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Council Meeting: July 20, 1993
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Santa Monica, Cal~fornia
TO: Mayor and City council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Ordinance for Introduction and First Reading to Amend
the Zoning Ordinance to Add a section Requiring on-site
Refuse and Recycling Facilities
INTRODUCTION
This report recommends that the City Council adopt an ordinance
amending section 9.04.10.02.150 of Zoning Ordinance to require
that development projects include adequate space for both refuse
and recycling storage facilities on-site to conform to state law
(Attachment A).
The proposed ordinance also amends Municipal
Code Sections 5.08.170 regarding storage of refuse containers on
pUblic property, and repeals section 3.36.160 regarding refuse
requirements for the Bayside District to conform to this proposed
ordinance.
BACKGROUND
On August 20,
1991, the city Council directed staff to
investigate and implement a requirement that refuse and recycling
space be provided in the design of new and renovation development
projects for single family homes, mUlti-family, and commercial
projects as part of the builing permit process.
One of the
objectives of this proposal is to encourage recycling and refuse
collection by requiring adequate and well located space to be set
aside for storage of the materials.
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Since council directed staff to develop these standards, the
California Solid Waste Refuse and Recycling Act was adopted which
requires all cities to pass an ordinance that requires adequate
areas for collecting and locating recyclable materials in
development projects or be subject to a model ordinance prepared
by the California Integrated Waste Management Board. On January
19, 1993, the city Council adopted a resolution directing the
Planning Commission to conduct a public hearing on the proposed
amendment to Section 9.04.10.02.150 "Refuse and Screening of
Storage Areas" of the Zoning Ordinance. On July 7, 1993, the
Planning Commission approved and forwarded to city Council the
attached ordinance.
DISCUSSION
At present, the General Services Director or designee reviews and
approves all refuse and recyclable enclosure designs as part of
the city's plan check process for mUlti-family and commercial
projects. However, the Municipal Code does not specifically
authorize this administrative procedure. Staff is proposing
specific requirements including the implementation of a review
and approval process and adding single family homes to the plan
check process. Adoption of this ordinance will allow the City to
comply with the California Solid Waste Refuse and Recycling Act
as well as address concerns over keeping refuse and recyclables
out of alleys, off of public spaces, and out of public view. It
is further hoped that by providing on-site refuse and recycling
enclosures the theft of these materials will be reduced.
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This proposal will require the City Engineering and Solid Waste
staff to review and approve plans for the refuse and recycling
enclosure/room requirements. The Planning Division will include
this requirement in their application information material.
The State Model Ordinance was adopted by the California
Integrated Waste Management Board in March 1993. This model
ordinance will become effective on september 1, 1993 if a local
agency has not adopted an ordinance for collecting, storing, and
loading recyclable materials in development projects. The local
agency ordinance will have precedence over the state ordinance
and may establish more detailed and comprehensive requirements
than the state model ordinance.
The following are the proposed minimum requirements for the
refuse and recycling enclosures.
COMMERCIAL:
a}
b)
c}
d}
less than 10,000 square feet of building
8'x 12' x 8' (8' = height) refuse and recycling
enclosure/room
10,000 to 20,000 square feet of building
238 square foot refuse and recycling enclosure/room
with 8 foot high enclosure walls
20,000 to 40,000 square feet of building
355 square foot refuse and recycling
with 8 foot high enclosure walls
20,000 to 40,000 square feet
enclosure/room
of building
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355 square foot refuse and recycling enclosure/room
with 8 foot high enclosure walls.
RESIDENTIAL
a) 10 units or less, multi-family building
8' x 12' x 6' refuse and recycling enclosure/room
11 units to 20 units of multi-family building
238 square foot refuse and recycling enclosure
21 unit to 40 unit multi-family building
355 square foot refuse and recycling enclosure/room
with 8 foot high enclosure walls
single family residence
dedicated fenced area for refuse
b)
c)
d)
enclosure/room
screened
from
public
and recycling
right-of-way or
dedicated space in a garage
Any development with more than 40 residential units or more than
40,000 square feet of commercial space should be designed by
owner or owners representative and submitted to the Director of
General Services or representative for approval. This is
required to ensure refuse and recycling collection is
operationally feasible and efficient.
staff developed the proposed standards based on its experience of
refuse and recycling requirements for development projects,
including such factors as the number and size of refuse and/or
recycling containers and frequency of collection to meet the
requirements for the trash and recyclables generated by a site.
The city standards are more detailed and comprehensive than the
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state Model Ordinance of the California Integrated Waste
Management Board.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION
On July 7, 1993 the Planning commission reviewed the proposed
ordinance. The Commission presented several recommendations for
Council consideration. staff had initially proposed that a 4'x
4' x 6' (6' height) dedicated fenced area be required in single
family homes subject to the ordinance. The Planning commission
recommended that the single family requirements for enclosures be
less restrictive than staff proposed. Staff now proposes
requiring only a dedicated area for refuse/recycling that is
either screened from public right-of-way or in a garage [Section
9.04.02.150 (e)(2)(a)].
One Planning Commissioner suggested that all landmark buildings
be exempted from the ordinance requirements. Staff believes that
any request for an exemption to these requirements should be
reviewed by the General Services on a case by case basis.
The Planning Commission wanted to eliminate the requirement for
an enclosure in an otherwise secured garage in multi-family or
commercial structures. As an al ternati ve, the Planning
commission suggested that the ordinance allow a dedicated area
with pavement markings to delineate the dedicated area. No
change to the ordinance is proposed because staff believes that
refuse/recycling areas should be enclosed to prevent spillover
and impacts on required parking spaces.
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The Planning Commission recommended flexibility in the dimensions
of a required refuse/recycling room or enclosure to allow the
placement of a room or enclosures in more than one area on a
parcel so long as the aggregate floor area requirement is met.
staff has adopted this recommendation. However, staff has
included language in the ordinance specifying that the General
services Department would continue charging a fee for collection
services for multiple enclosure areas on one parcel.
The Planning Commission recommended that the option to allow
businesses to store refuse bins in pUblic parking structures in
the Bayside District (Section 3.36.170) be extended to the Main
Street area. This section allows refuse and recyclable materials
be stored at off-site locations such as public parking
structures, public parking lots or neighboring parcels' refuse
rooms or enclosures. Staff believes that Section 3.36.170 and
any associated extent ion of the provision is contrary to the
state requirement that convenient recycling access be provided.
Therefore, staff recommends that Section 3.36.170 be repealed.
This action will not affect current uses of City refuse storage
areas unless those using City space rebuild their building or
meet the other criteria established in the proposed ordinance.
FINANCIAL/BUDGET IMPACTS:
There are no financial or budgetary impacts associated with this
staff report.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is recommended that the Council introduce for first reading
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the attached ordinance to amend Section 9.04.10.02.150 "Refuse
and Screening of Refuse Storage Areas" of the Zoning Ordinance
requiring on-site refuse and recycling facilities; amend section
5.08.170 regarding storage of refuse containers; and repeal
Section 3.36.160 regarding special refuse requirements in the
Bayside District.
Prepared by: Stanley E. scholl, Director of General Services
Paul Berlant, Director of LUTM
Tom Dever, Solid Waste Superintendent
Joan Akins, Acting Administrative Services Officer
Attachment: Ordinance
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CA:JL:Recyclel.ord\pc\df
City Council Meeting 7-20-93
Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER
(CCS)
(City council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
REPEALING MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3.36.160
RELATING TO OUTDOOR STORAGE OF REFUSE CONTAINERS IN
HALL COURTS; AMENDING SECTION 5.08.170, RELATING TO
POINTS OF COLLECTION OF REFUSE; AND AMENDING
SECTION 9.04.10.02.150, RELATING TO ON-SITE REFUSE AND
RECYCLING ROOMS OR OUTDOOR ENCLOSURES
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the state of California has
found and declared that the lack of adequate areas for collecting
and loading recyclable materials that are compatible with
surrounding land uses is a significant impediment to diverting
solid waste and constitutes an urgent need for state and local
agencies to address access to solid waste for source reduction,
recycling, ~~~ composting activities; and
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~s, California Public Resources Code Section
s that cities which have not adopted an ordinance
~nd loading recyclable materials implement and
ordinance adopted by the California Waste
Management Board as authorized by California Public Resources Code
Section 42901(a); and
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WHEREAS,
city
desires
to
adopt
an
ordinance
more
stringent than the state model ordinance, which will address the
circumstances and needs unique to the city of Santa Monica;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 3.36.160
is hereby repealed.
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SECTION
section
5.08.170
2.
of
the
Santa
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
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Monica
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SEC'l'IOll 5.08.170 Points of collection of
Refuse.
(a) Any refuse and recyclable materials
placed for collection shall not be placed for
collection in that portion of any street or
alley abutting on property other than the
property owned or controlled by the person
placing the refuse and recyclable materials.
On other than collection days, when refuse
collections are made from the street,
containers shall be stored on private property
no closer than ten (10) feet from the street
right-of-way line, unless the containers are
stored in an outdoor enclosure. Where there
is a public alley along which refuse
collections are made, all refuse and
recyclable materials shall be placed for
collection upon private property within ten
(10) feet of the alley, providing there shall
be no obstructions between such refuse and
recyclable materials and the alley property
line. In the event there is not sufficient
unobstructed area in which to place refuse and
recyclable materials on such private property,
r~f~~c they may be placed so as not to
encroach upon a public alley more than four
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(4) feet. If there is no public alley, refuse
containers shall be placed for collection on
the parkway not more than four (4) feet from
the curb.
(b) If a property owned or controlled by
the person placing the refuse and recyclable
materials is located such that no portion of
the property abuts the public alley or street
along which refuse collections are made, the
Director of General Services shall determine a
location in the public alley or parkway on
which the property owner shall place the
refuse and recycling containers for
collection. The location determined by the
Director of General Services shall in no event
encroach upon the pUblic alley more than
four (4) feet nor shall be placed more than
four (4) feet from the curb when the location
of the refuse and recycling container (5) is
determined to be a parkway.
(c) Refuse and recycling containers
shall not be placed for collection earlier
than 4:00 p.m. a day before collection day and
not later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of
collection.
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Cd) Refuse and recycling containers
placed upon a public street or alley for
collection shall be removed not later than
8:00 p.m. on the day of collection.
(e) No refuse or recycling containers
shall be placed on any public right-of-way
other than collection days without a permit
having been obtained from the Director of
General Services in accordance with section
7.04.670 of this Code.
(f) Refuse and recyclable materials from
a corner lot, if there is no adjacent alley,
may be placed in accordance with provisions of
this section on any frontage along which
refuse collection trucks are routed, provided
all refuse and recyclable materials from such
parcel or parcels l~t::: shall be placed for
collection at one place.
(g) Refuse and recycling containers
provided by the City for use with automated
collection systems shall be placed for
collection in locations which provide
unobstructed access within a three foot radius
of any edge of said containers.
(h) The City council may by resolution
establish and from time to time revise a fee
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requiring any person who places or stores
refuse and recyclable materials or refuse and
recycling containers on public property to pay
a fee for the use of public property. The fee
shall not be charged to any person who, under
subsections (a) and (b), must place refuse,
recyclable materials, ~= refuse containers or
recycling containers on public property in
order to facilitate refuse collection.
SECTION 9.04.10.02.150.
Refuse and
Recycling storage Areas.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this
section, B(e)ach parcel in commercial and
industrial districts containing a building or
structure shall provide and maintain one or
more ~~~~h ~~~~pt~~l~~ refuse containers and
recycling containers on the premises. The
containers =~~~p~~~l~~ shall be of sufficient
~i.=~ capacity and number to accommodate the
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refuse
and
recyclable
materials
generated by the uses on the parcel,
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in compliance with guidelines
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established
by
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Department
of
General Services.
All outdoor storage of
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refuse, recyclable materials
and other items or material intended to be
discarded or === =~~~~=~i=~ collected shall be
screened from public view. On parcels where
refuse and recyclable materials are both
stored and collected adjacent to an alley or
other public right-of-way, the refuse and
recyclable materials shall be screened from
public view on at least three sides by a solid
opaque impact-resistent wall not less then
five (5) feet or more than eight (8) feet in
height, and on the fourth side by a solid
opaque impact-resistent gate not less than
five (5) feet or more than eight (8) feet in
height, or of other such material or design
approved by the Architectural Review Board.
The gate shall be maintained in working order
and shall remain closed except y.;h~~ i~ ;;,::;~
during such times as refuse, recyclable
materials and other such items are being
discarded,
placed
for
collection,
or
collected. All =;;,~~=== ::;'t==~;~ ==:::' refuse and
recyclable materials which are stored and
collected from the same location out of doors
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shall be l~~~t~d stored not more than ten (10)
feet from the property line which is closest
to the refuse collection point.
(b) :In all zoninq districts, any new
construction for which an application for a
building permit is required to be submitted on
or after September 1, 1993 shall include
adequate, accessible and convenient areas for
collecting and loading refuse and recyclable
materials consistent with the design standards
of subsection (e) of this Section. The
physical parameters, location and height of
rooms or outdoor enclosures shall comply with
all other requirements of the Zoning Ordinance
including, but not limited to, height, lot
coverage and setback requirements.
(c) Any improvements after september 1,
1993 of the areas used for collecting and
loading solid waste of a publicly owned
facility shall include adequate, accessible
and convenient areas for collecting and
loadinq refuse and recyclable materials in
compliance with the design standards of
subsection (e) of this section. The physical
parameters, location and height of rooms or
outdoor enclosures shall comply with all other
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requirements of the Zoning ordinance including
but not limited to, height, lot coverage and
setback requirements.
(d) In all zoning districts, any
alterations to an existing building or
structure for which a building permit is
required to be submitted after september 1,
1993 in which the Department of General
services determines that the sum total of such
alterations within a twelve (12) month period
either adds 30% or more to the existing floor
area, or the permit valuation cost of which
exceeds $50,000 dollars shall include
adequate, accessible and convenient areas for
collecting and loading refuse and recyclable
materials in compliance with the design
standards of subsection (e) of this Section
except as otherwise provided in subsection
(e) (2) (a) of this Section. Effective July 1,
1994, the permit valuation cost shall be
increased annually at the commencement of the
City fiscal year by an amount equal to the
percentage increase in the "cost of living"
index as measured by the Consumer Price Index
(1967=100) for Los Angeles-Riverside-Anaheim,
California, published by the U.s. Department
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of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for the
preceding base period of April to April.
The physical parameters, location and
height of rooms or outdoor enclosures shall
comply with all other requirements of the
Zoning Ordinance including, but not limited to
height, lot coverage and setback requirements.
(e) Refuse and recycling rooms or
outdoor enclosures shall be adequate in
capacity, numher, and distribution to serve
the uses on the parcel or parcels. An
adequate number of bins or containers to allow
for the collection and loading of refuse and
recyclable materials shall be located within
the refuse and recycling rooms or outdoor
enclosures. The design and construction of
refuse and recycling rooms or outdoor
enclosures shall be compatible with
surrounding land uses. Refuse and recycling
rooms or outdoor enclosures shall be secured
to prevent the theft of recyclable materials
by unauthorized persons, while allowing
authorized persons access for disposal of
materials, and must provide protection against
adverse environmental conditions which may
render the collected materials unmarketable.
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Buildings or structures in which refuse and
recyclable materials are stored in otherwise
locked and secured subterranean garages may be
permitted to designate a fenced area for the
storage of refuse and recyclable materials in
compliance with specifications as to location
and materials established by the Director of
General Services. :In mixed use and non-
residential developments, refuse and recycling
rooms or outdoor enclosures shall be at the
same grade as and adjacent to an existing
alley, if any.
Refuse and recycling rooms or outdoor
enclosures shall conform to the following
minimum design standards:
(1) NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT:
(a) Building or buildings with less
then 10,000 square feet in aggregate floor
area shall include a refuse and recycling room
eight (8) feet in depth, twelve (12) feet in
length, and eight (8) feet in height or an
outdoor enclosure which shall conform to the
same dimensions.
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(b) Building or buildings with
10,000 to 20,000 square feet in aggregate
floor area shall include a 238 square foot
refuse and recycling room or outdoor enclosure
with eight (8) foot high walls.
(c) Building or buildings with
20,000 to 40,000 square feet in aggregate
floor area shall include a 355 square foot
refuse and recycling room or outdoor enclosure
with eight (8) foot high walls.
(2) RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT:
(a) Notwithstanding subsection (d)
of this section, in all zoning districts, any
alterations to an existing single family
residence for which a building permit is
required to be submitted after september 1,
1993 in which the Department of General
Services determines that the sum total of sucb
alterations within a twelve (12) month period
either (1) adds 30% or more to the existing
floor area, or (2) adds to the existing floor
area and the permit valuation cost of which
exceeds $50,000, shall include a designat.ed
area to store refuse and recycling materials
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screened from public view or a designated area
in a garage or accessory structure. Effecti ve
July 1, 1994, the permit valuation cost shall
be increased annually at the commencement of
the city fiscal year by an amount equal to the
percentage increase in the "cost of living"
index as measured by the Consumer Price Index
(1967=100) for Los Angeles-Riverside-Anaheim,
California, published by the u.s. Department
of Labor, Bureau of Labor statistics for the
preceding base period of April to April.
(b) MUlti-family residential
developments containing ten units or less
shall include a refuse and recycling room
eight (8) feet in depth, twelve (12) in
length, and eight (8) feet in height, or an
outdoor enclosure which shall conform to the
same dimensions except that it shall not
exceed six (6) feet in height.
(c) Residential developments
containing eleven units to 20 units shall
include a refuse and recycling room 238 square
feet in area with eight (8) foot high walls or
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an outdoor enclosure of equal area with six
(6) foot hiqh walls.
(d) Residential developments
containing 21 units to 40 units shall include
a refuse and recycling room 355 square feet in
area with eight (8) foot high walls or an
outdoor enclosure of equal area with six (6)
foot high walls.
3. MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.
Except as required in paragraph (4)
of this SUbsection, mixed use developments in
all zoning districts shall comply with the
design standards for non-residential
developments in paragraph (1) of this
subsection.
4. LARGE RESIDENTIAL, NON-RESIDENTIAL
AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.
Any development, whether
residential, non-residential, or mixed use
with either 40 residential units or more, or
with more than 40,000 square feet of floor
area shall be reviewed by the Director of
General services, who shall require the design
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and placement of a refuse and recycling room
or outdoor enclosure consistent with the
purpose of this section to provide adequate
and accessible areas for the storage and
collection of refuse and recyclable materials.
(f) The Director of General Services
shall have the authority to modify the
requirements for existing buildings subject to
the requirements of subsection (d) of this
section only to do the following:
(1) modify the dimensions of refuse
and recycling rooms or outdoor enclosures,
provided that the frequency of refuse
collection is modified to adequately serve the
uses on the parcel and protect the public
health, safety and general welfare.
(2) permit more than one (1)
recycling room or outdoor enclosure, provided
the aggregate area of which is in substantial
compliance with the design standards of
subsection (e) of this Section as determined
by the Director of General Services, and
provided that each room or outdoor enclosure
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furnishes convenient access for disposal and
collection of both refuse and recyclable
materials. In the event that the location of
the refuse and recyclable room or outdoor
enclosure is not convenient for collection,
the Director of General Services shall be
authorized to require payment of a fee,
established by resolution of the city council,
for collection of the refuse and recyclable
materials.
SECTION 3. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this
Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further,
are hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to affect
the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by a decision of any court of any 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 passed this Ordinance, and each and
every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared
invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion
of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or
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,
unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall
attest to the passage of this Ordinance.
The city Clerk shall
cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper
within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become
effective after 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/JqSEP" LA~ENCE
~ting City Attorney
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