8542-94 Amending Chapter 4 Article 3 Section 4-17 entitled Recycling Drop off Centers

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Recycling Drop Off Ordinance Page 2 SECTION II. Chapter 4,Article 3, of the South Bend Municipal Code is hereby amended by the addition of new section 4-47 which shall read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 4-47 Recycling Drop Off Centers Definitions: (A) DEFINITIONS: Recycling drop off center means a facility, open to the public, where household recyclables are collected for transfer to a processing center or markets. Recyclables include glass. plastic. newspapers. other paper products. cans, cardboard, styrofoam and other types of plastics. but shall not include hazardous waste, motor oils, and fuels. A recycling drop off center may also include a facility for the collection of used clothing and household goods. Such used goods must be stored in an enclosed structure. Recycling processing center means a building or enclosed space used for the collection, processing. and storage of recyclable materials, including those businesses required to have a license pursuant to Section 4-51 of this Code. (B) LICENCE REQUIRED: No person shall engage in the process or business of conducting a recycling drop off center without having first obtained a license from the office of the City Controller. (C) APPLICATION: Any person desiring to keep or maintain a recycling drop off center shall make application to the office of the City Controller for a license. (D) INSPECTIONS: All necessary inspections shall be conducted by the City. Said inspections shall be for the purpose of determining whether the owner or operator of the recycling drop off center is in compliance with this section and the zoning requirements set forth in Chapter 21 of this Code. All inspections shall be sent to the Office of the City Controller for review in conjunction with the completed application form and all other required documentation. (E)REGULATIONS:All recycling drop off centers must: (1)Be in compliance with all applicable zoning regulations set forth in Chapter 21 of this Code. (2)Provide a drawing at the time of submitting an application for license of the proposed location of the recycling drop off center including but not limited to setting forth the size of the proposed center, ingress and egress routes, and dimensions for the same,screening if any. (3)Provide a written schedule of when recyclables would be removed from the location with bi-monthly removal being required at a minimum. (4)Be operated in such a manner that it does not become a public nuisance. (5) Be not less than five hundred (500) square feet in area which does not include ingress and egress routes. (6) Provide a listing of times and days of the week when said recycling drop off center would be open to the public.hours when personnel would be at the location, and provide a list of the types of recyclables which would be collected. (7)Be conducted in compliance with all applicable Federal.State. and local regulations.