In addition to the definitions contained in Section 17.04.340, words, phrases and terms used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
A. "Demolition" means the wrecking or taking out of any load-supporting structural member of a facility together with any related handling operations or intentional burning of any facility.
B. "Earthmoving" means the movement of earthen material which causes or has the potential to cause fugitive dust.
C. "Fugitive dust" means the particulate matter not collected by a capture system that is entrained in the ambient air and is caused from human, animal, and/or natural activities, such as, but not limited to, movement of soil, vehicles, equipment, blasting, and wind.
D. "Project" means the specific plan, design or phase of the plan for which the person obtains a permit.
E. "Regulated asbestos containing material" or "RACM" means (a) friable asbestos material, (b) Category I nonfriable ACM that has become friable, (c) Category I nonfriable ACM that will be or has been subjected to sanding, grinding, cutting, or abrading, or (d) Category II nonfriable ACM that has a high probability of becoming or has become crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by the forces expected to act on the material in the course of demolition or renovation operations regulated by 40 CFR 61, Subpart M.
F. "Renovation" means altering a facility or one or more facility components in any way, including the stripping or removal of RACM from a facility component. Operations in which load-supporting structural members are wrecked or taken out are demolitions.
G. "Trenching" means the construction of a narrow excavation, in relation to its length, made below the surface of the ground for purposes of facilitating the installation and repair of underground utilities.
(Ord. 2017-20 § 2 (part), 2017)
Editor's note— Formerly § 17.12.465.