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Ordinance No. 5136
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending
Section 5.20.270 of Chapter 5.20 of Title 5 of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code Pertaining to Maintenance of a Recycling Center
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. The City Council finds and declares as
The City Council finds and determines as follows:
1. On October 6, 1997 the City Council of the City of Palo Alto adopted Ordinance
No. 4451 Amending Chapter 5.20 of Title 5 to add among other things, Section 5.20.270
"Recycling Center".
2. Public Resources Code Section 40059 authorizes the City to detennine all aspects
of solid waste and recyclable materials handling which are of local concern, including, but not
limited to, frequency of collection, means of collection and transportation, level of services,
charges and fees, and nature, location and extent of providing solid waste and recyclable materials
handling services.
3. The Recycling Center was established on a portion of the landfill in 1972 accepting
white paper, newspaper, cardboard, glass, cans, motor oil, and scrap metal. In 1979, the Recycling
Center was expanded to accommodate curbside collected recyclables.
4. The Palo Alto landfill has ceased accepting waste and the City is in the process of
closing and capping the landfill.
5. The closure of the landfill will require the current Recycling Center to close.
6. Most of materials accepted at the current Recycling Center are also collected as part
of the City's curbside recycling program. In addition, materials such as motor oil, oil filters,
antifreeze, household and auto batteries, and fluorescent lights, which are currently accepted at
Recycling Center are also accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste facility.
7. Based on the operational costs of the Recycling Center and the capital cost of
constructing a new Recycling Center, the City Council has determined that the community would
be better served by permanently closing the Recycling Center and retaining the existing Household
Hazardous Waste Station to collect some of the materials currently accepted by the Recycling
Center.
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8. Upon consideration of said recommendation after duly noticed meeting, the Council
desires to amend the Palo Alto Municipal Code to permit rather than require the maintenance of a
Recycling Center.
SECTION 2. Section 5.20.270 of Chapter 5.20 of Title 5 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
5.20.270 Recycling Center.
The city may maintain within the city's territorial limits a
recycling center which accepts from residents and nonresidents the
delivery of recyclable materials. The delivery of some or all of these
recyclable materials may be subject to the imposition of rates as a
condition of acceptance at the recycling center. Under rules and
regulations promulgated by the city manager, the city at any time
may prohibit nonresidents from delivering some or all recyclable
materials to the recycling center, and may. impose on nonresidents
rates on the delivery of recyclable materials that differ from those
imposed on residents.
SECTION 3. The Council finds that this is not a project under the California
Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, no environmental impact assessment is necessary.
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