The Owner or Occupant of any Single-Family, Multi-Family, or Commercial Premises shall maintain a sufficient number of acceptable Containers for receiving and holding, with the Cart or Container lid fully closed, all Discarded Materials, Recyclable Materials or Organics produced, created, deposited, or accumulated upon their Premises, and all such Discarded Materials, Recyclable Materials or Organics shall be deposited in such Containers with the exception of Yard Trimmings that will be Disposed of by the Generator or collected by a Franchisee that has not provided a Container for Yard Trimmings. In determining the sufficiency of the number of Containers required, the following minimum standards shall apply:
(a) Single-Family Residential Units. A minimum of one 64-gallon Container for Discarded Materials, one 96-gallon Cart for Recyclable Materials, and one 96-gallon Cart for Organics. Unless otherwise requested by an Owner or Occupant, a County Franchisee will provide separate Containers for Discarded Materials and Recyclables.
(b) Multi-Family Residential Units, Motels, Hotels, and Trailer or Mobile Home Parks. A minimum of one 64-gallon Container for Discarded Materials and one 96-gallon Cart for Recyclable Materials per dwelling unit, unless a lesser number or alternative arrangement, such as the use of Bins or Drop Boxes, is negotiated with a County Franchisee providing such services. Premises receiving Collection service from a County Franchisee will receive 64-gallon Containers for each unit.
(c) Commercial Premises. Commercial Premises are to make appropriate Container, Bin, Drop Box, or Compactor arrangements with County Franchisees to enable compliance with the provisions of this Chapter requiring the weekly removal and Disposal of Discarded Materials, weekly removal of Recyclable Materials and weekly removal of Organics as mandated by State Assembly Bill (AB 341) and Assembly Bill (AB1826).
(§ 2, Ord. 1378, eff. Sept. 4, 2008, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1529, eff. November 19, 2020)