§ 5.19.120. Location.

A.

No UDCB shall be located within 1,000 feet from any other UDCB, except those described in Subsection 5.19.060(B).

B.

With the exception of areas described in Subsection (C), below, UDCBs are only allowed to be located in the following zones, which are designated in the zoning maps described in Chapter 17 of the Oakland Municipal Code:

1.

CC-1 and CC-2;

2.

CN-4;

3.

CR-1;

4.

D-BV-2 and D-BV-3;

5.

C-40 and C-45;

6.

S-1 and S-2;

7.

D-KP-1, D-KP-2, and D-KP-3;

8.

D-CE-1, D-CE-2, D-CE-4, D-CE-5, and D-CE-6;

9.

D-BV-1, D-BV-3, and D-BV-4; or

10.

All industrial zones.

C.

No UDCBs are permitted within 300 feet of International Boulevard.

D.

A UDCB is only permitted on a lot that also contains a principal building that contains at least one operating business, occupied residential unit, or other ongoing activity, not including a surface auto fee parking commercial activity as defined in Chapter 17.10 of the Oakland Municipal Code.

E.

UDCBs are prohibited within any of the following locations:

1.

Fifteen feet from lots that lie in a hillside residential, detached unit residential, or mixed housing type residential zone as designated in the City's zoning maps;

2.

The public right-of-way and 20 feet of the public right-of-way;

3.

Five feet from any property line; or

4.

Landscaping.

F.

UDCBs cannot block or impede access to:

1.

Required parking or driveways;

2.

Pedestrian routes;

3.

Emergency vehicle routes;

4.

Building ingress and egress;

5.

Required handicapped accessibility routes;

6.

Required easements; or

7.

Trash enclosure areas or access to trash bins/trash enclosures.

G.

UDCBs cannot impede the functioning of exhaust, ventilation, or fire extinguishing systems.

H.

No more than one UDCB is permitted per parcel unless documented evidence is submitted to the Director that a second bin is required due to the volume of items delivered to the site. A UDCB must be operating at a site for at least 90 days in order to establish that a second bin is required. Both UDCBs shall have the same operator. No fee is required to submit an application for this second bin.

I.

The donation/collection area must be visible from the principal building and be no more than ten feet from a continually operating light source of at least one foot candle.

(Ord. No. 13335, § 2(Exh. A), 10-20-2015)