SECTIONS 41700-41704 - California Statutes

PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE

SECTION 41700-41704

41700. Each county shall prepare a countywide siting element which
provides a description of the areas to be used for development of
adequate transformation or disposal capacity concurrent and
consistent with the development and implementation of the county and
city source reduction and recycling elements adopted pursuant to this
part.

41701. Each countywide siting element and revision thereto shall
include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(a) A statement of goals and policies for the environmentally safe
transformation or disposal of solid waste that cannot be reduced,
recycled, or composted.
(b) An estimate of the total transformation or disposal capacity
in cubic yards that will be needed for a 15-year period to safely
handle solid wastes generated with the county that cannot be reduced,
recycled, or composted.
(c) The remaining combined capacity of existing solid waste
transformation or disposal facilities existing at the time of the
preparation of the siting element, or revision thereto, in cubic
yards and years.
(d) The identification of an area or areas for the location of new
solid waste transformation or disposal facilities, or the expansion
of existing facilities, that are consistent with the applicable city
or county general plan, if the county determines that existing
capacity will be exhausted within 15 years or additional capacity is
desired.
(e) For countywide elements submitted or revised on or after
January 1, 2003, a description of the actions taken by the city or
county to solicit public participation by the affected communities,
including, but not limited to, minority and low-income populations.

41702. An area is consistent with the city or county general plan
if all of the following requirements are met:
(a) The city or county adopted a general plan which complies with
the requirements of Article 5 (commencing with Section 65300) of
Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code.
(b) The area reserved for a new solid waste facility or the
expansion of an existing solid waste facility is located in, or
coextensive with, a land use area designated or authorized for solid
waste facilities in the applicable city or county general plan.
(c) The land use authorized in the applicable city or county
general plan adjacent to or near the area reserved for the
establishment of new solid waste transformation or disposal of solid
waste or expansion of existing facilities is compatible with the
establishment or expansion of the solid waste facility.

41703. If the county determines that existing capacity will be
exhausted within 15 years or additional capacity is desired and that
there is no area available for the location of a new solid waste
transformation or disposal facility or the expansion of an existing
solid waste transformation or disposal facility which is consistent
with any applicable city or county general plan, the siting element
shall include a specific strategy for the transformation or disposal
of solid waste in excess of remaining capacity.

41704. Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 41710, any
area or areas identified for the location of a new solid waste
transformation or disposal facility shall be located in, coextensive
with, or adjacent to, a land use area authorized for a solid waste
transformation or disposal facility in the applicable city or county
general plan.