.010 Every permitted Self-Hauler shall either:
(1) Source Separate all Recyclable Materials and Organic Materials (materials that City otherwise collects in their Organic Materials and Recyclable Materials collection services) generated on site from Solid Waste in a manner consistent with 14 CCR Sections 18984.1 and 18984.2, and transport Solid Waste to permitted transfer or Disposal facility; haul their Source Separated Recyclable Materials to a facility that recovers those materials; and, haul their Source Separated Organic Waste to a facility, operation, activity, or property that processes or recovers Source Separated Organic Waste; or,
(2) Alternatively, Self-Haulers may haul Discarded Materials to a City approved High Diversion Organic Material Processing Facility.
.020 Self-Haulers that are Responsible Parties of Commercial Businesses or Multi-Family Premises shall keep records of the amount of Recyclable Materials, Organic Waste, and Solid Waste delivered to each facility, operation, activity, or property that processes or recovers Recyclable Materials and Organic Waste and processes or Disposes of Solid Waste or shall keep records of Solid Waste delivered to High Diversion Organic Waste Processing Facilities. Self-Haulers shall retain all records and data required to be maintained by this Section for no less than five (5) years after the Recyclable Materials, Organic Materials, and/or Solid Waste recorded was first delivered to the entity accepting the material. These records shall be subject to Inspection by the City or its Designee. The records shall include the following information:
(1) Delivery receipts and weight tickets from the entity accepting the Recyclable Materials, Organic Materials, and Solid Waste.
(2) The amount of material in cubic yards or tons transported by the Generator to each entity.
(3) If the material is transported to an entity that does not have scales on-site, or employs scales incapable of weighing the Self-Hauler’s vehicle in a manner that allows it to determine the weight of materials received, the Self-Hauler is not required to record the weight of material but shall keep a record of the entities that received the Recyclable Materials, Organic Materials, and Solid Waste. Records shall include name, address, city, state, zip code, phone number, and email of entity.
.030 A Self-Hauler may be required to apply for a Self-Hauler Permit in accordance with City’s administrative policies (which may include, but are not limited to fees and the requirement to provide additional information). These requirements may change at any time without notice.
.040 Self-Haulers that are Commercial Businesses or Multi-Family Premises shall provide copies of records required by this Section to City if requested by the City Manager or their Designee and shall provide the records at the frequency requested by the City Manager or their Designee.
.050 Yard Waste diversion required in landscaping contracts between Commercial Business and their vendor:
(.010) A Commercial Business contracting for gardening or landscaping services shall require written contracts which contain the following provisions:
(1) All Yard Waste generated at the Premises by the landscaping or gardening service shall be Diverted from Disposal by one or more of the methods in Section 10.10.040.010.
(2) A requirement that the landscaper, gardener or any third party(ies) certify that the requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this Section are being met.
(3) A requirement that the landscaper, gardener or any third party(ies) annually, on or before July 1st, certify that it is compliant with this Section by completing and submitting a City-provided reporting form.
(4) A requirement that the landscaper, upon request of Commercial Business, gardener or any third party(ies) provide copies of weight tickets from the permitted processing facility(ies) where the Yard Waste from Premises within City were delivered by the landscaper or gardener.
(.020) Upon City request, beginning January 1, 2022, Commercial Businesses that contract with a landscaping or gardening service shall complete and submit a compliance reporting form as provided by the City with the following items attached:
(1) Copies of landscaper, gardener, or any other third party(ies) certification(s) that certify that the requirements set forth in subsections (A) of this Section were met during the preceding twelve (12) months.
(.030) Upon request by the City, a Commercial Business contracting for gardening or landscaping services shall provide copies of the contracts, receipts and/or weight tickets from the permitted processing facility(ies) to the City within thirty (30) calendar days of service of the request. (Ord. 6519 § 1 (part); December 11, 2021.)