Property owner in Multi-Family Residential Dwellings with centralized bin service (MFD-C) shall comply with the following requirements except generators that meet the Self-Hauler requirements in Section 6-2.808 of this ordinance:
(a) Subscribe to three-container collection services and comply with requirements of those services as described below in Section (b). The City or its designee shall have the right to review the number and size of a generator's containers and frequency of collection to evaluate adequacy of capacity provided for each type of collection service for proper separation of materials and containment of materials; and, Service Recipients shall adjust their service level for their collection services as needed or as requested by the City or its designee.
(b) Tenants in MFD-C complexes shall participate in the City's Organic Waste collection service program by placing designated materials in designated containers as described below.
(1) A three-container collection service (garbage, recycle, organics)
(A) Generator shall place Source Separated Organic Waste, including Food Waste, in the Organics Container; Source Separated Recyclable Materials in the Recycling Container; and non-recyclable Solid Waste in the Garbage Container. Generator shall not place non-recyclable Solid Waste into the Organics or Recycling Containers.
(c) To the extent practical through education, training, inspection, and/or other measures, property manager shall prohibit tenants from placing materials in a container not designated for those materials per the City's solid waste collection service or, if self-hauling, per the Self-Hauler requirements of Section 6-2.808.
(d) Periodically, as directed by the City or its designee, property manager shall inspect Recycling Containers, Organics Containers, and Garbage Containers for contamination and inform tenants if containers are contaminated and of the requirements to keep contaminants out of those containers pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(b)(3).
(e) Annually provide information to tenants about requirements of this ordinance and about proper sorting of Source Separated Organic Waste and Source Separated Recyclable Materials.
(f) Provide education information before or within 14 days of occupation of the premises to new tenants that describes requirements to keep Source Separated Organic Waste and Source Separated Recyclable Materials separate from Solid Waste and the location of containers and the rules governing their use at each property.
(g) Provide or arrange access for City or its Contractor to their properties during all Inspections conducted in accordance with Section 6-2.809 of this ordinance to confirm compliance with the requirements of this Chapter.
(h) If a MFD-C generator wants to self-haul, they shall meet the Self-Hauler requirements in Section 6-2.808 of this Chapter.
(i) Nothing in this Section prohibits a generator from preventing or reducing waste generation, managing Organic Waste on site, or using a Community Composting site pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(c).
(Ord. 1688-NS, eff. December 17, 2021)