A ground-up trash enclosure built for a Manhattan Beach commercial mall. The undersized existing enclosure was demolished and replaced with a structure more than double its footprint, sized for separate trash, recycling, and organics containers. Work began with excavation, a reinforced concrete footing and slab, and a floor sloped to a channel drain tied into the sanitary sewer through a self-priming trap. Solid-grouted CMU walls were laid under masonry special inspection, then stucco-finished and given an anti-graffiti coating to match the existing mall exterior; a welded steel frame carries a sloped corrugated metal deck roof over painted steel swing gates. Coordinating the city plan check, two addenda, a deferred fire sprinkler submittal, and the parking and bicycle changes the new footprint triggered was as much of the job as the concrete and block. Completed in spring 2026.

Footprint

143 sq ft, replacing a 67 sq ft enclosure

Capacity

4 CY trash + 4 CY recycling bins, two 64-gal organics carts (SB 1383)

Structure

6" solid-grouted CMU on a 12" reinforced footing; steel channel frame with corrugated metal deck roof

Fire protection

NFPA 13 sprinkler coverage, deferred submittal

Site work

One parking stall removed and restriped; short-term bicycle parking expanded

Code basis

2022 California Building Code, 2024 Manhattan Beach Municipal Code

Waste diversion

Over 65% of construction and demolition debris diverted from landfill