Chapter 15.30
CALGREEN RECYCLING REQUIREMENTS

Sections:

15.30.010    CALGreen recycling requirements.

15.30.010 CALGreen recycling requirements.

(A) For projects covered by CALGreen, the applicants must, as a condition of the City’s permit approval, comply with the following:

(1) Where five or more multifamily dwelling units are constructed on a building site, provide readily accessible areas that serve occupants of all buildings on the site and are identified for the storage and collection of blue container and green container materials, consistent with the three-container collection program offered by the City, or comply with provision of adequate space for recycling for multifamily and commercial premises pursuant to Sections 4.408.1, 4.410.2, 5.408.1, and 5.410.1 of the California Green Building Standards Code, 24 California Code of Regulations, Part 11 as amended; provided, that the amended requirements are more stringent than the CALGreen requirements for adequate recycling space effective January 1, 2020.

(2)  New commercial construction or additions resulting in more than 30 percent of the floor area shall provide readily accessible areas identified for the storage and collection of blue container and green container materials, consistent with the three-container collection program offered by the City, or shall comply with provision of adequate space for recycling for multifamily and commercial premises pursuant to Sections 4.408.1, 4.410.2, 5.408.1, and 5.410.1 of the California Green Building Standards Code, 24 CCR, Part 11 as amended, provided amended requirements are more stringent than the CALGreen requirements for adequate recycling space effective January 1, 2020.

(3) Comply with CALGreen requirements and applicable law related to management of construction and demolition debris (C&D), including diversion of organic waste in C&D from disposal. Comply with the City’s municipal code, and all written and published City policies and/or administrative guidelines regarding the collection, recycling, diversion, tracking, and/or reporting of C&D.

(B) Persons applying for a permit from the City for new construction and building additions and alternations shall comply with all required components of CALGreen, as amended, if its project is covered by the scope of CALGreen, as amended, July 1, 2019, and effective January 1, 2020, including:

(1) Section 4.410.2, Recycling by Occupants Residential, and Section 5.410.1, Recycling by Occupants Non-residential.

(2) For organic waste commingled with construction and demolition debris, Section 4.408.1, Construction Waste Management Residential, and Section 5.408.1, Construction Waste Management non-residential.

(3) If, after the adoption of this chapter, Sections 4.408.1, 4.410.2, 5.408.1, and 5.410.1 of CALGreen are amended in a manner that requires the City to incorporate the requirements in an updated local ordinance, and the amended requirements are more stringent than those required in this section, the revised requirements of CALGreen Sections 4.408.1, 4.410.2, 5.408.1, and 5.410.1 shall be enforced. (Ord. 1587 § 7, 2022)