The City Council finds that recycling of glass, plastic, aluminum and other nonferrous metals is important to the community and the sustainability of resources, and allowing for small collection recycling facilities in multiple locations in the City:
A. Provides a convenience to residents and encourages recycling activities.
B. The City Council finds that regulating recycling centers, also known as small collection facilities and container redemption centers, for glass, plastic, aluminum and other nonferrous metals is to ensure compatibility of such uses with surrounding uses and properties and to avoid any impacts associated with such uses.
C. The Council finds that regulation of such facilities is necessary in order to ensure that these facilities will provide a safe customer environment while not creating any adverse effects on surrounding properties nor contributing to a general decline of existing commercial districts or single-family neighborhoods. (Ord. 2870, 2018)