HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.2 Attch 5 Ch 7.98 (solid waste & recycling standarsd) Chapter 7.98
SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING ENCLOSURE STANDARDS
Sections:
7.98.010 Applicability.
7.98.020 Definitions.
7.98.030 General construction and design standards.
7.98.040 Multifamily requirements.
7.98.050 Compactors.
7.98.060 Roll-off boxes.
7.98.070 Stormwater pollution prevention.
7.98.080 Permits.
7.98.090 Exceptions.
7.98.010 Applicability.
A. The requirements of this chapter shall apply to all building or development permits for:
1. New commercial development projects.
2. New multifamily development projects with five (5) units or more that will utilize shared waste
and recycling enclosures.
3. Commercial development projects that trigger a planning entitlement (such as a site
development review or conditional use permit) and consist of uses including but not limited to
grocery stores, restaurants, markets, auto repair/use and daycares that generate food waste,
grease and/or vehicle fluids, and packaging material in addition to uses that have the potential to
pollute stormwater as determined by the Director of Public Works.
4. Any other project, including but not limited to tenant improvements, where the Public Works
Department concludes that the use has the potential to discharge pollution into the city's storm
sewer system. When this chapter applies to a tenant improvement, the property owner or
applicant shall be responsible for making improvements only to the solid waste and recycling
enclosure used by the tenant. (Ord. 13-12 § 2: Ord. 9-11 § 2 (part))
7.98.020 Definitions.
The terms used in this chapter have the meanings set forth below:
"Collection" means the removal and transportation of solid waste, recycling and organics by the
collector from the place of delivery to a disposal facility approved under the collector's agreement
with the city or by a nonexclusive franchise agreement.
"Collector" means that person or business having an exclusive franchise agreement with the city
granting to him/her or it the exclusive privilege of collecting or causing to be collected or
transported for a fee any solid waste within the city or any portion thereof.
"Commercial development" means construction of buildings consisting of retail, professional,
wholesale, or industrial facilities.
"Compactor" means any roll-off container or bin which has a compaction mechanism, whether
stationary or mobile.
"Discharge" means (A) any addition of any pollutant that has potential to enter navigable waters
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from any point source or(B) any addition of any pollutant to the waters of the contiguous zone or
the ocean from any point source other than a vessel or other floating craft.
"Food service establishments" include restaurants, markets, bakeries, grocery stores and all other
establishments that prepare and/or serve fresh food on the premises.
"Illicit discharge" means any discharge to the city storm sewer system that is not composed
entirely of stormwater, except discharges pursuant to a NPDES permit and discharges resulting
from firefighting activities.
"Mixed recycling" consists of any clean, dry paper, plastic and glass (bottles,jars and jugs only),
and metal cans (tin and aluminum) placed in a single container. Note: cardboard is also accepted
in mixed recycling bins and carts; however, recycling boxes in the carts is often impractical due to
the limited capacity and tendency for even flattened boxes to get jammed in the carts.
"National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)" means a national program under
Section 402 of the Clean Water Act for regulation of discharges of pollutants from point sources to
waters of the United States. Discharges are illegal unless authorized by a NPDES permit.
"Organics" means all types of green waste including grass and weed clippings, shrub and tree
prunings, branches (less than four(4) feet in length and four(4) inches in diameter), leaves,
plants, flowers, food scraps and food-soiled paper products.
"Owner" means the owner or owners of real property having fee title to the property as identified
in the most recent equalized assessment roll of the Alameda County Assessor.
"Point source pollution" means a single identifiable localized source of air, water, thermal, noise or
light pollution. A point source has negligible extent, distinguishing it from other pollution sources.
"Pollutant" means dredged soil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, sewage sludge,
munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or
discarded equipment, rock, sand, dirt and industrial, municipal and agricultural waste discharge
into water.
"Public Works Director" means the city of Dublin Public Works Director or his or her designee.
"Recyclable materials,"for the purpose of this document, means all items accepted in the city's
commercial recycling program, including mixed recycling (paper, bottles and cans), cardboard
and food waste/organics.
"Recycling" means processing recovered used resources (waste) into new products to prevent
waste of potentially useful resources, reduce the consumption of virgin materials, reduce energy
usage, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution (from landfilling), by reducing the
need for solid waste disposal.
"Roll-off container" means a metal container that is normally loaded onto a motor vehicle and
transported to an appropriate facility.
"Solid waste" means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste (garbage), including paper,
ashes, industrial or commercial wastes, demolition and construction wastes, discarded home and
industrial appliances, animal solid and semi-solid wastes other than fecal matter, vegetable
wastes, and other discarded solid and semi-solid wastes, but does not include hazardous waste,
as herein defined, sewage, or abandoned automobiles.
"Stormwater" means stormwater runoff, snow melt runoff, surface runoff and drainage.
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"Tenant" means any person or persons other than the owner occupying or in possession of the
residence or commercial space. (Ord. 9-11 § 2 (part))
7.98.030 General construction and design standards.
The location, design and construction of enclosures for the set out and collection of garbage,
recyclables, food waste, landscaping debris or other discarded materials shall conform to all
applicable regulations set out in these standards and to all other provisions of the Dublin
Municipal Code. A development may have multiple solid waste and recycling enclosures to meet
the required amount of capacity. The Public Works Director shall review the design of all
enclosures. All enclosures are subject to a site development review permit.
Standard enclosures shall have a minimum inside usable floor and wall dimension of eighteen
(18) feet wide by ten (10) feet deep, to allow tenant and collector access to the bins/carts and
placement of bins sideways in the enclosure if necessary. In some instances, the required
enclosure size may be greater than eighteen (18) feet by ten (10) feet.
All commercial uses within the city must at a minimum provide adequate space for separate
garbage bins, cardboard-only bins and mixed recycling bins. In addition, food service
establishments shall provide adequate space for food waste/organics. If a food establishment will
generate grease, fat or tallow, adequate space for those containers is also required. The types
and size of bins shall be based on the volume of tonnage generated by the development activity,
as estimated by the Public Works Director, and with the aim of reducing, as much as possible, the
number of service trips per week by the collector.
A. Height Clearance of the Enclosure Approach. The entire approach to and from the front of
the enclosure shall have at least eighteen (18) feet of vertical clearance to accommodate refuse
truck height. The area immediately in front of the enclosure itself, or the location where the bin will
be serviced, shall have at least thirty-two (32) feet of vertical clearance to accommodate the
servicing of the bin.
All projects shall provide clearance for front end loading vehicles, as defined below:
Vertical (approach and exit) 18 feet high
Vertical (when dumping bin) 32 feet high
Lateral 15 feet wide
B. Driveways. An asphalt or concrete driveway with fifty (50) feet of straight, direct access that
leads to and from the enclosures to the bin is required and shall be built to withstand trucks
weighing up to sixty-two thousand (62,000) pounds gross vehicle weight (GVW). The driveway
shall be built in accordance with the city standard plans and specifications.
C. Concrete Apron at the Approach.
1. The apron surface shall be the same elevation as the enclosure pad threshold and the
surrounding surfaces, with a minimum slope of one-eighth (1/8) inch (one percent (1%) grade) per
foot away from the enclosure pad so as to direct runoff away from the enclosure.
2. The apron shall extend ten (10) feet from the enclosure pad and be the width of the
enclosure opening. To prevent damage to the asphalt paving caused by receptacle impact, the
enclosure base shall be designed to withstand up to twenty thousand (20,000) pounds of direct
force from a single truck axle. A sufficient strength concrete shall be used to prevent chipping.
D. Concrete Enclosure Pad.
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1. The enclosure pad shall be engineered to withstand up to twenty thousand (20,000) pounds
of direct force from a single truck axle for any portion of the pad that is subject to vehicle traffic.
2. The enclosure pad surface shall be the same elevation as the apron threshold.
3. On the open side of the enclosure, a grade break line shall be constructed at the inside edge
of the wall with the slab sloping inwards on the inside of the structure and away from the structure
on the outside.
4. The ground on all other sides of the structure shall be sloped away from the structure.
E. Enclosure Design. Enclosures shall be designed to provide adequate space for collecting
and storing solid waste and recyclable materials, including mixed recycling, separated cardboard
and food waste/organics (when appropriate). All solid waste and recycling enclosures shall be
designed to provide for adequate capacity, based on the volume and tonnage generated by the
development activity, as estimated by the Public Works Director, and with the aim of reducing, as
much as possible, the number of service trips per week by the collector.
1. Material. The design of the enclosure shall incorporate the same materials used for the
primary buildings for a coordinated look and feel to the development.
2. Landscaping. In instances where the enclosure is visible from roadways or other public
spaces, an irrigated five (5) foot wide landscape strip running the length of the three (3) nongated
enclosure walls shall be provided to allow for vines or large shrubs to shield the walls and
discourage graffiti.
3. Height of Walls. All enclosures shall have walls with a minimum height of six (6) feet.
4. Roof. All solid waste and recycling area enclosures that are not located inside a building shall
have roofs to prevent contaminants from washing into the storm drain system. The lowest part of
the ceiling cannot be lower than nine (9) feet high. The roof shall extend past any open sides.
Additionally, the roof shall not overhang the front gate so that the garbage trucks can access the
bins.
5. Inside Dimension.
a. All enclosures must have sufficient space for at least one (1) bin for solid waste, a second bin
of at least equal size for storing and collecting separated cardboard, and either a mixed recycling
bin or cart for mixed paper, bottles and cans of sufficient size to collect mixed recycling items
generated on site. Enclosures that will be used by food establishments must also allow space for
a separate food waste/organics bin of sufficient size to collect food waste generated on site.
b. The required interior dimensions shall not include space required for protective curbs or
bumpers and shall allow for pairing of trash and recycling container(s) in the same enclosure. All
bins must be configured inside the enclosure so as to ensure full access to the entire front area of
the bin.
c. If the enclosure will service food service establishments, adequate space must also be
provided for waste cooking oil storage containers, which must be placed so that they will not
interfere with the collector's ability to service the enclosure, either by blocking access or as a
result of leaking oil that creates a hazard for drivers.
d. The enclosure shall be large enough to provide a minimum of twenty-four (24) inches on
each side of the bins, twenty-four(24) inches between bins placed side by side and thirty-six (36)
inches from the front of the bin to the gate. If bins are placed facing each other, a minimum of
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thirty-six (36) inches between bins is required. A protective buffer(cement curb, bollards or
wood/rubber bumper) is required around all interior walls, including partial walls on the gated side,
to prevent damage to the enclosure during servicing. Enclosure dimensions will increase
depending on the size and number of required bins, which are dependent upon the use. Multiple
enclosures may also be required, depending on the size of the development and type(s) of use. If
there are multiple enclosures required, each enclosure shall have enough space to pair trash and
recycling containers in the same enclosure, to ensure optimum diversion and to minimize
contamination of recycling loads. All enclosures shall conform to the standards listed above.
6. Recycling-Only Enclosures. Smaller"recycling-only" enclosures may be allowed in certain
cases where an existing site has adequate enclosure space for trash, but it is not possible to
locate the required recycling containers within the trash enclosure, based on the Public Works
Director's estimate of required volume. Drainage requirements for recycling-only enclosures will
depend on the types of materials stored for recycling. Recycling-only enclosures designated for
separated nonputrescible waste (i.e., cardboard-only or mixed recycling bins or carts) shall be
subject to a site development review permit.
7. Gates and Pedestrian Doors.
a. Double gates are required for enclosures that contain two (2) or more trash or recycling bins.
b. Gates shall be free hanging with no center pole. The gates/doors shall be designed to ensure
access and removal of each bin from the enclosure without having to move another bin.
c. Gates shall be solid metal painted to incorporate the overall design theme of the development
with outside handles on each door and a slide latch to secure the doors. The solid waste and
recycling area should not be visible through the gates. In addition, gates must be approximately
the same size as the enclosure walls.
d. The gated opening shall be a minimum of sixteen (16) feet wide. Gate posts shall be placed
outside this span.
e. Bolts shall be used to secure the gate to the poles or walls.
f. The gate doors must be constructed with a mechanism that will provide a means of securing
the gate doors in both an opened and closed position. All gates must be lockable using a
standard padlock.
g. A pedestrian entrance shall be provided for all enclosures. All pedestrian doors shall open
outward to avoid interfering with placement of, and access to, containers.
h. An accessible path of travel shall be provided from the main building to the pedestrian
entrance door described above.
8. Lighting. The area around and inside the enclosure must be lit with a minimum of one (1)
foot-candle. A motion sensor is required.
9. Storage inside the Enclosure—Maintenance.
a. The enclosure is for the storage of solid waste, mixed recycling, cardboard, organics and
grease containers only.
b. Enclosures shall be kept clean, with all recyclables and garbage to be placed in the proper
receptacle. No trash or recyclables may be stored on the enclosure floor on either a temporary or
permanent basis. Storage of hazardous materials is not allowed in the enclosure.
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c. All solid waste, mixed recycling, cardboard, organics and grease containers are required to
have lids that must be closed when not in use to contain litter and to prevent odor, pests and
possible stormwater pollution. In addition, all waste cooking oil storage containers must be
leakproof and/or have secondary containment that does not interfere with access to cooking oil,
trash or recycling containers. In addition, the waste oil hauler or property manager shall keep a
supply on hand of material designed to absorb oil near the container in case there is a spill.
10. Waste Water Pollution Prevention.
a. Solid waste and recycling enclosures, with the exception of industrial uses, shall have a drain
connected to the sanitary sewer. A hose bib shall be available for periodic wash down.
b. The applicant must contact the Dublin San Ramon Services District(DSRSD) for specific
sanitary sewer connection and discharge requirements. Sanitary sewer connections and inclusion
of a grease or sand/oil interceptor shall be in accordance with DSRSD standard specifications.
c. In accordance with DSRSD discharge regulations, solid waste and recycling enclosures
servicing industrial uses are prohibited from draining into the sanitary sewer system. Waste
generated from these uses shall be directly taken to the appropriate waste facility.
d. Stormwater is prohibited from entering the sanitary sewer system; therefore, all solid waste
and recycling enclosures that are connected to the sanitary sewer system shall have a roof to
prevent stormwater from entering the sanitary system. Grading around the solid waste and
recycling enclosure shall be designed to drain stormwater away from the enclosure.
F. Enclosure Location and Accessibility.
1. All solid waste, recycling and organics receptacles shall be placed so as to be readily
accessible for removal and emptying by the collector, but they shall not be placed within the
vehicle traveled portion of any street, road, avenue, way or alley, or at any location so as to
constitute a nuisance, pursuant to Section 5.32.070.
2. All bins/enclosures are required to have direct access for collection trucks during normal solid
waste, recycling and organics collection days and hours. Direct access means the collection truck
can directly access the bin, and insert the forks into the sides of the bin without the driver having
to get out of the truck to move the bin. A minimum straight approach of fifty (50) feet is necessary
to line up directly with the bin.
3. Provide a turnaround or separate exit that allows the truck to move forward rather than
backwards. Maximum back-up distance is fifty (50) feet (unless a greater distance is approved by
the franchise hauler) for any maneuver and shall be in a straight line.
4. Solid waste and recycling enclosures shall not be placed in front of fire hydrants and no
enclosure shall be placed within five (5) feet of a combustible building wall, opening, or
combustible roof eave line.
5. Solid waste and recycling enclosures shall not be installed behind parking spaces except for
instances with unusual site constraints.
6. For safety reasons, the turning radius shall be adequate for a three (3) axle truck and shall
have a minimum outside turning radius of forty-five (45) feet. A turnaround must be provided for
any street, driveway or travel aisle that would otherwise require the collection truck to back up a
distance greater than one hundred fifty (150) feet.
7. Truck Specifications.
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a. Front end loader vehicles need a minimum of fifty (50) feet of unobstructed clearance to
access the solid waste and recycling enclosure. Commercial collection vehicles access the solid
waste and recycling enclosure at the front of the vehicle.
b. Vehicles servicing roll-off containers need a minimum of one hundred thirty-two (132) feet to
approach and load the container, and thirty (30) feet of overhead clearance. Roll-off containers
are twenty (20) feet in length and eight (8) feet wide. The weight of a roll-off container cannot
exceed ten (10) tons when full.
G. Existing Development. If an existing development does not have an existing trash enclosure,
the development may be required to install a trash enclosure that meets the requirements of this
section. (Ord. 13-12 § 3: Ord. 9-11 § 2 (part))
7.98.040 Multifamily requirements.
A. Multifamily complex enclosures in the city of Dublin are required to contain space for
separate collection of solid waste, mixed recycling and organics as shown in the table below.
Front loader bins shall be used to collect mixed recycling, so that the large quantities of cardboard
typically generated at multifamily complexes can be easily recycled by residents.
B. Solid waste and recycling enclosures for collection of solid waste, recyclables and organics
at multifamily apartment and condominium housing shall observe the requirements of the
California Building Code and the requirements of CCR Title 24, regarding accessibility to solid
waste and recycling collection containers for persons with disabilities (CCR Title 24, Part 2).
C. Minimum requirements for an enclosure or multiple enclosures by dwelling units are as
follows:
Dwelling Units Garbage(sq. ft.) Organics (sq.ft.)Mixed Recyclables Total Enclosure
W) (sq ft) Area(sq.ft.)
2-6 30 30 30 90
7-15 60 60 60 180
16-25 100 100 100 300
26-50 200 200 200 600
51-75 300 300 300 900
76-100 400 400 400 1,200
101-125 490 490 490 1,470
126-150 590 590 590 1,770
151-175 690 1690 690 2,070
176-200 790 790 790 2,370
>200 Every additional 25 dwelling units shall require an additional 100 square feet for solid
waste, 100 square feet for recyclables and 100 square feet for organics.
(Ord. 9-11 §2 (part))
7.98.050 Compactors.
A. Compactors are generally not permitted unless preapproved by the Public Works Director.
Inclusion of a compactor shall not supplant the requirement that a site provide adequate
enclosure space for recycling. If a compactor is installed, space for recycling (including organics if
applicable) shall be provided in accordance with the requirements discussed above.
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B. Compactors may require additional space and electrical connections, as well as separate
building permits.
C. Compactors are required to be covered and shall include plumbing to capture possible leaks
and spills.
D. Compactors containing solid waste must be serviced at least once per week. The applicant
must provide written confirmation from the collector that servicing of the compactor is feasible.
E. In order to allow adequate space to hook and unhook the compactor from the roll-off truck, a
backup distance of three (3) times the length of the thirty-five (35) foot truck is required (minimum
one hundred five (105) feet). This distance must extend straight ahead from the end of the
compactor. For safety reasons, a site plan requiring a backup distance less than one hundred five
(105) feet to service the compactor will not be approved. Width must be at least twelve (12) feet
to allow room to maneuver and to provide clearance from objects/structures/vehicles on either
side of the backup length. Immediate approach (minimum thirty (30) feet) to a compactor or
roll-off box should be on a flat, level surface. Adequate room for backing up and turning shall be
provided on site, and shall not require use of the public right-of-way. (Ord. 9-11 § 2 (part))
7.98.060 Roll-off boxes.
A. Roll-off boxes for ongoing uses are generally not permitted.
B. Roll-off containers shall be placed directly behind a building where space is available at a
loading dock to allow loading from above.
C. Roll-off containers shall be placed on a level surface, unless roll-away protection is required.
Placement of roll-off boxes shall be subject to approval by the Public Works Director.
D. Loading docks shall be equipped with bumper pads or eight(8) inch high curbs to avoid
undue dock damage from heavy containers.
E. All projects shall provide clearance for roll-off vehicles as follows:
1. Vertical (approach and exit): fourteen (14) feet high;
2. Vertical (rails raised with bin): twenty-five (25) feet high;
3. Lateral: ten (10) feet wide;
4. Service area length minimum: seventy-five (75) feet long. (Ord. 9-11 § 2 (part))
7.98.070 Stormwater pollution prevention.
A. All properties shall comply with the federal Clean Water Act and the provisions of Chapter
7.74.
B. Solid waste and recycling enclosures within the city that are subject to these standards must
have a roof to comply with the city of Dublin's National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) stormwater permit. (Ord. 9-11 § 2 (part))
7.98.080 Permits.
All necessary permits shall be obtained prior to the construction of any enclosures within the city
of Dublin. (Ord. 9-11 § 2 (part))
7.98.090 Exceptions.
Applicants that believe they need a smaller enclosure than required in the city's enclosure design
standards may request an exception from the Public Works Department.
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The Public Works Director or his or her designee shall have the authority to grant exceptions to
the requirements of this chapter including, but not limited to, the requirement to connect to the
sanitary sewer, and the location, design and construction requirements. The Public Works
Director or his or her designee shall review the requests for exceptions on a case-by-case basis.
In instances where the Public Works Director or designee waives the requirement to connect to
the sanitary sewer, alternative options may be required, including but not limited to the installation
of filters in the storm drain inlets. The determination of the Public Works Director may be
appealed to the City Manager. (Ord. 13-12 §4: Ord. 9-11 § 2 (part))
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