HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-12 - Orange County Solid Waste FacilitiesRESOLUTION NO. 91 -12
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
SPECIFYING THE PROCESS FOR APPROVING AND SITING IN
ORANGE COUNTY SOLID WASTE FACILITIES REUSING OR
RECYCLING LESS THAN 15% OF MATERIAL RECEIVED AND
SERVING MORE THAN ONE JURISDICTION
• WHEREAS, AB 2296 requires that on or before February 1,
1991, each county and majority of the cities containing the
majority of the population in the incorporated area in the
county, must adopt a resolution following a public hearing
specific to the approval and siting of solid waste
facilities, not identified in a previously approved County
Solid Waste Management Plan, which are designed to recover or
reuse less than 150 of the material received; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Local Task Force is charged
with ensuring a coordinated and cost - effective regional
recycling system, pursuant to AB 939, Article 2, Section
40950; and
WHEREAS, the Local Task Force can assist the recycling
activities of the cities by ensuring that solid waste
facilities maximize the recycling of material received within
and beyond local jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, recycling, the second priority of the AB 939
Source Reduction and Recycling hierarchy, can be accomplished
efficiently only if recyclable materials are recovered and
reused at all points of entry;
WHEREAS, solid waste reduction within the County of
Orange must be a comprehensive endeavor, requiring both
private and public sector cooperation and conformity with all
local, state, and regional laws and regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Newport
Beach specifies that the following process be established for
approval and siting of solid waste facilities during the AB
939 "gap" that have not been identified in the previously
approved County Solid Waste Management Plan:
A. Any individual or entity that proposes to develop a
solid waste facility in the County of Orange that recovers or
reuses less than 15e of the material received and serves more
than one jurisdiction shall be subject to an approval process
requiring vote by the County of Orange and a majority of the
cities containing a majority of the incorporated population
in the county.
B. A facility site identification and description
shall be submitted to the Local Task Force for review and
comment regarding its conformity with AB 939 Source Reduction
and Recycling diversion goals.
ADOPTED this 28th day of January , 1991.
ATTEST:
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Mayor
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