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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 237 CERTIFICATION I, LEE RABOIN, City Clerk of the City of Atascadero, hereby certify that the foregoing is the true and correct original of Ordinance No. 237 adopted by the Atascadero City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on January 14, 1991 and that it has been duly published pursuant to State Law. DATED: i LEE RABOIN City Clerk City of Atascadero, California ORDINANCE NO. 237 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY ESTABLISHING A DEFINITION FOR RECYCLING CENTERS AND PROVIDING STANDARDS FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT (CITY COUNCIL INITIATED) WHEREAS, Section 36934 of the Government Code authorizes local legislative bodies to enact urgency measures to protect the public safety, health, and welfare; and WHEREAS, the City of Atascadero is implementing a comprehensive program for the recycling of solid waste materials in compliance with AB 939; and WHEREAS, the City has entered a contract with Wil Mar Disposal Co. to achieve these objectives; and WHEREAS, the City's current Zoning Regulations, under Section 9-6. 131(a) , state that locations would be limited to "at least 500 feet from any school, church, hospital, public building, commercial, or residential zones; and WHEREAS, said criteria effectively precludes establishing a re-cycling center within the City of Atascadero; and WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to provide reasonable standards for the establishment of recycling centers in the City; and WHEREAS, the Atascadero City Council held a noticed public hear-ing on December 10, 1991 and January 14, 1992 to consider this urgency issue. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Atascadero does ordain as follows: Section 1. Zoning Ordinance Text Change. A. Section 9-3.701 (Land Use Descriptions) of the Zoning Ordinance Text is hereby amended by the addition of a definition of "Recycling Centers" as shown in the attached Exhibit "A", which is hereby made a part of this ordinance by reference. B. Section 9-9. 102 (General Definitions) of the Zoning Ordinance text is hereby amended by the revision of the definition of "Recycling Facility" as shown in the attached Exhibit "B", which is hereby made a part of this ordinance by reference. Ordinance No. 237 Page Two C. Chapter 6. Special Uses of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended by the addition of a new Section 9-6. 132, Recycling Centers, as shown in the attached Exhibit "C", which is hereby made a part of this ordinance by reference. D. Section 9-3.301 IP Industrial Park, Section 9-3.311 I Industrial and Section 9-3.231 CS Commercial Service zones is hereby amended by the addition of Recycling Centers as permitted conditional uses, as shown in the attached Exhibit "D", which is hereby made a part of this ordinance by reference. Section 2. Publication. The City Clerk shall cause this ordinance to be published once within fifteen (15) days after its passage in the Atascadero News, a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published, and circulated in the City in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code; shall certify the adopting and posting of this ordinance and shall cause this ordinance and certification together with proof of posting to be entered into the Book of Ordinances of the City. Section 3. Effective Date. The City Council hereby declares that this is an urgency ordinance necessary to preserve the public safety, health, and welfare due to the facts set forth above, and passed by a four- fifths (4/5ths) vote of the Council shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. On motion by Councilmember Dexter and seconded by Councilmember Nimmo, the foregoing Ordinance is approved by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Borgeson, Lilley, Dexter, Nimmo and Mayor Shiers NOES: None ABSENT: None ADOPTED: January 14, 1992 ATTEST: CITY OF ATASCADERO By C v � LEE RABOIN, City Clerk ALDEN SHIERS, Mayor Ordinance No. 237 Page Three APPROVED AS TO FORM: ART ER NTAN 0 ,Vi�ty Attorney PREPARED BY: HENRY ENGE , CommurQty Development Director ORDINANCE NO. 237 EXHIBIT "A" Section 9-3.701 Land Use Descriptions Recycling Centers An establishment, which is larger than a "collection station", that serves as a community-wide center for the collection and/or processing of recyclable materials such as glass, paper, plastic, aluminum and metal cans. ORDINANCE NO. 237 EXHIBIT "B" Section 9-9.102 General Definitions Recycling Facility Any lot or portion of a lot used for the purpose of outdoor storage, sorting handling, processing, dismantling, wrecking, keeping or sale of inoperative, discarded, wrecked, or abandoned appliances, vehicles, boats, building materials, machinery, equipment, or parts thereof, including but not limited to scrap materials, wood, lumber, plastic, fiber, or other tangible materials that cannot, without further reconditioning, be used for their original purposes. Includes beth wrecking yards for vehicles. and Ee ye d n eateEa-handling sueh ateEials as gid pap=`_ and-a-I-FkRliat�ts- Note: strikeout (----) indicates text to be deleted. ORDINANCE NO. 237 EXHIBIT "C" Chapter 6. Special Uses 9-6. 132. Recycling Centers: (a) Minimum Site Area: One-half acre. (b) Parking Requirement: Two spaces, plus one space for each 5,000 square feet of use area. (c) Site Design and Operation: Recycling centers are subject to all provisions of Section 9-6.140 (Storage Yards) . ORDINANCE NO. 237 EXHIBIT "D" Chapter 3. Zoning Districts IP (Industrial Park) Zone 9-3.303. Conditional Uses: S. Recycling Centers (See Section 9-6. 132) I (Industrial) Zone 9-3.313. Conditional Uses: 1. Recycling Centers (See Section 9-6. 132) CS (Service Commercial Zone 9-3.233. Conditional Uses: f. Recycling Centers (See Section 9-6. 132)