A. All subdivisions or any new construction requiring a building permit and costing more than $20,000 to construct (“qualifying project”) shall include adequate, accessible, and convenient areas dedicated for the accumulation, temporary storage and removal of designated recyclables and solid waste. These recycling and solid waste areas shall be enclosed within a minimum five-foot-high masonry wall or higher if deemed necessary by the Director of Development Services, or designee, to adequately screen the area, built to standards adopted by the City for a freestanding wall (No. 4 steel and fully grouted) and shall be designed to accommodate the containers used by the recycling and solid waste service company contracted with the City. A wooden enclosure may be substituted for a wall in the C-O zone and multiple-family zones by the Director of Development Services, or designee.

B. A recycling and solid waste plan shall be submitted by the applicants of any qualifying project. Said plan shall be reviewed and approved by the City Manager or his/her designee. A plan must comply with City and state solid waste and recycling regulations/standards before it can be approved. Building permits may not be issued until the plan is approved.

C. A recycling and solid waste planning manual setting forth recycling and solid waste space allocation regulations, design standards, and guidelines shall be drafted by the City Manager and adopted by the City Council.

D. The precise location of any recycling and solid waste area shall be approved by the Director of Development Services, or designee, upon review of the site plan. Recycling and solid waste areas shall be accessible and convenient to both the occupants and franchise hauler and shall only be used for the temporary storage, collection and loading of solid waste and recyclables.

E. Recycling and solid waste enclosures shall be permanently maintained; recycling and solid waste areas shall be kept neat and clean; and approved recycling and solid waste plans shall be adhered to and followed. (Ord. 3544 § 1, 2023; Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 2993 § 1, 2005; Ord. 1356 § 1, 1971; Ord. 1212 § 1, 1969; prior code § 33.901(B)(34)).