“Act”
means the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (sometimes referred to as “AB 939”), including, but not limited to, the Jobs and Recycling Act of 2011 (AB 341), SB 1016 (Chapter 343, Statutes of 2008), the Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling Act of 2014 (AB 1826), and the Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Bill of 2016 (SB 1383), Public Resources Code Section 40000 and following as it may be amended, and as implemented by the regulations of CalRecycle.
California Code of Regulations” or “CCR
means the State of California Code of Regulations.
“Collection”
means the operation of gathering together within the city and transporting to the point of disposal or processing of any garbage, recyclables, and organic waste.
“Commercial business” or “commercial”
means a firm, partnership, proprietorship, joint-stock company, corporation, or association, whether for-profit or nonprofit, strip mall, industrial facility, or a multifamily residential dwelling, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(6). A multifamily residential dwelling that consists of fewer than five units is not a commercial business for purposes of implementing this chapter.
“Commercial edible food generator”
includes a tier one or a tier two commercial edible food generator as defined in Sections 9.12.010(X) and 9.12.010(Y) of this chapter.
“Container”
means any bin, box, or cart used for the purpose of holding garbage, recyclables or organic waste for collection.
“Edible food”
means food intended for human consumption, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(18). “Edible food” is not solid waste if it is recovered and not discarded. Nothing in this chapter or in 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12 requires or authorizes the recovery of edible food that does not meet the food safety requirements of the California Retail Food Code.
“Food recovery”
means actions to collect and distribute edible food that otherwise would be disposed.
“Food recovery organization”
means an entity that engages in the collection or receipt of edible food from commercial edible food generators and distributes that edible food to the public for food recovery either directly or through other entities or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(25), including, but not limited to:
1. 
A food bank as defined in Section 113783 of the Health and Safety Code;
2. 
A nonprofit charitable organization as defined in Section 113841 of the Health and Safety Code; and
3. 
A nonprofit charitable temporary food facility as defined in Section 113842 of the Health and Safety Code.
“Garbage”
means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid, semisolid, and liquid wastes generated or accumulated through the normal activities of a premises. Garbage does not include recyclables or organic waste that is source separated and set out for the purposes of collection and recycling.
“Multifamily residential dwelling” or “multifamily”
means of, from, or pertaining to residential premises with five or more dwelling units. Multifamily premises do not include hotels, motels, or other transient occupancy facilities, which are considered commercial businesses.
“Organic waste”
means solid waste containing material originated from living organisms and their metabolic waste products, including, but not limited to, food waste, green waste, organic textiles and carpets, lumber, wood, paper products, printing and writing paper, manure, biosolids, digestate, and sludges or as otherwise defined in the Act. Biosolids and digestate are as defined by the Act.
“Organic waste generator”
means a person or entity that is responsible for the initial creation of organic waste, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(48).
“Person”
means any institution, public or private corporation, governmental unit or jurisdiction, individual, company, firm, association, partnership or other entity.
“Prohibited container contaminants”
means: (1) discarded materials placed in the designated organic waste container that are not identified as acceptable source separated organic waste for the city’s designated organic waste container; (2) discarded materials placed in the garbage container that are identified as acceptable source separated organic waste, which are to be separately collected in city’s designated organic waste container; and (3) excluded waste, as described herein, placed in any container.
“Recyclables”
shall mean those materials that are separated from solid waste prior to disposal to be recycled consistent with the requirements of the Act. The city may adopt a schedule of materials suitable for recycling, as determined by resolution of the city council, or as set forth in a collection agreement, which may be revised periodically.
“Representative”
means an entity that the city contracts with or otherwise arranges to carry out any responsibilities of this chapter, as authorized by 14 CCR Section 18981.2. A representative may be a government agency, a private entity, or a combination of those entities.
“Residential householder”
shall mean any person or persons holding or occupying a residential premises in the city, whether or not the owner of the residential premises.
“Residential owner”
shall mean the owner of any residential premises within the city.
“Self-hauler”
means a person, who hauls solid waste, organic waste or recyclables pursuant to the conditions set forth in Section 9.12.020 of this chapter. Self-hauler also includes a person who back-hauls waste, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(66). Back-haul means generating and transporting organic waste to a destination owned and operated by the generator using the generator’s own employees and equipment, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(66)(A).
“Single-family”
means of, from, or pertaining to any residential premises with fewer than five units.
“Solid waste”
has the same meaning as defined in State Public Resources Code Section 40191, which defines solid waste as all putrescible and nonputrescible solid, semisolid, and liquid wastes, including garbage, trash, refuse, paper, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles and parts thereof, discarded home and industrial appliances, dewatered, treated, or chemically fixed sewage sludge which is not hazardous waste, manure, vegetable or animal solid and semisolid wastes, and other discarded solid and semisolid wastes, with the exception that solid waste does not include hazardous waste, as defined in the State Public Resources Code Section 40141, radioactive waste regulated pursuant to the State Radiation Control Law, or medical waste regulated pursuant to the State Medical Waste Management Act.
“Source separated”
means materials, including commingled recyclables, that have been separated or kept separate from the solid waste stream, at the point of generation, for the purpose of additional sorting or processing those materials for recycling or reuse in order to return them to the economic mainstream in the form of raw material for new, reused, or reconstituted products, which meet the quality standards necessary to be used in the marketplace, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 17402.5(b)(4). For the purposes of this chapter, source separated shall include separation of materials by the generator, property owner, property owner’s employee, property manager, or property manager’s employee into different containers for the purpose of collection such that source separated materials are separated from waste/mixed waste or other solid waste for the purposes of collection and processing.
“Tier one commercial edible food generator”
means a commercial edible food generator as defined by 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(73) as amended, and includes the following:
1. 
Supermarket.
2. 
Grocery store with a total facility size equal to or greater than 10,000 sq. ft.
3. 
Food service provider.
4. 
Food distributor.
5. 
Wholesale food vendor.
“Tier two commercial edible food generator”
means a commercial edible food generator as defined by 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(74) as amended, and includes the following:
1. 
Restaurant with 250 or more seats, or a total facility size equal to or greater than 5,000 sq. ft.
2. 
Hotel with an on-site food facility and 200 or more rooms.
3. 
Health facility with an on-site food facility and 100 or more beds.
4. 
Large venue as defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(39).
5. 
Large event as defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(38).
6. 
A state agency with a cafeteria with 250 or more seats or total cafeteria facility size equal to or greater than 5,000 sq. ft.
(Ord. 6501 § 1, 2022)
A. 
The city, its duly authorized agents, servants or employees, shall have the exclusive right to gather and collect garbage within the city and it is unlawful for any person, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, to collect or gather garbage within the city. The city council, however, is empowered to grant permission to any person to collect or gather garbage.
This prohibition shall not, however, apply to self-haulers as provided below:
1. 
The collection, transportation and disposal of construction and demolition debris by a contractor, handyman, repair person or other similar service provider as an incidental part of the services provided to its customers rather than as a hauling service; provided that such solid waste is not collected or transported by a third party hired for the primary purpose of collecting and transporting said materials, and further provided that such services comply with any ordinances, policies and regulations of city relating to the collection of such materials.
2. 
The collection, transportation and disposal of yard waste, green waste and related solid waste by a gardener or landscaper as an incidental part of the gardening or landscaping services provided to its customers, rather than as a hauling service; provided, that, such solid waste is not collected or transported by a third party hired for the primary purpose of collecting and transporting said materials.
3. 
Any person or entity collecting “recyclables,” as that term is defined in Section 9.12.010(Q), sold or donated to it by the person or entity that generated such recyclables (the “generator”); provided, however, to the extent permitted by law, if the generator is required to pay monetary or nonmonetary consideration for the collection, transportation, transfer or processing of recyclables, the fact that the generator receives a reduction or discount in price (or in other terms of the consideration the generator is required to pay) shall not be considered a sale or donation, and provided that such services comply with any ordinance, policies and regulations of the city relating to the collection of such materials.
(Ord. 6501 § 1, 2022)
A. 
Single-family organic waste generators shall comply with the following requirements:
1. 
Subscribe to and maintain organic waste collection services for all organic waste. The city shall have the right to review the number and size of a generator’s containers to evaluate adequacy of capacity provided for each type of collection service for proper separation of materials and containment of materials. Single-family organic waste generators shall adjust service level for their collection services as requested by the city. Generators may additionally manage their organic waste by preventing or reducing their organic waste, managing organic waste on site, and/or using a community composting site pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(c).
2. 
Participate in the city’s organic waste collection service(s) by placing source separated organic waste in the container identified and designated for source separated organic waste and placing all other materials in the container identified and designated for such materials.
3. 
Place containers as follows:
a. 
Residences Having Street Frontage Only. Containers must be placed for collection at curbside in front of residence. The wheels of the container will be placed in the gutter with the handle facing the residence. Containers will be at least six feet from any obstruction such as automobiles, trailers, motor homes, fences, lampposts, portable basketball hoops, mailboxes, or other automated containers. Containers are not to block pedestrian access.
b. 
Residences with Alley Access. Containers must be placed for collection on private property adjacent to the alley property line, with direct access from the alley. The base of the container will be placed on a stable, level surface with the handle facing the residence. Containers will be at least six feet from any obstructions such as automobiles, trailers, motor homes, fences, portable basketball hoops, lampposts, mailboxes, or other automated containers.
c. 
All containers must be at curbside by 6:00 a.m. on scheduled collection days, holidays included. Collection trucks will come back for containers that are put out after truck has passed a residence upon payment of an extra pick-up service charge.
B. 
Generators that are commercial businesses, including multifamily residential dwellings shall comply with the following requirements:
1. 
Subscribe to and maintain organic waste collection services for all organic waste. The city shall have the right to review the number and size of a generator’s containers to evaluate adequacy of capacity provided for each type of collection service for proper separation of materials and containment of materials. Commercial business organic waste generators shall adjust service level for their collection services as requested by the city. Generators may additionally manage their organic waste by preventing or reducing their organic waste, managing organic waste on site, and/or using a community composting site pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(c).
2. 
Participate in the city’s organic waste collection service(s) by placing source separated organic waste in the container identified and designated for source separated organic waste and placing all other materials in the container identified and designated for such materials.
3. 
Supply and allow access to adequate number, size and location of collection containers with labels or colors sufficient for employees, contractors, tenants, and customers, in compliance with the city’s collection service requirements.
4. 
Excluding multifamily residential dwellings, commercial businesses shall provide containers for the collection of source separated organic waste and garbage in all indoor and outdoor areas where disposal containers are provided for customers, for materials generated by that business. Furthermore, the commercial businesses shall place containers in such place as shall be convenient to the city for removal of organic waste and garbage. Storage of other equipment or material will not be allowed.
5. 
Excluding multifamily residential dwellings, containers provided by commercial businesses shall have either:
a. 
A body or lid that conforms with the container colors provided through the collection service provided by the city, with either lids conforming to the color requirements or bodies conforming to the color requirements or both lids and bodies conforming to color requirements. A commercial business is not required to replace functional containers, including containers purchased prior to January 1, 2022, that do not comply with the requirements of this subsection prior to the end of the useful life of those containers, or prior to January 1, 2036, whichever comes first.
b. 
Container labels that include language or graphic images, or both, indicating the primary material accepted and the primary materials prohibited in that container, or containers with imprinted text or graphic images that indicate the primary materials accepted and primary materials prohibited in the container.
C. 
Generators that are commercial businesses, excluding multifamily residential dwellings shall:
1. 
To the extent practical through education, training, inspection, and/or other measures, prohibit employees from placing materials in a container not designated for those materials per the city’s collection service.
2. 
Periodically inspect all containers for contamination and inform employees if containers are contaminated and of the requirements to keep prohibited container contaminants out of those containers pursuant to the Act.
3. 
Annually provide information to employees, contractors, tenants, and customers about organic waste proper sorting and recovery requirements.
4. 
Nothing in this section prohibits a generator subject to these provisions from preventing or reducing waste generation or managing organic waste on site.
5. 
Commercial businesses that are tier one or tier two commercial edible food generators shall comply with food recovery requirements, pursuant to Section 9.12.110 of this chapter.
(Ord. 6501 § 1, 2022; Ord. 6659 § 1, 2023)
A. 
The city, in its sole discretion, may issue waivers to qualifying commercial businesses or residential owners for physical space limitations, and/or de minimis volume waivers for commercial generators.
B. 
Commercial businesses or residential owners requesting a physical space waiver shall:
1. 
Submit an application form specifying the type(s) of collection services for which they are requesting a compliance waiver.
2. 
Provide documentation that the premises lacks adequate space for the required containers including documentation from the contractor, licensed architect, or licensed engineer.
3. 
Provide written verification to the city that it is still eligible for physical space waiver every five years, if the city has approved application for a physical space waiver.
C. 
Commercial businesses requesting a de minimis waiver shall:
1. 
Submit an application specifying the collection services that they are requesting a waiver from.
2. 
Provide documentation that either:
a. 
The commercial business’s total solid waste collection service is two cubic yards or more per week and organic waste subject to collection in the designated containers comprises less than 20 gallons per week per applicable container of the business’s total waste; or
b. 
The commercial business’s total solid waste collection service is less than two cubic yards per week and organic waste subject to collection in the designated containers comprises less than 10 gallons per week per applicable container of the business’s total waste.
c. 
For the purposes of subsections (C)(2)(a) and (b) above, total solid waste shall be the sum of the weekly garbage collection container volume, recyclables collection container volume and organic waste collection container volume, measured in cubic yards.
3. 
Notify the city if circumstances change such that commercial business’s organic waste exceeds the threshold required for waiver, in which case the waiver will be rescinded.
4. 
Provide written verification of eligibility for de minimis waiver every five years, if the city has approved a de minimis waiver.
(Ord. 6501 § 1, 2022)
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting the owner or tenant of any premises in the city from destroying or carrying away any garbage in order to reduce the amount to be taken away by the city, or its duly authorized agents or employees, but not by means of any person who shall in any way receive the benefits of the use of any such garbage for feed for poultry, hogs or other livestock, unless such person shall receive permission from the city council to carry away such garbage. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as relieving any person from paying the regular garbage fees established for the city.
(Ord. 6501 § 1, 2022)
All garbage accumulated at or on any premises within the city shall be removed by the city at regular intervals of once a week within the city limits, or more often at the request of any tenant, occupant or lessee, and delivered to the “authorized solid waste management facility.”
(Ord. 6501 § 1, 2022)
A. 
Residential. Place containers as follows:
1. 
Residences Having Street Frontage Only. Containers must be placed for collection at curbside in front of residence. The wheels of the container will be placed in the gutter with the handle facing the residence. Containers will be at least six feet from any obstruction such as automobiles, trailers, motor homes, fences, lampposts, portable basketball hoops, mailboxes, or other automated containers. Containers are not to block pedestrian access.
2. 
Residences with Alley Access. Containers must be placed for collection on private property adjacent to the alley property line, with direct access from the alley. The base of the container will be placed on a stable, level surface with the handle facing the residence. Containers will be at least six feet from any obstructions such as automobiles, trailers, motor homes, fences, portable basketball hoops, lampposts, mailboxes, or other automated containers.
3. 
All containers must be at curbside by 6:00 a.m. on scheduled collection days, holidays included. Collection trucks will come back for containers that are put out after truck has passed a residence upon payment of an extra pick up service charge.
B. 
Commercial Placement. Garbage receptacles at places of business shall be located in such place as shall be convenient to the city for removal of garbage. City-approved trash enclosures are to be used for refuse removal equipment only. Storage of other equipment or material will not be allowed.
C. 
Container Type. The environmental utilities director or designee shall determine the size and specifications of all containers used for the purposes of collection under this chapter.
(Ord. 6501 § 1, 2022; Ord. 6659 § 2, 2023)
The city shall not provide collection for the purposes of this chapter from above the first floor of any premises, nor from the basement of any premises.
(Ord. 6501 § 1, 2022)
A. 
Residential.
1. 
Each and every householder or tenant occupying any dwelling, house, or residence, shall pay to the city, or its authorized agent, a fixed minimum charge as set forth in this section as a refuse rate. Such fixed minimum is based upon service of one call per week, irrespective of whether there is any refuse to remove from any premises.
2. 
Automated Container Service. Each premises shall be assigned city-owned containers. Containers will be serviced by automated collection. All garbage and source separated organic waste for collection must be contained within the container(s) designated for such materials with the lid closed and must fall freely from container when dumped. Each such premises shall be provided collection regularly, as determined by the environmental utilities director or designee.
3. 
For collection of additional containers beyond those covered by the fixed minimum rates established in this chapter, the collection charge shall be that identified in this section.
4. 
Return Trip Services.
a. 
Extra Pick Up. An additional or “extra” pick up may be requested beyond the minimum service required by this chapter. Each such additional or extra pick up shall be subject to a fixed fee.
b. 
Out Late. Return service for containers placed out late may be requested. Each “out late” pick up shall be subject to a fixed fee.
c. 
Missed Pick Up. A “missed” container must be reported within 48 hours of collection day or an “out late” charge shall be applied to the account.
5. 
Rates for Residential Collection. Effective July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022, the residential rates on billings shall be as follows:
Residential Refuse Service
Effective
7/1/2021
Effective
7/1/2022
Fixed refuse monthly charge (one trash container and one source separated organics waste (green waste) container as identified in Section 9.12.090(A)(2))
$31.06
$36.05
Each additional mixed waste container
$21.24
$24.65
Each additional source separated organic waste (green waste) container
$11.28
$13.10
Additional pick up of a mixed waste container (also “out late” fee) (also source separated organic waste (green waste) container emptied as trash due to contamination)
$20.30
$23.56
Additional pick up of a source separated organic waste (green waste) container (also “out late” fee)
$14.92
$17.32
Move in box pick up
$109.77
$127.39
Temporary dumpster delivery and removal (6 yards only)
$152.19
$176.65
Source separated organic waste contamination fee
$30.36
$35.24
Residential return trip fee (applied when service is requested but container is inaccessible)
$30.36
$35.24
Container exchange (customer requested in excess of 1x per 12 months)
$30.36
$35.24
Container exchange (due to misuse—melted or damaged beyond reuse)
$90.70
$105.26
B. 
Commercial.
1. 
A landlord, property owner, property manager or management company of a commercial business that has a commercial dumpster shall pay to the city, or its authorized agent, a fixed charge as set forth by the city council as a refuse rate. Monthly charges will be applied to a single account per service. Such rates and fees are based upon a minimum service of one call per week, irrespective of whether there is any refuse to remove from any premises.
A landlord, property owner, property manager or management company with multiple tenants who must share a commercial dumpster shall be responsible for the refuse utility bill of the tenants.
The environmental utilities director may at his or her discretion consolidate billing accounts where service costs are being split by two or more landlords, property owners, property managers or management companies.
2. 
Commercial frontloader, rearloader, roll-off, and automated container services are provided by the city.
An additional or extra pick up may be requested beyond the minimum service required by this chapter. Each such additional or extra pick up shall be subject to a fixed fee.
Temporary commercial collection must be charged to a City of Roseville customer utility account. A “garbage only” account may be requested for temporary services. See Chapter 14.04 “Utility Customer Billing, Accounting and Collections” for information about establishing a new account.
Timeframe for Temporary Customer Service. Temporary dumpsters for commercial business use must be serviced weekly and removed within a 90-day period. It is the customer’s responsibility to schedule services. If a temporary dumpster is not emptied within seven consecutive days of its delivery or last collection, the account shall be assessed a weekly rental fee per subsection (B)(5), Rates for Commercial Collection.
3. 
Multifamily residential dwellings will not be required to recycle food waste, but will need to provide proof to the city that other source separated organic waste such as green waste are being recycled or diverted from the landfill in an appropriate manner. The city can also provide green waste services, if necessary.
The city will collect all source separated organic waste, unless a commercial business had collection services in place before September 28, 2014, the date AB 1826 was approved. Any commercial business with a collection contract in effect before this date can continue with providers until the contract expires. Once the contract expires the commercial business will default to city collection service as provided for in this chapter.
4. 
An additional or special pick up may be requested beyond the minimum service required by this chapter. Each such additional or special pick up shall be subject to a fixed fee.
5. 
Rates for Commercial Collection. Effective July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022, the commercial rates on billings shall be as follows:
Frontloader and Rearloader Commercial Services*
Effective
7/1/2021
Effective
7/1/2022
Waste service minimum monthly charge
$34.83
$40.42
Automated container commercial service (per container, where available; organic waste service—see Organics Rate Section 9.12.090.E)
$31.06
$36.05
Streetscape and LLD containers*
$10.25
$11.90
Hand pick up service* (up to three 30-gallon cans or six bags per week, where available)
$34.83
$40.42
Frontloader and rearloader* trash dumpster per yard charge
$12.74
$14.79
Frontloader and rearloader* trash compactor per yard charge
$22.96
$26.65
Frontloader cardboard dumpster and compactor per yard charge
$3.91
$4.54
Commercial bin assistance (per occurrence)
$54.86
$63.67
Recyclable material contamination fee (applied after third notification)
$30.36
$35.24
Lock delivery or replacement (per occurrence)
$18.22
$21.15
Lock service (per container, per month)
$12.15
$14.10
Push/pull charges (per container, per month)
$18.22
$21.15
Extra pick up charge (percentage of monthly base rate plus return trip charge)
25%
25%
Exchange bin (for dirty bin in excess of 1x per 12 months)
$91.08
$105.70
Commercial return trip fee (applied when service is requested but container is inaccessible; also used to calculate commercial extra pick ups)
$30.36
$35.24
Emergency after-hours service fee (per service)
$196.06
$227.53
Commercial standby fee (per 15 minutes when asked by on-site customer to wait)
$72.86
$84.56
*
A premium of 25% will be added to all rearloader services.
Roll-Off Commercial Open Top and Compactor Services
Effective
7/1/2021
Effective
7/1/2022
Minimum charge per haul (base rate) without tonnage* (all sizes and material)
$379.39
$440.28
Pleasant Grove Wastewater Treatment Plant sludge-hauling fee (per bin)
$267.12
$309.99
Roll-off tonnage fees (tipping fees)
Pass-through rates apply*
 
Compactor cleaning service (hauling charges also apply)
$512.68
$594.96
Return trip fee (scheduled bin not ready for haul, customer requests return later on same day—per occurrence)
$36.43
$42.28
Roll-off relocation fee (no haul—per occurrence)
$60.72
$70.47
*
Tonnage charges (tipping fees) vary by material type, and are determined by the Western Placer Waste Management Authority. With city department head approval, some entities may pay tonnage charges directly to Western Placer Waste Management Authority.
Temporary Frontloader and Roll-Off Fees
Effective
7/1/2021
Effective
7/1/2022
Frontloader and rearloader temporary dumpster delivery and removal fee
$75.75
$87.91
Frontloader and rearloader temporary dumpster per yard fee (plus trip fee for extra pick ups)
$12.74
$14.79
Frontloader and rearloader temporary dumpster rental fee per week
$72.11
$83.69
Roll-off temporary dumpster hauling fee*
$379.39
$440.28
Roll-off temporary dumpster rental fee per week
$130.94
$151.96
*
Tonnage charges (tipping fees) vary by material type, and are determined by the Western Placer Waste Management Authority. With city department head approval, some entities may pay tonnage charges directly to Western Placer Waste Management Authority.
C. 
Shared Compactor Rates. Shared compactor rates are applicable to the City of Roseville downtown specific plan area. Exact rates are determined on a site-specific basis based on the following criteria:
 
Cost per 1,000 square feet of building area or per dwelling unit
Cost per 1,000 square feet of building area or per dwelling unit
 
 
Effective 7/1/2021
Effective 7/1/2022
 
Below are the square footage rates for shared compactors. If a customer’s site-specific charge does not exceed the fixed minimum charge, they will be subject to the monthly fixed minimum charge.
Monthly Minimum (Fixed)
$34.83
$40.42
 
Tier 1: Cost per 1,000 square feet of building area or per dwelling unit
$7.28
$8.45
Tier 1 includes business types that are determined low use by the environmental utilities director.
Typical examples of low use are retail and office establishments and small apartment units.
Tier 2: Cost per 1,000 square feet of building area
$29.34
$34.05
Tier 2 includes business types that are determined medium use by the environmental utilities director.
Typical examples of medium use are relatively smaller establishments such as bars and grills, coffee shops and delis; selling or serving food but not considered a full-service restaurant.
Tier 3: Cost per 1,000 square feet of building area
$61.98
$71.93
Tier 3 includes business types that are determined high use by the environmental utilities director. A typical example of high use is full-service restaurants, restaurant/bakeries, and similar establishments. Full-service restaurants are defined as primarily dine-in establishments with established menus, and a minimum of two meals per day (e.g., lunch and dinner).
D. 
Shared Compactor Organic Tiers. Organics tiers are applicable to some shared compactor units depending on compactor tier and usage type. Exact rates are determined on a site-specific basis based on the following criteria:
Commercial Shared Compactor Organic Tiers
Effective 7/1/2021
Effective 7/1/2022
Tier 1
$0.00
$0.00
Tier 2
$99.50
$115.47
Tier 3
$198.92
$230.85
E. 
Rates for Commercial Organic Waste Collection. Effective July 1, 2021 and July 1, 2022, the commercial organic waste collection rates on billings shall be as follows:
Organic Waste Collection Rates
Minimum Monthly Charge (Effective 7/1/2021)
Minimum Monthly Charge (Effective 7/1/2022)
0-2 yards
$99.50
$115.47
0-4 yards
$198.92
$230.85
5 yards
$248.66
$288.57
6 yards
$298.34
$346.22
7 yards
$348.22
$404.10
8 yards
$397.83
$461.68
9 yards
$447.52
$519.34
10 yards
$497.24
$577.04
11 yards
$547.12
$634.92
12 yards
$596.68
$692.44
Additional empty of organics container
$74.62
$86.60
Empty of contaminated organics container
$99.50
$115.47
Effective October 1, 2023, the commercial organic waste collection rates on billings shall be as follows:
Monthly Organics Cost Effective October 1, 2023
On-Site Containers
Service 1x Weekly
Service 2x Weekly
Service 3x Weekly
Service 4x Weekly
Service 5x Weekly
1st 65-gallon can
$48.30
$96.60
$144.90
$193.20
$241.50
Each additional 65-gallon can
$24.38
$48.76
$73.14
$97.52
$121.90
1st 2-cubic yard bin
$114.73
$229.46
$344.19
$458.92
$573.65
Each additional 2-cubic yard bin
$90.82
$181.64
$272.46
$363.28
$454.10
(Ord. 6501 § 1, 2022; Ord. 6659 § 3, 2023)
A. 
Solid Waste Impact Fee Established. Each single-family waste generator and commercial waste generator serviced by city-owned containers collection pursuant to this chapter shall pay a solid waste impact fee upon issuance of a building permit as described below. The fee is based on a “Study” (Solid Waste Impact Fee Model), which is attached to the council communication, dated February 15, 2006, entitled “Solid Waste Impact Fee.” Containers shall be delivered upon issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the unit/development by the chief building inspector.
1. 
Noncommercial.
a. 
Single-family residential dwelling unit: $410.00 per unit;
b. 
Multifamily residential dwelling unit: $139.00 per unit.
2. 
Commercial/industrial development: $0.34 per square foot.
B. 
Ownership. The city shall retain ownership of the containers. Persons owning or renting property served by such containers are responsible for the security of the containers. In the event of fire, theft, or other disappearance of container from the property a replacement container will be obtained from the city upon payment of the fee established in subsection A of this section. Persons owning or renting property served by such containers shall, upon vacating the premises, leave the primary container for the next occupant in a secure location upon the premises. Persons who have ordered an extra container shall, upon vacating the premises, call the city to have the extra container removed. Persons owning or renting property served by such containers are responsible for the appearance and cleanliness of the container.
C. 
Replacement Containers. A replacement container may be obtained upon payment of the fee established in subsection A of this section. Replacement of a container no longer usable due to normal wear shall not be subject to a replacement fee.
(Ord. 6501 § 1, 2022)
A. 
Tier one commercial edible food generators must comply with the requirements of this Chapter 9.12 commencing January 1, 2022, and tier two commercial edible food generators must comply commencing January 1, 2024.
B. 
Large venue or large event operators not providing food services, but allowing for food to be provided by others, shall require food facilities operating at the large venue or large event to comply with the requirements of this chapter, commencing January 1, 2024.
C. 
Commercial edible food generators shall comply with the following requirements:
1. 
Arrange to recover the maximum amount of edible food that would otherwise be disposed.
2. 
Contract with or enter into a written agreement with food recovery organizations or food recovery services for: (a) the collection of edible food for food recovery; or (b) acceptance of the edible food that the commercial edible food generator self-hauls to the food recovery organization for food recovery.
3. 
Shall not intentionally spoil edible food that is capable of being recovered by a food recovery organization or a food recovery service.
4. 
Allow the environmental utilities director or his/her designee to access the premises and review records to ensure compliance with this section as permitted by 14 CCR Section 18991.4.
5. 
Keep records that include the following information, or as otherwise specified in 14 CCR Section 18991.4, and as may be amended:
a. 
A list of each food recovery service or organization that collects or receives its edible food pursuant to a contract or written agreement established under 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b).
b. 
A copy of all contracts or written agreements established under 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b).
c. 
A record of the following information for each of those food recovery services or food recovery organizations:
i. 
The name, address and contact information of the food recovery service or food recovery organization.
ii. 
The types of food that will be collected by the food recovery service or food recovery organization.
iii. 
The established frequency that food will be collected.
iv. 
The quantity of food, measured in pounds recovered per month, collected by a food recovery service or food ecovery organization for food recovery.
D. 
Commercial edible food generators shall submit an annual report, within 30 days upon request by the city, that includes the information required by subsection C above to the environmental utilities director or his or her designee commencing on January 1, 2022 for tier one commercial edible food generators and commencing January 1, 2024 for the tier two commercial edible food generators. The environmental utilities director or his or her designee is authorized to increase the reporting frequency to require semi-annual or quarterly reporting for some or all of the information listed above.
E. 
Food recovery organizations collecting or receiving edible food directly from commercial edible food generators, via a contract or written agreement established under 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b), shall maintain the following records, or as otherwise specified by 14 CCR Section 18991.5(a)(2):
1. 
The name, address, and contact information for each commercial edible food generator from which the organization receives edible food.
2. 
The quantity in pounds of edible food received from each commercial edible food generator per month.
F. 
Nothing in this chapter or in 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12 requires or authorizes the recovery of edible food that does not meet the food safety requirements of the California Retail Food Code.
G. 
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or conflict with the protections provided by the California Good Samaritan Food Donation Act of 2017, the Federal Good Samaritan Act, or share table and school food donation guidance pursuant to Senate Bill 557 of 2017.
(Ord. 6501 § 1, 2022)
It is unlawful for any person to permit solid waste, organic waste, or garbage to accumulate upon the premises owned or occupied by such person.
(Ord. 6501 § 1, 2022)
A. 
Each container subject to this chapter shall be placed on the curb or parkway or in the alley for collection, not earlier than the evening preceding and not later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of regular collection. Those containers shall be removed from the curbs, parkways or alleys within 12 hours after the refuse has been collected therefrom.
B. 
The collection services provided under this chapter are rendered to all properties within the limits of the city, and no service shall be rendered outside the corporate limits of the city.
(Ord. 6501 § 1, 2022)
No city employees shall remove or dispose of, for such employee’s individual use or benefit, any of the contents of any vessel, tank or receptacle used for the collection, removal or disposal of solid waste, organic waste, or garbage.
(Ord. 6501 § 1, 2022)
No person shall place any wearing apparel, bedding or other refuse from homes or other places where highly infectious or contagious diseases have prevailed or any explosive substance, poison, hazardous chemical, offal, or fecal matter in any receptacle or bundle offered for collection by the city collector. Hazardous medical waste, including, but not limited to, sharps, shall be handled by a licensed medical waste hauler and shall not be disposed of in materials offered for collection by the city. All items and substances identified in this section shall be collectively referred to and incorporated herein as “excluded waste.”
(Ord. 6501 § 1, 2022)
A. 
It is unlawful for any person to dump or place any material into, or to utilize, any containers provided under this chapter without consent of the owner or lessee of the container whenever a notice has been placed on the container advising of the existence of this section.
B. 
It is also unlawful for any person, without the consent of the owner or lessee of the container, to enter into said container, whether or not a notice has been placed on such container, for the purpose of salvaging items therein or for the purpose of utilizing the container to rest or sleep therein.
(Ord. 6501 § 1, 2022)
A. 
In addition to those penalties and procedures provided for in this chapter, a violation of any provision of this chapter may be enforced by the issuance of an administrative citation as set forth in Chapter 2.50 of this code.
B. 
Violations of this chapter shall be prosecuted as infractions, and penalties imposed for such violations shall not be less than the minimum penalty amounts prescribed under 14 CCR Section 18997.2, as may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. 6501 § 1, 2022)