Chapter 10.12
PRIVATE COLLECTION FROM MULTIFAMILY FACILITIES
Sections:
10.12.020 Private collection of refuse at multifamily facilities.
10.12.030 Private collection of recyclables at multifamily facilities.
10.12.040 Private collection of compostables at multifamily facilities.
*Prior legislation: Ord. 2010-28, prior code §§ 10-13—10-21.
10.12.010 General.
A. This chapter applies to all multifamily facilities with 13 or more units. This chapter also applies to multifamily facilities with 12 or fewer units for which the owners do not elect City refuse and recyclable collection.
B. The person responsible or an employee of the person responsible must either collect refuse and recyclables from the facility or contract with a licensed collector. (Ord. 2015-33 § 1, 2015)
10.12.020 Private collection of refuse at multifamily facilities.
The person responsible must provide refuse collection with sufficient frequency to prevent unsanitary conditions at the property and no less often than once per week. The person responsible must provide sufficient common refuse collection bins to hold the amount of refuse generated by the property between collections. (Ord. 2015-33 § 1, 2015)
10.12.030 Private collection of recyclables at multifamily facilities.
A. The person responsible for each multifamily facility that does not receive City refuse and recycling collection must facilitate recycling by tenants in each rental unit, including, but not limited to, providing sufficient common recycling bins to hold the amount of recyclable materials generated at the property between collections, collecting recycling at least once per week, making the common recyclable collection bins visible and at least as accessible as common refuse collection bins, and posting notice of the City’s recycling policies in a form approved by City regulation where common refuse and recycling bins are located.
B. Proof of Participation in Recycling Program. The responsible parties of multifamily facilities that do not receive City recyclable collection shall file a report certifying compliance with this section on a form provided by the City by December 31, 2016. Thereafter, the person responsible must file its certification report annually by December 31st. Multifamily facility owners must maintain and, upon request by City Manager, produce proof of a valid and current contract with a licensed collector and a copy of the collector’s license or one year’s receipts for delivery of recyclable materials to a licensed recycling facility.
C. Failure to comply with any of the requirements in this section shall constitute a Class C offense and may be levied on a per-day, per-unit basis. (Ord. 2016-8 § 1 (part), 2016/Ord. 2015-33 § 1, 2015)
10.12.040 Private collection of compostables at multifamily facilities.
Reserved. (Ord. 2015-33 § 1, 2015)