Page 10 September 27 , 2012 PUBLIC NOTICES ORDINANCE NO. 2025 WHEREAS, the City Council residential use. 7. Shall be constructed Section 9. C h a p t e r of the facility operator and the AN ORDINANCE OF THE of the City of Hawthorne has Mobile Recycling Unit with durable waterproof and 17.26 C-2 Local Commercial hours of operation and notice CITY COUNCIL OF THE reviewed and considered means an automobile, truck, rustproof material and shall Classification, Section that no material is to be left CITY OF HAWTHORNE, the zone text amendment trailer or van, licensed by the be maintained at all times in a 17.26.030, Limitations on outside the enclosure. CALIFORNIA APPROVing as designated in Planning Department of Motor Vehicles, clean, litter-free condition; Permitted Uses, paragraph (P) 20. The recycling facility ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT Commission Resolution PC- which is used for the collection 8. Shall observe the is hereby added as follows. shall be located and designed NO. 2012ZA03, AMENDING 2012-10 and all its constituent of recyclable materials. A mobile hours of operation of typical P. Recycling Facilities to be aesthetically compatible SECTIONS 17.04, 17.25, and parts and concurrent recycling unit also means commercial uses; 1. Shall be permitted with the host use and with 17.26 TO DEFINE, CLASSIFY applications and finds it to be the bins, boxes or containers 9. Shall be clearly only by conditional use permit; surrounding uses. AND DEVELOP STANDARDS integrated, internally consistent transported by trucks, vans, marked to identify the type of 2. Shall contain 21. A security plan shall FOR RECYCLING and compatible. or trailers, and used for material to be deposited, the not more than (1) type of be submitted to the Chief of WHEREAS, Laur Metals NOW, THEREFORE, THE the collection of recyclable operating instructions, and the collection facility as described Police of his designee for Company, the “Applicant,” CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY materials. A mobile recycling identity and telephone number in Hawthorne Municipal Code approval prior to approval from has initiated an application to OF HAWTHORNE HEREBY unit shall not occupy an area of of a responsible person to call (HMC), which shall be located the Planning Commission. amend Hawthorne Municipal ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: more than 500 square feet and if the facility is inoperative; and on the site in such a manner Section 10. The City Code (HMC) Sections 17.04 Section 1.The City Council shall not be allowed overnight. 10. The signage on as not to obstruct pedestrian, Council finds and determines (Definitions), 17.25 C-1 finds that all of the facts set forth Retail Collection Facility any reverse vending machine automobile or truck circulation; that the zoning text amendment (Freeway Commercial Mixed in the recitals of this Ordinance means a recycling facility shall not exceed 4 square 3. Shall not occupy set forth in Sections 4 through Use) and 17.26 (C-2 Local are true and correct. completely enclosed within a feet, exclusive of the operating parking spaces required by the 9 above are consistent with the Commercial Classification). The Section 2The City Council building used for the collection instructions; primary commercial use; goals, policies, and standards amendment proposes to define, determines that the proposed and processing of recyclable 11. Shall be adequately 4. Shall be designated of the General Plan and will classify and develop standards amendments to the Hawthorne materials. Processing means illuminated to ensure public on a site plan to be submitted further those goals and policies. for recycling; and Municipal Code constitute a the preparation of material for safety; and approved in accordance Section 11. T h e WHEREAS, Zone Text project within the scope of efficient shipment, or to an end- 12. Shall provide for with HMC 17.25.030 (P); proposed amendment will not Amendment application the California Environmental user’s specifications, by such storage of all recyclable 5. Shall not occupy any have an adverse effect, either (2012ZA06) will add “collection Quality Act (CEQA) and the means as baling, briquetting, materials within the facility at all portion of a front setback or any individually or cumulatively, facility, mobile recycling unit, City’s CEQA Guidelines. The compacting, flattening, grinding, times; and setback which abuts an existing on wildlife or the habitat upon retail collection facility, reverse project qualifies as a Class 5 crushing, sorting, shredding 13. Shall not operate public right-of-way or residential which wildlife depends, and vending machine and recycling Project (Minor Alternations in and cleaning. at noise levels in excess of property; on the basis of substantial center” to the definitions section Land Use Limitations) pursuant Recycling Facility. (60) dBA as measured at the 6. Shall be landscaped evidence, the presumption of of the Hawthorne Municipal to CEQA Guidelines Section means a center for the property line of any adjacent to the satisfaction of the adverse effect is rebutted. code; and 15305. The amendments do collection or processing of residentially zoned property. Planning Director; Section 12. If any WHEREAS, this proposed not change the land uses recyclable materials. Recycling 14. Graffiti shall be 7. Shall be constructed provision, clause, sentence or amendment (2012ZA06) allowed on areas of slopes facilities include collection removed within 24 hours of its with durable waterproof and paragraph of this ordinance will make recycling facilities greater than 20% and do not facilities, mobile recycling discovery; and rustproof material and shall or application thereof to any a permitted use if granted change allowable land uses in units, retail collection facilities 15. Shall be subject to be maintained at all times in a person or circumstance shall be approval of a conditional a manner that could create a and reverse vending machines an administrative fine to be clean, litter-free condition; held invalid, such invalidity shall use permit in the C-2 (Local potentially significant impact on for recyclables. A recycling collected by the Department 8. Shall observe the not affect the other provisions Commercial) zone and as a the environment. The Planning facility does not include of Code Enforcement for any hours of operation of typical of this ordinance which can be result the land use listed herein Commission has reviewed storage containers located on violation of the provisions of this commercial uses; given effect without the invalid shall effectively be allowed in the Planning Department’s the premises of a residential, subparagraph; and 9. Shall be clearly provisions or application, and the C-3 (General Commercial), determination of exemption and commercial, or manufacturing 16. Violation of, or marked to identify the type of to this end the provisions of this M-1 (Limited Industrial) and based on its own independent use. noncompliance with, any of material to be deposited, the ordinance are declared to be M-2 (General Industrial) zoning judgment, concurs in staff’s Reverse Vending Machine the guidelines shall constitute operating instructions, and the severable. districts; and determination of exemption. means an automated grounds for revocation of the identity and telephone number Section 13. T h e WHEREAS, the City of Section 3. T h e mechanical device, similar CUP. If a revocation hearing of a responsible person to call City Clerk shall certify to the Hawthorne has committed itself proposed text amendment in size and appearance to a is necessary, the applicant will if the facility is inoperative; and passage and adoption of this to encouraging its residents helps the City achieve the goals soda vending machine, which pay for the cost of the hearing. 10. The signage on ordinance and shall cause the and business owners to set forth in the City’s Source accepts empty recyclable Failure to pay for the cost of the any reverse vending machine summarized ordinance to be adopt a “greener” lifestyle. As Reduction and Recycling beverage containers and hearing shall be grounds for shall not exceed 4 square published once in a newspaper demonstrated by its production Element (SRRE) adopted in issues to the consumer, based revoking the CUP; and feet, exclusive of the operating of general circulation, published of “Green Scene News” and 1992. These goals include: upon the number of containers 17. No recycling center instructions; and circulated in the City of the “One Person’s Trash…” Extend the lifetime of existing deposited or by weight a cash or facility shall permit loitering, 11. Shall be adequately Hawthorne, or if there is none, newsletter; and landfills used by the City. refund or a redeemable credit camping, public begging, illuminated to ensure public he shall cause it to be posted WHEREAS, City staff has Continue the identification slip with a value not less than consumption of alcoholic safety; in at least three public places evaluated the impacts of the of reliable and new markets the container’s redemption beverages, use of illegal 12. Shall provide for in the City of Hawthorne, application pursuant to the for materials diverted from value as determined by the narcotics, or any other criminal storage of all recyclable California. requirements of the California Hawthorne’s solid waste State. activity at any time; and materials within the facility at all PASSED, APPROVED, and Environmental Quality Act stream. Section 5. C h a p t e r 18. If the proposed facility times; and ADOPTED this 25th day of (CEQA) and determined that Assist in the development 17.25 C-1 Freeway Commercial is proposed outside of a state 13. Shall not operate September, 2012. the amendments will not cause of local, regional and state Mixed Use Classification, approved convenience zone, at noise levels in excess of a potential significant effect on markets for diverted material Section 17.25.020, Permitted or is in addition to an existing (60) dBA as measured at the DANIEL D. JUAREZ, MAYOR the environment and that the Achieve maximum feasible Uses, is hereby amended to convenience zone recycling property line of any adjacent City of Hawthorne, California amendments are exempt from source reduction , recycling add the following permitted use facility, the applicant shall justify residentially zoned property. State CEQA Guidelines Section and composting by residential, in alphabetical order: appropriateness of location. 14. Graffiti shall be ATTEST: 15305, Minor Alterations in institutional, commercial and Recycling Facility (subject to 19. The recycling facility removed within 24 hours of its NORBERT HUBER, Land Use Limitations; and industrial waste generators. a conditional use permit and shall be clearly marked with the discovery; and CITY CLERK WHEREAS, the City provided The Recycling Component Section 17.25.030 (N)) name and telephone number 15. Shall be subject to City of Hawthorne, California published notice of the Planning of the SRRE Section 4.1.2, Section 6. C h a p t e r of the facility operator and the an administrative fine to be Commission’s Wednesday, encourages the City to consider 17.25 C-1 Freeway Commercial hours of operation and notice collected by the Department APPROVED AS TO FORM: June 6, 2012, public hearing on zoning code practices as a tool Mixed Use Classification, that no material is to be left of Code Enforcement for any KUNLE ADERONMU, the project; and for evaluating potential impacts Section 17.25.030, Limitations outside the enclosure. violation of the provisions of this INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY WHEREAS, on June 6, 2012, of recycling facilities. on Permitted Uses, paragraph 20. The recycling facility subparagraph; and City of Hawthorne, California the Planning Commission held Section 4. C h a p t e r (N) is hereby added as follows: shall be located and designed 16. Violation of, or a duly noticed public hearing 17.04 Definitions, is hereby N. Recycling Facilities to be aesthetically compatible noncompliance with, any of I, Monica Dicrisci, the duly on Zone Text Amendment amended to add the following 1. Shall be permitted with the host use and with the guidelines shall constitute appointed Deputy City Clerk 2012ZA06, and following definitions in alphabetical order only by conditional use permit; surrounding uses. grounds for revocation of the of the City of Hawthorne, the close of the hearing, as follows: 2. Shall contain 21. A security plan shall CUP. If a revocation hearing California, DO HEREBY recommended to the City Collection Facility not more than (1) type of be submitted to the Chief of is necessary, the applicant will CERTIFY that the foregoing Council approval of the means a processing facility collection facility as described Police of his designee for pay for the cost of the hearing. Ordinance, being Ordinance Categorical Exemption under for recyclables which has in Hawthorne Municipal Code approval prior to approval from Failure to pay for the cost of the No. 2025 was duly adopted CEQA and approval of Zoning processing and storage area (HMC), which shall be located the Planning Commission. hearing shall be grounds for by the City Council of the City Text Amendment 2012ZA06; and has up to an average of on the site in such a manner Section 7. C h a p t e r revoking the CUP; and of Hawthorne, at their regular and (2) outbound truck shipments as not to obstruct pedestrian, 17.26 C-2 Local Commercial 17. No recycling center meeting of the City Council held WHEREAS, the City provided per day. Collection facilities automobile or truck circulation; Classification, Section or facility shall permit loitering, September 25, 2012 and that published notice of the City for recyclables are limited to 3. Shall not occupy 17.26.020, Permitted Uses, camping, public begging, it was adopted by the following Council’s public hearing on baling, briquetting, crushing, parking spaces required by the is hereby amended to add consumption of alcoholic vote, to wit: June 26, 2012, and the City compacting, grinding, primary commercial use; the following permitted use in beverages, use of illegal Council held a duly noticed shredding and sorting of source- 4. Shall be designated alphabetical order: narcotics, or any other criminal AYES: Councilmembers public hearing on the Project; separated recyclable materials on a site plan to be submitted Recycling Facility (subject to activity at any time; and English, Michelin, Valentine, and and repairing of reusable and approved in accordance a conditional use permit and 18. If the proposed facility Vargas, Mayor Juarez. WHEREAS, the said Zone materials. A collection facility with HMC 17.25.030 (N); Section 17.26.030 (P) is proposed outside of a state NOES: None. Text Amendment will not for recyclables shall not shred, 5. Shall not occupy any Section 8. C h a p t e r approved convenience zone, ABSTAIN: None. have an adverse effect, either compact or bale ferrous metals portion of a front setback or any 17.26 C-2 Local Commercial or is in addition to an existing ABSENT: None. individually or cumulatively, other than food and beverage setback which abuts an existing Classification, Section convenience zone recycling on wildlife or the habitat upon containers. A collection facility public right-of-way or residential 17.26.030 Limitations on facility, the applicant shall justify Deputy City Clerk which wildlife depends, and does not include storage property; Permitted Uses, paragraph (B) appropriateness of location. City of Hawthorne, California that on the basis of substantial containers for clothing and does 6. 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