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A convenience recycling facility requires an administrative permit. The following standards apply to new or expanded convenience recycling facilities.
A. The facility is an accessory use and shall be operated only in conjunction with an existing and operating commercial use or community service facility that is in compliance with all applicable zoning, building, and fire codes of the city and that is located in a convenience zone as defined under the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (Public Resources Code section 14500 et seq.).
B. The facility shall be no larger than 500 square feet and, if located in a parking lot, shall occupy no more than five parking spaces not including spaces that will be periodically needed for removal of materials or exchange of the collection receptacles. No parking spaces required for the primary host use may be occupied by the facility.
C. The facility shall be set back at least 10 feet from any street or building on an adjacent parcel and 25 feet from any property zoned or occupied for residential use; shall not be located in any required setback, and shall not obstruct pedestrian or vehicular circulation.
D. The facility owner or operator shall accept only post-consumer recyclable containers comprised of glass, plastic, or metal and commonly found in household generated waste.
E. The facility owner or operator shall not accept scrap metals.
F. Materials may be processed on site, but only within an enclosed structure and only to the extent necessary for volume reduction to accommodate the collection schedule. No power-driven processing equipment may be used except for reverse vending machines and battery-powered compactors. In facilities located within 100 feet of a property zoned or occupied for residential use, transferring glass bottles from one receptacle to another shall be done only within an enclosed structure or shall utilize sound baffles or other acoustical shielding.
G. The facility owner or operator shall use only durable waterproof and rustproof collection receptacles of sufficient capacity to accommodate the materials collected and the collection schedule. The receptacles shall be covered and secured when the attendant is not present. The receptacles shall be clearly marked to identify the type of material which may be deposited.
H. All recyclable material shall be stored in the collection receptacles at all times, and shall not be left outside of the collection receptacles when no attendant is present.
I. The owner or operator shall maintain the facility free of litter and any other undesirable materials and shall sweep the facility at the end of each collection day.
J. Facilities located within 100 feet of a property zoned or occupied for residential use shall operate only during the hours between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Facilities that are operated by an attendant and that are located more than 100 feet of a property zoned or occupied for residential use shall operate only during the hours between dawn and dusk. Unattended facilities located more than 100 feet of a property zoned or occupied for residential use may operate 24 hours a day.
K. Materials shall be removed from the facility on a routine basis. Materials may be collected and transported from the facility and collection receptacles may be delivered only during the facility's hours of operation or between dawn and dusk, whichever is more restrictive.
L. The facility shall be illuminated to ensure comfortable and safe operation if operating hours are between dusk and dawn.
M. The facility shall be clearly marked to identify the name and telephone number of the facility operator and the hours of operation and shall display a notice stating that no material shall be left outside the collection receptacles.
N. The facility shall not impair the landscaping required for any concurrent use by this title or any permit issued pursuant thereto.
O. No parking spaces are required for customers of a convenience recycling facility located in the established parking lot of a host use. One space will be provided for the attendant, if needed.
P. The design and color of the facility shall be compatible with the existing commercial use or community service facility on the site. Improvements may be required to ensure compatibility, including, but not limited to, landscaping, screening, trailer skirting, and parking lot improvements.
Q. A convenience recycling facility that cannot meet the standards listed above shall be considered a minor or major recycling facility subject to the permit specified in section 17.228.400. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)
Temporary recycling operations at manufacturing facilities are permitted with a zoning administrator's conditional use permit in the C-4, M-1, M-2, M-1(S), and M-2(S) zones. Temporary operations must meet the criteria in this section.
A. One temporary permit will be issued for a maximum of 90 days per calendar year for a site qualifying as a manufacturing site. No extensions of time will be permitted per site per calendar year.
B. The proposed site for the temporary permit shall comply with all recycling operation standards in section 17.228.410.
C. All equipment brought in for the temporary recycling operations shall be removed on or before the last day of the temporary permit.
D. Recycling operations are limited to the recycling of on-site materials that result from normal business operations conducted on the site. Off-site materials are not allowed to be accepted for recycling during the temporary recycling period granted. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)
It is the intent of this article to implement with a single procedure section 12808.5 of the California Public Utilities Code and sections 53091 and 53096 of the California Government Code, which authorize the city to review and to approve or disapprove the location and construction of facilities for the transmission of electrical energy, operating at 100,000 volts or more, such as substations, transmission lines and poles, and accessory structures, by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District. It is the purpose of this article to provide for these facilities in the city in the most compatible and least obtrusive manner, while insuring that electrical energy is made available to every part of the city. The procedural rules in this article are designed to insure that sufficient information is provided in a timely manner to allow the city to make a reasonable and informed decision on applications submitted. The provisions of this article shall not be construed as to interfere with the use of property in any zone for public underground and aerial transmission or supply lines or transmission structures required to provide a service to the immediate area, provided that such lines and structures do not carry 100,000 volts, or more, of electricity. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)
As used in this article,
"Direct impact" means interference with the use of enjoyment of a person's property, real or personal, such as visual impacts, noise impacts, and interference with antenna reception.
"Feasible" means capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, social, and technological factors.
"High voltage transmission facility." See definition in section 17.108.090.
"SMUD" means the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.
"Substation" means a facility that transforms electrical energy to a lesser voltage for the purposes of sub-regional or localized distribution, or that functions as a transition point from overhead to underground electrical transmission lines, or that acts as the point of convergence for two or more transmission lines. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)
A. Permits required. A transmission facilities permit approved by the city council is required to construct and locate a high voltage transmission facility. A transmission facilities permit is a discretionary permit and is not the right of the applicant. Application for a transmission facilities permit is subject to chapter 17.800. The fee for a transmission line is the same as a conditional use permit fee, and the fee for a substation is the same as a rezoning fee.
B. Information to accompany permit application. An application for a transmission facilities permit shall be accompanied by plans and the environmental document prepared and approved by the lead agency pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, sufficient in detail to allow the planning and design commission and the city council to determine the exact nature and extent of the use. The application shall include the following information:
1. The expected electrical requirements, as determined by SMUD, of the areas within the district that will be affected by the project;
2. The locations and capacities of the high voltage transmission facilities proposed, together with a description of basic technical and design concepts that favor the selection of the chosen locations and a list of feasible alternative sites;
3. An assessment of the type and magnitude of the direct impacts of the proposed project and of each alternative;
4. Mitigation measures:
a. The measures to be implemented by SMUD to compensate for or mitigate the direct impacts of the project; and
b. Where any portion of a proposed project is adjacent to residentially zoned or residentially-used property, a discussion of feasible routing alternatives; and
5. Any other information the planning director deems necessary to allow the planning and design commission and city council to determine the exact nature and extent of the proposed project and its direct impacts. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)
A. Commission level-Recommendation.
1. A transmission facilities permit application shall be reviewed by the planning and design commission. The commission shall conduct its hearing on the application within 30 days after the application is filed and accepted as complete. Notice of the hearing shall be given as provided in section 17.812.030, except as follows:
a. Notice shall be given by mail or personal delivery to the owners of property within 500 feet of the property subject to the permit; and
b. If the number of owners to whom notice would be mailed or delivered would be greater than 250, then in lieu of mailed or personally delivered notice, notice may be given by placing a display advertisement of at least one-eighth page in the official newspaper of the city or another newspaper of general circulation within the city reasonably calculated to provide effective notice to the public, at least 10 days prior to the hearing.
2. At the conclusion of the hearing, the commission shall forward its recommendation to the city council or, if no motion to approve a recommendation receives enough votes to pass, shall forward to the city council a report of the votes taken on each motion on the application.
B. Council level. A transmission facilities permit application shall be reviewed by the city council upon receipt of the recommendation or report from the planning and design commission. The city council shall conduct its hearing within 60 days of the date the application is filed and accepted as complete. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)
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