ORD-2006-011 - Amendments to Regulated Recyclable Material Ordinance 1st Reading

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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 21, 2006 0,op,0 -.,2e�r4Z — / A Action Agenda Item No. 15-p SUBJECT: Amendments to Regulated Recyclable Material Ordinance (First Reading) DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management/ PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No County Attorney ATTACHMENT(S): . 3/16/06 Solid Waste Director Memo Ordinance w /Proposed Amendments INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Wilson, 919 - 968 -2885 Geof Gledhill, 919 - 732 -2196 PURPOSE: To consider and approve, on first reading, suggested amendments to the Regulated Recyclable Material Ordinance. BACKGROUND: In December 2001, the BOCC adopted the Regulated Recyclable Material Ordinance (RRMO) requiring the recycling of targeted materials (wood, metal, and cardboard and other such `Regulated Material "), the permitting of construction projects (coordinated with municipal Inspections Departments within the County), the licensing of waste haulers, and the Certification of mixed recycling facilities. The effective date of enforcement was October 1, 2002. In 2004, the Board adopted amendments to the. RRMO including amendments to the certification of recycling facilities section to clarify that the ordinance is in no way directing the flow of waste to specific facilities, etc, and to require the numbering and identification of Regulated Material waste containers. After additional experience administering the RRMO, the Orange County Solid Waste staff has determined, in cooperation with the County Attorney, that several further revisions and clarifications to the Ordinance are desirable and necessary. These changes are designed to better inform those affected by the enforcement of the ordinance and to clarify questions that have arisen since the last amendments to the ordinance were made. These changes include: • A clarification that a certification issued to a recycling facility is assignable to a new owner • An addition of an ordinance - mandated monthly reporting requirement for certified recycling facilities • A clarification that licensed haulers must provide an annual report and specifics of the report • An addition that indicates the responsibilities of the Solid Waste enforcement staff in regards to granting and renewing licenses of collectors of Regulated Material • An addition that specifies the method to notify a Regulated Materials permit holder of a violation and an opportunity to cure and /or to revoke a Regulated Materials permit • An addition that specifies the appeals process for those collectors who have had their license revoked