21.38.020 Garbage and Recycling Enclosures.
A. Purpose. The purpose of establishing garbage and recycling enclosure standards is to ensure that new construction and tenant improvements incorporate the space required for solid waste collection and storage for garbage and recycling containers by:
1. Establishing mandatory minimum storage space requirements for garbage and recycling enclosures in multifamily residential and all other nonresidential development; and
2. Providing location and design guidelines that will assist the applicant in the development of a garbage and recycling enclosure; and
3. Creating garbage and recycling enclosures that limit impacts associated with garbage and recycling storage, including environmental and public health impacts.
The term "garbage and recycling" includes solid waste of any kind that is stored on-site for collection by the City’s solid waste hauler in accordance with the Comprehensive Garbage, Recyclables and Organics Collection Contract. "Garbage" means all waste including rubbish and kitchen waste. It does not include hazardous wastes. "Recycling" includes but is not limited to: paper, aluminum, glass, food waste, plastic in accordance with the above referenced contract.
B. Exemptions. The following are exempt from the requirements of this division:
1. Multifamily dwellings, manufactured homes, and bed and breakfast inns that will be served by curbside collection;
2. Detached single-family and accessory dwelling units and construction sites;
3. Transportation, Communication, Information and Utilities, Mining and Extraction Establishment, Agriculture, and Other Uses; and
4. Tenant improvement on legal non-conforming structures. At site plan entitlement, the applicant shall provide the City and City’s contracted solid waste hauler information on how they will store garbage and recycling materials in accordance with section F. of this chapter. Sections C., D., and E. are still recommended but not required.
C. Garbage and Recycling Enclosure Space Requirements. The garbage and recycling enclosure is the area designated on-site to store garbage and recycling including a garbage compactor. The following minimum space requirements for recycling and garbage enclosures shall be incorporated into the design of all development that this section applies:
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Table 21.38.020 |
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Land Use |
Storage Requirement |
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Multifamily residential, residential mixed-use, and hotels |
3 square feet per dwelling unit or hotel room |
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General Sales and Service (excluding hotels), Construction, Business, and Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Uses |
3 square feet for 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
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Educational, Public Administration, Healthcare, and Other Institutions |
3 square feet for 1,000 square feet of gross floor area; maximum of 1,000 square feet |
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3 square feet for 1,000 square feet of gross floor area; maximum of 1,000 square feet |
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*Note: More space may be required for additional separated materials, such as cooking oil/grease. |
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D. Location and Accessibility.
1. Enclosures shall not interfere with the primary use of the site and shall:
a. Minimize exposure of residents or employees to waste-related noise and odor.
b. Minimize conflicts between collection trucks and pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
c. Not be located in required yards, critical area buffers, utility corridors, or easements.
d. Not be located within 12 feet of a fire hydrant, unless approved by the Fire Department and Water Utility.
2. Enclosures for multifamily residential developments shall be located and equipped as follows:
a. There shall be one collection point for every 30 dwelling units. This requirement is not applied to multifamily buildings with more than 30 dwelling units within a single building.
b. No dwelling unit within the development shall be more than 200 feet from a garbage and recycling enclosure.
c. Garbage, recycling and compost containers shall be co-located.
d. Detachable containers (dumpsters) shall be used in lieu of carts for the collection of recyclables.
3. Enclosures for nonresidential development may be centrally located.
4. The garbage and recycling enclosure location shall allow for access by the solid waste hauler and in a location that allows for accomplishment of the general standards in this section.
E. General Standards for New Commercial Construction, New Residential Mixed Use, and New Multifamily. The following requirements shall apply to all garbage and recycling enclosures. On a case by case basis, the City may reduce or eliminate requirements of this section for new construction tenant improvements that are not legal non-conforming. Tenant improvement applicants shall submit a written request to the City for relief from specific requirements. The Code Administrator will respond in writing to the request for relief.
1. Enclosures shall be incorporated into the layout of the project and identified on civil plans.
2. Drainage. Stormwater from garbage and recycling areas (trash enclosures) shall not enter the City’s stormwater system or infiltrate into the ground. Please refer to the City of Redmond’s Stormwater Technical Notebook for additional requirements relating to drainage of storage enclosures.
3. Weather Protection. Garbage and recycling enclosured shall have a roof and include sight obscuring siding or solid walls to reduce blow in of rainfall. The siding of the enclosure shall meet the requirements established in RZC 21.60.040. If the siding or walls do not extend to the roof, the roof shall have a minimum of 2-foot eves to prevent rainfall from entering the enclosure. The overhang of the roof from the front edge of the enclosures shall not exceed one foot.
4. Gate Openings. Enclosures shall have gate openings at least 12 feet wide for haulers to remove garbage and recycling. In addition, the gate opening shall have a vertical clearance of at least 12 feet. Gate materials shall be consistent with the materials and design of the primary structure(s).
F. Review and Approval. The proposed site plan and enclosure detail shall be submitted to the City and City’s contracted solid waste hauler for review and approval at site plan entitlement. (Ord. 2753; Ord. 2978)