This information shall be provided to the applicable apprenticeship committee within ten (10) days of the date of the execution of the prime contract or subcontract, but in no event later than the first day in which the contractor has workers employed upon the public work.
Failure to provide contract award information, which is known by the awarded contractor, shall be deemed to be a continuing violation for the duration of the contract, ending when a Notice of Completion is filed by the Awarding Body, for the purpose of determining the accrual of penalties under Labor Code Section 1777.7.
THE TOP SECTION OF THE FORM COMPLETELY FILLED OUT will provide the information required pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1777.5 and California Code of Regulations Section 230.1.
LOWER SECTION OF THE FORM Check an appropriate box (#1, 2 or 3) for your status.
In addition to the “ORIGINAL(S)” mailed to all applicable Apprenticeship Committees, a copy of this information shall also be submitted to the City of Redlands.
NOTE: The filing of a DAS 140 is not a request for the dispatch of registered apprentices Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
832 of 932
CONTRACTOR FRINGE BENEFIT STATEMENT
Project Name: Project Location: Today’s Date:
Contractor / Subcontractor Name: Business Address:
In order that the proper Fringe Benefit rates can be verified when checking payrolls on the above contract, the hourly rates for fringe benefits, subsistence and/or travel allowance payment made for employees by the employer on the various classes of work are tabulated below. Please Include Apprentice Rates.
Classification: Effective Date:
Subsistence or Travel Pay:
$________________________
EMPLOYER PAID FRINGE BENEFITS
Health & Welfare
$_______________ hr
Paid To:
Name of Plan/Fund/Program:
Address:
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Pension
$_______________ hr
Paid To:
Name of Plan/Fund/Program:
Address:
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Vacation/Holiday
$_______________ hr
Paid To:
Name of Plan/Fund/Program:
Address:
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Training
$_______________ hr
Paid To:
Name of Plan/Fund/Program:
Address:
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Other
$_______________ hr
Paid To:
Name of Plan/Fund/Program:
Address:
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Classification: Effective Date:
Subsistence or Travel Pay:
$________________________
EMPLOYER PAID FRINGE BENEFITS
Health & Welfare
$_______________ hr
Paid To:
Name of Plan/Fund/Program:
Address:
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Pension
$_______________ hr
Paid To:
Name of Plan/Fund/Program:
Address:
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Vacation/Holiday
$_______________ hr
Paid To:
Name of Plan/Fund/Program:
Address:
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Training
$_______________ hr
Paid To:
Name of Plan/Fund/Program:
Address:
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Other
$_______________ hr
Paid To:
Name of Plan/Fund/Program:
Address:
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Supplemental statements must be submitted during the progress of the work should there be an increase or change in rates. Use additional sheets as necessary. (Attach a copy of your most recent premium transmittal (including copy of check submitted) into each of the above plans/funds/programs or a letter from the above plans/funds/programs reflecting current payment status).
I certify under penalty of perjury that fringe benefits are paid to the approved plans, funds or programs as listed above.
Print Name and Title Signature and Date (Wet Signature Required)
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
833 of 932
S = STRAIGHT TIME *OTHER – Any other deductions, contributions and/or payments whether or not included or required by prevailing C ERTIFICATION MUST be completed Form A-1-131 (New 2-80) O = OVERTIME wage determinations must be separately listed. Use extra sheet(s) if necessary (See reverse side)
SDI = STATE DISABILITY INSURANCE
California
Department of
Industrial Relations
Page ______ of ______
NAME OF CONTRACTOR: CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE NO.: ADDRESS:
OR SUBCONTRACTOR: SPECIALITY LICENSE NO.:
PAYROLL NO.:
FOR WEEK ENDING:
S
ELF-INSURED CERTIFICATE NO.:
PROJECT OR CONTRACT NO.:
(4)
DAY
(5)
(6)
WORKERS' COMPENSATION POLICY NO.:
PROJECT AND LOCATION:
(
2)
M
T
W
TH
F
S
S
(9)
DATE
(1)
NAME, ADDRESS AND
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
OF EMPLOYEE
NO. OF WITH-
HOLDING
EXEMPTIONS
(3)
WORK
CLASSIFICATION
H
OURS WORKED EACH DAY
T
OTAL
HOURS
HOURLY
RATE
OF PAY
(7)
GROSS AMOUNT
EARNED
(8)
DEDUCTIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND PAYMENTS
NET WGS
PAID FOR
WEEK
C
HECK
NO.
THIS
P
ROJECT
ALL
P
ROJECTS
FED.
T
AX
FICA
(
SOC. SEC.)
STATE
T
AX
S
DI
VAC/
H
OLIDAY
HEALTH
&
WELF.
P
ENSION
S
T
RAING.
F
UND
ADMIN
D
UES
TRAV/
S
UBS.
S
AVINGS
O
THER*
TOTAL
D
EDUC-
TIONS
O
THIS
P
ROJECT
ALL
P
ROJECTS
FED.
T
AX
FICA
(
SOC. SEC.)
STATE
T
AX
S
DI
VAC/
H
OLIDAY
HEALTH
&
WELF.
P
ENSION
S
T
RAING.
F
UND
ADMIN
D
UES
TRAV/
S
UBS.
S
AVINGS
O
THER*
TOTAL
D
EDUC-
TIONS
O
THIS
P
ROJECT
ALL
P
ROJECTS
FED.
T
AX
FICA
(
SOC. SEC.)
STATE
T
AX
S
DI
VAC/
H
OLIDAY
HEALTH
&
WELF.
P
ENSION
S
T
RAING.
F
UND
ADMIN
D
UES
TRAV/
S
UBS.
S
AVINGS
O
THER*
TOTAL
D
EDUC-
TIONS
O
THIS
P
ROJECT
ALL
P
ROJECTS
FED.
T
AX
FICA
(
SOC. SEC.)
STATE
T
AX
S
DI
VAC/
H
OLIDAY
HEALTH
&
WELF.
P
ENSION
S
T
RAING.
F
UND
ADMIN
D
UES
TRAV/
S
UBS.
S
AVINGS
O
THER*
TOTAL
D
EDUC-
TIONS
O
PUBLIC WORKS PAYROLL REPORTING FORM
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
834 of 932
Statement of Compliance
Date:______________
I __________________, the undersigned, am the ________________________________ with the authority to act for and on (Print Name) (Position in Business) behalf of _______________________ certify under penalty of perjury that the records commencing on ______________ and ending on _______________ submitted herein and consisting of ____ pages are the originals, full and corrected documents, which depict the payroll record(s) of actual disbursements by way of cash, check, or whatever form to the individual or individuals names,
(1) That this employer has complied with the requirements of the California Labor Code Sections. 1771, 1811, and 1815 for all performed on this public works project, and that the classifications set forth therein for each trade rate conform with the work Performed.
(2) That any apprentices employed in the above period are duly registered to a bona fide apprenticeship program registered with the State of California’s Division of Apprenticeship Standards.
PAYROLL/OTHER DEDUCTIONS
1. I herein certify the full and complete Prevailing Wages were paid as currently published and posted by the Director of Industrial Relations, State of California and only deductions as authorized under the laws of the State of California or the laws of United States of America have been made from these sums.
2. All other deductions are clearly listed for each employee on an attachment as required by the Director of Industrial Relations, State of California.
OPTIONAL BENEFIT PLANS
I herein certify that all employee deductions for benefit plans are authorized and the employee(s) are signed up for the plan(s) and are receiving the benefit(s) of the plan(s) listed.
WHERE FRINGE BENEFITS ARE PAID TO APPROVED PLANS, FUNDS, OR PROGRAMS In addition to the basic hourly wage rates paid to each laborer or mechanic listed in the above payroll, payment of fringe benefits as listed in the contract have or will be made to the appropriate programs for the benefit of such employees, except as noted below.
WHERE FRINGE BENEFITS ARE PAID IN CASH
Each laborer or mechanic listed in the above payroll has been paid as indicated on the payroll, an amount not less the sum of the applicable basic hourly rate plus the amount of the required fringe benefits as listed in the determination for the craft, except as noted below,
Exception(s)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Craft Explanation ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Craft Explanation ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Craft Explanation
I herein certify under the penalty of perjury all of the above is true and correct as submitted. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Name Signature
________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Date Payroll #
Remarks
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
835 of 932
2N
CONTRACTOR INFORMATION SHEET
Job Name: _________________________________________ Category: ____________________________________ Prime Contractor: ___________________________________________________________________________________ Subcontractor: ______________________________________ License#: _____________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone #: ___________________________________________ Payroll Report Contact: _______________________ Email Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________ Fax #: ______________________________________________ Contract Amount: ____________________________ Estimated Start Date: _______________________________ Estimated End Date: _________________________
ANTICIPATED TRADES/CLASSIFICATIONS:
______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ SUB-CONTRACTORS (if applicable)
Name: License #: Phone/ Fax #: Contact:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
836 of 932
APPENDIX B
C
ITY OF REDLANDS
WORKDAY CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
837 of 932
THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
838 of 932
CITY OF REDLANDS
MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 2025
APPENDIX B
CONSTRUCTION WORKDAY CALENDAR
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1 2
3 4
1 1
1 2 3 4 32 60
5 6
7 8
9 10
11 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
2 3
4 5
6 7
8 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 12 13
14 15
16 17
18 9
10 11
12 13
14 15
9 10
11 12
13 14
15 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 67 69 70 71 72 73 74 19 20
21 22
23 24
25 16
17 18
19 20
21 22
16 17
18 19
20 21
22 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 26 27
28 29
30 31
23 24
25 26
27 28
23 24
25 26
27 28
29 26 27 28 29 30 31 54 55 56 57 58 59 82 83 84 85 86 87 88
30 31
89 90
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1 2
3 4
5 1
2 3
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 91 92 93 94 95 121 122 123
152 153 154 155 156 157 158
6 7
8 9
10 11
12 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
8 9
10 11
12 13
14 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
159 160 161 162 163 164 165
13 14
15 16
17 18
19 11
12 13
14 15
16 17
15 16
17 18
19 20
21 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 131 132 133 134 135 136 137
166 167 168 169 170 171 172
20 21
22 23
24 25
26 18
19 20
21 22
23 24
22 23
24 25
26 27
28 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 138 139 140 141 142 143 144
173 174 175 176 177 178 179
27 28
29 30
25 26
27 28
29 30
31 29
30 117 118 119 120 145 146 147 148 149 150 151
180 181
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1 2
3 4
5 1
2 1
2 3
4 5
6 182 183 184 185 186 213 214
244 245 246 247 248 249
6 7
8 9
10 11
12 3
4 5
6 7
8 9
7 8
9 10
11 12
13 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 215 216 217 218 219 220 221
250 251 252 253 254 255 256
13 14
15 16
17 18
19 10
11 12
13 14
15 16
14 15
16 17
18 19
20 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 222 223 224 225 226 227 228
257 258 259 260 261 262 263
20 21
22 23
24 25
26 17
18 19
20 21
22 23
21 22
23 24
25 26
27 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 229 230 231 232 233 234 235
264 265 266 267 268 269 270
27 28
29 30
31 24
25 26
27 28
29 30
28 29
30 208 209 210 211 212 236 237 238 239 240 241 242
271 272 273
31 243
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1 2
3 4
1 1
2 3
4 5
6 274 275 276 277 305
335 336 337 338 339 340
5 6
7 8
9 10
11 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
7 8
9 10
11 12
13 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 306 307 308 309 310 311 312
341 342 343 344 345 346 347
12 13
14 15
16 17
18 9
10 11
12 13
14 15
14 15
16 17
18 19
20 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 313 314 315 316 317 318 319
348 349 350 351 352 353 354
19 20
21 22
23 24
25 16
17 18
19 20
21 22
21 22
23 24
25 26
27 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 320 321 322 323 324 325 326
355 356 357 358 359 360 361
26 27
28 29
30 31
23 24
25 26
27 28
29 28
29 30
31 299 300 301 302 303 304 327 328 329 330 331 332 333
362 363 364 365
30 334
City Holiday
Closed
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
839 of 932
1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 31 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30
H P P P H
H P P P H
1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30 31 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31
P H M M M M M H H H H H H H H H H H H H
H H H H H H P H H H H H H H H
1 2 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 30 31
H H H H H H H H H M H H H H H H H
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30
H H H H M M P H
H H H H M P H
Attendance Days
Independence Day July 4 Quarter 1 October 3 (42 days) Trimester 1 October 31 (61 days) Semester 1 December 19 (89 days) Students Labor Day September 1 Quarter 2 December 18 (47 days) Trimester 2 February 27 (61 days) Semester 2 June 4 (91 days) Teachers Veteran's Day November 11 Quarter 3 March 20 (48 days) Trimester 3 June 4 (58 days) Thanksgiving Break November 24 - 28 Quarter 4 June 4 (43 days) Winter Break December 22 - January 9
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 19
Presidents' Day February 16
Spring Break March 23 - April 3
Memorial Day May 25
Juneteenth June 19
Elementary
Secondary
H Holiday (No Students in Attendance)
M Minimum Day (Conferences/Report Card Preparation)
P Staff Professional Day (No Students in Attendance) Board Approved: 04/22/25 November December
Redlands Unified School District
Student Attendance Calendar (All Schools)
2025-2026 School Year
July August September
October
January February March
April May June
180
185
Holidays (No Students in Attendance) End of Quarter Dates End of Trimester Dates End of Semester Dates Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
840 of 932
APPENDIX C
CONTRACTOR SAFETY PROGRAM
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
841 of 932
THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
842 of 932
CONTRACTOR
SAFETY PROGRAM
Rev. July 2024
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
843 of 932
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. POLICY ...................................................................................................................... 3 II. AUTHORITY .............................................................................................................. 3 III. SCOPE ..................................................................................................................... 3 IV. DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................... 3 V. RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................................................................... 4 RISK MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................................................................. 4 PROJECT MANAGER (CITY) .......................................................................................................... 5 INSPECTOR (CITY) ..................................................................................................................... 5 EMPLOYEES (CITY) .................................................................................................................... 5 CONTRACTOR ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 PROJECT SAFETY OFFICIAL ..................................................................................................................................... 6 VI. PROGRAM .............................................................................................................. 6 SAFETY PREQUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE ...................................................................................................... 6 APPEAL PROCESS .................................................................................................................................................... 7 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (TIER I AND TIER II) ................................................................................ 8 INSPECTIONS .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 TRAINING/DOCUMENTATION ............................................................................................................................... 9 NON-COMPLIANCE ................................................................................................................................................ 9 CITY PERSONNEL ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 VII. RECORDKEEPING ................................................................................................. 10 VIII. ADDITIONAL REFERENCES ................................................................................... 10 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT (A) ........................................................................................... 11 SAFETY PREQUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE (B) ............................................................................ 12 NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE (C) ............................................................................................... 13 JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS (D) ........................................................................................................ 14 INCIDENT INVESTIGATION FORM (E) ............................................................................................ 15 Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
844 of 932
3 I. Policy
The purpose of this Contractor Safety Program (“CSP”) is to ensure, as best as reasonably possible, the protection and safety of all persons and property during construction activities undertaken by private contractors on behalf of the City of Redlands (“City”). The City has a comprehensive and structured approach in outsourcing services performed on City facilities by third -party persons and entities (“Contractor(s)”). The first phase of this comprehensive approach includes actively screening Contractors based on safety records, safety performance, and safety compliance. After the qualified Contractor is awarded a contract, the Contractor must then ensure compliance with all local, state, federal and Cal/OSHA regulations applicable to the contracted scope of work, and requirements set forth within this CSP. The Contractor, its agents, and personnel must adhere to the policies and procedures set forth by this CSP and all applicable laws and regulations.
II. Authority
California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 336.10 “Determination of Citable Employer” California Code of Regulations, Title 8
“Greenbook” Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction Redlands Municipal Code
California Building Code
III. Scope
This CSP applies to all Contractors who provide or render construction or improvement services for City- owned property and facilities.
The Contractor services covered under this CSP include, but are not limited to, the following:
A. New construction;
B. Remodeling;
C. Facility maintenance or repair;
D. Equipment installation or maintenance; and
E. Services (i.e. janitorial, fleet operations, landscaping, etc.)
Consultants/ Professional service providers are exempt from having to submit a Safety Prequalification Questionnaire (“SPQ”), prior to the beginning of work, but they are expected to be compliant with industry best practices with regards to maintaining a safe work environment for their employees and others.
IV. Definitions
A. Contract – any written agreement between the City of Redlands and a Contractor, to perform a specified scope of work on City facilities. With respect to this policy, a contract includes, but is not limited to: awarded purchase orders, bids, and/ or project contracts.
B. Construction Work – construction, alteration, and/or repair, including painting and decorating.
C. Contractor – a person or entity (including all personnel) awarded a contract to perform work on City property or facilities.
D. D.A.R.T Rate – Injuries and illnesses severe enough to warrant: Days Away, Restrictions and Transfers. The DART rate is calculated using the following formula: Number of OSHA Recordable injuries and illnesses that resulted in Days Away x 200,000/divided by total hours worked by all employees during the year covered.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
845 of 932
4 E. Designated Work Area – an area where it is necessary to restrict or limit entry or access of nonessential personnel or the public. Examples include work areas involving remediation abatement, demolition, excavation, and overheadlifting.
F. Facilities – any building or property owned by the City of Redlands.
G. Hazard – source or situation with a potential for harm in terms of injury or health, damage to property, damage to workplace environment, or a combination ofthese.
H. Job Hazard Analysis (“JHA”) – a technique that focuses on job tasks as a way to identify hazards before they occur. It focuses on the relationship between the worker, the task, the tools, and the work environment. The objective is to eliminate the risk or to utilize control measures to reduce the risk.
I. North American Industry Classification System (“NAICS”) – is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.
J. Non-compliance – any deviation from standards, practices, processes, procedures, regulations etc. that could either directly or indirectly lead to injury or illness, property damage, damage to the workplace environment, or any combination of these criteria.
K. Notice of non-compliance – form provided to the Contractor by the City alerting the contractor of non-compliance with City specifications, Cal/OSHA regulations, or any other generally accepted safe work practice.
L. Non-compliant hazardous work condition – any hazard that is considered to be non -compliant with State or Federal safety and health regulations, City specifications, or any inconsistency with generally accepted work practices.
M. Personnel – all Contractor employees, contractors, sub-contractors and agents providedaccess to City property or facilities.
N. Recordable Incident – any injury or illness resulting in death, days away from work, restricted work or transfer to another job, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness per OSHA Section 1904.7(a).
O. Safety Tailgate – informal safety meeting generally conducted at the job site prior to the commencement of a job or work shift.
P. Services – any and all, labor, duties, functions and activities required to be performed by the Contractor under the contract and any subsequent addenda.
V. Responsibilities
RISK MANAGEMENT
A. Update, maintain, and administer this CSP;
B. Maintain centralized records of training, site visit data, written programs, tailgate meetings, permits, and all other necessary contractor related documentation;
C. Provide technical assistance to Engineering personnel; D. Attend Pre-construction meetings and progress meetings as needed; E. Provide assistance on safety inspections as needed;
F. Review safety submittals;
G. Provide guidance on pre-qualification determination; and H. Provide training to affected city personnel with responsibilities under thisprogram.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
846 of 932
5 PROJECT MANAGER (CITY)
The Project Manager has the authority to delegate any or all portions of this CSP to subordinates, but the Project Manager will be held accountable for their compliance. The Project Manager shall contact Risk Management, as necessary, for assistance in relation to this CSP.
A. Ensure safety hazards are addressed in a timely manner; B. Communicate safety concerns during pre-construction meetings and progress meetings; C. Inform impacted employees of construction activities scheduled in their work area; D. Enforce pre-qualification procedures in bidding process; and E. Ensure this CSP is properly executed.
INSPECTOR (CITY)
The City of Redlands construction inspector is not a safety professional and will only provide “Notice of Non- Compliance” for obvious and serious non-compliant conditions.
A. To the best of their abilities, inspect work sites for safety hazards; B. Communicate safety concerns to Contractor;
C. Provide Contractor with “Notice of Non-Compliance” when serious conditions occur or repeat violations; D. Collect documentation needed for construction worksites; E. Submit documentation to Risk Management for recordkeeping; F. Maintain photo documentation of safety hazards;
G. Never enter situations that can harm or endanger himself/ herself; H. Never use personal protective equipment (PPE) or enter situations, which they are not trained for; I. Contact Emergency Medical Services (911) and Risk Management in case of emergency; and J. Attend and communicate safety concerns in progress meetings.
EMPLOYEES (CITY)
A. Immediately notify the Project Manager, inspector, or Risk Management of any safety related concerns at a Contractor job site; and
B. Contact Emergency Medical Services (911) and Risk Management in case of emergency.
CONTRACTOR
Where relevant and applicable, the Contractor’s responsibilities shall include:
A. Compliance with requirements and responsibilities detailed within the Contractor Safety Program; B. Ensure all local regulatory requirements are met and all necessary permits are obtained before conducting work on behalf of the City;
C. Designate a Project Safety Official by name who shall always be available to abate safety hazards; D. Ensure all personnel have the appropriate qualifications and training to perform the contracted work (Copies of current training documentation and certifications must be on file with the City); E. Inform City Project Manager or inspector of any job site safety hazards or concerns; F. Inform City Project Manager if any suspected asbestos-containing material is located; G. Conduct and submit Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) before work and as required by change of tasks; H. Conduct and submit Safety Tailgates on a bi-weekly basis; I. Provide all required PPE necessary to conduct work safely and in accordance with required local regulations;
J. The safety of all individuals who enter work site;
K. Spill cleanup;
L. Immediately report any incidents, accidents, near misses, unsafe conditions, or unsafe acts involving any jobsite personnel;
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
847 of 932
6 M. Arrange for the proper storage and removal of waste generated prior to the completion of job, and provide confirmation that the materials have been removed or disposed of in a manner compliant with all applicable environmental regulations;
N. Removing all equipment used during work activities and ensuring proper housekeeping of designated work area at the end of each workday and upon completion of the job; O. Contact Emergency Services (911) and Project Manager in the event of an emergency; and P. For the actions of their subcontractors, as they may pertain to this CSP, including their adherence to its contents and review of this document.
PROJECT SAFETY OFFICIAL (CONTRACTOR)
A. Shall always be at the work site;
B. Must be thoroughly familiar with the Contractor’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) and Code of Safe Practices;
C. Shall always be available to abate any potential safety hazards; and D. Shall have the authority and responsibility to shut down an unsafe operation, if necessary.
VI. Program
SAFETY PREQUALIFICATION PROCESS
A. The safety prequalification process is intended to:
• Provide the City with knowledge of past and current safety performance of Contractors working on City construction projects;
• Improve Contractor compliance with City safety rules, including safe work practices required by applicable regulations and laws; and
• Improve safety during Contractor activities.
B. A copy of the SPQ shall be provided to each person or entity bidding on a project, as part of the bidding process.
C. The completed questionnaire shall be returned and reviewed prior to awarding contract work, with supporting information provided as indicated by responses on the questionnaire.
D. The SPQ shall be submitted to 35 Cajon St., Suite 4
Redlands Ca, 92373
Attention: Project Name-Contractor Name-SPQ
E. The following criteria and information relating to the Contractor will be reviewed prior to awarding contract:
• Contractor License;
• Incident Rates;
• OSHA Citations;
• Safety Policies;
• Safety Programs and Procedures;
• Compliance History on City Projects; and
• Certification Statement.
F. Contractor must qualify in each section to be approved for the award of a contract.
G. If a Contractor fails to pass prequalification procedure, the City has the right to disqualify the Contractor’s proposal.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
848 of 932
7 H. All costs associated with compliance with City of Redlands prequalification requirements shall be at the sole expense of the Contractor.
I. If a Contractor provides information that is later determined to be false, or improperly withholds information, the Contractor will be immediately disqualified.
J. Any questions or information relating to filing this questionnaire may be answered by reaching:
• Engineering: (909) 798-7698; or
• Risk Management: (909) 798-7514
DISQUALIFICATION APPEAL PROCESS
This provision is established pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20101(d) which requires every public agency that requires prospective bidders to prequalify pursuant to the law to establish “a process that will allow prospective bidders to dispute their proposed prequalification rating prior to selection of an alternate bidder.” If the City intends to disqualify a bidder based upon the bidder’s safety record, the City will notify the bidder in writing and provide the bidder with any supporting evidence that has been received from others or adduced because of an investigation by the City. The notice of intention shall be sent by certified mail with return receipt requested or by overnight mail via a delivery service that provides online tracking which identifies the date of the prospective bidder’s receipt of the notice, and shall include notice that the bidder has the right to, and may request a hearing to rebut any evidence used as a basis for disqualification and to present evidence to the City as to why the prospective bidder should be found qualified. Requests for a hearing must be made by written request to the City within ten calendar days of the date of the prospective bidder’s receipt of the City’s notice of intention. If the bidder does not request a hearing within the time allowed, the City’s determination shall stand unchallenged and become final.
Within seven calendar days of receiving the bidder’s request for a hearing, the City shall notify the bidder in writing of the date, time and place of the hearing. The hearing shall be held no sooner than ten (10) calendar days and no later than fifteen (15) calendar days after the notice is given. The notice shall inform the bidder of its right to present testimony and documents in support of its position.
The hearing shall be conducted before the Redlands City Manager, which may be continued from time to time as reasonably determined by the City Manager but shall not exceed forty five (45) days. At the conclusion of the hearing, and after considering all testimony and documentation presented, the City Manager shall issue a written decision no later than five calendar days following the hearing. The City Manager’s decision shall be final and is not subject to further appeal to the City.
The bidder shall not be entitled to bid on any contracts with the City until it has met the safety pre -qualification standards. If the City Manager approves an appeal, the contractor will have been deemed to meet the qualification standards and it will be valid for one year. The bidder shall have the right to withdraw its application for prequalification or its appeal at any time before the City Manager’s decision becomes final. Such withdrawal will not preclude the bidder from re-applying for prequalification.
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
A. After a contract is awarded, the Contractor shall maintain, throughout the duration of the project, safety measures as necessary to protect the public and workers within, or in the vicinity of, the designated work zone. This includes an evaluation of the work to be performed and the hazards likely to be encountered.
Contractors are expected to follow, at a minimum, all pertinent laws, rules, and regulations for the location in which they will be working. Where applicable, Contractor Safety Programs will meet or exceed City programs/ procedures and are subject to review and approval by the City prior to contract execution.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
849 of 932
B. Job Hazard Analysis (“JHA”)
1. Prior to a notice to proceed a JHA must be completed utilizing the City’s form, or equivalent, to assess the hazards present in the designated work area. Any information requested on the City’s form, but not stated on the equivalent form utilized, shall be provided separately with the original submission.
2. All members of the construction unit must sign the JHA to acknowledge hazard abatement procedures.
3. JHA must be kept at job site accessible to all impacted personnel.
4. Failure to follow JHA procedures may lead to termination of the contract.
C. Personal Protective Equipment (“PPE”)
1. All required PPE must be always worn during work activities.
2. All mandatory PPE must be highlighted in the JHA.
3. The Contractor shall provide PPE.
4. Failure to follow PPE guidelines may lead to termination of the contract.
D. Safety Tailgates
1. Safety Tailgate Meetings must be held on a biweekly basis for all construction projects.
2. The first meeting shall take place on Day 1, Week 1 and every other week thereafter.
3. Tailgates shall be signed by all personnel and submitted to Construction Inspector for recordkeeping.
4. Tailgate topics should be specific to the scope of work of the project.
E. Injury Reporting
1. Contractors shall immediately report injuries or accidents to the Project Manager (regardless of severity). Additionally, contractors are responsible for and must also conduct accident investigations of any injuries that occur on site and provide results to the Project Manager.
2. Use the City Incident Investigation Form (Attachment E), or equivalent, to meet this requirement.
F. Spill Prevention
1. The Contractor is responsible for any spill within the confines of the project and those outside of the construction limits caused by the Contractor’s defective equipment, containers, or personnel.
2. Secondary spill containment systems shall be used to prevent contamination of the environment.
G. Construction in Occupied Buildings
1. When building occupants are present during construction projects additional safeguards must be implemented to eliminate exposures and complaints. Dust/ particulates from demolition, sanding and other construction activities must be controlled by adequate ventilation, or containment and negative air ventilation systems based upon the specific type of activity and particle. Similar controls must be utilized for odorous activities including, but not limited to, carpet adhesive, painting, welding, and coatings.
2. The Contractor shall ensure that the HVAC system is protected to prevent contamination. If an HVAC system is unprotected and contaminated by any construction/demolition materials, the Contractor shall be held responsible for the cost of cleaning the system and any subsequent repairs therein.
3. Negative air ventilation systems shall have appropriate filtration and be exhausted outside of the building.
INSPECTIONS
A. Follow-up inspections will be executed to enforce compliance with safety and health requirements.
B. Follow-up inspections will be conducted as part of routine site inspections by construction inspector and Risk Management employees.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
850 of 932
C. The SPQ aims to provide the City with knowledge of Contractor safety history and safety practices. This minimizes the need for an increased frequency of inspections. In addition, the City will take the following guidelines into consideration when determining the frequency of inspections.
1. Scale of project;
2. The frequency with which the number and types of hazards change as the work progresses;
3. More frequent inspections will be implemented in the beginning of the project; and
4. When the Contractor has never worked for the City.
TRAINING/DOCUMENTATION
A. The contractor will ensure that all personnel are trained for the scope of work they are assigned, as well as the equipment they will be utilizing.
B. Documentation shall be on file with the City prior to project start.
C. Personnel missing training documentation shall not be permitted to work on awarded City projects.
D. Training requirements are mandated by Federal and State Regulations. This may include, but is not limited to, the programs listed in the SPQ.
NON-COMPLIANCE
A. Contractor compliance issues shall be documented on the “Notice of Non -Compliance” form. A copy of this form shall be provided to the Contractor for completion.
B. Upon receipt of the completed “Notice of Non -Compliance” form, the Project Manager and Risk Management will evaluate, based on the incident, and identify, as appropriate, any additional corrective and/or preventive actions for completion.
C. If immediate correction is not feasible, the project will be temporarily stopped until the issue is adequately resolved.
D. City staff with authority to stop work are:
1. Construction Inspector;
2. City Project Manager;
3. City Manager; and
4. Risk Management staff.
E. Any violation or deviation from safety rules, procedures, or regulations, based on evaluation, may be subject to all disciplinary actions listed as follows:
1. Verbal warning
2. Written warning-Notice of Non-Compliance (work may not continue until approved corrections are implemented);
3. Dismissal of non-complying personnel; and/or
4. Termination of Contract.
The City of Redlands maintains the right to terminate any contract for the violation of safety issues without liability to the City.
CITY PERSONNEL
A. All affected City employees will be informed in advance of any construction related work or other contract work which has the potential for impacting their workplace. Notifications will be made to all affected employees via e-mail or written memo by the Project Manager or designee. Notifications must include the following information:
1. Start and end dates of the work to be completed;
2. Work areas to be affected;
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
851 of 932
3. Description of work to be completed;
4. Name and phone number of Project Manager;
5. Name and phone number of Construction Inspector; and
6. Name and phone number of Risk Management.
B. Employees should be instructed to notify the Project Manager regarding logistical issues or other concerns. Safety and Health concerns should be directed to either the Project Manager, Inspector, or Safety Specialist.
VII. Recordkeeping
The City’s Human Resources / Risk Management Department will maintain all records prepared in association with this CSP, with copies also place on file with the office of the City Clerk.
VIII. Additional References
https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/336_10.html
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
852 of 932
Attachment A
11 City of Redlands
Acknowledgment of Receipt Statement
I acknowledge by signing this document, that I have received and reviewed the City of Redlands’ Contractor Safety Program and understand that it contains valuable information on the City’s policies and procedures regarding employee safety as it pertains to Contractor activities. Furthermore, I acknowledge that failure to comply with any of these procedures may lead to termination of the contract with the City.
Contractor Signature Contractor Title:
Contractor Name (Print) Date Signed
If you have any questions regarding this document, please contact the Risk Management Division at (909) 798-7514.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
853 of 932
Attachment B
12 Company Name:
Contractor License #: Expiration Date:
Address:
City: State: Zip Code:
Name of Person Submitting Application:
Title: Telephone #:
Email Address:
Identify the highest-ranking Safety/Health Professional in your Company:
Name:
Title: Telephone #:
CITY OF REDLANDS
SAFETY PREQUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE
Omitting or reporting false information on this questionnaire may result in disqualification of bid.
The City of Redlands reserves the right to conduct random or for-cause audits of information stated in this questionnaire. If deemed necessary, additional documentation may be requested by the City to verify responses on this questionnaire.
SECTION 1 – GENERAL INFORMATION
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
854 of 932
13 INCIDENT RATES
Provide your actual injury and illness data below:
Provide the NAICS Code Number that best represents
your Firm:
Provide any additional numbers here:
(Provide three full years of data) Last Calendar 2 Years Ago 3 Years Ago
Number of hours worked by all employees:
Total Recordable Incident Rate*:
D.A.R.T. Rate*:
Total Number of Fatalities:
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INFORMATION
1. Provide your Workers’ Compensation Experience Modification Rate (EMR) Data:
Policy Year
EMR
* If your current EMR is greater than 1.25, initialing here certifies that you will provide a competent, full- time person or representative responsible for safety for all City projects:
Current EMR* * lnitialing here certifies that your firm does not have an EMR:
(Submit a copy of your firm's Loss Run Reports for the last three years if your firm does not have an EMR.)
1 Year Ago:
2 Years Ago: Name of your firm’s Workers’ Compensation carrier:
3 Years Ago: Phone Number of Workers’ Compensation carrier
2. Is your firm self-insured for Workers' Compensation claims? Yes No (If yes, please attach a copy of the latest Annual Report to the State of California Department of Industrial Relations and/or State of California Certificate of Self-Insurance.)
SECTION 3– CITATION HISTORY
1. Has your firm received any regulatory citations in the last threeyears? Yes No If yes, please answer the question below.
SECTION 2 – INCIDENT RATES & WORKER’S COMPENSATION INFORMATION
Incident Rate = [(Total Recordable Cases X 200,000 hours)/ Number of hours worked by all employees]
D.A.R.T. Rate = [(Total Number of entries for Days Away, Restricted and Job Transfer X 200,000 hours)/ Number of hours worked by all employees]
If your latest incident rates and D.A.R.T. rates are greater than 100% of the industry average for all your NAICS code Numbers Listed, your bid may be disqualified.
The industry average can be found at www.bls.gov
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
855 of 932
14 2. Were any of the confirmed (Closed) citations classified as Serious, Willful, Repeat, or Failure to abate?
Yes No
3. If yes, please explain:
4. Have you abated all the citations issued to you in the last three years Yes No If no, please explain abatement action plan:
SECTION 4 – SAFETY POLICIES
Questions (Please check YES or NO) YES NO*
1. Does your company provide and adhere to a written Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) (CCR Title 8 §3203(a))? If yes, a copy of the program will be required on-hand at the job site throughout the duration of the contract. Please attach a copy to your bid proposal.
2. Does your company provide and conduct Tailgate Meetings or equivalent with employees at least every 10 working days? (CCR Title 8 §1509(e))
3. Does your company have a policy for disciplinary action for unsafe behavior ensuring employee compliance with safe and healthy work practices? (CCR Title 8 §3203(a)(2))
4. Does your company provide and abide by a written Code of Safe Practices that relates to your firm’s operations. (CCR Title 8 §1509(b)) If yes, a copy of the Code of Safe Practices will be required on -hand at the job site throughout the duration of the contract. Please attach a copy with your bid proposal.
5. Does your company perform JHAs? (CCR Title 8 §1511(b)
6. Does your company provide training and retraining programs for ensuring employee compliance with safe and healthy work practices? (CCR Title 8 §3203 (a)(2), (a)(7)
7. Does your company provide training and retraining programs for ensuring employee compliance *Please provide reason(s) for NO answer in the box below or on a separate sheet of paper.
Failure to provide the above-referenced documents will result in the contractor’s bid being disqualified.
PLEASE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS BY CHECKING YES OR NO, AND ATTACHING APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS THAT MAY APPLY OR AS REQUESTED.
SECTION 5 – SAFETY PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
856 of 932
15 YES NO
1. Is Confined Space work anticipated in the scope of the work awarded? (If no, please proceed to Question 2)
If yes, please attach the following: Attached?
Copy of written Confined Space Entry Procedure
List of personnel authorized on jobsite to work in confined space(s) List of personnel authorized on jobsite to serve as Rescue Team Verification of personnel training (copies of certs, cards, etc.)
2. Is work requiring Lockout/Tagout protocols anticipated in the scope of the work awarded? (If no, please proceed to Question 3)
If yes, please attach the following: Attached?
Copy of written Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Procedure
List of personnel authorized on jobsite to perform LOTO Verification of personnel training (copies of certs, cards, etc.)
3. Is work requiring a personal lift anticipated in the scope of the work awarded? (If no, please proceed to Question 4)
If yes, please attach the following: Attached?
List of personnel authorized on jobsite to use lifts
Verification of personnel training (copies of certs, cards, etc.)
4. Is work requiring a forklift anticipated in the scope of the work awar ded? (If no, please proceed to Question 5)
If yes, please attach the following: Attached?
List of personnel authorized on jobsite to use a forklift
Verification of personnel training (copies of certs, cards, etc.)
5. Is work requiring a crane anticipated in the scope of the work awarded? (If no, please proceed to Question 6)
If yes, please attach the following: Attached?
Copy of written Crane Program
Copy of all expected Crane operators’ Certifications List of personnel designated as Competent under Crane program
Verification of personnel training (copies of certs, cards, etc.) NOTE: If awarded bid, more documentation may be required Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
857 of 932
16 6. Is Hot Work (as defined by OSHA) anticipated in the scope of the work awarded? (If no, please proceed to Question 7)
If yes, please attach the following: Attached?
Copy of written Hot Work Procedure
List of personnel authorized on jobsite to perform Hot Work Verification of personnel training (copies of certs, cards, etc.)
7. Is Trenching/ Excavation work anticipated in the scope of the work awarded? (If no, proceed to Question 8)
Is a plan in place for the disposal of all material that cannot be returned to the trench/ excavation? Are appropriate materials for barricading or securing work area at jobsite?
Has a permit from the Department of Industrial Relations for excavations deeper than 5 feet been obtained?
If yes, please attach the following: Attached?
Copy of written Trenching/ Excavation Procedure
Copy of Permit if trench is to exceed depth of 5 feet
List of personnel designated as Competent under Trenching/ Excavation Program
Verification of personnel training (copies of certs, cards, etc.) NOTE: If awarded bid, more documentation may be required
8. Is electrical work anticipated in the scope of the work awarded? (If no, proceed to Question 9) If yes, please attach the following: Attached?
Copy of written Electrical Safety Program
List of personnel designated as Competent under Electrical Safety Program Verification of personnel training (copies of certs, cards, etc.)
9. Is work that may have an arc flash potential anticipated in the scope of the work awarded? (If no, proceed to Question 10)
Are all materials required to safely perform arc flash present? If yes, please attach the following: Attached?
Copy of Arc Flash Procedure
List of personnel designated as Competent under Arc Flash Program Verification of personnel training (copies of certs, cards, etc.) Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
858 of 932
17 10. Is work involving chemicals anticipated in the scope of the work awarded? (If no, proceed to Question 11)?
If yes, please attach the following: Attached?
Copy of written Hearing Conservation Program
List of personnel working in high noise areas
Verification of personnel training (copies of certs, cards, etc.)
11. Is work involving chemicals anticipated in the scope of the work awarded? (If no, proceed to Question 12)?
* Copies of SDS for Chemicals used must be kept at jobsite Please attach the following: Attached?
Copy of written Hazard Communication Program
List of personnel performing work with chemicals
Verification of personnel training (copies of certs, cards, etc.)
List trade names of all hazardous materials which you will be using on site:
12. Is work on or adjacent to public roadways anticipated in the scope of the work awarded? (If no, proceed to Question 13)
Do you have the appropriate provisions (signs, devices, barricades/) Please attach the following: Attached?
Please provide a list of personnel working in traffic areas. Verification of personnel training (copies of certs, cards, etc.) NOTE: If awarded bid, more documentation may be required
13. Is it anticipated in the scope of the work awarded that exposure to asbestos is possible? (If no, proceed to Question 14)
Please attach the following: Attached?
Copy of written procedure(s)
List of personnel working with potential exposure to asbestos Verification of personnel training (copies of certs, cards, etc.) Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
859 of 932
18 14. Is it anticipated in the scope of the work awarded that exposure to silica is possible? (i.e. sandblasting, concrete demolition, concrete saw cutting, surface grinding, etc.) (If no, proceed to Question 15)
Please attach the following: Attached?
Copy of Silica Control Plan
List of personnel working with potential exposure to silica Verification of personnel training (copies of certs, cards, etc.)
15. Is work at heights anticipated in the scope of the work awarded? (If no, proceed to Question 16) Please attach the following: Attached?
Copy of written Fall Protection Program
List of personnel designated as Competent under Fall Protection Program Verification of personnel training (copies of certs, cards, etc.)
16. Is work requiring the use of respirators anticipated in the scope of the work awarded? (If no, proceed to Question 17)
Please attach the following: Attached?
Copy of written Respiratory Protection Program
List of personnel using respirators
Verification of personnel training (copies of certs, cards, etc.)
17. If the scope of work to be performed is not adequately represented by questions (1 -16), please list any additional Health & Safety concerns below.
In addition to the previous sections, Contractors that have previously been awarded work by the City, will be equally evaluated on their compliance history in relation to City projects.
SECTION 6 – COMPLIANCE HISTORY ON CITY PROJECTS
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
860 of 932
19 I Certify under penalty of perjury that:
a. the information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, and
b. no attempt has been made to give false or misleading information or to withhold any information.
Signature of Authorized Representative: Title of Authorized Representative Printed Name of Authorized Representative Date Signed:
SECTION 7 – CERTIFICATION STATEMENT
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
861 of 932
20 Attachment C
NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE
Project:
Contractor:
Notice of Non-Compliance was issued to Contractor’s representative, , Name
on at .
The following unsafe behaviors were observed at the Contractor’s job site:
If the unsafe condition is not immediately corrected, the City of Redlands may take disciplinary action in accordance with the Contractor Safety Program guidelines. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ To be completed by Contractor
Corrective action plan to abate hazards:
Unsafe Condition Resolved: Date: Time:
Remarks:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
862 of 932
21 Attachment D
Job Hazard Analysis
Project:
Company: Project Safety Official: Project Manager (City):
Scope of Work: Location: Date:
Tasks Potential Safety
Risks/Hazards
Safety
Controls/Mitigate
Required PPE
Hard Hat
Safety Vest
Safety Glasses/Goggles
Safety Boots
Respirator
Safety Gloves
Face Shield
Fall Protection
Other:
Signatures of Employees On-Site this JHA is applicable to:
Employee Signature: Print Name: Date:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
863 of 932
22 Attachment E
INCIDENT INVESTIGATION FORM
Date of Incident: Time of Incident: Date Reported:
Lead Investigator: Contact Information:
Contractor: Employee Name:
Witness 1 Name: Telephone:
Witness 2 Name: Telephone:
Incident Site/ Location
Incident Summary:
Near Miss Yes No Incident Severity: Minor Significant Major Critical Root Cause(s):
Corrective Actions:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
864 of 932
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
865 of 932
City Council Meeting L. 5.
DATE: 11/18/2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBJECT: Consideration of Ordinance No. 2987 of the City of Redlands Amending Chapter 13.64 (Integrated Solid Waste Management) and 13.67 (Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Reduction) of the Redlands Municipal Code Relating to Organic Waste (Facilities and Community Services Department Director Crocker)
MOTION(S):
If the City Council determines that staff’s recommendation is appropriate, the following motion is provided:
"I move to introduce Ordinance No. 2987 amending Chapters 13.64 and 13.67 of the Redlands Municipal Code."
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council introduce Ordinance No. 2987 amending Chapters 13.64 and 13.67 of the Redlands Municipal Code.
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this ordinance amendment is to update and clarify the City’s solid waste regulations in order to ensure consistency, and support compliance with state mandates related to organic waste disposal. Specifically, the amendment proposes revisions to Redlands Municipal Code Chapters 13.64 (Integrated Solid Waste Management) and 13.67 (Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Reduction).
The City of Redland's Solid Waste Division provides comprehensive refuse, recycling, and green waste collection services to approximately 19,000 residential units and over 900 commercial accounts. These operations include automated curbside service, roll-off bin rentals, and recycling.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
866 of 932
Over time, inconsistencies have emerged between Chapters 13.64 and 13.67, particularly with respect to the treatment and terminology of organic waste. To address this, the proposed ordinance incorporates the term “organic waste” throughout Chapter 13.64 to align with Chapter 13.67 and with current state definitions and requirements under SB 1383. In doing so, the ordinance enhances clarity and supports the City’s commitment to regulatory compliance and sustainable waste practices.
Further, the ordinance removes all existing exemptions from participation in the green waste program, making organic waste collection mandatory for all customers unless otherwise noted. This will help to ensure uniformity throughout the City.
To improve clarity, the ordinance also includes general edits for grammar, punctuation, spelling, and formatting. In addition, a new definition for “tan container” has been added to clearly identify its role in the separation and collection of food waste. These changes ensure that the Municipal Code remains current and aligned with industry standards.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Council may elect not to introduce Ordinance No. 2987 and direct staff accordingly.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
Not applicable.
SUBMITTED BY:
Tabitha Crocker, Facilities and Community Services Department Director RECOMMENDED BY:
Charles M. Duggan Jr., City Manager
REVIEWED BY:
Yvette M. Abich Garcia, City Attorney
Janice McConnell, Assistant City Manager
Christopher Boatman, Assistant City Manager
Danielle Garcia, Management Services/Finance Director
PREPARED BY:
Joe Bierma, Administrative Analyst
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
867 of 932
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: FY 2025-26
Discussion:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this ordinance.
Attachments
A. Ordinance 2987 -Organic Waste Handling Legislative
B. Ordinance 2987 - Organic Waste Handling Clean
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
868 of 932
ORDINANCE NO. 2987
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING TITLE 13, CHAPTER 13.64 (INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MAN AGMENT) AND
CHAPTER 13.67 (MANDATORY ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL
REDUCTION) OF THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
ORGANIC WASTE
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2987 would amend Chapter 13.64 (Integrated Solid Waste Management) and Chapter 13.67 (Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Reduction) of the Redlands Municipal Code to clarify organic waste disposal; and
WHEREAS, over time, inconsistencies have emerged between Chapters 13.64 and 13.67, particularly with respect to the treatment and terminology of organic waste which requires modifications to the ordinances to ensure consistency with current state definitions and requirements under SB 1383; and.
WHEREAS, the City of Redlands is committed to maintaining a clear, enforceable, and up-to-date municipal code that aligns with best practices in solid and organic waste management; and
WHEREAS, all exemptions to the City’s green waste program have been removed, making participation mandatory for all customers in support of uniform compliance and environmental responsibility; and
WHEREAS, the City has revised the ordinance to include the term “organic waste” where appropriate, to reflect evolving state regulations; and
WHEREAS, a definition for “tan container” has been added to the ordinance, specifying its use for the collection of separated food waste, consistent with organics recycling requirements; and
WHEREAS, a review of the City’s existing waste related ordinance identified the need for general cleanup of grammatical errors, punctuation, spelling, and minor inconsistencies.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Table of Contents for Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code shall be amended to read as follows:
“SECTION:
13.64.010: Purpose
13.64.020: Definitions
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
869 of 932
13.64.030: Exclusive Jurisdiction Of City
13.64.040: Authority To Establish Rates And Charges
13.64.050: Billing And Deposit For Solid Waste Services
13.64.060: Failure To Pay Charges
13.64.070: Required
13.64.080: Unlawful Placement Of Solid Waste
13.64.090: Dumping And Burying
13.64.100: Burning
13.64.110: Unlawful To Interfere With Collection
13.64.120: Unauthorized Collection Prohibited
13.64.130: Frequency Of Collection
13.64.140: Hours Of Collection
13.64.150: Containers; Type
13.64.160: Sanitation
13.64.170: Service Levels Changes
13.64.180: Manner Of Container Placement
13.64.190: Shared Containers; Commercial Collection
13.64.200: Enclosure Requirement; Commercial
13.64.210: Special Collections (Roll-Off/Compactor Service)
13.64.220: Removal Of Containers After Collection
13.64.230: Placement Of Solid Waste In Containers
13.64.240: Placement Of Green Waste In Containers
13.64.250: Prohibited Substances In Solid Waste, Organic Waste, Green Waste Or Recyclable Material Containers
13.64.260: Additional Prohibited Substances In Green Waste Containers
13.64.270: Placement Of Recyclable Materials
13.64.280: Bulky Waste
13.64.290: Physically Challenged/Elderly Service
13.64.300: Exemption From Service
13.64.310: Director; Authorization To Enforce
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
870 of 932
13.64.320: Violation; Fines
Section 2. Section 13.64.020 (“Definitions”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.020: DEFINITIONS:
For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them. Words not ascribed a meaning shall have the meaning ascribed by state law.
AUTOMATED COLLECTION:
The collection of solid waste, organic waste, or green waste, or recyclable materials using a specially designed vehicle with mechanical apparatus which empties a container directly into a vehicle without requiring manual handling.
AUTOMATED COLLECTION CONTAINER:
A solid waste, organic waste, or green waste container, or recycling specially designed for automated collection.
BULKY WASTE:
Means and includes, but is not limited to, objects of furniture, household or industrial metallic discards, auto parts, construction and demolition materials, trees and/or tree trunks larger than six inches (6") in diameter, shipping crates, containers and other large, bulky or heavy objects which cannot be placed in a covered container and discarded by a customer.
COLLECTOR:
An employee of the city or an independent contractor or franchisee of the city authorized to collect and transport solid waste, organic waste, green waste, or recyclable materials.
COMMERCIAL BIN:
A city approved bin, usually one (1) cubic yard to four (4) cubic yards' capacity, designed for the deposit of solid waste, including green waste and recyclable materials, which is charged at commercial rates.
COMPOST:
The product resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of organic wastes.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE:
All nonhazardous waste material and rubble resulting from the construction, alteration, remodeling, repair, removal or demolition of housing, commercial buildings and other structures, including, but not limited to, inert wastes, lumber, brick, soil, concrete, and plaster, which is customarily handled and transported by means of a roll-off drop box.
CONTAINER:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
871 of 932
A city approved bin, can or receptacle used for collecting solid waste, including green waste and recyclable materials, whether owned by the city, collector, property owner or a tenant.
CURBSIDE:
The placement of a container at the public right-of-way adjacent to the customer property, in a location that is accessible for automated collection equipment without requiring Solid Waste Division staff to enter private property.
CUSTOMER:
The owner and/or occupant of any property within the city that is required to participate in the city's solid waste, including green waste, organic waste, and recyclables, collection program.
DIRECTOR:
The city's municipal utilities facilities and community services director or his or her designee.
GREEN WASTE:
Tree and shrubbery trimmings, tree roots less than six inches (6") in diameter, vegetation matter resulting from land clearing, grass, weeds, straw, or leaves, wood chips, sawdust and other household garden organic materials which have been segregated from other solid waste materials for the purpose of deposit at a designated collection location, including curbside location, for collection and transportation to a compost facility. Green waste does not include palm fronds, cactus or tree limbs, roots or stumps larger than six inches (6") in diameter.
GREEN WASTE CONTAINER:
A city issued automated collection container authorized for the commingled collection of green waste and organic waste generated by a property, which shall be placed at the curbside for collection.
HAZARDOUS WASTE:
Waste which, because of its quantity, concentration, physical, chemical or infectious characteristics causes any of the following:
A. An increase in mortality or serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness; B. A substantial present or potential hazard to human health or environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise managed; C. Damage to property and/or contaminate the water table by reason of being explosive, flammable, poisonous, corrosive, radioactive or otherwise harmful to the environment; D. "Hazardous waste" means hazardous waste, extremely hazardous and acutely hazardous waste as these terms are defined by state law.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
872 of 932
Any hazardous waste, including heavy metals, generated incidental to owning and/or maintaining a property, but does not include any waste generated in the course of operating a business at a residence.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE:
Solid waste resulting from industrial processes and manufacturing operations, including, but not limited to, wholesale and volume food processing waste, boiler house cinders, lumber scraps and shavings, metal scraps and shavings and chemical wastes, or that originates from any organization, private or civic, or any number of persons or objects that manufactures, assembles, combines, converts, or refines any substance, liquid, element, material, or energy source of any type.
MAY:
Permissive.
MEDICAL WASTE:
Waste which meets both of the following requirements:
A. Is composed of waste which is generated or produced as a result of any of the following:
1. Research, diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals;
2. The production or testing of biologicals.
B. The waste is any of the following:
1. Biohazardous waste as defined in California Health and Safety Code, division 20, chapter
6.1, article 2, section 25020.5;
2. Sharps waste, including, but not limited to, hypodermic needles, syringes, blades, tubing, acupuncture needles, root canal files, broken glass such as Pasteur pipettes and blood vials.
METALLIC DISCARD:
Any large metal article or product, or any part thereof, including, but not limited to, metal furniture, machinery, appliances, electronic products, vehicles and wood burning stoves. Metallic discards are banned by the state of California from all municipal sanitary landfills.
MUNICIPAL SERVICES STATEMENT:
A billing invoice sent to a customer by the city for use of city provided utility services.
ORGANICS CONTAINER:
A city issued container designated for the collection of organic waste generated by a property that requires manual retrieval, servicing, and return by Solid Waste Division staff using specialized collection equipment.
ORGANIC WASTE:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
873 of 932
Waste containing material originated from living organisms and their metabolic waste products including, but not limited to, food, green waste material, landscape and pruning waste, organic textiles and carpets, lumber, wood, paper products, printing and writing paper, manure, biosolids, digestate, and sludges.
PERSON:
Any person, firm, business, sole proprietorship, joint venture, trust, association or corporation whether for profit or nonprofit.
PROPERTY:
Any lot, vacant or under construction, building, residence, single-family or multiple-family residential, commercial or industrial property, occupied or unoccupied.
RECYCLABLE COLLECTION CONTAINER:
A container, bag, bin, roll-off drop box or other container used to hold recyclable materials placed for collection.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS:
Those waste materials generated on or emanating from residential, commercial or industrial property that are placed for collection in a city approved container for recycling. Such materials include, but are not limited to, aluminum cans, bimetal cans, cardboard, glass containers, plastic containers, newspaper, paper, and other materials designated as recyclable by the city which, due to their nature, are discarded by the producer.
RECYCLE OR RECYCLING:
The process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating and reconstituting material that would otherwise become solid waste, and returning them to the economic mainstream in the form of raw material for new, reused or reconstituted products.
RECYCLING DROP OFF LOCATION:
A place where recyclable materials may be dropped off either for payment for goods received or as a donation.
SANITARY LANDFILL:
A site for solid waste disposal approved by the California integrated waste management board.
SHALL:
Mandatory.
SOLID WASTE:
The designated all-inclusive term for all putrescible and nonputrescible solid and semisolid waste including garbage, wet garbage, trash, refuse, ashes, industrial wastes, construction and demolition wastes, bulky waste, manure, vegetable or animal solid and semisolid wastes. Solid Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
874 of 932
waste does not include hazardous or household hazardous waste, medical waste or low-level radioactive waste.”
Section 3. Subsection (A) of Section 13.64.030 (“Exclusive Jurisdiction of City”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“A. The collection of all solid waste, including green waste, organic waste, and recyclable materials, within the city shall be performed by the city or under the direction of the city. For such purposes, the city may use city personnel, an authorized collector, or any combination thereof.”
Section 4. Subsection (A) of Section 13.64.050 (“Billing and Deposit for Solid Waste Services”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“A. Solid waste charges, including green waste, organic waste, and recyclable materials charges established by the city shall be a civil debt owing to the city by all customers for property receiving solid waste collection services.”
Section 5. Section 13.64.070 (“Required”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.070: REQUIRED:
The fact that any property is occupied shall be prima facie evidence that solid waste is being generated and accumulated upon such property and that service charges for the collection and disposal thereof are due the city. Every person owning or occupying any property in the city shall keep such property in a clean and sanitary condition and shall not cause or permit solid waste to collect or accumulate upon; provided, however, that this provision shall not be construed to interfere with any customer keeping building materials upon property during the construction, reconstruction, or repair of a building or structure thereon under a valid building permit, nor with the keeping of wood neatly piled upon such property for household use. “A. Residential:
1. Every property shall subscribe to automated or nonautomated solid waste, organic waste, green waste, and recycling services. It is unlawful for any property to keep, accumulate, or permit to be kept or accumulated, any solid waste in or upon any private place unless the same shall be in a container for such as specified in this chapter. It is unlawful for any property to fail or neglect to provide for the removal of solid waste from such property in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
2. In the event of the accumulation of solid waste matter upon any property, the city may remove the waste matter and charge a service fee, in an amount equal to the cost of such removal, to the customer.
3. Residential customers with automated service shall be responsible for the separation of organic, and green waste, and recyclable materials from all other solid waste generated by the property.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
875 of 932
B. Commercial:
1. Every property shall subscribe to commercial bin, roll-off bin, commercial can, or commercial automated solid waste, organic waste, and recycling services. Every commercial property generating two(2) cubic yards or more of solid waste must subscribe to organic and recycling collection services. It is unlawful for any customer to fail or neglect to provide for the removal of solid waste from such property in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
2. A commercial property issued a green waste container shall place such container at the curbside for collection.
3. Commercial businesses, not including multi-family residential dwellings, shall provide containers for the collection of designated organic waste, designated food scraps and designated recyclable materials in all indoor and outdoor areas where disposal containers are provided for customers, for materials generated by that business. Such containers do not need to be provided in restrooms. If a commercial business does not generate any of the materials that would be collected in one type of container, then the business does not have to provide that container in all areas where disposal containers are provided for customers.
24. In the event of the accumulation of solid waste matter upon any property, the city may remove the waste matter and charge a service fee, in an amount equal to the cost of such removal, to the customer.
C. Roll-off Trash Containers or Portable Wheeled Trash Containers:
1. All roll-off trash containers or portable trash dumpsters shall be provided and approved by the City’s Solid Waste Division. The use of unauthorized roll-off trash containers or portable trash dumpster is unlawful.
2. The authority of impounding any unauthorized roll-off trash containers or portable trash dumpsters shall be retained by the City’s Solid Waste Division.
3. Seventy-two (72) hours’ notice in written form of a posting, letter, or electronic message shall be provided to the owner(s) of the roll-off trash containers or portable trash dumpsters before impoundment.
4. All costs for transport, storage, and collection of materials for the removal of any unauthorized roll-off trash containers or portable trash dumpsters will be the responsibility of the container owner.
5. Any roll-off trash containers or portable dumpsters determined to pose a significant hazard to traffic, the public, or an obstruction to the right-of-way may be subject to immediate impoundment and removal without notice.”
Section 6. Section 13.64.080 (“Unlawful Placement of Solid Waste”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.080: UNLAWFUL PLACEMENT OF SOLID WASTE:
A. No person shall deposit, keep, accumulate, permit, or cause any solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials, to be deposited, kept or accumulated in a Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
876 of 932
condition which is offensive, unsightly, detrimental to public health or hazardous from fire upon any property or on any public street, land, alley, or driveway, except as provided in this chapter. No person shall place or deposit, or cause to be placed or deposited, or to allow to remain in the street, alley or right of way area adjacent to the property occupied by such person any solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials, in, into or upon any public street, avenue, alley, right of way, or other public place in the city, or in, into, or upon any property, or in or into any river or wash or in the bed thereof, except in the manner and for the purposes permitted by this chapter.
B. No person shall deposit any solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials accumulating and generated on any premises within the city, and place it in the solid waste, green waste, or recyclable container on any other premises within the city; or to place any such container for collection of solid waste, including green waste and recyclable materials, therefrom in, upon, or in front, or in the rear of any other premises.”
Section 7. Section 13.64.090 (“Dumping and Burying”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.090: DUMPING AND BURYING:
No person shall dump, place, or deposit upon, or bury in any lot, land, street, alley, water or waterway within the city any solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials or substance condemned by the county department of environmental health services, or any other deleterious or offensive substance; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to any land used by the county of San Bernardino or its agents as a public sanitary landfill.” Section 8. Section 13.64.100 (“Burning”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.100: BURNING:
No solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials, shall be burned in the open air within the city.”
Section 9. Section 13.64.110 (“Unlawful to Interfere with Collection”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.110: UNLAWFUL TO INTERFERE WITH COLLECTION:
No person shall interfere with or obstruct the collection or disposal of solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials.”
Section 10. Section 13.64.120 (“Unauthorized Collection Prohibited”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.120: UNAUTHORIZED COLLECTION PROHIBITED:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
877 of 932
A. When solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials, is placed for the purpose of collection, it shall become the property of the city or its authorized collector, and it is unlawful for any person other than an owner thereof, its agents and employees, to remove or cause to be removed, tamper or meddle with any solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials, regardless of whether or not such container conforms to the requirements set forth by this chapter.
B. Each collection in violation of this chapter shall constitute a separate and distinct violation punishable as provided in this chapter.
C. Nothing in this chapter shall limit the right of any person, organization or other entity to donate, sell or otherwise dispose of recyclable materials, provided that any such disposal is in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.”
Section 11. Section 13.64.130 (“Frequency of Collection”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.130: FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION:
Solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials, shall be collected a minimum of once a week, and all solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials, shall be removed from the property and disposed of in such a manner as not to become a nuisance or danger to public health. Solid waste shall be collected a minimum of once each week. The city may require a greater number of collections per week for establishments with commercial collection as deemed necessary to comply with the provisions of this chapter and for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare.” Section 12. Section 13.64.150 (“Containers; Type”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.150: CONTAINERS; TYPE:
The director shall prescribe suitable kinds of new or replacement solid waste containers and covers in which solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials, shall be placed and kept for collection. All customer owned containers placed in service shall have prior approval of the director for compatibility with collection equipment. All customer owned containers shall be clearly marked with the customer's name and address.
A. Automated Containers:
1. The city shall provide automated solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable material containers.
2. Automated containers are the property of the city and are assigned to the property address. Customers shall not remove containers from the assigned property.
3. No customer shall mark, deface or alter any city owned and assigned container.
4. If an assigned container is stolen or damaged, through no fault of a customer, the city will provide a free replacement.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
878 of 932
5. Containers shall not exceed two hundred (200) pounds' gross weight when filled.
B. Nonautomated Containers: Residential or commercial property that cannot be serviced by the automated collection method or commercial property that cannot be serviced by commercial bin collection, as determined by the director, shall comply with the following specifications:
1. Each solid waste container shall be sufficiently durable material (metal, PVC, hard rubber) to withstand repeated handling in all type of weather and conditions. Handles shall be sturdy enough to endure repeated lifting without detachment. A tightfitting cover must be used.
The use of plastic bags, boxes, fifty (50) gallon oil drums or portions of such drums and cardboard barrels is prohibited. All containers shall be free of sharp edges, splinters, protruding nails, or other conditions dangerous to collection personnel.
2. Containers shall not exceed thirty-two (32) gallons in capacity nor sixty-five (65) pounds' gross weight or twenty (20) pounds empty.
C. Bin Containers: For commercial bins that are rented from the city, the city shall provide all mechanical maintenance and repair including container replacement at such time the container is deemed unserviceable by the director.
1. Front loader bins shall be no smaller than one cubic yard and no larger than four (4) cubic yards, with side channel pick up, and must be compatible with collection equipment.
2. Rear loader bins shall be no larger than three (3) cubic yards and must be compatible with collection equipment.
3. Commercial bins may be secured through the installation of a locking bar device to prevent unauthorized collection, tampering and unauthorized placement of solid waste, yet shall be accessible for disposal and collection of solid waste, green waste, organic waste and recyclable materials by authorized persons. The customer shall either provide a combination lock, and provide the combination to the solid waste division, or provide a key lock, retain the key, and ensure that the bin remains accessible for collection during collection hours. Additional charges may be assessed, as determined by the city, for additional trips to service a locking bin, which was locked when service was attempted on the regular schedule.
D. Roll-Off Or Compactor Containers: Roll-off or compactor drop boxes shall be no larger than forty (40) cubic yards and shall be compatible with city collection equipment.
E. Noncity Owned Containers: If this section is not fully complied with, the city may deem the container as unfit for service or a potential safety hazard to collection personnel and may require the customer to provide alternative containers satisfactory to the city or to subscribe to an alternative method of collection.”
Section 13. Section 13.64.160 (“Sanitation”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.160: SANITATION:
A. All containers shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition at all times by the customer.
Containers shall be kept covered at all times, except when solid waste, including organic waste, Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
879 of 932
green waste, and recyclable materials, is being deposited therein or removed therefrom, and shall at all times be secure and free from leaks.
B. Periodic cleaning of customer owned commercial bins, commercial bins rented from the city, and automated containers or recycling containers provided by the city, shall be the sole responsibility of the customer. A fee shall be assessed for this service to the customer, whether requested by the customer, the county health officer or as deemed necessary by the director.”
Section 14. Section 13.64.200 (“Enclosure Requirement; Commercial”) of Chapter
13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby to read as follows:
“13.64.200: ENCLOSURE REQUIREMENT; COMMERCIAL:
A. Bin enclosure specifications shall be required to be submitted for approval to the solid waste division prior to construction as part of the development and planning process.
B. The enclosure(s) may be secured to prevent unauthorized collection, tampering, and unlawful placement of solid waste, organic waste, green waste, or recyclable materials, but must be accessible to collection personnel during hereinbefore stated collection hours. Additional charges may be assessed, as determined by the city, for additional trips to service a previously locked enclosure.
C. Each development project, as that term is defined in Public Resources Code section 42905, for which an application for a building permit has been submitted after the effective date of this chapter, shall conform to the requirements of the model ordinance adopted by the California integrated waste management board and required by the California solid waste reuse and recycling access act of 19911 relating to the provision of adequate areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials.
__________________________
Notes:
1 Public Resources Code Section 42900, et seq.”
Section 15. Section 13.64.220 (“Removal of Containers After Collection”) of Chapter
13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.220: REMOVAL OF CONTAINERS AFTER COLLECTION:
It shall be the responsibility of every customer placing a solid waste, organic waste, green waste or recyclable material container in, or upon any street, sidewalk, curb or alley for collection to remove such container from the designated collection location as soon as possible after the containers have been collected, and in any event no later than ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. on the designated collection day. It is unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to perform such duty.” Section 16. Section 13.64.230 (“Placement of Solid Waste in Containers”) of Chapter
13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
880 of 932
“13.64.230: PLACEMENT OF SOLID WASTE IN CONTAINERS:
A. All solid waste, organic waste, green waste, or recyclable materials placed in automated or nonautomated containers shall be placed loosely in such container so as to ensure ease of disposal. No overloaded containers, either by volume or weight, shall be collected.
B. Customers shall flatten or dismantle boxes or cartons of cardboard, which cannot be set aside for recycling, or other materials to provide the maximum volume of waste matter in containers.
C. Ashes shall be thoroughly moistened to prevent scattering and shall be bagged, wrapped or boxed prior to being placed in the container.
D. Animal feces, other than manure, and personal care products which are unsanitary and offensive shall be securely wrapped.
E. All solid waste created, produced, or accumulated at hotels, restaurants and other business establishments containing food waste shall be drained and placed in plastic, watertight, heavy duty bags prior to being placed in solid waste containers for collection.
E. Until removed by the collector, the customer shall be responsible for the cleanup of any and all discards which the customer has generated, dumped, spilled or otherwise lost or littered, notwithstanding human or animal interference, wind or other natural forces and weather during storage, collection, removal, or transfer. The collector shall be responsible for any discards spilled during collection, removal or transfer by the collector.” Section 17. Section 13.64.240 (“Placement of Green Waste in Containers”) of Chapter
13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.240: PLACEMENT OF GREEN WASTE IN CONTAINERS:
A. All properties in the city's green waste collection program shall place all "green waste", as defined in this chapter, within the designated green waste container.” Section 18. Section 13.64.250 (“Prohibited Substances in Solid Waste, Green Waste or Recyclable Material Containers”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.250: PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES IN SOLID WASTE, ORGANIC WASTE, GREEN WASTE OR RECYCLABLE MATERIAL CONTAINERS:
A. No person shall dispose of dangerous and infectious substances, such as medical and "hazardous waste" as defined in this chapter, in any solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, or recyclable materials, container for collection by the city.
B. No person shall place or deposit in any solid waste, including organic waste, green waste or recyclable materials, container for collection by the city, wearing apparel, bedding or other articles from any home or place where any infectious or contagious disease has prevailed. The owner or occupant of any property where an infectious or contagious disease has prevailed shall forthwith notify the county health officer and shall dispose of such articles as directed.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
881 of 932
C. No person shall place or deposit tires, asphalt or metallic discards in any solid waste container, including organic waste, green waste or recyclable materials containers, for collection by the city.
D. If the provisions of this chapter are not fully complied with, the collector shall place a tag on the container so stating. No collection shall be made until the provisions of this section are complied with, or when a collection has been made of a container without knowledge of its prohibited contents, or a collection must be made to provide for the public health and safety, a service charge may be assessed to offset the costs of removal and disposal.
E. No person shall place or deposit any animal carcass in any solid waste, including organic waste, green waste or recyclable materials, container for collection by the city.” Section 19. Section 13.64.260 (“Additional Prohibited Substances in Green Waste Containers”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.260: ADDITIONAL PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES IN GREEN WASTE CONTAINERS:
No person shall place or deposit any animal waste, inert noncompostable products such as dirt, rocks, concrete, painted or treated wood, wood containing nails or screws, plastic bags, glass, paper, razor blades, metal, chemicals, or other substances rendering such green waste unfit for production of soil amendments or compost, for collection by the city.” Section 20. Section 13.64.280 (“Bulky Waste”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.280: BULKY WASTE:
Bulky waste items shall not be placed within residential or commercial solid waste, organic waste, green waste, or recycling material containers. Upon request, and for an additional charge, the director may arrange special collection of these items.” Section 21. Section 13.64.290 (“Physically Challenged/Elderly Service”) of Chapter
13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Codeis hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 22. Subsection (A) of Section 13.64.300 (Exemption From Service”) of Chapter
13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.300: EXEMPTION FROM SERVICE:
A. Unoccupied Property: Any customer may make application for exemption from solid waste collection services on the basis that a developed property is unoccupied, and that no solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials shall be placed or offered for collection by the city or its authorized collector, from such property. The director may temporarily exempt such property from participation in the city's solid waste collection program for the limited period while the property is unoccupied; provided, that any such statement or representation shall be made in affidavit form, fully sworn to by the person making such statement or representation and filed with the director along with Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
882 of 932
payment of the application fee. An exemption shall be valid only for the time that the statements made in the affidavit continue to be true. Any violation of provisions of the exemption shall result in termination of the exemption and shall require the customer to subscribe to solid waste collection services in accordance with this chapter.
B. Fee: The fee for an application for an exemption shall be established by the city council and shall be no less than the cost to the solid waste division or authorized agent to validate the claim and shall include the cost to process and maintain records of the exemption, the costs incurred to remove container(s) from the property.
C. Expiration of Exemption: From and after the date of adoption of the ordinance establishing this chapter, all exemptions granted to customers for solid waste services which do not relate to unoccupied shall expire, and all such persons shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and shall subscribe to the city’s solid waste collection service.” Section 23. Section 13.64.320 (“Violation; Penalty”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended in the to read as follows:
“13.64.320: VIOLATION;FINES:
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be guilty of an infraction or misdemeanor at the discretion of the City Attorney or subject to a fine.
Fines shall be assessed in the amounts specified below:
1. A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for the first administrative citation;
2. A fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second administrative citation for violation of the same Code provision within a twelve (12) month period; and
3. A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) per Code provision violated in any subsequent administrative citation issued for violation of the same Code provision within a twelve (12) month period.”
Section 24. Section 13.67.020 (“Definitions”) of Chapter 13.67 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.67.020: DEFINITIONS:
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words, terms, phrases and their derivations have the meanings given herein. Terms not defined in this section and defined elsewhere in this Code shall have the same meanings herein unless the context otherwise requires. When consistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future tense, and words in the singular number include the plural number. In the event of a conflict between a definition in this Code and a definition in CalRecycle's SB 1383 Regulations (14 CCR Section 18982), the definitions in 14 CCR Section 18982 shall control for the purposes of this chapter. Additionally, for the purposes of this chapter, the definitions in 14 CCR 18982 shall control for terms used in this Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
883 of 932
chapter and not defined in this Code. Unless otherwise specified herein, references to the statute or regulation means the statute or regulation, as amended, supplemented, superseded and replaced from time to time.
BLACK CONTAINER:
Has the same meaning as in 14 CCR Section 18982 (a)(28) and shall be used for the purpose of storage and collection of black container waste. Black container waste means solid waste that is collected in a black container that is part of the City's three (3) organic waste collection service as specified in 14 CCR Section 18984.1. Designated recyclable materials, designated organic waste, and/or designated food scraps do not constitute black container waste.
BLUE CONTAINER:
Has the same meaning as in 14 CCR Section 18982.2 (a)(5) and shall be used only for the purpose of storage and collection of source separated recyclable materials or source separated blue container organic waste.
CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS OR CCR:
The State of California Code of Regulations. CCR references in this chapter are preceded with a number that refers to the relevant Title of the CCR (e.g., "14 CCR" refers to Title 14 of CCR).
CALRECYCLE:
California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, which is the Department designated with responsibility for developing, implementing, and enforcing SB 1383 Regulations on Jurisdictions (and others).
CITY:
City of Redlands.
CITY ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL:
The City Manager of the City, and/or his/her designee(s), including such City employees who are partially or wholly responsible for enforcing City ordinances, provision of the Redlands Municipal Code (the "Code" or "this Code"), and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
CITY MANAGER:
The City Manager or his/her designee.
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS OR COMMERCIAL:
A firm, partnership, proprietorship, joint-stock company, corporation, or association, whether for-profit or nonprofit, strip mall, industrial facility, or a multifamily residential dwelling, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(6). A multi-family residential dwelling that consists of fewer than five (5) units is not a commercial business for purposes of implementing this chapter.
COMMERCIAL EDIBLE FOOD GENERATOR:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
884 of 932
Includes a Tier One or a Tier Two Commercial Edible Food Generator as defined in Section
13.67.020 of this ordinance or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(73) and (a)(74).
For the purposes of this definition, food recovery organizations and food recovery services are not commercial edible food generators pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(7).
COMPLIANCE REVIEW:
A review of records by a jurisdiction to determine compliance with this chapter.
COMPOST:
Has the same meaning as in 14 CCR Section 17896.2(a)(4), which stated, as of the effective date of this chapter, that "compost" means the product resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of organic solid wastes that are source separated from the municipal solid waste stream, or which are separated at a centralized facility.
CONTAINER CONTAMINATION OR CONTAMINATED CONTAINER:
A container, regardless of color, that contains prohibited container contaminants, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(55).
C&D:
Discarded or used materials removed from construction, remodeling, repair, renovation and/or demolition debris on any pavement, house, commercial building or other structure, or from landscaping; or, as otherwise defined in Title 15, Chapter 15.16 (Buildings & Construction - California Green Buildings Standards Code).
DESIGNATED FOOD SCRAPS:
Items designated by the City for placement in the green container that is specifically intended for the separate collection of food scraps and other organic waste materials which may be designated from time to time by the City Manager or his/her designee. Designated food scraps includes all food such as, but not limited to fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, bones, rice, beans, past, bread, cheese and eggshells. Food scraps excludes fats, oil and grease (FOG), meat and/or bones when such materials have been source separated from other food scraps for the purposes of sending to a rendering company.
DESIGNATED NON-ORGANIC RECYCLABLES:
Non-putrescible and non-hazardous recyclable waste including but not limited to bottles, can, metals, plastics and glass, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(43) and other materials which may be designate from time to time by the City Manager or his/her designee.
DESIGNATED ORGANIC WASTE:
Organic waste designated by the City for placement in a green container that is specifically intended for the separate collection of organic waste excluding designated blue container waste, carpets, non-compostable paper and textiles. Designated organic waste includes garden trimmings, leaves, grass clippings, weeds, shrub clippings and other materials which may be designated from time to time by the City Manager or his/her designee.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
885 of 932
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS:
Items designated for placement in the blue container specifically intended for the separate collection of designated non-organic recyclables and designated blue container organic waste.
DESIGNEE:
An entity that a City contracts with or otherwise arranges to carry out any of the City's responsibilities of this chapter as authorized in 14 CCR Section 18981.2. A designee may be a government entity, a hauler, a private entity, or a combination of those entities.
EDIBLE FOOD:
Food intended for human consumption, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(18).
For the purposes of this chapter or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(18), "edible food" is not solid waste if it is recovered and not discarded. Nothing in this chapter or in 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12 requires or authorizes the recovery of edible food that does not meet the food safety requirements of the California Retail Food Code.
ENFORCEMENT ACTION:
An action of the City to address non-compliance with this ordinance including, but not limited to, issuing administrative citations, fines, penalties, or using other remedies; or, as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(19).
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL:
The City Manager or the City's authorized designee(s) who is/are partially or wholly responsible for enforcing this chapter.
EXCLUDED WASTE:
Hazardous substance, hazardous waste, infectious waste, designated waste, volatile, corrosive, medical waste, infectious, regulated radioactive waste, and toxic substances or material that facility operator(s), which receive materials from the City and its generators, reasonably believe(s) would, as a result of or upon acceptance, transfer, processing, or disposal, be a violation of local, State, or Federal law, regulation, or ordinance, including: land use restrictions or conditions, waste that cannot be disposed of in Class III landfills or accepted at the facility by permit conditions, waste that in the City's enforcement officials, or its designees reasonable opinion would present a significant risk to human health or the environment, cause a nuisance or otherwise create or expose the City, or its designee, to potential liability; but not including de minimis volumes or concentrations of waste of a type and amount normally found in single- family or multi-family solid waste after implementation of programs for the safe collection, processing, recycling, treatment, and disposal of batteries and paint in compliance with Sections 41500 and 41802 of the California Public Resources Code. Excluded waste also includes materials which require separate handling and cannot be collected from standard solid waste, recycling or organic containers, including but not limited to appliances, scrap metal, electronics, tires and oversized furniture items.
FOOD DISTRIBUTOR:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
886 of 932
A company that distributes food to entities including, but not limited to, supermarkets and grocery stores, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(22).
FOOD FACILITY:
Has the same meaning as in Section 113789 of the Health and Safety Code.
FOOD RECOVERY:
Actions to collect and distribute food for human consumption that otherwise would be disposed, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(24).
FOOD RECOVERY ORGANIZATION:
An entity that engages in the collection or receipt of edible food from commercial edible food generators and distributes that edible food to the public for food recovery either directly or through other entities or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(25), including, but not limited to:
A. A food bank as defined in Section 113783 of the Health and Safety Code; B. A nonprofit charitable organization as defined in Section 113841 of the Health and Safety code; and,
C. A nonprofit charitable temporary food facility as defined in Section 113842 of the Health and Safety Code.
A food recovery organization is not a commercial edible food generator for the purposes of this chapter and implementation of 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12 pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(7).
If the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(25) for Food Recovery Organization differs from this definition, the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(25) shall apply to this chapter.
FOOD RECOVERY SERVICE:
A person or entity that collects and transports edible food from a commercial edible food generator to a food recovery organization or other entities for food recovery, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(26). A food recovery service is not a commercial edible food generator for the purposes of this chapter and implementation of 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12 pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(7).
FOOD SCRAPS:
All food such as, but not limited to, fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, bones, rice, beans, pasta, bread, cheese, and eggshells. Food scraps exclude fats, oils, and grease when such materials are source separated from other food scraps.
FOOD SERVICE PROVIDER:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
887 of 932
An entity primarily engaged in providing food services to institutional, governmental, commercial, or industrial locations of others based on contractual arrangements with these types of organizations, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(27).
FOOD-SOILED PAPER:
Compostable paper material that has come into contact with food or liquid, such as, but not limited to, compostable paper plates, paper coffee cups, napkins, pizza boxes, and milk cartons.
FOOD WASTE:
Food scraps but does not include food soiled paper or compostable plastics unless otherwise specified by the City.
GENERATOR:
A person or entity that is responsible for the initial creation of solid waste, and with respect to organic waste; or, as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(48).
GREEN CONTAINER:
Has the same meaning as in 14 CCR Section 18982.2(a)(29) and shall be used for the purpose of storage and collection of source separated green container organic waste.
Or "…shall be used for the purpose of storage and collection of designated organic waste." GROCERY STORE:
A store primarily engaged in the retail sale of canned food; dry goods; fresh fruits and vegetables; fresh meats, fish, and poultry; and any area that is not separately owned within the store where the food is prepared and served, including a bakery, deli, and meat and seafood departments, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(30).
HAULER ROUTE:
The designated itinerary or sequence of stops for each segment of the City's collection service area, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(31.5).
HIGH DIVERSION ORGANIC WASTE PROCESSING FACILITY:
A facility that is in compliance with the reporting requirements of 14 CCR Section 18815.5(d) and meets or exceeds an annual average mixed waste organic content recovery rate of fifty percent (50%) between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2024, and seventy- five percent (75%) after January 1, 2025, as calculated pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18815.5(e) for organic waste received from the "mixed waste organic collection stream" as defined in 14 CCR Section 17402(a)(11.5); or, as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(33).
INSPECTION:
A site visit where the City reviews records, containers, and an entity's collection, handling, recycling, or landfill disposal of organic waste or edible food handling to determine if the entity Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
888 of 932
is complying with requirements set forth in this ordinance or chapter, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(35).
LANDSCAPE WASTE:
Tree and shrubbery trimmings, vegetation from land clearing, grass cuttings, leaves, garden organic materials, sawdust, straw, wood chips and other discarded plant or vegetation material.
LARGE EVENT:
An event, including, but not limited to, a sporting event or a flea market, that charges an admission price, or is operated by a local agency, and serves an average of more than two thousand (2,000) individuals per day of operation of the event, at a location that includes, but is not limited to, a public, nonprofit, or privately owned park, parking lot, golf course, street system, or other open space when being used for an event. If the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(38) differs from this definition, the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(38) shall apply to this chapter.
LARGE VENUE:
A permanent venue facility that annually seats or serves an average of more than two thousand (2,000) individuals within the grounds of the facility per day of operation of the venue facility.
For purposes of this chapter and implementation of 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12, a venue facility includes, but is not limited to, a public, nonprofit, or privately owned or operated stadium, amphitheater, arena, hall, amusement park, conference or civic center, zoo, aquarium, airport, racetrack, horse track, performing arts center, fairground, museum, theater, or other public attraction facility. For purposes of this chapter and implementation of 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12, a site under common ownership or control that includes more than one large venue that is contiguous with other large venues in the site, is a single large venue. If the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(39) differs from this definition, the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(39) shall apply to this chapter.
LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY:
A school district, charter school, or county office of education that is not subject to the control of city or county regulations related to solid waste, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(40).
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OR MULTI-FAMILY:
Of, from, or pertaining to residential premises with five (5) or more dwelling units. Multi-family premises do not include hotels, motels, or other transient occupancy facilities, which are considered commercial businesses.
MWELO:
Refers to the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance MWELO), 23 CCR, Division 2, Chapter 2.7.
NON-
COMPOSTABLE PAPER:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
889 of 932
Includes but is not limited to paper that is coated in a plastic material that will not breakdown in the composting process or is not accepted for composting at the local composting facility, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(41).
NON-ORGANIC RECYCLABLES:
Non-putrescible and non-hazardous recyclable wastes including but not limited to bottles, cans, metals, plastics and glass, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(43).
NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NOV):
A notice that a violation has occurred that includes a compliance date to avoid an action to seek penalties, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(45) or further explained in 14 CCR Section 18995.4.
ORGANIC WASTE:
Solid wastes containing material originated from living organisms and their metabolic waste products, including but not limited to food, green material, landscape and pruning waste, organic textiles and carpets, lumber, wood, paper products, printing and writing paper, manure, biosolids, digestate, and sludges or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(46). Biosolids and digestate are as defined by 14 CCR Section 18982(a).
ORGANIC WASTE GENERATOR:
A person or entity that is responsible for the initial creation of organic waste, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(48).
PAPER PRODUCTS:
Include, but are not limited to, paper janitorial supplies, cartons, wrapping, packaging, file folders, hanging files, corrugated boxes, tissue, and toweling, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(51).
PRINTING AND WRITING PAPERS:
Include, but are not limited to, copy, xerographic, watermark, cotton fiber, offset, forms, computer printout paper, white wove envelopes, manila envelopes, book paper, note pads, writing tablets, newsprint, and other uncoated writing papers, posters, index cards, calendars, brochures, reports, magazines, and publications, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(54).
PROHIBITED CONTAINER CONTAMINANTS:
Unless otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(55), means the following:
A. Discarded materials placed in the blue container that are not identified by the City as acceptable source separated recyclable materials for the blue container; B. Discarded materials placed in the green container that are not identified as acceptable source separated green container organic waste for the green container; Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
890 of 932
C. Discarded materials placed in the black container that are not identified as acceptable source separated recyclable materials and/or source separated green container organic wastes to be placed in the green container and/or blue container;
D. Excluded waste placed in any container.
RECOVERED ORGANIC WASTE PRODUCTS:
Products made from California, landfill-diverted recovered organic waste processed in a permitted or otherwise authorized facility, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(60).
RECOVERY:
Any activity or process described in 14 CCR Section 18983.1(b), or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(49).
RECYCLED-CONTENT PAPER:
Paper products and printing and writing paper that consists of at least thirty percent (30%), by fiber weight, postconsumer fiber, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(61).
RENEWABLE GAS:
Gas derived from organic waste that has been diverted from a California landfill and processed at an in-vessel digestion facility that is permitted or otherwise authorized by 14 CCR to recycle organic waste, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(62).
RESTAURANT:
An establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of food and drinks for on-premises or immediate consumption, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(64).
ROUTE REVIEW:
A visual inspection of containers along a hauler route for the purpose of determining container contamination and may include mechanical inspection methods such as the use of cameras, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(65).
SB 1383:
Senate Bill 1383 of 2016 approved by the Governor on September 19, 2016, which added Sections 39730.5, 39730.6, 39730.7, and 39730.8 to the Health and Safety Code, and added Chapter 13.1 (commencing with Section 42652) to Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, establishing methane emissions reduction targets in a Statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants as amended, supplemented, superseded, and replaced from time to time.
SB 1383 REGULATIONS OR SB 1383 REGULATORY:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
891 of 932
Means or refers to, for the purposes of this chapter, the Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: Organic Waste Reduction regulations developed by CalRecycle and adopted in 2020 that created 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12 and amended portions of regulations of 14 CCR and 27 CCR.
SINGLE-FAMILY:
Of, from, or pertaining to any residential premises with more than one (1) unit..
SOLID WASTE:
Has the same meaning as defined in State Public Resources Code Section 40191, which defines solid waste as all putrescible and non-putrescible solid, semisolid, and liquid wastes, including garbage, trash, refuse, paper, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles and parts thereof, discarded home and industrial appliances, dewatered, treated, or chemically fixed sewage sludge which is not hazardous waste, manure, vegetable or animal solid and semi-solid wastes, and other discarded solid and semisolid wastes, with the exception that Solid Waste does not include any of the following wastes:
A. Hazardous waste, as defined in the State Public Resources Code Section 40141.
B. Radioactive waste regulated pursuant to the State Radiation Control Law (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 114960) of Part 9 of Division 104 of the State Health and Safety Code).
C. Medical waste regulated pursuant to the State Medical Waste Management Act (Part 14 (commencing with Section 117600) of Division 104 of the State Health and Safety Code).
Untreated medical waste shall not be disposed of in a solid waste landfill, as defined in State Public Resources Code Section 40195.1. Medical waste that has been treated and deemed to be solid waste shall be regulated pursuant to Division 30 of the State Public Resources Code.
SOURCE SEPARATED:
Materials, including commingled recyclable materials, that have been separated or kept separate from the Solid Waste stream, at the point of generation, for the purpose of additional sorting or processing those materials for recycling or reuse in order to return them to the economic mainstream in the form of raw material for new, reused, or reconstituted products, which meet the quality standards necessary to be used in the marketplace, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 17402.5(b)(4). For the purposes of the ordinance, source separated shall include separation of materials by the generator, property owner, property owner's employee, property manager, or property manager's employee into different containers for the purpose of collection such that source separated materials are separated from black container waste/mixed waste or other solid waste for the purposes of collection and processing.
STATE:
The State of California.
SUPERMARKET:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
892 of 932
A full-line, self-service retail store with gross annual sales of two million dollars ($2,000,000), or more, and which sells a line of dry grocery, canned goods, or nonfood items and some perishable items, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(71).
TAN CONTAINER:
Has the same meaning as in 14 CCR Section 18984.1(a)(6) and shall be used for the collection of separated food waste.
TIER ONE COMMERCIAL EDIBLE FOOD GENERATOR:
A commercial edible food generator that is one of the following:
A. Supermarket.
B. Grocery store with a total facility size equal to or greater than ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
C. Food service provider.
D. Food distributor.
E. Wholesale food vendor.
If the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(73) of Tier One Commercial Edible Food Generator differs from this definition, the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(73) shall apply to this chapter.
TIER TWO COMMERCIAL EDIBLE FOOD GENERATOR:
A commercial edible food generator that is one of the following:
A. Restaurant with two hundred fifty (250) or more seats, or a total facility size equal to or greater than five thousand (5,000) square feet.
B. Hotel with an on-site food facility and two hundred (200) or more rooms.
C. Health facility with an on-site food facility and one hundred (100) or more beds.
D. Large venue.
E. Large event.
F. A State agency with a cafeteria with two hundred fifty (250) or more seats or total cafeteria facility size equal to or greater than five thousand (5,000) square feet.
G. A local education agency facility with an on-site food facility.
If the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(74) of Tier Two Commercial Edible Food Generator differs from this definition, the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(74) shall apply to this chapter.
WHOLESALE FOOD VENDOR:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
893 of 932
A business or establishment engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of food, where food (including fruits and vegetables) is received, shipped, stored, prepared for distribution to a retailer, warehouse, distributor, or other destination, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 189852(a)(76).”
Section 25. Section 13.67.030 (“Requirements for Single-Family Generators”) of Chapter 13.67 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.67.030: REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY GENERATORS:
Single-family organic waste generators shall comply with the following requirements:
A. Shall subscribe to the City's three-container organic waste collection services for all organic waste generated as described below in Section 13.67.030(b). The City shall have the right to review the number and size of a generator's containers to evaluate adequacy of capacity provided for each type of collection service for proper separation of materials and containment of materials; and single-family generators shall adjust its service level for its collection services as requested by the City. Generators may additionally manage their organic waste by preventing or reducing their organic waste, managing organic waste on site, and/or using a community composting site pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(c).
B. Shall participate in the City's organic waste collection service(s) by source separating designated recyclable materials and designated organic waste (including designated food scraps which shall first be prepared in the manner described in notice provided by the City) from other waste and placing designated materials in designated containers as described below:
1. Shall place only designated recyclable materials in the blue container.
2. Shall place only designated organic waste materials in the green container.
3. Shall prepare all materials designated for collection as per written instructions provided by the City or its designee.
4. Shall NOT place designated recyclable materials in black or green containers and shall NOT place designated organic waste materials in blue or black containers.
5. Shall not place prohibited container contaminants in collection containers.” Section 26. Section 13.67.040 (“Requirements for Commercial Organic Waste Generators and Commercial Business Generators”) of Chapter 13.67 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended i to read as follows:
“13.67.040: REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL ORGANIC WASTE
GENERATORS AND COMMERCIAL BUSINESS GENERATORS:
Commercial organic waste generators and commercial businesses shall comply with the following requirements:
A. Shall subscribe to the City's organic waste collection service(s) and comply with requirements of those services as described below in Section 13.67.040(b). The City shall have the right to review the number and size of a generator's containers and frequency of collection to Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
894 of 932
evaluate adequacy of capacity provided for each type of collection service for proper separation of materials and containment of materials; and commercial businesses shall adjust their service level for their collection services as requested by the City.
B. Except for commercial businesses that meet the self-hauler requirements in Section
13.67.090 of this Chapter, generators that are commercial businesses, including multi-family residential dwellings, shall participate in the City's organic waste collection service(s) by source separating designated recyclable materials and designated organic waste (including designated food scraps) from other waste and placing designated materials in designated containers as described below:
1. Shall place only designated organic waste in the green container; designated food scraps in the organic waste container; designated recyclable materials in the blue container; and solid waste in the black container.
2. Shall NOT place materials designated for the black container into the green container, organic waste/tan container or blue container.
3. Shall NOT place designated recyclable materials, designated food scraps or designated organic waste into any container other than the container designated for each of the corresponding materials.
4. Shall NOT place prohibited container contaminants in any container.
C. Commercial businesses, including multi-family residential dwellings, shall supply and allow access to adequate number, size and location of collection containers with sufficient labels or colors (conforming with Sections 13.67.040(d)(1) and 13.67.040(d)(2) below for employees, contractors, tenants, and customers, consistent with the City's collection services or, if self- hauling, per the commercial businesses' instructions to support its compliance with its self-haul program, in accordance with Section 13.67.090.
D. Commercial businesses, not including multi-family residential dwellings, shall provide containers for the collection of designated organic waste, designated food scraps and designated recyclable materials in all indoor and outdoor areas where disposal containers are provided for customers, for materials generated by that business. Such containers do not need to be provided in restrooms. If a commercial business does not generate any of the materials that would be collected in one type of container, then the business does not have to provide that container in all areas where disposal containers are provided for customers. Pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(b), the containers provided by the business shall have either:
1. A body or lid that conforms with the container colors provided through the collection service provided by the City, with either lids conforming to the color requirements or bodies conforming to the color requirements or both lids and bodies conforming to color requirements.
A commercial business is not required to replace functional containers.
2. Container labels that include language or graphic images, or both, indicating the primary material accepted and the primary materials prohibited in that container, or containers with imprinted text or graphic images that indicate the primary materials accepted and primary materials prohibited in the container. Pursuant 14 CCR Section 18984.8, the container labeling requirements are required on new containers commencing January 1, 2022.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
895 of 932
E. Multi-family residential dwellings are not required to comply with container placement requirements or labeling requirements pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(b).
F. Commercial businesses shall implement policies and procedures to educate and train employees on proper separation of materials and prohibit employees from placing materials in a container not designated for those materials per City's solid waste collection services.
G. Commercial businesses, excluding multi-family residential dwellings, shall inspect blue, green, tan/organic waste and/or black containers provided pursuant to Section 13.67.040(d) at least weekly for contamination and inform employees and tenants/occupants if containers are contaminated and of the requirements to keep contaminants out of those containers pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(b)(3).
H. Commercial businesses, including multi-family dwellings, shall at least annually provide written information on training to employees, contractors, tenants and customers about organic waste recovery requirements and about proper sorting of designated organic waste, designated food scraps and designated recyclable materials.
I. Commercial businesses, including multi-family residential dwellings, shall provide education information described in subsection (g) of this Section to new employees and/or tenants within fourteen (14) days of hiring new employees or of occupation of the premises by tenants. Education information shall describe requirements to keep designated organic waste, designated food scraps and designated recyclable materials separate from black container waste and the location of containers and the rules governing their use at each property.
J. Commercial businesses, including multi-family residential dwellings, shall provide or arrange access for the City or its agent(s) to their properties during all inspections conducted in accordance with Section 13.67.120 of this Chapter to confirm compliance with the requirements of this Chapter.
K. Commercial businesses, including multi-family residential dwellings, if generating two (2) cubic yards or more per week of total solid waste (or other threshold defined by the State), shall require that any contract or work agreements between the owner, occupant, or operator of the commercial business and a gardening or landscaping service specify that the organic waste generated by those services be managed in compliance with Chapter 12, Part 3, Division 30 of the State Public Resources Code.
L. Commercial businesses, including multi-family residential dwellings, that wish to self-haul organic waste or recyclables, shall meet the self-hauler requirements in Section 13.67.090 of this Chapter.
M. Nothing in this section prohibits a generator from preventing or reducing waste generation, managing organic waste on site, or using a community composting site pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(c).
N. Commercial businesses that are Tier One or Tier Two Commercial Edible Food Generators shall comply with food recovery requirements, pursuant to Section 13.67.060.” Section 27. Subsection (A) of Section 13.67.050 (“Waivers for Generators”) of Chapter
13.67 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
896 of 932
“A. De Minimis Waivers: The City may waive a commercial business' (including multi- family residential dwellings) obligation to comply with some or all the organic waste requirements of this Chapter if the commercial business provides documentation that the business generates below a certain amount of organic waste material as described in Section
13.67.050(2)(a) below. Commercial businesses requesting a de minimis waiver shall:
1. Apply specifying the services that they are requesting a waiver from and provide documentation as noted in Section 13.67.050(2)(a) below.
2. Provide documentation that either:
a. The commercial business' total solid waste collection service is two cubic yards or more per week and organic waste subject to collection in a blue container, organic waste/tan container or green container comprises less than twenty (20) gallons per week per applicable container of the business' total waste; or,
b. The commercial business' total solid waste collection service is less than two cubic yards per week and organic waste subject to collection in a blue container, organic waste/tan container or green container comprises less than ten (10) gallons per week per applicable container of the business' total waste.
3. Notify the City within fifteen (15) days if circumstances change such that commercial business's organic waste exceeds threshold required for waiver, in which case waiver will be rescinded.
4. De minimis waivers are to be valid for up to a period not to exceed every five (5) years and are subject to a reverification audit conducted by the City or its designee at any time.” Section 28. Section 13.67.090 (“Self-Hauler Requirements”) of Chapter 13.67 of the Redlands Municipal Codeis hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.67.090: SELF-HAULER REQUIREMENTS:
A. Self-haulers shall source separate all designated recyclable materials and designated organic waste (materials that the City otherwise requires generators to separate for collection in the City's organics and recycling collection program) generated on-site from solid waste in a manner consistent with 14 CCR Sections 18984.1 and 18984.2 or shall haul organic waste to a high diversion organic waste processing facility as specified in 14 CCR Section 18984.3.
B. Self-haulers shall haul their source separated designated recyclable materials to a facility that recovers those materials; and haul their source separated green waste container or organic waste container to a solid waste facility, operation, activity, or property that processes or recovers source separated organic waste. Alternatively, self-haulers may haul organic waste to a high diversion organic waste processing facility.
C. Self-haulers that are commercial businesses (including multi-family residential dwellings) shall keep a record of the amount of organic waste delivered to each solid waste facility, operation, activity, or property that processes or recovers organic waste; this record shall be subject to Inspection by the City. The records shall include the following information:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
897 of 932
1. Delivery receipts and weight tickets from the entity accepting the waste.
2. The amount of material in cubic yards or tons transported by the generator to each entity.
3. If the material is transported to an entity that does not have scales on-site or employs scales incapable of weighing the self-hauler's vehicle in a manner that allows it to determine the weight of materials received, the self-hauler is not required to record the weight of material but shall keep a record of the entities that received the organic waste.
D. Self-haulers that are commercial businesses (including multi-family self-haulers) shall provide information collected in Section 13.67.090(c) to the City upon request.
E. A single-family residential organic waste generator that self-hauls organic waste is not required to record or report information in Sections 13.67.090(c) and (d).” Section 29. Section 13.67.100 (“”Model Water Efficient Landscaping Ordinance Requirements”) of Chapter 13.67 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.67.100: MODEL WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS:
A. In addition to any requirements of this code, property owners or their building or landscape designers, including anyone requiring a building or planning permit, plan check, or landscape design review from the City, who are constructing a new (single-family, multi-family, public, institutional, or commercial) project with a landscape area greater than five hundred (500) square feet, or rehabilitating an existing landscape with a total landscape area greater than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet, shall comply with Sections 492.6(a)(3)(B) (C), (D), and (G) of the MWELO, including sections related to use of compost and mulch as delineated in this Section 14.
B. If, after the adoption of this chapter, the California Department of Water Resources, or its successor agency, amends 23 CCR, Division 2, Chapter 2.7, Sections 492.6(a)(3)(B) (C), (D), and (G) of the MWELO September 15, 2015 requirements in a manner that requires Cities to incorporate the requirements of an updated MWELO in a local ordinance, and the amended requirements include provisions more stringent than those required in this Section, the revised requirements of 23 CCR, Division 2, Chapter 2.7 shall be enforced.” Section 30. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application thereof to any entity, person or circumstance is held for any reason to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable. The City Council of the City of Redlands hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
898 of 932
Section 31. The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and the City Clerk shall certify to the introduction of this ordinance and shall cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation within the City and thereafter this ordinance shall take effect as provided by law.
ATTEST: Mario Saucedo, Mayor
Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
899 of 932
I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 18th day of November, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
900 of 932
ORDINANCE NO. 2987
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING TITL E 13, CHAPTER 13.64 ( INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANA GMENT) AND
CHAPTER 13.67 (MANDATORY ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL
REDUCTION) OF THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
ORGANIC WASTE
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2987 would amend Chapter 13.64 (Integrated Solid Waste Management) and Chapter 13.67 (Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Reduction) of the Redlands Municipal Code to clarify organic waste disposal; and
WHEREAS, over time, inconsistencies have emerged between Chapters 13.64 and 13.67, particularly with respect to the treatment and terminology of organic waste which requires modifications to the ordinances to ensure consistency with current state definitions and requirements under SB 1383; and.
WHEREAS, the City of Redlands is committed to maintaining a clear, enforceable, and up-to-date municipal code that aligns with best practices in solid and organic waste management; and
WHEREAS, all exemptions to the City’s green waste program have been removed, making participation mandatory for all customers in support of uniform compliance and environmental responsibility; and
WHEREAS, the City has revised the ordinance to include the term “organic waste” where appropriate, to reflect evolving state regulations; and
WHEREAS, a definition for “tan container” has been added to the ordinance, specifying its use for the collection of separated food waste, consistent with organics recycling requirements; and
WHEREAS, a review of the City’s existing waste related ordinance identified the need for general cleanup of grammatical errors, punctuation, spelling, and minor inconsistencies.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Table of Contents for Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code shall be amended to read as follows:
“SECTION:
13.64.010: Purpose
13.64.020: Definitions
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
901 of 932
13.64.030: Exclusive Jurisdiction Of City
13.64.040: Authority To Establish Rates And Charges
13.64.050: Billing And Deposit For Solid Waste Services
13.64.060: Failure To Pay Charges
13.64.070: Required
13.64.080: Unlawful Placement Of Solid Waste
13.64.090: Dumping And Burying
13.64.100: Burning
13.64.110: Unlawful To Interfere With Collection
13.64.120: Unauthorized Collection Prohibited
13.64.130: Frequency Of Collection
13.64.140: Hours Of Collection
13.64.150: Containers; Type
13.64.160: Sanitation
13.64.170: Service Levels Changes
13.64.180: Manner Of Container Placement
13.64.190: Shared Containers; Commercial Collection
13.64.200: Enclosure Requirement; Commercial
13.64.210: Special Collections (Roll-Off/Compactor Service)
13.64.220: Removal Of Containers After Collection
13.64.230: Placement Of Solid Waste In Containers
13.64.240: Placement Of Green Waste In Containers
13.64.250: Prohibited Substances In Solid Waste, Organic Waste, Green Waste Or Recyclable Material Containers
13.64.260: Additional Prohibited Substances In Green Waste Containers
13.64.270: Placement Of Recyclable Materials
13.64.280: Bulky Waste
13.64.290: Physically Challenged/Elderly Service
13.64.300: Exemption From Service
13.64.310: Director; Authorization To Enforce
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
902 of 932
13.64.320: Violation; Fines
Section 2. Section 13.64.020 (“Definitions”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code” is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.020: DEFINITIONS:
For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them. Words not ascribed a meaning shall have the meaning ascribed by state law.
AUTOMATED COLLECTION:
The collection of solid waste, organic waste, or green waste, or recyclable materials using a specially designed vehicle with mechanical apparatus which empties a container directly into a vehicle without requiring manual handling.
AUTOMATED COLLECTION CONTAINER:
A solid waste, organic waste, or green waste container, or recycling specially designed for automated collection.
BULKY WASTE:
Means and includes, but is not limited to, objects of furniture, household or industrial metallic discards, auto parts, construction and demolition materials, trees and/or tree trunks larger than six inches (6") in diameter, shipping crates, containers and other large, bulky or heavy objects which cannot be placed in a covered container and discarded by a customer.
COLLECTOR:
An employee of the city or an independent contractor or franchisee of the city authorized to collect and transport solid waste, organic waste, green waste, or recyclable materials.
COMMERCIAL BIN:
A city approved bin, usually one (1) cubic yard to four (4) cubic yards' capacity, designed for the deposit of solid waste, including green waste and recyclable materials, which is charged at commercial rates.
COMPOST:
The product resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of organic wastes.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE:
All nonhazardous waste material and rubble resulting from the construction, alteration, remodeling, repair, removal or demolition of housing, commercial buildings and other structures, including, but not limited to, inert wastes, lumber, brick, soil, concrete, and plaster, which is customarily handled and transported by means of a roll-off drop box.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
903 of 932
CONTAINER:
A city approved bin, can or receptacle used for collecting solid waste, including green waste and recyclable materials, whether owned by the city, collector, property owner or a tenant.
CURBSIDE:
The placement of a container at the public right-of-way adjacent to the customer property, in a location that is accessible for automated collection equipment without requiring Solid Waste Division staff to enter private property.
CUSTOMER:
The owner and/or occupant of any property within the city that is required to participate in the city's solid waste, including green waste, organic waste, and recyclables, collection program.
DIRECTOR:
The city's municipal utilities facilities and community services director or his or her designee.
GREEN WASTE:
Tree and shrubbery trimmings, tree roots less than six inches (6") in diameter, vegetation matter resulting from land clearing, grass, weeds, straw, or leaves, wood chips, sawdust and other household garden organic materials which have been segregated from other solid waste materials for the purpose of deposit at a designated collection location, including curbside location, for collection and transportation to a compost facility. Green waste does not include palm fronds, cactus or tree limbs, roots or stumps larger than six inches (6") in diameter.
GREEN WASTE CONTAINER:
A city issued automated collection container authorized for the commingled collection of green waste and organic waste generated by a property, which shall be placed at the curbside for collection.
HAZARDOUS WASTE:
Waste which, because of its quantity, concentration, physical, chemical or infectious characteristics causes any of the following:
A. An increase in mortality or serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness; B. A substantial present or potential hazard to human health or environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise managed; C. Damage to property and/or contaminate the water table by reason of being explosive, flammable, poisonous, corrosive, radioactive or otherwise harmful to the environment; D. "Hazardous waste" means hazardous waste, extremely hazardous and acutely hazardous waste as these terms are defined by state law.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
904 of 932
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE:
Any hazardous waste, including heavy metals, generated incidental to owning and/or maintaining a property, but does not include any waste generated in the course of operating a business at a residence.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE:
Solid waste resulting from industrial processes and manufacturing operations, including, but not limited to, wholesale and volume food processing waste, boiler house cinders, lumber scraps and shavings, metal scraps and shavings and chemical wastes, or that originates from any organization, private or civic, or any number of persons or objects that manufactures, assembles, combines, converts, or refines any substance, liquid, element, material, or energy source of any type.
MAY:
Permissive.
MEDICAL WASTE:
Waste which meets both of the following requirements:
A. Is composed of waste which is generated or produced as a result of any of the following:
1. Research, diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals;
2. The production or testing of biologicals.
B. The waste is any of the following:
1. Biohazardous waste as defined in California Health and Safety Code, division 20, chapter
6.1, article 2, section 25020.5;
2. Sharps waste, including, but not limited to, hypodermic needles, syringes, blades, tubing, acupuncture needles, root canal files, broken glass such as Pasteur pipettes and blood vials.
METALLIC DISCARD:
Any large metal article or product, or any part thereof, including, but not limited to, metal furniture, machinery, appliances, electronic products, vehicles and wood burning stoves. Metallic discards are banned by the state of California from all municipal sanitary landfills.
MUNICIPAL SERVICES STATEMENT:
A billing invoice sent to a customer by the city for use of city provided utility services.
ORGANICS CONTAINER:
A city issued container designated for the collection of organic waste generated by a property that requires manual retrieval, servicing, and return by Solid Waste Division staff using specialized collection equipment.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
905 of 932
ORGANIC WASTE:
Waste containing material originated from living organisms and their metabolic waste products including, but not limited to, food, green waste material, landscape and pruning waste, organic textiles and carpets, lumber, wood, paper products, printing and writing paper, manure, biosolids, digestate, and sludges.
PERSON:
Any person, firm, business, sole proprietorship, joint venture, trust, association or corporation whether for profit or nonprofit.
PROPERTY:
Any lot, vacant or under construction, building, residence, single-family or multiple-family residential, commercial or industrial property, occupied or unoccupied.
RECYCLABLE COLLECTION CONTAINER:
A container, bag, bin, roll-off drop box or other container used to hold recyclable materials placed for collection.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS:
Those waste materials generated on or emanating from residential, commercial or industrial property that are placed for collection in a city approved container for recycling. Such materials include, but are not limited to, aluminum cans, bimetal cans, cardboard, glass containers, plastic containers, newspaper, paper, and other materials designated as recyclable by the city which, due to their nature, are discarded by the producer.
RECYCLE OR RECYCLING:
The process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating and reconstituting material that would otherwise become solid waste, and returning them to the economic mainstream in the form of raw material for new, reused or reconstituted products.
RECYCLING DROP OFF LOCATION:
A place where recyclable materials may be dropped off either for payment for goods received or as a donation.
SANITARY LANDFILL:
A site for solid waste disposal approved by the California integrated waste management board.
SHALL:
Mandatory.
SOLID WASTE:
The designated all-inclusive term for all putrescible and non-putrescible solid and semisolid waste including garbage, wet garbage, trash, refuse, ashes, industrial wastes, construction and Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
906 of 932
demolition wastes, bulky waste, manure, vegetable or animal solid and semisolid wastes. Solid waste does not include hazardous or household hazardous waste, medical waste or low-level radioactive waste.
Section 3. Subsection (A) of Section 13.64.030 (“Exclusive Jurisdiction of City”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“ A. The collection of all solid waste, including green waste, organic waste, and recyclable materials, within the city shall be performed by the city or under the direction of the city. For such purposes, the city may use city personnel, an authorized collector, or any combination thereof.”
Section 4. Subsection (A) of Section 13.64.050 (“Billing and Deposit for Solid Waste Services”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“ A. Solid waste charges, including green waste, organic waste, and recyclable materials charges established by the city shall be a civil debt owing to the city by all customers for property receiving solid waste collection services.”
Section 5. Section 13.64.070 (“Required”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.070: REQUIRED:
The fact that any property is occupied shall be prima facie evidence that solid waste is being generated and accumulated upon such property and that service charges for the collection and disposal thereof are due the city. Every person owning or occupying any property in the city shall keep such property in a clean and sanitary condition and shall not cause or permit solid waste to collect or accumulate upon; provided, however, that this provision shall not be construed to interfere with any customer keeping building materials upon property during the construction, reconstruction, or repair of a building or structure thereon under a valid building permit, nor with the keeping of wood neatly piled upon such property for household use. “A. Residential:
1. Every property shall subscribe to automated or nonautomated solid waste, organic waste, green waste, and recycling services. It is unlawful for any property to keep, accumulate, or permit to be kept or accumulated, any solid waste in or upon any private place unless the same shall be in a container for such as specified in this chapter. It is unlawful for any property to fail or neglect to provide for the removal of solid waste from such property in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
2. In the event of the accumulation of solid waste matter upon any property, the city may remove the waste matter and charge a service fee, in an amount equal to the cost of such removal, to the customer.
3. Residential customers with automated service shall be responsible for the separation of organic, and green waste, and recyclable materials from all other solid waste generated by the property.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
907 of 932
B. Commercial:
1. Every property shall subscribe to commercial bin, roll-off bin, commercial can, or commercial automated solid waste, organic waste, and recycling services. It is unlawful for any customer to fail or neglect to provide for the removal of solid waste from such property in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
2. A commercial property issued a green waste container shall place such container at the curbside for collection.
3. Commercial businesses, not including multi- family residential dwellings, shall provide containers for the collection of designated organic waste, designated food scraps and designated recyclable materials in all indoor and outdoor areas where disposal containers are provided for customers, for materials generated by that business. Such containers do not need to be provided in restrooms. If a commercial business does not generate any of the materials that would be collected in one type of container, then the business does not have to provide that container in all areas where disposal containers are provided for customers.
24. In the event of the accumulation of solid waste matter upon any property, the city may remove the waste matter and charge a service fee, in an amount equal to the cost of such removal, to the customer.
C. Roll-off Trash Containers or Portable Wheeled Trash Containers:
1. All roll-off trash containers or portable trash dumpsters shall be provided and approved by the City’s Solid Waste Division. The use of unauthorized roll-off trash containers or portable trash dumpster is unlawful.
2. The authority of impounding any unauthorized roll-off trash containers or portable trash dumpsters shall be retained by the City’s Solid Waste Division.
3. Seventy -two (72) hours’ notice in written form of a posting, letter, or electronic message shall be provided to the owner(s) of the roll-off trash containers or portable trash dumpsters before impoundment.
4. All costs for transport, storage, and collection of materials for the removal of any unauthorized roll-off trash containers or portable trash dumpsters will be the responsibility of the container owner.
5. Any roll-off trash containers or portable dumpsters determined to pose a significant hazard to traffic, the public, or an obstruction to the right-of-way may be subject to immediate impoundment and removal without notice.”
Section 6. Section 13.64.080 (“Unlawful Placement of Solid Waste”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.080: UNLAWFUL PLACEMENT OF SOLID WASTE:
A. No person shall deposit, keep, accumulate, permit, or cause any solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials, to be deposited, kept or accumulated in a condition which is offensive, unsightly, detrimental to public health or hazardous from fire Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
908 of 932
upon any property or on any public street, land, alley, or driveway, except as provided in this chapter. No person shall place or deposit, or cause to be placed or deposited, or to allow to remain in the street, alley or right of way area adjacent to the property occupied by such person any solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials, in, into or upon any public street, avenue, alley, right of way, or other public place in the city, or in, into, or upon any property, or in or into any river or wash or in the bed thereof, except in the manner and for the purposes permitted by this chapter.
B. No person shall deposit any solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials accumulating and generated on any premises within the city, and place it in the solid waste, green waste, or recyclable container on any other premises within the city; or to place any such container for collection of solid waste, including green waste and recyclable materials, therefrom in, upon, or in front, or in the rear of any other premises.” Section 7. Section 13.64.090 (“Dumping and Burying”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.090: DUMPING AND BURYING:
No person shall dump, place, or deposit upon, or bury in any lot, land, street, alley, water or waterway within the city any solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials or substance condemned by the county department of environmental health services, or any other deleterious or offensive substance; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to any land used by the county of San Bernardino or its agents as a public sanitary landfill.” Section 8. Section 13.64.100 (“Burning”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.100: BURNING:
No solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials, shall be burned in the open air within the city.”
Section 9. Section 13.64.110 (“Unlawful to Interfere with Collection”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.110: UNLAWFUL TO INTERFERE WITH COLLECTION:
No person shall interfere with or obstruct the collection or disposal of solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials.”
Section 10. Section 13.64.120 (“Unauthorized Collection Prohibited”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.120: UNAUTHORIZED COLLECTION PROHIBITED:
A. When solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials, is placed for the purpose of collection, it shall become the property of the city or its authorized collector, and it is unlawful for any person other than an owner thereof, its agents and Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
909 of 932
employees, to remove or cause to be removed, tamper or meddle with any solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials, regardless of whether or not such container conforms to the requirements set forth by this chapter.
B. Each collection in violation of this chapter shall constitute a separate and distinct violation punishable as provided in this chapter.
C. Nothing in this chapter shall limit the right of any person, organization or other entity to donate, sell or otherwise dispose of recyclable materials, provided that any such disposal is in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.”
Section 11. Section 13.64.130 (“Frequency of Collection”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.130: FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION:
Solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials, shall be collected a minimum of once a week, and all solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials, shall be removed from the property and disposed of in such a manner as not to become a nuisance or danger to public health. Solid waste shall be collected a minimum of once each week. The city may require a greater number of collections per week for establishments with commercial collection as deemed necessary to comply with the provisions of this chapter and for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare.” Section 12. Section 13.64.150 (“Containers; Type”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.150: CONTAINERS; TYPE:
The director shall prescribe suitable kinds of new or replacement solid waste containers and covers in which solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials, shall be placed and kept for collection. All customer owned containers placed in service shall have prior approval of the director for compatibility with collection equipment. All customer owned containers shall be clearly marked with the customer's name and address.
A. Automated Containers:
1. The city shall provide automated solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable material containers.
2. Automated containers are the property of the city and are assigned to the property address. Customers shall not remove containers from the assigned property.
3. No customer shall mark, deface or alter any city owned and assigned container.
4. If an assigned container is stolen or damaged, through no fault of a customer, the city will provide a free replacement.
5. Containers shall not exceed two hundred (200) pounds' gross weight when filled.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
910 of 932
B. Nonautomated Containers: Residential or commercial property that cannot be serviced by the automated collection method or commercial property that cannot be serviced by commercial bin collection, as determined by the director, shall comply with the following specifications:
1. Each solid waste container shall be sufficiently durable material (metal, PVC, hard rubber) to withstand repeated handling in all type of weather and conditions. Handles shall be sturdy enough to endure repeated lifting without detachment. A tightfitting cover must be used.
The use of plastic bags, boxes, fifty (50) gallon oil drums or portions of such drums and cardboard barrels is prohibited. All containers shall be free of sharp edges, splinters, protruding nails, or other conditions dangerous to collection personnel.
2. Containers shall not exceed thirty-two (32) gallons in capacity nor sixty-five (65) pounds' gross weight or twenty (20) pounds empty.
C. Bin Containers: For commercial bins that are rented from the city, the city shall provide all mechanical maintenance and repair including container replacement at such time the container is deemed unserviceable by the director.
1. Front loader bins shall be no smaller than one cubic yard and no larger than four (4) cubic yards, with side channel pick up, and must be compatible with collection equipment.
2. Rear loader bins shall be no larger than three (3) cubic yards and must be compatible with collection equipment.
3. Commercial bins may be secured through the installation of a locking bar device to prevent unauthorized collection, tampering and unauthorized placement of solid waste, yet shall be accessible for disposal and collection of solid waste, green waste, organic waste and recyclable materials by authorized persons. The customer shall either provide a combination lock, and provide the combination to the solid waste division, or provide a key lock, retain the key, and ensure that the bin remains accessible for collection during collection hours. Additional charges may be assessed, as determined by the city, for additional trips to service a locking bin, which was locked when service was attempted on the regular schedule.
D. Roll-Off Or Compactor Containers: Roll-off or compactor drop boxes shall be no larger than forty (40) cubic yards and shall be compatible with city collection equipment.
E. Noncity Owned Containers: If this section is not fully complied with, the city may deem the container as unfit for service or a potential safety hazard to collection personnel and may require the customer to provide alternative containers satisfactory to the city or to subscribe to an alternative method of collection.”
Section 13. Section 13.64.160 (“Sanitation”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.160: SANITATION:
A. All containers shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition at all times by the customer.
Containers shall be kept covered at all times, except when solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials, is being deposited therein or removed therefrom, and shall at all times be secure and free from leaks.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
911 of 932
B. Periodic cleaning of customer owned commercial bins, commercial bins rented from the city, and automated containers or recycling containers provided by the city, shall be the sole responsibility of the customer. A fee shall be assessed for this service to the customer, whether requested by the customer, the county health officer or as deemed necessary by the director.”
Section 14. Section 13.64.200 (“Enclosure Requirement; Commercial”) of Chapter
13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby to read as follows:
“13.64.200: ENCLOSURE REQUIREMENT; COMMERCIAL:
A. Bin enclosure specifications shall be required to be submitted for approval to the solid waste division prior to construction as part of the development and planning process.
B. The enclosure(s) may be secured to prevent unauthorized collection, tampering, and unlawful placement of solid waste, organic waste, green waste, or recyclable materials, but must be accessible to collection personnel during hereinbefore stated collection hours. Additional charges may be assessed, as determined by the city, for additional trips to service a previously locked enclosure.
C. Each development project, as that term is defined in Public Resources Code section 42905, for which an application for a building permit has been submitted after the effective date of this chapter, shall conform to the requirements of the model ordinance adopted by the California integrated waste management board and required by the California solid waste reuse and recycling access act of 1991
1 relating to the provision of adequate areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials.
__________________________
Notes:
1 Public Resources Code Section 42900, et seq.”
Section 15. Section 13.64.220 (“Removal of Containers After Collection”) of Chapter
13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.220: REMOVAL OF CONTAINERS AFTER COLLECTION:
It shall be the responsibility of every customer placing a solid waste, organic waste, green waste or recyclable material container in, or upon any street, sidewalk, curb or alley for collection to remove such container from the designated collection location as soon as possible after the containers have been collected, and in any event no later than ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. on the designated collection day. It is unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to perform such duty.” Section 16. Section 13.64.230 (“Placement of Solid Waste in Containers”) of Chapter
13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.230: PLACEMENT OF SOLID WASTE IN CONTAINERS:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
912 of 932
A. All solid waste, organic waste, green waste, or recyclable materials placed in automated or nonautomated containers shall be placed loosely in such container so as to ensure ease of disposal. No overloaded containers, either by volume or weight, shall be collected.
B. Customers shall flatten or dismantle boxes or cartons of cardboard, which cannot be set aside for recycling, or other materials to provide the maximum volume of waste matter in containers.
C. Ashes shall be thoroughly moistened to prevent scattering and shall be bagged, wrapped or boxed prior to being placed in the container.
D. Animal feces, other than manure, and personal care products which are unsanitary and offensive shall be securely wrapped.
E. Until removed by the collector, the customer shall be responsible for the cleanup of any and all discards which the customer has generated, dumped, spilled or otherwise lost or littered, notwithstanding human or animal interference, wind or other natural forces and weather during storage, collection, removal, or transfer. The collector shall be responsible for any discards spilled during collection, removal or transfer by the collector.” Section 17. Section 13.64.240 (“Placement of Green Waste in Containers”) of Chapter
13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.240: PLACEMENT OF GREEN WASTE IN CONTAINERS:
A. All properties in the city's green waste collection program shall place all "green waste", as defined in this chapter, within the designated green waste container.” Section 18. Section 13.64.250 (“Prohibited Substances in Solid Waste, Green Waste or Recyclable Material Containers”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.250: PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES IN SOLID WASTE, ORGANIC WASTE, GREEN WASTE OR RECYCLABLE MATERIAL CONTAINERS:
A. No person shall dispose of dangerous and infectious substances, such as medical and "hazardous waste" as defined in this chapter, in any solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, or recyclable materials, container for collection by the city.
B. No person shall place or deposit in any solid waste, including organic waste, green waste or recyclable materials, container for collection by the city, wearing apparel, bedding or other articles from any home or place where any infectious or contagious disease has prevailed. The owner or occupant of any property where an infectious or contagious disease has prevailed shall forthwith notify the county health officer and shall dispose of such articles as directed.
C. No person shall place or deposit tires, asphalt or metallic discards in any solid waste container, including organic waste, green waste or recyclable materials containers, for collection by the city.
D. If the provisions of this chapter are not fully complied with, the collector shall place a tag on the container so stating. No collection shall be made until the provisions of this section are Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
913 of 932
complied with, or when a collection has been made of a container without knowledge of its prohibited contents, or a collection must be made to provide for the public health and safety, a service charge may be assessed to offset the costs of removal and disposal.
E. No person shall place or deposit any animal carcass in any solid waste, including organic waste, green waste or recyclable materials, container for collection by the city.” Section 19. Section 13.64.260 (“Additional Prohibited Substances in Green Waste Containers”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.260: ADDITIONAL PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES IN GREEN WASTE CONTAINERS:
No person shall place or deposit any animal waste, inert non-compostable products such as dirt, rocks, concrete, painted or treated wood, wood containing nails or screws, plastic bags, glass, paper, razor blades, metal, chemicals, or other substances rendering such green waste unfit for production of soil amendments or compost, for collection by the city.” Section 20. Section 13.64.280 (“Bulky Waste”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.280: BULKY WASTE:
Bulky waste items shall not be placed within residential or commercial solid waste, organic waste, green waste, or recycling material containers. Upon request, and for an additional charge, the director may arrange special collection of these items.” Section 21. Section 13.64.290 (“Physically Challenged/Elderly Service”) of Chapter
13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 22. Subsection (A) of Section 13.64.300 (Exemption From Service”) of Chapter
13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.64.300: EXEMPTION FROM SERVICE:
A. Unoccupied Property: Any customer may make application for exemption from solid waste collection services on the basis that a developed property is unoccupied, and that no solid waste, including organic waste, green waste, and recyclable materials shall be placed or offered for collection by the city or its authorized collector, from such property. The director may temporarily exempt such property from participation in the city's solid waste collection program for the limited period while the property is unoccupied; provided, that any such statement or representation shall be made in affidavit form, fully sworn to by the person making such statement or representation and filed with the director along with payment of the application fee. An exemption shall be valid only for the time that the statements made in the affidavit continue to be true. Any violation of provisions of the exemption shall result in termination of the exemption and shall require the customer to subscribe to solid waste collection services in accordance with this chapter.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
914 of 932
B. Fee: The fee for an application for an exemption shall be established by the city council and shall be no less than the cost to the solid waste division or authorized agent to validate the claim and shall include the cost to process and maintain records of the exemption, the costs incurred to remove container(s) from the property.
C. Expiration of Exemption: From and after the date of adoption of the ordinance establishing this chapter, all exemptions granted to customers for solid waste services which do not relate to unoccupied shall expire, and all such persons shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and shall subscribe to the city’s solid waste collection service.” Section 23. Section 13.64.320 (“Violation; Penalty”) of Chapter 13.64 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended in the to read as follows:
“13.64.320: VIOLATION;FINES:
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be guilty of an infraction or misdemeanor at the discretion of the City Attorney or subject to a fine.
Fines shall be assessed in the amounts specified below:
1. A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for the first administrative citation;
2. A fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second administrative citation for violation of the same Code provision within a twelve (12) month period; and
3. A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) per Code provision violated in any subsequent administrative citation issued for violation of the same Code provision within a twelve (12) month period.”
Section 24. Section 13.67.020 (“Definitions”) of Chapter 13.67 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.67.020: DEFINITIONS:
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words, terms, phrases and their derivations have the meanings given herein. Terms not defined in this section and defined elsewhere in this Code shall have the same meanings herein unless the context otherwise requires. When consistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future tense, and words in the singular number include the plural number. In the event of a conflict between a definition in this Code and a definition in CalRecycle's SB 1383 Regulations (14 CCR Section 18982), the definitions in 14 CCR Section 18982 shall control for the purposes of this chapter. Additionally, for the purposes of this chapter, the definitions in 14 CCR 18982 shall control for terms used in this chapter and not defined in this Code. Unless otherwise specified herein, references to the statute or regulation means the statute or regulation, as amended, supplemented, superseded and replaced from time to time.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
915 of 932
BLACK CONTAINER:
Has the same meaning as in 14 CCR Section 18982 (a)(28) and shall be used for the purpose of storage and collection of black container waste. Black container waste means solid waste that is collected in a black container that is part of the City's three (3) organic waste collection service as specified in 14 CCR Section 18984.1. Designated recyclable materials, designated organic waste, and/or designated food scraps do not constitute black container waste.
BLUE CONTAINER:
Has the same meaning as in 14 CCR Section 18982.2 (a)(5) and shall be used only for the purpose of storage and collection of source separated recyclable materials or source separated blue container organic waste.
CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS OR CCR:
The State of California Code of Regulations. CCR references in this chapter are preceded with a number that refers to the relevant Title of the CCR (e.g., "14 CCR" refers to Title 14 of CCR).
CALRECYCLE:
California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, which is the Department designated with responsibility for developing, implementing, and enforcing SB 1383 Regulations on Jurisdictions (and others).
CITY:
City of Redlands.
CITY ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL:
The City Manager of the City, and/or his/her designee(s), including such City employees who are partially or wholly responsible for enforcing City ordinances, provision of the Redlands Municipal Code (the "Code" or "this Code"), and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
CITY MANAGER:
The City Manager or his/her designee.
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS OR COMMERCIAL:
A firm, partnership, proprietorship, joint-stock company, corporation, or association, whether for-profit or nonprofit, strip mall, industrial facility, or a multifamily residential dwelling, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(6). A multi-family residential dwelling that consists of fewer than five (5) units is not a commercial business for purposes of implementing this chapter.
COMMERCIAL EDIBLE FOOD GENERATOR:
Includes a Tier One or a Tier Two Commercial Edible Food Generator as defined in Section
13.67.020 of this ordinance or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(73) and (a)(74).
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
916 of 932
For the purposes of this definition, food recovery organizations and food recovery services are not commercial edible food generators pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(7).
COMPLIANCE REVIEW:
A review of records by a jurisdiction to determine compliance with this chapter.
COMPOST:
Has the same meaning as in 14 CCR Section 17896.2(a)(4), which stated, as of the effective date of this chapter, that "compost" means the product resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of organic solid wastes that are source separated from the municipal solid waste stream, or which are separated at a centralized facility.
CONTAINER CONTAMINATION OR CONTAMINATED CONTAINER:
A container, regardless of color, that contains prohibited container contaminants, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(55).
C&D:
Discarded or used materials removed from construction, remodeling, repair, renovation and/or demolition debris on any pavement, house, commercial building or other structure, or from landscaping; or, as otherwise defined in Title 15, Chapter 15.16 (Buildings & Construction - California Green Buildings Standards Code).
DESIGNATED FOOD SCRAPS:
Items designated by the City for placement in the green container that is specifically intended for the separate collection of food scraps and other organic waste materials which may be designated from time to time by the City Manager or his/her designee. Designated food scraps includes all food such as, but not limited to fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, bones, rice, beans, past, bread, cheese and eggshells. Food scraps excludes fats, oil and grease (FOG), meat and/or bones when such materials have been source separated from other food scraps for the purposes of sending to a rendering company.
DESIGNATED NON-ORGANIC RECYCLABLES:
Non-putrescible and non-hazardous recyclable waste including but not limited to bottles, can, metals, plastics and glass, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(43) and other materials which may be designate from time to time by the City Manager or his/her designee.
DESIGNATED ORGANIC WASTE:
Organic waste designated by the City for placement in a green container that is specifically intended for the separate collection of organic waste excluding designated blue container waste, carpets, non-compostable paper and textiles. Designated organic waste includes garden trimmings, leaves, grass clippings, weeds, shrub clippings and other materials which may be designated from time to time by the City Manager or his/her designee.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
917 of 932
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS:
Items designated for placement in the blue container specifically intended for the separate collection of designated non-organic recyclables and designated blue container organic waste.
DESIGNEE:
An entity that a City contracts with or otherwise arranges to carry out any of the City's responsibilities of this chapter as authorized in 14 CCR Section 18981.2. A designee may be a government entity, a hauler, a private entity, or a combination of those entities.
EDIBLE FOOD:
Food intended for human consumption, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(18).
For the purposes of this chapter or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(18), "edible food" is not solid waste if it is recovered and not discarded. Nothing in this chapter or in 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12 requires or authorizes the recovery of edible food that does not meet the food safety requirements of the California Retail Food Code.
ENFORCEMENT ACTION:
An action of the City to address non-compliance with this ordinance including, but not limited to, issuing administrative citations, fines, penalties, or using other remedies; or, as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(19).
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL:
The City Manager or the City's authorized designee(s) who is/are partially or wholly responsible for enforcing this chapter.
EXCLUDED WASTE:
Hazardous substance, hazardous waste, infectious waste, designated waste, volatile, corrosive, medical waste, infectious, regulated radioactive waste, and toxic substances or material that facility operator(s), which receive materials from the City and its generators, reasonably believe(s) would, as a result of or upon acceptance, transfer, processing, or disposal, be a violation of local, State, or Federal law, regulation, or ordinance, including: land use restrictions or conditions, waste that cannot be disposed of in Class III landfills or accepted at the facility by permit conditions, waste that in the City's enforcement officials, or its designees reasonable opinion would present a significant risk to human health or the environment, cause a nuisance or otherwise create or expose the City, or its designee, to potential liability; but not including de minimis volumes or concentrations of waste of a type and amount normally found in single- family or multi-family solid waste after implementation of programs for the safe collection, processing, recycling, treatment, and disposal of batteries and paint in compliance with Sections 41500 and 41802 of the California Public Resources Code. Excluded waste also includes materials which require separate handling and cannot be collected from standard solid waste, recycling or organic containers, including but not limited to appliances, scrap metal, electronics, tires and oversized furniture items.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
918 of 932
FOOD DISTRIBUTOR:
A company that distributes food to entities including, but not limited to, supermarkets and grocery stores, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(22).
FOOD FACILITY:
Has the same meaning as in Section 113789 of the Health and Safety Code.
FOOD RECOVERY:
Actions to collect and distribute food for human consumption that otherwise would be disposed, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(24).
FOOD RECOVERY ORGANIZATION:
An entity that engages in the collection or receipt of edible food from commercial edible food generators and distributes that edible food to the public for food recovery either directly or through other entities or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(25), including, but not limited to:
A. A food bank as defined in Section 113783 of the Health and Safety Code; B. A nonprofit charitable organization as defined in Section 113841 of the Health and Safety code; and,
C. A nonprofit charitable temporary food facility as defined in Section 113842 of the Health and Safety Code.
A food recovery organization is not a commercial edible food generator for the purposes of this chapter and implementation of 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12 pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(7).
If the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(25) for Food Recovery Organization differs from this definition, the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(25) shall apply to this chapter.
FOOD RECOVERY SERVICE:
A person or entity that collects and transports edible food from a commercial edible food generator to a food recovery organization or other entities for food recovery, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(26). A food recovery service is not a commercial edible food generator for the purposes of this chapter and implementation of 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12 pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(7).
FOOD SCRAPS:
All food such as, but not limited to, fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, bones, rice, beans, pasta, bread, cheese, and eggshells. Food scraps exclude fats, oils, and grease when such materials are source separated from other food scraps.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
919 of 932
FOOD SERVICE PROVIDER:
An entity primarily engaged in providing food services to institutional, governmental, commercial, or industrial locations of others based on contractual arrangements with these types of organizations, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(27).
FOOD-SOILED PAPER:
Compostable paper material that has come into contact with food or liquid, such as, but not limited to, compostable paper plates, paper coffee cups, napkins, pizza boxes, and milk cartons.
FOOD WASTE:
Food scraps but does not include food soiled paper or compostable plastics unless otherwise specified by the City.
GENERATOR:
A person or entity that is responsible for the initial creation of solid waste, and with respect to organic waste; or, as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(48).
GREEN CONTAINER:
Has the same meaning as in 14 CCR Section 18982.2(a)(29) and shall be used for the purpose of storage and collection of source separated green container organic waste.
Or "…shall be used for the purpose of storage and collection of designated organic waste." GROCERY STORE:
A store primarily engaged in the retail sale of canned food; dry goods; fresh fruits and vegetables; fresh meats, fish, and poultry; and any area that is not separately owned within the store where the food is prepared and served, including a bakery, deli, and meat and seafood departments, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(30).
HAULER ROUTE:
The designated itinerary or sequence of stops for each segment of the City's collection service area, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(31.5).
HIGH DIVERSION ORGANIC WASTE PROCESSING FACILITY:
A facility that is in compliance with the reporting requirements of 14 CCR Section 18815.5(d) and meets or exceeds an annual average mixed waste organic content recovery rate of fifty percent (50%) between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2024, and seventy- five percent (75%) after January 1, 2025, as calculated pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18815.5(e) for organic waste received from the "mixed waste organic collection stream" as defined in 14 CCR Section 17402(a)(11.5); or, as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(33).
INSPECTION:
A site visit where the City reviews records, containers, and an entity's collection, handling, recycling, or landfill disposal of organic waste or edible food handling to determine if the entity Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
920 of 932
is complying with requirements set forth in this ordinance or chapter, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(35).
LANDSCAPE WASTE:
Tree and shrubbery trimmings, vegetation from land clearing, grass cuttings, leaves, garden organic materials, sawdust, straw, wood chips and other discarded plant or vegetation material.
LARGE EVENT:
An event, including, but not limited to, a sporting event or a flea market, that charges an admission price, or is operated by a local agency, and serves an average of more than two thousand (2,000) individuals per day of operation of the event, at a location that includes, but is not limited to, a public, nonprofit, or privately owned park, parking lot, golf course, street system, or other open space when being used for an event. If the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(38) differs from this definition, the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(38) shall apply to this chapter.
LARGE VENUE:
A permanent venue facility that annually seats or serves an average of more than two thousand (2,000) individuals within the grounds of the facility per day of operation of the venue facility.
For purposes of this chapter and implementation of 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12, a venue facility includes, but is not limited to, a public, nonprofit, or privately owned or operated stadium, amphitheater, arena, hall, amusement park, conference or civic center, zoo, aquarium, airport, racetrack, horse track, performing arts center, fairground, museum, theater, or other public attraction facility. For purposes of this chapter and implementation of 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12, a site under common ownership or control that includes more than one large venue that is contiguous with other large venues in the site, is a single large venue. If the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(39) differs from this definition, the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(39) shall apply to this chapter.
LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY:
A school district, charter school, or county office of education that is not subject to the control of city or county regulations related to solid waste, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(40).
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OR MULTI-FAMILY:
Of, from, or pertaining to residential premises with five (5) or more dwelling units. Multi-family premises do not include hotels, motels, or other transient occupancy facilities, which are considered commercial businesses.
MWELO:
Refers to the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance MWELO), 23 CCR, Division 2, Chapter 2.7.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
921 of 932
NON-COMPOSTABLE PAPER:
Includes but is not limited to paper that is coated in a plastic material that will not breakdown in the composting process or is not accepted for composting at the local composting facility, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(41).
NON-ORGANIC RECYCLABLES:
Non-putrescible and non-hazardous recyclable wastes including but not limited to bottles, cans, metals, plastics and glass, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(43).
NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NOV):
A notice that a violation has occurred that includes a compliance date to avoid an action to seek penalties, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(45) or further explained in 14 CCR Section 18995.4.
ORGANIC WASTE:
Solid wastes containing material originated from living organisms and their metabolic waste products, including but not limited to food, green material, landscape and pruning waste, organic textiles and carpets, lumber, wood, paper products, printing and writing paper, manure, biosolids, digestate, and sludges or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(46). Biosolids and digestate are as defined by 14 CCR Section 18982(a).
ORGANIC WASTE GENERATOR:
A person or entity that is responsible for the initial creation of organic waste, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(48).
PAPER PRODUCTS:
Include, but are not limited to, paper janitorial supplies, cartons, wrapping, packaging, file folders, hanging files, corrugated boxes, tissue, and toweling, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(51).
PRINTING AND WRITING PAPERS:
Include, but are not limited to, copy, xerographic, watermark, cotton fiber, offset, forms, computer printout paper, white wove envelopes, manila envelopes, book paper, note pads, writing tablets, newsprint, and other uncoated writing papers, posters, index cards, calendars, brochures, reports, magazines, and publications, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(54).
PROHIBITED CONTAINER CONTAMINANTS:
Unless otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(55), means the following:
A. Discarded materials placed in the blue container that are not identified by the City as acceptable source separated recyclable materials for the blue container; Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
922 of 932
B. Discarded materials placed in the green container that are not identified as acceptable source separated green container organic waste for the green container; C. Discarded materials placed in the black container that are not identified as acceptable source separated recyclable materials and/or source separated green container organic wastes to be placed in the green container and/or blue container;
D. Excluded waste placed in any container.
RECOVERED ORGANIC WASTE PRODUCTS:
Products made from California, landfill-diverted recovered organic waste processed in a permitted or otherwise authorized facility, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(60).
RECOVERY:
Any activity or process described in 14 CCR Section 18983.1(b), or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(49).
RECYCLED-CONTENT PAPER:
Paper products and printing and writing paper that consists of at least thirty percent (30%), by fiber weight, postconsumer fiber, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(61).
RENEWABLE GAS:
Gas derived from organic waste that has been diverted from a California landfill and processed at an in-vessel digestion facility that is permitted or otherwise authorized by 14 CCR to recycle organic waste, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(62).
RESTAURANT:
An establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of food and drinks for on-premises or immediate consumption, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(64).
ROUTE REVIEW:
A visual inspection of containers along a hauler route for the purpose of determining container contamination and may include mechanical inspection methods such as the use of cameras, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(65).
SB 1383:
Senate Bill 1383 of 2016 approved by the Governor on September 19, 2016, which added Sections 39730.5, 39730.6, 39730.7, and 39730.8 to the Health and Safety Code, and added Chapter 13.1 (commencing with Section 42652) to Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, establishing methane emissions reduction targets in a Statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants as amended, supplemented, superseded, and replaced from time to time.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
923 of 932
SB 1383 REGULATIONS OR SB 1383 REGULATORY:
Means or refers to, for the purposes of this chapter, the Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: Organic Waste Reduction regulations developed by CalRecycle and adopted in 2020 that created 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12 and amended portions of regulations of 14 CCR and 27 CCR.
SINGLE-FAMILY:
Of, from, or pertaining to any residential premises with more than one (1) unit..
SOLID WASTE:
Has the same meaning as defined in State Public Resources Code Section 40191, which defines solid waste as all putrescible and non-putrescible solid, semisolid, and liquid wastes, including garbage, trash, refuse, paper, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles and parts thereof, discarded home and industrial appliances, dewatered, treated, or chemically fixed sewage sludge which is not hazardous waste, manure, vegetable or animal solid and semi-solid wastes, and other discarded solid and semisolid wastes, with the exception that Solid Waste does not include any of the following wastes:
A. Hazardous waste, as defined in the State Public Resources Code Section 40141.
B. Radioactive waste regulated pursuant to the State Radiation Control Law (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 114960) of Part 9 of Division 104 of the State Health and Safety Code).
C. Medical waste regulated pursuant to the State Medical Waste Management Act (Part 14 (commencing with Section 117600) of Division 104 of the State Health and Safety Code).
Untreated medical waste shall not be disposed of in a solid waste landfill, as defined in State Public Resources Code Section 40195.1. Medical waste that has been treated and deemed to be solid waste shall be regulated pursuant to Division 30 of the State Public Resources Code.
SOURCE SEPARATED:
Materials, including commingled recyclable materials, that have been separated or kept separate from the Solid Waste stream, at the point of generation, for the purpose of additional sorting or processing those materials for recycling or reuse in order to return them to the economic mainstream in the form of raw material for new, reused, or reconstituted products, which meet the quality standards necessary to be used in the marketplace, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 17402.5(b)(4). For the purposes of the ordinance, source separated shall include separation of materials by the generator, property owner, property owner's employee, property manager, or property manager's employee into different containers for the purpose of collection such that source separated materials are separated from black container waste/mixed waste or other solid waste for the purposes of collection and processing.
STATE:
The State of California.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
924 of 932
SUPERMARKET:
A full-line, self-service retail store with gross annual sales of two million dollars ($2,000,000), or more, and which sells a line of dry grocery, canned goods, or nonfood items and some perishable items, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(71).
TAN CONTAINER:
Has the same meaning as in 14 CCR Section 18984.1(a)(6) and shall be used for the collection of separated food waste.
TIER ONE COMMERCIAL EDIBLE FOOD GENERATOR:
A commercial edible food generator that is one of the following:
A. Supermarket.
B. Grocery store with a total facility size equal to or greater than ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
C. Food service provider.
D. Food distributor.
E. Wholesale food vendor.
If the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(73) of Tier One Commercial Edible Food Generator differs from this definition, the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(73) shall apply to this chapter.
TIER TWO COMMERCIAL EDIBLE FOOD GENERATOR:
A commercial edible food generator that is one of the following:
A. Restaurant with two hundred fifty (250) or more seats, or a total facility size equal to or greater than five thousand (5,000) square feet.
B. Hotel with an on-site food facility and two hundred (200) or more rooms.
C. Health facility with an on-site food facility and one hundred (100) or more beds.
D. Large venue.
E. Large event.
F. A State agency with a cafeteria with two hundred fifty (250) or more seats or total cafeteria facility size equal to or greater than five thousand (5,000) square feet.
G. A local education agency facility with an on-site food facility.
If the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(74) of Tier Two Commercial Edible Food Generator differs from this definition, the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(74) shall apply to this chapter.
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
925 of 932
WHOLESALE FOOD VENDOR:
A business or establishment engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of food, where food (including fruits and vegetables) is received, shipped, stored, prepared for distribution to a retailer, warehouse, distributor, or other destination, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 189852(a)(76).”
Section 25. Section 13.67.030 (“Requirements for Single-Family Generators”) of Chapter 13.67 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.67.030: REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY GENERATORS:
Single-family organic waste generators shall comply with the following requirements:
A. Shall subscribe to the City's three-container organic waste collection services for all organic waste generated as described below in Section 13.67.030(b). The City shall have the right to review the number and size of a generator's containers to evaluate adequacy of capacity provided for each type of collection service for proper separation of materials and containment of materials; and single-family generators shall adjust its service level for its collection services as requested by the City. Generators may additionally manage their organic waste by preventing or reducing their organic waste, managing organic waste on site, and/or using a community composting site pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(c).
B. Shall participate in the City's organic waste collection service(s) by source separating designated recyclable materials and designated organic waste (including designated food scraps which shall first be prepared in the manner described in notice provided by the City) from other waste and placing designated materials in designated containers as described below:
1. Shall place only designated recyclable materials in the blue container.
2. Shall place only designated organic waste materials in the green container.
3. Shall prepare all materials designated for collection as per written instructions provided by the City or its designee.
4. Shall NOT place designated recyclable materials in black or green containers and shall NOT place designated organic waste materials in blue or black containers.
5. Shall not place prohibited container contaminants in collection containers.” Section 26. Section 13.67.040 (“Requirements for Commercial Organic Waste Generators and Commercial Business Generators”) of Chapter 13.67 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended i to read as follows:
“13.67.040: REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL ORGANIC WASTE
GENERATORS AND COMMERCIAL BUSINESS GENERATORS:
Commercial organic waste generators and commercial businesses shall comply with the following requirements:
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
926 of 932
A. Shall subscribe to the City's organic waste collection service(s) and comply with requirements of those services as described below in Section 13.67.040(b). The City shall have the right to review the number and size of a generator's containers and frequency of collection to evaluate adequacy of capacity provided for each type of collection service for proper separation of materials and containment of materials; and commercial businesses shall adjust their service level for their collection services as requested by the City.
B. Except for commercial businesses that meet the self-hauler requirements in Section
13.67.090 of this Chapter, generators that are commercial businesses, including multi-family residential dwellings, shall participate in the City's organic waste collection service(s) by source separating designated recyclable materials and designated organic waste (including designated food scraps) from other waste and placing designated materials in designated containers as described below:
1. Shall place only designated organic waste in the green container; designated food scraps in the organic waste container; designated recyclable materials in the blue container; and solid waste in the black container.
2. Shall NOT place materials designated for the black container into the green container, organic waste/tan container or blue container.
3. Shall NOT place designated recyclable materials, designated food scraps or designated organic waste into any container other than the container designated for each of the corresponding materials.
4. Shall NOT place prohibited container contaminants in any container.
C. Commercial businesses, including multi-family residential dwellings, shall supply and allow access to adequate number, size and location of collection containers with sufficient labels or colors (conforming with Sections 13.67.040(d)(1) and 13.67.040(d)(2) below for employees, contractors, tenants, and customers, consistent with the City's collection services or, if self- hauling, per the commercial businesses' instructions to support its compliance with its self-haul program, in accordance with Section 13.67.090.
D. Commercial businesses, not including multi-family residential dwellings, shall provide containers for the collection of designated organic waste, designated food scraps and designated recyclable materials in all indoor and outdoor areas where disposal containers are provided for customers, for materials generated by that business. Such containers do not need to be provided in restrooms. If a commercial business does not generate any of the materials that would be collected in one type of container, then the business does not have to provide that container in all areas where disposal containers are provided for customers. Pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(b), the containers provided by the business shall have either:
1. A body or lid that conforms with the container colors provided through the collection service provided by the City, with either lids conforming to the color requirements or bodies conforming to the color requirements or both lids and bodies conforming to color requirements.
A commercial business is not required to replace functional containers.
2. Container labels that include language or graphic images, or both, indicating the primary material accepted and the primary materials prohibited in that container, or containers with Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
927 of 932
imprinted text or graphic images that indicate the primary materials accepted and primary materials prohibited in the container. Pursuant 14 CCR Section 18984.8, the container labeling requirements are required on new containers commencing January 1, 2022.
E. Multi-family residential dwellings are not required to comply with container placement requirements or labeling requirements pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(b).
F. Commercial businesses shall implement policies and procedures to educate and train employees on proper separation of materials and prohibit employees from placing materials in a container not designated for those materials per City's solid waste collection services.
G. Commercial businesses, excluding multi-family residential dwellings, shall inspect blue, green, tan/organic waste and/or black containers provided pursuant to Section 13.67.040(d) at least weekly for contamination and inform employees and tenants/occupants if containers are contaminated and of the requirements to keep contaminants out of those containers pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(b)(3).
H. Commercial businesses, including multi-family dwellings, shall at least annually provide written information on training to employees, contractors, tenants and customers about organic waste recovery requirements and about proper sorting of designated organic waste, designated food scraps and designated recyclable materials.
I. Commercial businesses, including multi-family residential dwellings, shall provide education information described in subsection (g) of this Section to new employees and/or tenants within fourteen (14) days of hiring new employees or of occupation of the premises by tenants. Education information shall describe requirements to keep designated organic waste, designated food scraps and designated recyclable materials separate from black container waste and the location of containers and the rules governing their use at each property.
J. Commercial businesses, including multi-family residential dwellings, shall provide or arrange access for the City or its agent(s) to their properties during all inspections conducted in accordance with Section 13.67.120 of this Chapter to confirm compliance with the requirements of this Chapter.
K. Commercial businesses, including multi-family residential dwellings, if generating two (2) cubic yards or more per week of total solid waste (or other threshold defined by the State), shall require that any contract or work agreements between the owner, occupant, or operator of the commercial business and a gardening or landscaping service specify that the organic waste generated by those services be managed in compliance with Chapter 12, Part 3, Division 30 of the State Public Resources Code.
L. Commercial businesses, including multi-family residential dwellings, that wish to self-haul organic waste or recyclables, shall meet the self-hauler requirements in Section 13.67.090 of this Chapter.
M. Nothing in this section prohibits a generator from preventing or reducing waste generation, managing organic waste on site, or using a community composting site pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(c).
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
928 of 932
N. Commercial businesses that are Tier One or Tier Two Commercial Edible Food Generators shall comply with food recovery requirements, pursuant to Section 13.67.060.” Section 27. Subsection (A) of Section 13.67.050 (“Waivers for Generators”) of Chapter
13.67 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“A. De Minimis Waivers: The City may waive a commercial business' (including multi- family residential dwellings) obligation to comply with some or all the organic waste requirements of this Chapter if the commercial business provides documentation that the business generates below a certain amount of organic waste material as described in Section
13.67.050(2)(a) below. Commercial businesses requesting a de minimis waiver shall:
1. Apply specifying the services that they are requesting a waiver from and provide documentation as noted in Section 13.67.050(2)(a) below.
2. Provide documentation that either:
a. The commercial business' total solid waste collection service is two cubic yards or more per week and organic waste subject to collection in a blue container, organic waste/tan container or green container comprises less than twenty (20) gallons per week per applicable container of the business' total waste; or,
b. The commercial business' total solid waste collection service is less than two cubic yards per week and organic waste subject to collection in a blue container, organic waste/tan container or green container comprises less than ten (10) gallons per week per applicable container of the business' total waste.
3. Notify the City within fifteen (15) days if circumstances change such that commercial business's organic waste exceeds threshold required for waiver, in which case waiver will be rescinded.
4. De minimis waivers are to be valid for up to a period not to exceed every five (5) years and are subject to a reverification audit conducted by the City or its designee at any time.” Section 28. Section 13.67.090 (“Self-Hauler Requirements”) of Chapter 13.67 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.67.090: SELF-HAULER REQUIREMENTS:
A. Self-haulers shall source separate all designated recyclable materials and designated organic waste (materials that the City otherwise requires generators to separate for collection in the City's organics and recycling collection program) generated on-site from solid waste in a manner consistent with 14 CCR Sections 18984.1 and 18984.2 or shall haul organic waste to a high diversion organic waste processing facility as specified in 14 CCR Section 18984.3.
B. Self-haulers shall haul their source separated designated recyclable materials to a facility that recovers those materials; and haul their source separated green waste container or organic waste container to a solid waste facility, operation, activity, or property that processes or Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
929 of 932
recovers source separated organic waste. Alternatively, self-haulers may haul organic waste to a high diversion organic waste processing facility.
C. Self-haulers that are commercial businesses (including multi-family residential dwellings) shall keep a record of the amount of organic waste delivered to each solid waste facility, operation, activity, or property that processes or recovers organic waste; this record shall be subject to Inspection by the City. The records shall include the following information:
1. Delivery receipts and weight tickets from the entity accepting the waste.
2. The amount of material in cubic yards or tons transported by the generator to each entity.
3. If the material is transported to an entity that does not have scales on-site or employs scales incapable of weighing the self-hauler's vehicle in a manner that allows it to determine the weight of materials received, the self-hauler is not required to record the weight of material but shall keep a record of the entities that received the organic waste.
D. Self-haulers that are commercial businesses (including multi-family self-haulers) shall provide information collected in Section 13.67.090(c) to the City upon request.
E. A single-family residential organic waste generator that self-hauls organic waste is not required to record or report information in Sections 13.67.090(c) and (d).” Section 29. Section 13.67.100 (“”Model Water Efficient Landscaping Ordinance Requirements”) of Chapter 13.67 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“13.67.100: MODEL WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS:
A. In addition to any requirements of this code, property owners or their building or landscape designers, including anyone requiring a building or planning permit, plan check, or landscape design review from the City, who are constructing a new (single-family, multi-family, public, institutional, or commercial) project with a landscape area greater than five hundred (500) square feet, or rehabilitating an existing landscape with a total landscape area greater than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet, shall comply with Sections 492.6(a)(3)(B) (C), (D), and (G) of the MWELO, including sections related to use of compost and mulch as delineated in this Section 14.
B. If, after the adoption of this chapter, the California Department of Water Resources, or its successor agency, amends 23 CCR, Division 2, Chapter 2.7, Sections 492.6(a)(3)(B) (C), (D), and (G) of the MWELO September 15, 2015 requirements in a manner that requires Cities to incorporate the requirements of an updated MWELO in a local ordinance, and the amended requirements include provisions more stringent than those required in this Section, the revised requirements of 23 CCR, Division 2, Chapter 2.7 shall be enforced.” Section 30. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application thereof to any entity, person or circumstance is held for any reason to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect other provisions or Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
930 of 932
applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable. The City Council of the City of Redlands hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 31. The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and the City Clerk shall certify to the introduction of this ordinance and shall cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation within the City and thereafter this ordinance shall take effect as provided by law.
ATTEST: Mario Saucedo, Mayor
Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
931 of 932
I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 18th day of November, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk
Redlands Regular Meeting 11-18-25
932 of 932