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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0287.092• _. . { ~.' . . . . o , "'. . .. ' June lJ, 1992 HONOR~B'_ E CITY COUH(! l Palo Alta, California RECYCLING STORAGE AREA G~lDEl!NES Members of the Council: Report in Brief This report transmits a recolmlendaticn fron the: Architectu .... al RelJiew Board (ARBJ that the CHy Council adopt the attached gl1idelines for recycling storage areas. Background 6 On January 21, 1992, the City Counci1 adopted Ordinance 4069 requlTlng all new multiple-family and non-residential developments, and no~-residential developments which add mOre than 30 percent ne .... floor area, to provide storage area for recyclable materials. The ordirlinc:e required that Oesig'1 Gu;delil'1es for these stor~ge areas be approved by the Architectura1 Review Board and adopted by the Council. The Guidelines will be used by Planning staff and the ARB when evaluati~g projects which are r€qvired to provide storage areas. ,orc.bjte<;:tural Review Board A~tiOr. The ARB reviewed the proposed Guidelines at their regular meeting of May 7, ]992. The Board unanimouslY recommended City Ccunc11 adoption of the GUidelines with the following minor amendr.1ent to guidel ine 9; (9) The minimum reqt,;;red height of enclosu:""2 walls 1S six {6) feet. The structure should be constrlict~d of ~aseAl":) el sHlH.!!l opaque miiteri ai and should incorporate the architectural features of the project. The international recycling logo shall be placed Dn the exterior of each enclosure where recycling containers are located. CHR:287:92 L , :.. f :~ , •. , ,M:~_. ::~~t~'>~,-: --~ . - - o Attached is tne memo of May 1, 1992 ("lII1ith attachments) transmitting t"'e Guidelin~s to the ARB. R"pectful'y .ubm1tted, ;:::0~~.y-- lORI J. TOPlEY () Planner ~\,¥J.2lllffi~ J~~;lE!!ING AssIstant City Manager ,/. ;:./ / ;fb~Ha/I. -;f'~dud~ ~E~NETH R. SCHREIBER ~irector of Planning and C-orrrnunity Development Attachments: Hay I, 1992 memorandum to A~chitecturil Review Bo~rd (with attachments) cc: Architecturai Revie~ Board Eric Bloom, PASCO ;,n ~ool1ey CMR:2S7:92 6(11/92 Pago 2 I 4 - .0:.4 __ .,. J MEMORA1iDUM M.y 1. 1992 TO: Architer:tura1 Re\{ie~ Baard Lori Tapley, Planner\...\ fRO!oI: SUBJECT: Recycl,ng Storag~ Ar~a G~,~elin~s o~ January ZIt 1;9l, the City Council ~dopted O~dinance 4069 requiring all O~~ lIt'Jlt-rp1e-family and non-residential de..-e1o.oments, and nan--residential deve1op'lM::nts whi ch a.dd more than 30 percent ne .. floor area, to provide storage area for recyclable materiaTs. The Ordinance pro·.;i5ions~ w!l1ch went in.to effect ~n ~rch S, 1992, are l~ fol1o~s: Multiple-FaMily Re~;dential ~11 n~ Wljlt,ple-f~m'ly residential deve1opment, including multiple­ family residential development that is pa~t of a. mixed use development, shall provide adequate and accessibl~ interio~ areas or exterior enclosures for the storagf! of recyclab1e matf!!""ials in appropriate containers. lhe design, con~tr~ct,on and acc~ssibil1ty of recycling areas and enclosur€s shall be subject to approval by the Architectural Review Board, in accordance with design guidelines adopted bj tnat board and approved by the (ity Council pursuant to Sectior, 1~.48.070. 7his requirement shall i~p1y on'y to mult,ple-fAm~ly dev~1opments that utilize dumpsters rather than individual curbside pickup for trash coll~ction . .... 11 new development, including approved modifications that .add 30 percent or more floor area t~ existing uses, shall pro~ide adequate and atcess'ib'e interior Greas or exterior enclosures for the storag2-of recyclable materials in appropriate containers. The design, construction and accessibility of recycling areas and enclosures sha11 be subject to ippr~val by the Architectural Review Boa~d, in accordance with desi9n guidelines adopted by that board and approved by the City C~uncil pursuant to Section 16.48.070. Tne Design Guidelin~s required by the ordinante are bein9 transmitted to the Ar,hitectuTal Revi~w Boarrl with t~is memo for adoption. lhe gyidelines were developed in consultation with the City's Recycling (oordinator, i representative from the Palo Alto Sanitation Company {PASCO). and the Bui1ding and Transportation Divisions. AdditionalTy. information ~as obtained from the few Ca.lifornia Cities ~hich have .150 adopted such r~gulations. , • , t I t I • - ,. , ,--... ,:.---..--.. The quidelines ~ddre5s three major topical areas related to storage areas: lociti.oI1.j accessibility; and, a~sthet,cs (for -exterior en<los\lres). At this. t~~, staff has not includ~ a m1~imum size requirement for the storage ~r!as. As more information becomes avaiiabie (beth from our own ey.perience and that currently be1"g develop~d by other commu~ities and the Stat!). staff will ~ork to d~velop size requirements. In the meantime. staff will fva1uat£ each project en i ca5e+~I-ta~e basis~ in consu1tation ~ith the Cltyrs recycling cQordinif;to,..~ Staff r~c~nded this two-fold approach of adopting general ord;n~nce provisio~s. and then developing more detailed guidelines. in ord~r to ~aint4ir. flexibility. At. time ""en tn. City is gearing up to m,et tn ••• st. d'vers;cn requirements of Assembly Bill 939 { 25 percent diversion by 1995 and 50 percent by 2000}, and information an recyciing systems is. being de .. 'eloped. staff belie~~s the guidelines 5n~uld be f1exible enough to allew ch~nge~ based on experiencE and new information, A draft CGPY of the guidelines .. ere revielJled by th~ Planning COl'lTllission and City Countii at the ti~ of Ordina~ce adoption, and the few comments !xpressed ha~e been conslder~d end incDrporated intn t~e Gu~de1ines before you "~w. Minutes from both the Planning C~issfcn and City Council ~~etin9s are attached for your informatlon. r~11owin9 adoption of the Guidelines by the ARB. they will be forwarded to the City CounCil fDr final approval. ATIACHMENTS: 'Guidelines. Recyclab1e Materials Storage Areas H~vember 13, 1991 P1anning Commlssi~n Minutes January 21. 1992 Cit~ Council Hin~tes 2 l .1 - GUIDELINES RECYCLABLE MATERIALS STORAGE AREAS Pumo:?e The City is unde'!" a legal obligation to meet the provisions of tilt: California Integrate<! Waste Management Act (AB 939). whioh requires !hat 50 percent of the waste generated in the City be divert.ed from 1a.1dfll! or transformation facilities by the year 2000. The Cit) has adopted a Source Reduction and Recycling Element (June 1991) which con~ns goals for increa...~ collection of recyciabIes. Because ei\isting recycling j>rograms are volun~, the City must find ways to .ensure recycling is as convenient as possible for both the recyclable r.'1..ateriaIs generators and the City's refuse coUection contractor. The inclusion of adequate and acces.slble storage areas for recyclable materials in all ne ....... developments will help to facilitate the creation of recycling programs, and ensure the convenience of those progta:ns. Al!J!!iqlbility, These guidelines shall apply to: All new mu!ti-faInily developments ","rhich will utilize dumpsters for trash ooliection purposes, rather than typical curbside ga.ri>age cans. AJJ new nOil-residential de'w'elopmen~, and any modific..ttions to non-r~identia1 uses which add .30 percent or more floor area to the ex,i sting floor area. The recommendation for the final approval of the design elements of any project remains with the archire.:turaI review board, pursuant to Chapter 16.48 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code. The architectu.ral review board retains L'le wthority to interpret guidelines on a project-by-proJect basis. If these guidelines are nO( (allOWed, it ..... :ill be necessary for the applicant to demonstrate how the project meets the objec\i;e£ set forth in l'I-J.e guideiines. Definitions CUl'bside Collection: .. t,. method of co!!ecting source-separated recyciable materials from the curb or alleyway, Usually only available along Tt$identi.a.l garbage c.oiJection routes. Recyclable Material (Recyclables): Discards or waste materials thal are separated. oollect.ro and proces.~, and used .as raw materials for new products. For purposes of these guidelines, recyclabJes include any discard or waste materia] for 'Which there is. CU<TemJy a feasible collection system available. p:\lt\recycle'.gdl L April 1992 Page J \. Source Separation: The segregation of iTlaterials into individu.al compor;ents such as paper, g1.u.s, and metal cans. a.fter they have !enred their mtendoo purpose, and before they have entered the waste slP"....am. (1) Recyclirlg 3.ll2S 0:' enclosures shall be adeqll.4te in capadty, number a."ld dis.t.-i.bution to serve the developmenL An l.dequate number of biM and containers to allow for storage of source separated materials collected through the City recycling program, including but not limited to news~r:5, cans, glass, PET (Plastic soda bottles with the CA REDEMPTION VALUE markh~,l, corrub'lCd card1>oanl, and white and computer paper, shall be supplied for each enclosure, as advised by the Public Wor1c.s Department. (2) Recycling areas or enclosures shalJ be located so they are a.t least as oonvenlem a..~ the trash location. Wbe..,ever feasible, the recycling collection area and the trash collection area should be adjacent to one another in one enclosure. (3) Enclorures may not be located in 'my ""Iuired parking. landscape or ,.,tback area. (4) Enclosures may not be located in alleyway, Q{ other City owned rights·<lf-way, where they may disrupt cL.~ulation patterns. (5) A concrete apron shall be constructed either in front of each enclosure or at the point of receptacle pick up by the collection vehicle. (6) Driveways or trave1 aisles shall provide unobstructed a.cce.ss. for collection vehicles a."1.d provide 2. mi.nimum clearance of )5 feet vertical clearance. In10ading areas, minimum overhead vertkal clearance shall be 20 feet. Where storage areas are located in 2.'" enclor;ed a.rea, such as a p;rrking garage, a..T""fd1lgements may be made with the City ~ s waste hauler to have pickup occur outs~de the Sotructu!e. (l) Each exterior recycling enclosure should be enclosed on fOllr sides. one of which inc~udes a ga.te or door. The enclosure should fully screen recyclabIe containers and materials from view. The gate or door shall be an appropriate size to allow adequate access of the containers by the City's col1ection contractor. (8) Exterior enclosures should be designed to allow walk· in access without having tu open the mai. ... enclosure gate or doo ..... 9: IJt\re.:::jlcle\zdl L Apn11992 Plige 2 { (9) The minimum required height of enclosure walls is six (6) feet. 'The struct\lre Sh01Ud be cor.structed of masonry or other opaque material and should incorporate the architectural fearu.-es of Lie project. The international recycling logo shal! be place<: on tlJ,e exterior of each enclosure where recycling CCflt:a..in~rs are locatN. (lO) The perimeter of the re<:yciing enclosure should be planted ",til landscaping, such as a combination of shrubs and/or evergret.n vines. {11) The P!"09Crty owner is responsible for anallgifig the pick: up of recyclable materials. R~yc1able material shalJ not be allowed to accumulate such that a visual or public health or safety nuisance is crea.ta:l. (1) Developers are encouraged: 10 include recycling space or systems within each individual residence, such as roil-out drawers for recycling containers below the sink (reoomnlefJ.ded alloca6on is 3 cubic Jeel). Recycling cb~tesJ jf they are used, should be fire-pmof, clO>lllll>le and secure. Noo-R5deDtial Sp.ciflc. (1) 1Il multi·,tory buildings, Lie developer is encouraged to provide a space for recycling bins on each floor .. in addition to a main collection area accessible for pickup of recycblbles. 1'i'0TE: C'.cI1ec:tioa eqwpmmt apecificatlOO8 are availabJe to arclriieCts an.J ;projw IfJPIi"an~ from the CIty's ref\De coIJec:tioo. ooatnlctor. p:llt\tecyc!el,.tl April 1992 Pllje 3 .~~'~.~. '-"--::--- ';---- • ( - f o The planning commission met in a regu.lar m!?eting on Wednesday. Nove~bel" 13, ~91 at 7:35 p.m. 'in tht! council chambers, wHh nairman Ht.b2r presidlr.g. Staff Present: BOLL CALL Commissioners Beecnam, Christ€nsen, Cullen, Glaz1er, Huber arid Marsh C{)r.lIl'~is.sioner Schmidt us~n Case, Senior Assista~t Ctty Attorney J es Gilliland, ~anager Planning Project~ Lor To~ie$. Planner NO OPAL {Q~UNICATlO:iS APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chairman KubE'r: The first item 011 the genoa is the approval of minutes. AGENDA ITEM I Approval of minutes, Oct I-,er £I, 1991. Chairman Huber: Are there any corrEctions to hese mi..nute? (None) ~: Commis~ioner Chr~s.tensen: I move approva of these minutes. SECOND: Ey Commissioner Marsh. MOTION PASSES: Chairman Huber: Al] those in fal,lor~ say A ., All opposed? That passes on a vote of 4-0, with Commissioners B cham and Cullen abstaining and Comrniss;~ner Schmidt absent. PUBLIC HEARINGS ~_hairrnan Huber: The next item en the agenda is Citj\riide. the adoption f a recycling ordinance. ~GENOA ITEM 2 CITYWIDE: Adoption of a r~cycling ordinante requiring all new non-residential and multiple-far.:i1y residential developments to proYide storage areas fer recyclab;e materials on site. File Nos. 91·EIA·34, 91-ZC-10. Chairman Huber; Are there any staff comments? (None) I See no members of the public present, so I ~jll open and close the public hearing. Are there an.y comments by commissioners? (olTfllissionor Cvllen: J It;;sh the recycl{ng coordinator were here ton~ght, because I have several questions about materials that are currenUy being recyc1ed in other areas which we are not rEcycling. for example, 1 can tak.e my plastiC bottles down to \r!'hole Foods. and they lIIi11 recycle them to Burlingame, where there is a facility tQ handle them. In Oregon, I can take my garment bags that r get from tne cleaners and recycle them. Also, Whole Foods recycles the plastiC bags that go with their groceries. I 11/13/91 -2- .'--....:;- • ! "' " I 1 I ." 1 ! I - .'"". think we need to widen th~ prcgram. Perhaps this is not the time to do it while getting it in pl~ce, but 1 certainly want to £0 on record that tnere ~re oth~" re:yclable materials that ~e are ~ot even attacking. I really wish \liS could find some medanism in the city to do it. If Who1e Foods can do it, why can't ~~ do it? I would put that out as part of the minutes of this hearing. !t will nat be coming back to us, but t:y the time it gOES b.efore the city counc.l1 in December, 1 wou'jd hope that some of tr:ose other mat~riils might be inYestigated as possible recyclables. It may be that the city has to tak€ l mere ?roactive stance in coilecting them, and tne~ conhGct with Pasco or perhaps some ether recycl i ng medi um to get the materia1s to the.s.e other p1a.ces. I really feel there is something tnere that we are not pursuing. CQrmrissirmer Marsh: It is true tha.t most of my curbside rec,),d ing ~aterials are gone before the truck ever irr~ves there. Someone is t~king my plastic bottles t sc I think these are being ~icked up by th~ truck at some p.,lnt. BLit r am sympathetic: to what Commissioner Cullen is saying. am sure that all of us wou1d like to see the curbside program e.xpanded .as much as possible. But I do see this particular ordir.ance as being independEnt of that. Here, I th~Trk. we are simpl)' making it pcss,b1e for whate',er curbside program exists to be taken ad¥'antage of by m~ltiple-f~ml1y and commercial locations. COrmliHloner CulTen: [am not sugg~sting that r wanted to add to the ordinance at this. pOint. We do not have enough infoi'"mation to de that, and I am obviously supporting the ordinance. I ju::;t wanted to raise tnose lssues in this forum, because it is an approprjate time and plac~. Commissioner Marsh: ] wou1d agree, and would add white paper-to whet you said. r have a tre~.:ndous amount of white paper generated from my househo1d that I would love to recycle it the curb. I have a ques tion about thl s from a tii ff~rel'lt ptr'i nt of .... i ew. Obv i cus 1 y, ';12 have already toucned upon a plethora of thin9s that we ~ould a1l like to s~e recycled. It could mean that some~ay, t~ese recyclirg ~tQrage areas potentia11y become qu'ite large, if we have a multiple r.ur.tbers of items befng contained there. The question that comes to I!1Y mi!'1d is one regarding site coverage and FAP: requirements that are other.,ise imposed upon nes€: developments. When you begin to look at the minimum size requirements, ~hich 1 understa~d is lat~r do~n the 1ine. r think we need to keep an eye open i.S to whether thes.e have any significant impacts on site coverage .and FAR. If they do, we may want to place recycling containers in some sort of special ex-emption, as we do for handic.apped or hazardous matE:l"'iais, etc. We may also want to look. at providing an eX€!llption to FARs and site coverage for existing deve1opments. if i10t already pOSSible, tfiat may be b~ilt cut but wou1d iike to add recycling fa~ilities. Does that exist in any form at this point? Mr. Gillilan4: It is not in the ordinance at t~e present time. That is an excellent sugg€stion. I don't think we could expand this ordinance to include that. It would be something subsequent, because it 'Would deal with different sections of the zoning ordinance. Commissioner Marsh: J would like to see us pursue that, even if it is only 100 square feet, as we have lots and lots of buildings that are already cut of conformance, giver. the change in loning over the past ter. years. WJe L 11/13/91 -3- - should make it possible and easy for those people tQ add recycling faCi 1 j ties. ~illiland: That is an excelTent suggestion, alld it is somethirlg we cotAld add~es5 as )ole do c1£anups: in the futur-e. ~e ~il1 certainly kee-p it in mind when enfDrc~n9 this nrd~nanc~. COIflT!lssioner" Marsh: As the minirnlJ:t! requi rei'!1ents become [Tl.:Jre e\lider'lt. I wou1d cert2:il'11y c.on.:;~der tl'!is (ljltslde tt>E.> bound::;, as it does not generate any of the same kinds cf problems that 5~ua~e foot~ge does. (Olm.1ssic:mer Cullen: 1 have a question about the size limitations that are in here. rt seems to m~ that in 10cking at the recyc:1able stuff that is dOwr1SUirs at Level A, 1 cannot see on€! elf cur Pasc.o trucks gettir,g in there to pick up those bins. So 1 wond~r if the size 1imttatinns are not a little too small for the hopefully anticipated 1arger ~aste material that will be used there. Can staff comm~nt on that? Ms. Topl~v: We don"t t"1alie ij.ny frtinimum s.ize r~q,tJirements ir, here. 50 could you clarify t~at? Commissione! C411€n: It is part of the guide11~es. an~ I was conc~rned about that. I kno," ..... e do not have the decisicnmaking process on that. but maybe we could give some suggestions to the ARB. For example, under H4 of the G.l.lide1in~s, it S3.ys., "[.nc1csures may not be 10cated in alh_yways or other tHy·owned rights of way.· But most of the d:..lrn,D5ters are ioeated in aT1eYollia,ys~ fsn't that in c{l;'1f1ict with #2, Which is. that the recycling t.{)11ect~cii Hea and the trash (.o1i-ection ar~a shou1d be aajac.ent to one anothe-r? Ms. IQPln; This, ordinance 'ind guidel,ne-s .. ill apply to new dellelopm~nts on1y. Typic.al1Y9 WhE'!"l we r~vie'orJ new developnients, 'He do ;et tfle trash areas recessed, at least, off the al1ey""ays. Sometimes it is just an alcove-. Cpmmissione_J" Cul1tr1; Recessed off the alleyways? Every a1 h)IW2)' see hilS al1 kinds of d':.lmpsters in them oYer-f1o!1ting. ~TQ .. Q.1.ll: Yes. in existing si'tu.atio!'1s. ({]Too.isstanH Cll11en.: r know you are referring to new de .... elopments. but also additional add-~ns. M.y ether question {s about I1Orh'ewajs or travel ais~es shall pro'..-ide unobstructed access for collection vet'1icles and prcvide minimum clei!rance of 15 feeL" Thdt is my question related to e'len our own :cl1ection area at level A. H.:.s anyone rea.lly loo'ked iflta that? r am. not sure that is a realistic situation. especially in office buildings, and here in our own office building. There may be anelther way of doing t;'1S. 1 would hate to have guidelines that ar~ not real1stic. Mr. _Gilliland: Again, this 'WDuTd be for new developments. The trash c.onta)ners. thi?it ar~ ~n this level locatE:d or. Leve1 A are mC'I€d out of the building in order fo~ them to be emptied. In new buildings, that much clearance is Tt!quired for the Pasco trucks to get in and pick. them up. L 11/!3jSI -4- ',"",-' . -~'",,' . '--:: ' "'~~~~.~ -' -r-...... . ; -. Commission~r Cu11gn: But is that realistic far ne~ b~ildings? Mr. GHllland: It is only a guidel ine. If the trash area is located outside, zuch as out in an industrial area, it is not going to be insjde of the blJi1ding. Perhaps )'CU ue 1i;r.iting yOWl" thcu'3hts to the d-o'Wo/ntown ~rea wtden has its own spec~fic probTe-ms. ~or."r.1i!?sior,e1'" tuner'): So ~nl the flexibnit,. implemc'\taU-Gli h.k~ care of this dawl'!tc,·,m problem? 1 ,really hate to have us write these guidelines tnat are so unrealistic. r ~XPE'ct that even the industrial park may find tha.t particular one. about the llE-rtical c1~anr1.:e difficult. HavE' ycu dCr\E any surrey of wher-e they do their trash -disposa1? Is it c0'1~plete1'y outside of the bJJi1ding? ~r. Gilliland: Yes,'" almost all cases. COlm1i'5.s.ioner Culle.n: I have gr"llle res.en:.tions abcllt the-to a.nd .. ouid 1ik~ to get it on tile record that ·~her, the ARB looks at that, since they have more familiarity with dealing with rnultipl€-famiTy and offiCI:! enclosures for trash~ they might come up ~ith sornet~1ng ~iffer~nt. I am & litt1e worried about the realism of that. MQl.I.Q.~: CorrmissiQr"J.H Beecham: 1 !r.o\'e .a.p~rol/al of the staff recommendations. that 1oIE' recommend to t~e cHy cOlJl"lcil the approving cf the negative declarations and adopting the propDsed ordina~ce. I think this is a good first step and is 1n p~eparat,on, I believe, for the state model ordinance comin~ out in January cf 1993. SfCOND: By Comm1ssion~r Christensen. MOTION P,a,SSES; ~_hairman Huber~ Is there ilr.y furthe,.-disc:ussior. on this l'to-tion? An those in fa.vcr, say Aya? All o'PPosed? That passes on a -,ote of 6-0, with Comm!s5;on~r Schmidt absent. Ms_ Tooley: His itEm goes before the city council an. Decerr.ber 16. 1991. ~--~ -----~-... - ~u l1uber; The next item is a report of official, discussilJn af a p(ltent~ordinance amEndment to anow a variance to the: height a:"1d S1ngle-sto~~trictinn fer cottages. AGENDA ITEM 3 ~ lission of a potential ordinance amendment ~;:j al1Q'Wo/ a liar; . e to the h~ight and single-story restriction for cottages ............ ""- Chairman Huber: A~e there any sta~ents on this item? Mr_ G.illiland: No staff corrments. ~ CDrm1iss;lj~er GJazier; Since I was no~ in attendan at the Octcber 30 meetinq, and the notes have not been published yet, c d you paraphrase Tommy Oerrick's comments about a sitt.;ation: wnere Q two-st cottage might be more appropriate than a Single-story c0ttage? Mr. -Gilljhnd: Basically. he owns a historic residence in the Southg area, I bel ie .... e. He wanted to add a garage onto it immediately adjacen.t't"S 11/13/91 .,. -------"-_._-----~ '---""~""''" L L t ! - ":-;:::',-." " . . ,,!:':':';~.\~ . ~-~?~\~.~\~~~~~·~t ,-< ".-'. _______ l"'l I 4 O::L._~:",,:~,_"_>l-' i - 0 6. PCBI,IC HEARING: Planning cotu:lission recol1lI!1ends to the Ci tr council approval of an Ordinance amending Title 18 to require all new nonresidential and multiple-family residential developments to provide storage areas for recyclable mat,erials on-site City Attorney Ariel calonne said the Ordinance had bp-en revised and reflected a change in each of the sections which added the require­ men~ to a number of different zoning districts where the ccuncil would control the design guidelines adopted by the Architectural Revie-w Board (ARB) and "'"ould then be ret.ur.ned to the Council for approval. The second Change corrected a date that had been concaived when staff anticipated the item returning to Council in December 1991~ Council Mel!lber Andersen queried ."hether the recyclable containers would be capable of handling a Christmas tree.. Planner Lori Topley said the guidelines did not specify the exact containers that had to be in a storage area because the type of recyclables might vary depending on the business. staff intended to review thr. project plans on a case-by-case basis with assistance from the recycling ccordinator to detenuine the most aprr~priate size and container. Council Member Simitian queried the extent to ~hich the proposal di~ or did not apply to the Floor Area Ratio (FAR}. Ms. Topley said the question had arose if a recycling storage area was interior to the building whether or not the area could be excludeo.d from count in!]' towards the FAR requirement. staff thought there was some merit to that idea but had not had time to fully review the issue. Another section of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMe) would probably have to be amended to handle it. 01/21/92 68-35 L • I r. , -f I I L Council Member Simitian said it would be better to the outset of the process. He queried ~hether March ~ the date the Ordinance ~ould b~come effective. ~x. Calonne said that was correct. resol ve it at 5, 1992, woul(j council Member Simitian queried the impact the dat~ Yould have on people who were in the process and would nov have to cor.form to a new set of guidelines. ¥...r. Calonne sd.id the d.ate did tot bake any effort to ac-commodate applications on file but not as yet approved W'hich the Council could choose to indicate. council Me"!nl>er Silllitian queried 'Whether staft be.lieved there 'Would be a serious hardship if an extension was added and whether any recycling capacity vould be lost. Zoning Adlninistrator Nancy Lytle said tbere ...... as no problem 'With future applicants since the Ordinance had been anticipated for the last six months, and people had been advised of the need to consider recycling in their plan and include provisions as they ente~ the process> Council He~~r Simitian ~~eried whethe~ staff would be opposed to a chang:e in the d&te. Ms. Lytle said staft ~ould not be opp~sed to a date change out ~as comfortable with the date as it stood. Council Me~r Rosenbaum referred to the ~inu~es of the Planning Commission dated November 13, 1991, and the concern raised by Commissioner Patricia Cullen about the recycling p::-ogral!i and the City's inability to pick up at the curbside certair. items that other cO:mlDunities were picking up, and be queried whetner staff coc.ld provide. .a report on the stabls of those type~ of items~ city Manager Bill Za.r.er said staff could provide a report to council befor£ the next co~~cil Meeting. Kayor Fazzino declared the Pu:blic Hearing open. Receiving no requests from the public to speak, he declared the Public Hearing closea.~ council Kember Simitian queried whether there ~ould ~e a problem if the March 5, 1992, date was applied to any applicant who did not have a completed application en file rather than ARB approval. Mr. Calonne said there would bE no problem. Council Member simitian queried whether any obstacles .... ould be created by the change. Ms. Lytle said no obstacles would be created~ Ql/21/92 68-36 L ! , - o KOTIOH: Cour.cil Member Si.mitian moved, ,s,econQed by McCown, to approve the Planning Conunission recol!ll!!endation 2IS follo-.;:s, ~ith the-. provision that t.he date of March 5, 1992 ~ 'be appl ied to any applicant who does not have a complete application on file: l} Approve the Negative Declaration; hnd 2) introduce the Ordinance for a first reading amending Title la~ Qrdinance 1st Reading entitled nORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO k~£NDING TITLE ,. (ZONING) OF THE PALO ALTO M\lNICIPAL CODE TO ADO RECYCLING REQUIREM£:<ITS TO VARIOUS ZONING DIS~CT REGULATIONS n 1l0'110lf PASSEl) 9-0.