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A. Recycling Facility. A “recycling facility” is a center for the collection and/or processing of recyclable materials. A certified recycling facility or certified processor means a recycling facility certified by the California Department of Conservation as meeting the requirements of the California. Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act of 1986. A recycling facility does not include storage containers or processing activity located on the premises of a residential, commercial, or manufacturing use and used solely for the recycling of material generated by that residential property, business or manufacturer. Recycling facilities may include collection and/or processing facilities.
B. Collection Facility. A “collection facility” is a center for the, acceptance by donation, redemption, or purchase, of recyclable materials from the public. Collection facilities may include the following:
1. Reverse vending machine(s);
2. Small collection facilities which occupy an area of not more than five hundred square feet, and may include:
a. A mobile unit,
b. Bulk reverse vending machines or a grouping of reverse vending machines occupying more than eighty square feet,
c. Kiosk type units which may include permanent structures,
d. Unattended containers placed for the donation of recyclable materials;
3. Large collection facilities which may occupy an area of more than five hundred square feet and may include permanent structures.
C. Processing Facility. A “processing facility” is a building or enclosed space used for the collection and processing of recyclable materials. Processing means the preparation of materials for efficient shipment, or to an end-user’s specifications, by means including baling, briquetting, compacting, flattening, grinding, crushing, mechanical sorting, shredding, cleaning, and remanufacturing.
(Ord. 522 §1(part), 1987).
A “mobile recycling unit” means an automobile, truck, trailer or van, licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles which is used for the collection of recyclable materials. A mobile recycling unit also means the bins, boxes or containers transported by trucks, vans, or. trailers, and used for the collection of recyclable materials.
(Ord. 522 §1(part), 1987).
Uses providing goods and services which are:
A. Sought by owners or occupants of-the-adjacent-residential area many times each year.
B. Also provided in other locations-for the benefit of owners and occupants of residential areas which are not located within one-half mile of the proposed use.
(Ord. 590 §2, 1991).
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