The following definitions shall apply to the language contained
in this chapter:
"Development project"
means any of the following:
1.
A project for which a building permit is required for a commercial,
industrial or institutional building, or residential building having
five or more living units, where solid waste is collected and loaded
and any residential project where solid waste is collected and loaded
in a location serving five or more living units;
2.
Any new public facility where solid waste is collected and loaded
and any improvements for areas of a public facility used for collecting
and loading solid waste;
3.
The definition of development project only includes subdivisions
or tracts of single-family detached homes if, within such subdivisions
or tracts, there is an area where solid waste is collected and loaded
in a location which serves five or more living units. In such instances,
recycling areas as specified in this chapter are only required to
serve the needs of the living units which utilize the solid waste
collection and loading area.
"Improvement"
means an improvement added to the value of a facility, prolongs
its useful life, or adapts it to new uses. Improvements should be
distinguished from repairs. Repairs keep facilities in good operating
condition, do not materially add to the value of the facility, and
do not substantially extend the life of the facility.
Public Facility.
The definition of public facility includes but is not limited
to buildings, structures and outdoor recreation areas owned by a local
agency.
"Recycling area (areas for recycling)"
means space allocated for collecting and loading of recyclable
materials. Such areas shall have the ability to accommodate receptacles
for recyclable materials. Recycling areas shall be accessible and
convenient for those who deposit as well as those who collect and
load any recyclable materials placed therein.
(Ord. 856 § 3, 1994)
The following criteria to be implemented in accordance with
the city of Pico Rivera' s recycling program:
A. Any
new development project for which an application for a building permit
is submitted on or after September 1, 1994, 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 on or after September 1, 1994, for a single alteration
which is subsequently performed that adds thirty 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 on or after September 1, 1994, for multiple alterations
which are conducted within a twelve-month period which collectively
add thirty 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.
E. Any
existing development project for which multiple applications for building
permits are submitted within a twelve-month period beginning on or
after September 1, 1994, for multiple alterations which are subsequently
performed that collectively add thirty 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.
F. Any
existing development project occupied by multiple tenants, one of
which submits on or after September 1, 1994, an application for a
building permit for a single alteration which is subsequently performed
that adds thirty percent or more to the existing floor area or 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 on or after September 1, 1994, an application for a
building permit for multiple alterations which are conducted within
a twelve-month period which collectively add thirty 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 within a twelve-month period beginning on or after September
1, 1994, multiple applications for building permits for multiple alterations
which are subsequently performed that collectively add thirty 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.
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.
(Ord. 856 § 3, 1994)