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A. The minimum numbers of receptacles meeting the standards established by this chapter and required in public places listed in BMC 10.60.280 are as follows:

1. Along public highways lying within the limits of the city: one receptacle at each rest area, view point, or similar turnout officially designated as such by the city;

2. Parks, campgrounds, and trailer park facilities for transient habitation: one receptacle at each public restroom facility, and one receptacle at each established trailhead giving access by foot, motorcycle, bicycle or similar trail for excursion or exploration out of or away from the central activity area;

3. Gasoline service stations: one receptacle per gasoline pump island;

4. Drive-in restaurants, tavern parking lots, shopping centers, grocery store parking lots, and outdoor parking lots having a capacity of more than 25 automobiles: one receptacle for the first 25 spaces, plus one additional receptacle for each 100 parking spaces in excess of 25 spaces;

5. Marinas, boat launching areas, boating moorage and fueling stations, and public and private piers: one receptacle at each main pier and one at each float;

6. Beaches and bathing areas: one receptacle at each public restroom facility, and one receptacle at each access point officially designated as such by the city;

7. Schoolgrounds: one receptacle at each schoolground bus loading zone officially designated as such by the city;

8. Racetracks and sporting event sites with seating capacity of more than 100 spectators: one receptacle, plus one additional receptacle for each 500 seating capacity in excess of 100;

9. Fairgrounds and sites for carnivals, festivals, circuses, shows, or events of any kind to which the public is invited: one receptacle at each end of walk-through exhibit buildings;

10. Along the sidewalks of business districts of the city: one receptacle per 350 feet of sidewalk curbing.

B. No variance from the provisions of this section shall be allowed except upon the express permission of the city.

C. Notwithstanding the minimum requirements of this section, in any public place in which litter receptacles meeting the standards of this chapter are required that is found to have an accumulation of uncontained litter under circumstances that the person responsible for placing receptacles could have reasonably anticipated, the litter shall be deemed to have an insufficient number of receptacles to be in compliance with this regulation. [Ord. 8573 § 15(Z), 1977].