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Engineering – Solid Waste Checklist

This checklist is the same for both Standard and Concurrent Reviews.

Plan Review

Site Plan

  • Solid waste storage area details including:
    • Dimensions
    • Screening
    • Gates or Doors
    • Roof or Cover (if applicable)
    • Intended receptacle and equipment footprints (use Solid Waste Access & Design Standards for receptacle footprints)
  • If receptacles must be rolled to street level for servicing, show curb ramps.
  • Include any intended receptacle staging and set-out locations.

Solid Waste Truck Turning Movements

  • Truck maneuvering designed to City Transportation Development Review Standards
  • Truck turning must show site ingress and egress and all other on-site maneuvering needed to service receptacles.
  • Trucks must be able to access each receptacle without backing into public streets and with minimal on-site backing (less than 50 feet).
    • Front Loader Truck (use for wheeled dumpsters and stationary containers)
    • Side Loader Truck (use for roll carts)
    • Roll-off Truck (use for compactors and drop boxes)
    • Alley Truck (use only when directed by Solid Waste staff)
    • Mini-Packer (use only when directed by Solid Waste staff)
    • If site will be serviced using roll carts and wheeled dumpsters or roll carts and stationary containers, use Side Loader Truck.

Resources

Permit Center Engineering

citycddeng@cityofvancouver.us
360-487-7804