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CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS
<br />Sections:
<br />9.21.010
<br />9.21.020
<br />9.21.030
<br />9.21.040
<br />9.21.050
<br />9.21.060
<br />9.21.070
<br />Chapter 9.21
<br />Definitions.
<br />Regulated projects.
<br />Waste management plan.
<br />Evaluation of WMP.
<br />Compliance with WMP.
<br />Exemption.
<br />Appeal.
<br />9.21.010 Definitions.
<br />In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
<br />"Applicant" means any individual, public entity or
<br />private entity that applies to the city for the applicable
<br />permit to undertake a construction, demolition, or reno-
<br />vation project.
<br />"City manager" means the city manager or the city
<br />manager's designee.
<br />"Compliance official" means the city manager
<br />designated staff person(s) authorized and responsible for
<br />implementing this chapter.
<br />"Construction and demolition debris" means solid
<br />waste and recyclable materials generated at premises
<br />during construction, demolition, or renovation.
<br />"Conversion rate" means the rate in the standard-
<br />ized conversion rate table approved by the compliance
<br />official pursuant to this chapter for use in estimating the
<br />volume or weight of materials identified in a waste man-
<br />agement plan.
<br />"Diversion rate" means the percentage of con-
<br />struction and demolition debris that is recycled or re-
<br />used.
<br />"Diversion requirement" means the recycling of
<br />reuse of at least 90 percent of Portland cement concrete
<br />and asphalt concrete and at least 50 percent of the re-
<br />maining construction and demolition debris, or the per-
<br />centage established by the compliance official for a pro-
<br />ject pursuant to an exemption, of the total construction
<br />and demolition debris.
<br />"Franchised collector" means the individual, pub-
<br />lic entity or private entity that is operating pursuant to
<br />the exclusive solid waste collection franchise agreement
<br />for the collection of solid waste and recyclable materials
<br />in the city pursuant to Chapter 9.20 of the Pleasanton
<br />Municipal Code.
<br />"Project" means any activity involving construc-
<br />tion, demolition, or renovation requiring the issuance of
<br />a building, demolition, or similar permit. `Project" also
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<br />includes city- sponsored construction, demolition or
<br />renovation.
<br />"Recyclable materials" means those nonhazardous
<br />materials or byproducts which are intended for reuse,
<br />remanufacture, or reconstitution for the purpose of using
<br />the altered form. Recyclable materials may include, but
<br />are not limited to, aluminum cans, asphalt, cardboard,
<br />carpeting, concrete, glass, metals, paper, rubber, textiles,
<br />wood.
<br />"Recycle" means the process of collecting, sort-
<br />ing, cleansing, treating, and reconstituting material that
<br />would otherwise become solid waste, and making it
<br />available for reuse.
<br />"Regulated project" means any construction or
<br />renovation project requiring a building or similar permit
<br />with a total value of $125,000.00 or more, or a demoli-
<br />tion project requiring a demolition or similar permit with
<br />a total value of $25,000.00 or more. The total value shall
<br />be calculated by the compliance official using the city's
<br />standard commercial and residential formulas.
<br />"Reuse" means further or repeated use of con-
<br />struction and demolition debris.
<br />"Solid waste" means all non - hazardous pulrescihle
<br />and nonputrescible solid, semi - solid, and associated liq-
<br />uid wastes, including garbage, trash, refuse, paper, rub-
<br />bish, ashes, industrial wastes, discarded home and indus-
<br />trial appliances, vegetable, animal or other solid and
<br />semi -solid wastes, and other discarded materials that
<br />have not been made available for recycling. Solid waste
<br />does not include recyclable materials nor hazardous
<br />waste which is subject to specific regulations not ad-
<br />dressed in this chapter.
<br />"Waste management plan" or "WMP" means a
<br />plan approved by the compliance official, under this
<br />chapter, for a regulated project.
<br />"Waste management plan fee" or "WMP fee"
<br />means a nonrefundable fee set by the city council to
<br />administer and implement this chapter. (Ord. 1992 § 1,
<br />2009)
<br />9.21.020 Regulated projects.
<br />A. Each applicant for a regulated project shall
<br />comply with the diversion requirements of this chapter.
<br />Compliance with this chapter shall be a condition of
<br />approval for any building or demolition permit issued
<br />for a regulated project. The failure to impose this condi-
<br />tion for any building or demolition permit shall not re-
<br />lieve the applicant from complying with this chapter.
<br />B. Each applicant for a project that is not a
<br />regulated project is encouraged to achieve a diversion
<br />rate of at least 50 percent. (Ord. 1992 § I, 2009)
<br />(Plc anion Supp. No. 3, I -10)
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