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The following general provisions are applicable to MPD-CZ applications and each <br />permitted use, special use, accessory use, and conditional use in Economic <br />Development Districts: <br />(1) All uses and activities must provide secure, safe, and sanitary facilities for the <br />storage and pickup of solid waste and recyclables. Such facilities must be <br />convenient to collection and must be appropriate to the type and size of use or <br />activity being served. <br />(2) All solid waste and recyclables storage facilities must be screened in accordance <br />with Sections 6.4 and 6.8. of this Ordinance. <br />(3) All uses and activities must remove recyclable materials from the solid waste <br />generated and make them available for recycling. Recyclable materials, <br />consisting of glass, metal cans, plastic containers, corrugated cardboard and <br />white office paper, newspapers, and motor oil, must not be mixed with or <br />disposed of with other solid waste. <br />(4) All uses and activities shall remove or cause to be removed all solid wastes from <br />the site or property before harborage of such waste creates a health hazard. <br />(5) Each Master Plan and site plan must be accompanied by Solid Waste <br />Management Plan, including a recycling plan and a plan for the management of <br />construction and land clearing debris. The recycling plan must provide <br />information regarding the type and quantity of recyclable materials generated <br />each month, and the facilities to be provided for collection and storage. <br />Management plans for construction and land clearing debris must identify the <br />type and quantity of debris as well as its disposal location. <br />6.4.10 Service & Outdoor Storage <br />(A) General Standards <br />(1) Building service and loading areas must be conveniently located and accessible <br />for normal service and maintenance needs, including the provision of adequate <br />turning radii and parking areas for service vehicles. Such areas are to be located <br />at the side or rear of the principal building(s), and designed so that all service <br />and loading operations occur within the confines of the building site. <br />(2) Outdoor storage shall be located only to the side and rear of a building. No <br />outdoor storage is permitted to the front of a building. <br />(3) If located adjacent to residentially zoned property, outside storage areas shall be <br />screened from view of the residentially zoned property and shall be located a <br />minimum of 100 feet from the property line.26 <br />(B) Additional Standards in Economic Development Districts <br />(1) Exterior storage for materials, supplies, and equipment may only be located at <br />the side or rear of a building and only in totally enclosed screened areas. Exterior <br />storage areas must never be located to the front of any building unless screened <br />from view through the use of fencing, walls and/or landscaping, in accordance <br />with Section 6.8 of this Ordinance. <br />26 While not only related to ASE uses, staff is suggesting the language regarding outdoor storage be included at this <br />time because it is a direction Orange County has been going for several years in regards to outdoor storage areas. <br />Staff is specifically noting that including the language in this section will make it apply in all commercial, industrial, <br />economic development, and conditional districts (See 6.4.1(B)). If not included as part of this amendment <br />package, additional standards (Article 5) may need to be added for some uses. <br />89