The accumulation, collection, removal and disposal of waste associated with construction, deconstruction and demolition activities must be controlled for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare, and the natural environment. State law addresses this need through the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 and the California Green Building Code, which requires local governments to require fifty percent of construction debris be diverted from the landfill, and Senate Bill 1374, which requires annual reporting to the state on progress made in the diversion of construction related materials, including information on programs and ordinances implemented and quantitative data, where available. Required minimum diversion rates by project type are covered under the California Green Building Code and the city's local amendments in Title 16, Building Regulations, of this code. In 2016, the city adopted sustainability, waste diversion and climate action goals of eighty percent reduction in greenhouse gases and ninety-five percent diversion of materials from landfills by 2030. The city may adopt, implement, and enforce requirements, rules and regulations for local reuse and recycling of materials that are more stringent or comprehensive than California law, and this chapter establishes local requirements to further both state law and the city’s adopted policies.
This chapter’s goals are to implement best practice methods for separation, handling, and delivery of deconstruction and construction site materials to maximize the salvage of building materials for reuse, to reduce the amount of construction and deconstruction related materials disposed in landfills and to establish deconstruction and source separation requirements. The requirements of this chapter are in addition to, the requirement in Chapter 16.14 of this code to achieve a specified diversion of materials generated from an applicable construction project.
(Ord. 5472 § 2 (part), 2019)