The definitions set forth in Chapter 8.08 are incorporated herein by this reference. If any words or phrases are not defined in Chapter 8.08, such terms shall have the meaning applied to them in the Act. In the event of a conflict between the definitions set forth in Chapter 8.08, or the Act, and this section, the definitions set forth in this section shall control. The following words and phrases, for the purposes of this chapter, are defined and shall be construed as hereunder set out:
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 city for the applicable permits to undertake any construction, demolition, or renovation project within the city.
CITY SPONSORED. Any project for which the city provides all or a portion of the acquisition, development, or construction funding, acts as a guarantor of all or a portion of the project funding, or which is constructed on land owned or leased by the city.
CONSTRUCTION. The building of any facility or structure, or any portion thereof, including any tenant improvements to an existing facility or structure.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS OR C&D DEBRIS. Used or discarded materials resulting from construction, remodeling, repair, or demolition operations on any pavement, residential or commercial building, or other structure.
COVERED PROJECT. Construction, demolition, or renovation project subject to the terms of this chapter.
DEMOLITION. The decimating, razing, ruining, tearing down or wrecking of the interior and/or exterior of any facility, structure, pavement or building, whether in whole or in part.
DIVERSION REQUIREMENT. The amount or percentage of the total construction and demolition debris generated by a project that is to be diverted via reuse or recycling, in accordance with § 8.09.050.
DIVERT. To use material for any purpose other than disposal in a landfill or transformation facility.
FINAL REPORT. A report submitted by an applicant to the city at the completion of a covered project to document the amount of C&D debris from the project that has been recycled or reused.
GENERATION RATE. The rate set forth in the Standardized Generation Rates Table approved by the City Manager pursuant to § 8.09.030(B) for use in estimating the volume or weight of materials identified in a Waste Management Plan.
PERFORMANCE SECURITY. Performance bonds; surety bonds; money orders; letters of credit; or certificates of deposit, in a form acceptable to the City Manager.
PROJECT. Any activity that requires an application for a building or demolition permit or any similar permit from the city.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. Those waste materials typically generated by construction, renovation, and demolition projects that the city has determined could be recycled or reused.
RECYCLING. The process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating, and reconstituting materials that would otherwise become solid waste, and returning them to the economic mainstream in the form of raw material for new, reused, or reconstituted products which meet the quality standards necessary to be used in the marketplace.
RENOVATION. Any change, addition, or modification in an existing structure.
REUSE. Further or repeated use of construction or demolition debris.
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.
WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN. A completed WMP form, approved by the city for the purpose of compliance with this chapter, submitted by the applicant for any covered project.
(Ord. 2003-08 § 2 (part), 2003)