spoil Edible Food that is capable of being recovered by a
Food Recovery Organization or a food recovery service.
4. Commercial Edible Food generators and Food Recovery Organizations shall
maintain a record acceptable to City Manager in compliance with applicable law.
5. Keep records that include the following information, or as otherwise specified in
Title 14 California Code of Regulations Section 18991.4.