18.156.820: PERMIT REQUIREMENTS:
   A.    The location and type of the proposed facility on any site shall be subject to the approval of an administrative use permit issued in accordance with chapter 18.193 of this title.
      1.   A small collection recycling center or a small beverage container recycling center may be an allowable use in any commercial or industrial zoning district of the City, including any commercial, industrial, or mixed use district of a specific plan, as an accessory use to an existing principal commercial or industrial use.
      2.   For purposes of this section, any mixed use (i.e., commercial and residential) zoning district, including any mixed use district of a specific plan, shall be considered a primarily commercial district, and small collection recycling facilities may be allowable as an accessory use to an existing principal commercial use.
   B.    Recycling centers and facilities are prohibited in all residential zoning districts in the City, including any residential only district of a specific plan.
   C.    Any existing small collection recycling center or beverage container recycling center without a permit to operate as of the date of this article shall have no more than one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of adoption to file an application for an administrative use permit. (Ord. 2870, 2018)