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§ 15-6-91 — AFFECTED PREMISES

Austin City Code (Supp. No. 174: codified through Ordinance No. 20260521-050, effective June 1, 2026) · Austin City Code § 15-6-91

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§ 15-6-91 - AFFECTED PREMISES.

(A) The responsible party for a premises of which all or part is used for multifamily residential use shall: (1) ensure that tenants and employees have access to on-site recycling services described under this article, for that portion of the premises that is multi-family residential; and (2) after October 1, 2024, and for premises with five or more dwelling units, ensure that tenants and employees have access to composting services described under this article, for that portion of the premises that is multi-family residential. (B) The responsible party for a premises of which all or part is used for office, medical office, medical facilities, religious assembly, or private educational facilities shall ensure that tenants and employees have access to on-site recycling services described under this article, for that portion of the premises that has one or more of the uses described in this Subsection (B). (C) The requirements in Subsection (D) of this section are in addition to the requirements in Subsections (A) and (B) of this section. (D) The responsible party for a premises of which all or part is used for non-residential use, including but not limited to those uses described in Subsection (B) of this section and also including hotels and lodging, grocery stores, and commercial businesses, shall ensure that tenants and employees have access to on-site recycling services described under this article. (E) In addition to complying with the other requirements described in this section, the responsible party for a premises of which all or a portion has use attributable to a food enterprise that requires a food permit under Section 10-3-61 (Permit Required) to operate shall ensure that employees at the food enterprise have access to on-site diversion of organic materials. (F) A responsible party for an affected premises to which an effective date in Subsections (A)—(E) of this section applies and who begins operations after an applicable effective date shall comply with this ordinance on the date the affected premises is issued a certificate of occupancy.

Source: 1992 Code Section 12-3-141; Ord. 031204-14; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20101104-018; Ord. 20130425-007; Ord. No. 20140612-010, Pt. 4, 6-23-14; Ord. No. 20230921-004, Pt. 1, 10-2-23.