Shafter Zoning Code § 10.340 Solid Waste Reuse

Purpose and Intent

The City must divert 50 percent of all solid waste by January 1, 2000, through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities, pursuant to Chapter 18, Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code (California Solid Waste Reuse and Recycling Access Act of 1991). Diverting 50 percent of all solid waste requires participation by residential, commercial, industrial, and public sectors.

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, and composting activities. This Section has been developed to meet that need.

General Requirements
- a. Any new development project for which an application for a building permit is submitted shall include adequate, accessible, and convenient areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials.
- b. Any improvements for areas of a public facility used for collecting and loading solid waste shall include adequate, accessible, and convenient areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials.
- c. Any existing development project for which an application for a building permit is submitted for a single alteration which is subsequently performed that adds 30 percent or more to the existing floor area of the development project shall provide adequate, accessible, and convenient areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials.
- d. Any existing development project for which an application for a building permit is submitted for multiple alterations which are conducted within a twelve month period which collectively add 30 percent or more to the existing floor areas of the development project shall provide adequate, accessible, and convenient areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials.
- e. Any existing development project for which multiple applications for building permits are submitted for multiple alterations which are subsequently performed that collectively add 30 percent or more to the existing floor area of the development project shall provide adequate,

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accessible, and convenient areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials.

f. Any existing development project occupied by multiple tenants, one of which submits an application for a building permit for a single alteration which is subsequently performed that adds 30 percent or more to the existing floor area of that portion of the development project which said tenant leases shall provide adequate, accessible, and convenient areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials. Such recycling areas shall, at a minimum be sufficient in capacity, number, and distribution to serve that portion of the development project which said tenant leases.
g. Any existing development project occupied by multiple tenants, one of which submits an application for a building permit for multiple alterations which are conducted within a twelve month period which collectively add 30 percent or more to the existing floor area of that portion of the development project which said tenant leases shall provide adequate, accessible, and convenient areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials. Such recycling areas shall, at a minimum be sufficient in capacity, number, and distribution to serve that portion of the development project which said tenant leases.
h. Any existing development project occupied by multiple tenants, one of which submits multiple applications for building permits for multiple alterations which are subsequently performed that portion of the development project which said tenant leases shall provide adequate, accessible, and convenient areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials. Such recycling areas shall, at a minimum be sufficient in capacity, number, and distribution to serve that portion of the development project which said tenant leases.
i. Any costs associated with adding recycling space to existing development projects shall be the responsibility of the party or parties who are responsible for financing the alterations.

Guidelines for All Development Projects
- a. Recycling areas should be designed to be architecturally compatible with nearby structures and with the existing topography and vegetation, in accordance with such standards.
- b. The design and construction of recycling areas shall not prevent security of any recyclable materials placed therein.
- c. The design, construction, and location of recycling areas shall not be in conflict with any applicable federal, state, or local laws relating to fire, building, access, transportation, circulation, or safety.

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d. Recycling areas, or bins and/or containers placed therein, must provide protection against adverse environmental conditions, such as rain, which might render the collected materials unmarketable.
e. Driveways and/or travel aisles shall, at a minimum, conform to local building code requirements for garbage collection access and clearance. In the absence of such building code requirements, driveways and/or travel aisles should provide unobstructed access for collection vehicles and personnel.
f. A sign clearly identifying all recycling and solid waste collection and loading areas and the materials accepted therein shall be posted adjacent to all points of direct access to the recycling areas.
g. Developments and transportation corridors adjacent to recycling areas shall be adequately protected for any adverse impacts such as noise, odor, vectors, or glare through measures including, but not limited to maintaining adequate separation, fencing, and landscaping.

Additional Guidelines for Single Tenant Development Projects
- a. Areas for recycling shall be adequate in capacity, number, and distribution to serve the development project.
- b. Dimensions of the recycling area shall accommodate receptacles sufficient to meet the recycling needs of the development project.
- c. An adequate number of bins or containers to allow for the collection and loading of recyclable materials generated by the development project should be located within the recycling area.
Additional Guidelines for Multiple Tenant Development Projects
- a. Recycling areas shall, at a minimum, be sufficient in capacity, number, and distribution to serve that portion of the development project by the tenant(s) who submitted an application or applications resulting in the need to provide recycling area(s).
- b. Dimensions of recycling areas shall accommodate receptacles sufficient to meet the recycling needs of that portion of the development project by the tenant who submitted an application or applications resulting in the need to provide recycling area(s).
- c. An adequate number of bins or containers to allow for the collection and loading of recyclable materials generated by that portion of the development project by the tenant(s) who submitted an application or applications resulting in the need to provide recycling area should be located within the recycling area.

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Location
- a. Recycling areas shall not be located in any area required to be constructed or maintained as unencumbered, according to any applicable federal, state, or local laws relating to fire, access, building, transportation, circulation, or safety.
- b. Any and all recycling areas shall be located so they are at least as convenient to those persons who deposit, collect, and load the recyclable materials placed therein as the location(s) where the solid waste is collected and loaded. Whenever feasible, areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials shall be adjacent to the solid waste collection areas.

10.350 STORAGE

The following outdoor storage regulations shall apply in addition to any other standards and requirements of the various districts established by this Title:

No sales, rentals, long-term storage, repair work, dismantling, or servicing of any motor vehicle, trailer, airplane, boat, loose rubbish, garbage, junk, or building materials shall be permitted in any front or street side yard of any property, except where such property is an automobile dealership or an automobile rental lot; in which case long term storage for purpose of sale or rental shall be permitted. Repair or servicing of any motor vehicle may occur provided that the work continues for a period not to exceed 72 hours. Longterm storage shall mean storage for a period of 72 or more consecutive hours.
In any residential district, no portion of any vacant or undeveloped parcel, or a parcel where no main building exists, shall be used for storage of the items listed above.
Building materials for use on the same parcel or building site may be stored on the parcel or building site during the time that a valid building permit is in effect for construction on the premises.