§ 6-2.37. Regulation of material recovery facilities and recycling stations.

It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of owning, operating, managing or maintaining a material recovery facility or recycling station within the City unless such person complies with the provisions of this section:

(a)

Diversion and recycling reports. Once each month or other time designated by the City and on a day to be designated by the City, every material recovery facility and recycling station located within the City shall report to the City Manager or his or her designee, the volume in tons of each of the following categories of materials which have been received by that material recovery facility or recycling station since the last report, from any source within the City:

(1)

Metal (including aluminum cans, other cans and scrap metals).

(2)

Glass (including both colored glass and clear glass).

(3)

Paper products (including, but not necessarily limited to newspaper, cardboard, and other paper products).

(4)

Plastics (including California Redemption Value (CRV) plastics and non-California Redemption Value (CRV) plastics.

(b)

Other reports. Once each month or other time designated by the City, and on a day to be designated by the City, every material recovery facility and recycling station within the City limits shall report to the City Manager or his or her designee, the amount in tons of the recyclable materials which, the material recovery facility or recycling station has sent out of the City to the following destinations:

(1)

Any landfill.

(2)

Any secondary recycling location (recycled scrap metal dealer, metal fabricator, paper mill, etc.).

(3)

Other locations, including but not limited to, any facility that has the intention of burning the recyclable materials.

(c)

Transportation and clean up. Any person engaged in such a business shall comply with the provisions of Section 6-2.23, in regard to the transportation and clean up of recyclable materials on City streets.

(d)

Late fees and penalties. The City Council may establish late fees and other penalties by resolution for failure to submit the proper reports on time or the failure to submit complete reports.

(e)

Legal compliance. Any person owning, operating, managing or maintaining a material recovery facility or recycling station within the City shall only operate the material recovery facility or recycling station on a parcel that has received site plan approval from the City and shall comply with all zoning, other applicable ordinances and land use regulations of the City of Coalinga.

(§ 1, Ord. 681, eff. May 2, 2003)