A. Town employees, designee, and/or its solid waste franchisee are authorized to conduct inspections and investigations, at random or otherwise, of any collection container, collection vehicle loads, or transfer, processing, or disposal facility for materials collected from generators, or source separated materials to confirm compliance with this Chapter, subject to applicable laws. This Section does not allow the Town to enter the interior of a private residential property for inspection. For the purposes of inspecting commercial business containers for compliance with this Chapter, the Town may conduct container inspections for prohibited container contaminants using remote monitoring, and commercial businesses shall accommodate and cooperate with the remote monitoring, where applicable.
B. Persons in charge shall provide or arrange for access during all inspections (with the exception of residential property interiors) and shall cooperate with Town employees, designee, and/or its solid waste franchisee during such inspections and investigations. Such inspections and investigations may include confirmation of proper placement of materials in containers, edible food recovery activities, records, or any other requirement of this Chapter described herein. Failure to provide or arrange for: (i) access to an entity's premises; (ii) installation and operation of remote monitoring equipment, where required; or (ii) access to records for any inspection or investigation is a violation of this Chapter and may result in penalties described.
C. Any records obtained by a Town during its inspections, remote monitoring, and other reviews shall be subject to the requirements and applicable disclosure exemptions of the Public Records Act as set forth in Government Code section 6250 et seq.
D. Town employees, designee, and/or its solid waste franchisee are authorized to conduct any inspections, remote monitoring or other investigations as reasonably necessary to further the goals of this Chapter, subject to applicable laws.
E. The Town shall receive written complaints from persons regarding an entity that may be potentially non-compliant with this Chapter, including receipt of anonymous complaints. (Ord. 301, 6-7-2022)