For the purpose of this Chapter, the words, terms and phrases as defined in this section shall be construed as hereinafter set forth, unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended:
"Applicant" means 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 City for the applicable permits or approvals to undertake construction, demolition or renovation projects within the City.
"CalGreen" means the 2016 California Green Building Standards Code as amended from time to time, and set forth in Chapter 8.48 of the La Puente Municipal Code.
"Compliance Official" means the City Manager or his/her designee.
"Construction" means the building, enlargement, alteration, or improvement of any facility or structure or any portion thereof including any tenant improvements to an existing facility, structure, fence, or paving.
"Construction and demolition debris" ("C&D debris") means used or discarded materials removed from a facility, structure, fence, wall or paving, during or after construction or demolition.
"Covered Project" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.13.030 of this Chapter.
"Deconstruction" means the careful and systematic dismantling of a facility or structure in order to salvage components for reuse or recycling.
"Demolition" means the decimating, razing, ruining, tearing down or wrecking of any facility, structure, or pavement, whether in whole or in part, whether interior or exterior.
"Designated C&D Recovery Facility" means any facility designated by the City to recover C & D debris.
"Divert" means to use material for any purpose other than disposal in a landfill.
"Diversion requirement" means redirection from the waste stream of at least 65% of the total C & D 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 established by the Compliance Official.
"Exempt project" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.13.040 of this Chapter.
"Project" means any activity which requires an application for a building, grading or demolition permit, or any similar permit from the City.
"Recycling" means 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 standards necessary to be used in the marketplace.
"Renovation" means any change, addition or modification in an existing structure.
"Reuse" means further or repeated use of materials in their original form.
"Salvage" means the controlled removal of C & D debris from a facility, structure, or demolition site for the purpose of recycling, reuse or storage for later recycling or reuse.
"Total costs" means the total construction value of the project using standard commercial and residential valuation formulas.
"Waste management plan" ("WMP") means a completed form, approved by the City for the purpose of compliance with this Chapter, identifying C&D debris that will be generated for disposal and recycling.
(Ord. 957 § 3 (part), 2018)