For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
a. Applicant. Any individual, firm, limited liability company, association, partnership, political subdivision, government agency, municipality, industry, public or private corporation, or any other entity whatsoever who applies to the Town for the applicable permits or approvals to undertake construction, demolition or renovation projects within the Town.
b. Certified C&D recovery facility. Any facility certified by the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority (CCCSWA), or the Town, to recover at least sixty five percent (65%) or more of recyclable materials from C&D disposal and provide a receipt or other equivalent documenting this disposal and recovery.
c. Construction. The building or improvement of any facility or structure or any portion thereof, including any tenant improvements to an existing facility or structure.
d. Construction and demolition debris (C&D debris). Used or discarded materials removed from premises during construction or renovation of a structure resulting from construction, remodeling, repair or demolition operations on any pavement, residential or commercial building or other structure.
e. Conversion factor. The value set forth in the standardized volume-to-weight conversion table approved by the Town pursuant to this section for use in estimating the volume or weight of materials identified in a waste management plan.
f. Covered project. The projects that shall be subject to the requirements of subsection 10-10.3(a).
g. Deconstruction. The process of dismantling a building or structure in order to salvage components for reuse or recycling.
h. Demolition. The decimating, razing, ruining, tearing down or wrecking of any facility, structure, pavement or building, whether in whole or in part, whether interior or exterior.
i. Divert. To use material for any purpose other than disposal in a landfill.
j. Disposal facility. Any facility permitted to receive solid waste, recyclable, or reusable waste materials.
k. Diversion requirement. Redirection from the waste stream of at least sixty five percent (65%) of the total construction and demolition debris generated by a project via reuse or recycling, unless the applicant has been granted an infeasibility exemption, in which case the diversion requirement shall be the maximum feasible diversion rate established by the WMP compliance official for the project.
m. Project. Any activity, which requires an application for a building, grading or demolition permit, or any similar permit from the Town.
n. Recycling. The process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating and reconstituting materials that would otherwise become solid waste, and returning them to the marketplace in the form of raw material for new, reused or reconstituted products which meet the quality standards necessary to be used in the marketplace.
o. Renovation. Any change, addition or modification in an existing structure.
p. Reuse. Further or repeated use of materials in their original form.
q. Salvage. The controlled removal of construction or demolition debris from a permitted building or demolition site for the purpose of recycling, reuse or storage for later recycling or reuse.
r. Total costs. The total construction value of the project using standard commercial and residential valuation formulas.
s. Vendor. A commercial recycler permitted by CCCSWA.
t. Waste management plan (WMP). A completed WMP form, approved by the Town for the purpose of compliance with this section, submitted by the applicant for any covered project. The WMP shall identify C&D debris that will be generated for disposal and recycling, shall list the actual material weight or volume of the C&D debris and shall attach all disposal and recycling receipts.
u. WMP compliance official. The Chief Building Official or designee.
(Ord. 2009-05, § 1; Ord. 2016-07, § 1)