For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
APPLICANT. Any individual, firm, limited liability company, association, partnership,
political subdivision, industry, public or private corporation, or any other entity whatsoever who applies to the city for the applicable permits to undertake any construction, demolition, grading, or renovation project within the city.
CONSTRUCTION. All building, landscaping, remodeling, addition, removal or destruction involving the use or disposal of designated recyclable and reusable materials.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (C&D) WASTES.
(1) Discarded materials generally considered to be insoluble in water and non-hazardous in nature, including but not limited to metal, steel, glass, brick, concrete, asphalt, pipe, gypsum, wallboard, and lumber from the construction or destruction of a structure as part of a construction or demolition project or from the renovation of a structure and/or landscaping, and including rocks, soils, tree remains, trees, and other vegetative matter that normally results from land clearing, landscaping and development operations for a construction project, and from removal, installation or repair of any paved surface;
(2) Clean cardboard, paper, plastic, wood, and metal scraps from any construction, paving, and/or landscape project;
(3) Non-construction and demolition wood waste; or
(4) De-minimis amounts of other non-hazardous wastes that are generated at construction or demolition projects provided such amounts are consistent with best management practices of the industry.
CONTRACTOR. Any person or entity holding, or required to hold, a contractor’s license of
any type under the laws of the State of California, or who performs (whether as a contractor, a subcontractor or an owner-builder) any construction, demolition, remodeling, or landscaping service relating to buildings or accessory structures in the city.
DECONSTRUCTION. A process to dismantle or remove useable materials from structures in a manner that maximizes the recovery of building materials for reuse and recycling and minimizes the amount of waste transported to landfills for disposal.
DEMOLITION. The razing, tearing down or wrecking of any structure, wall, fence, or paving. whether in whole or in part, and whether interior or exterior.
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE AND REUSABLE MATERIALS.
(1) Building materials including all products generally used in construction including, but not limited to, asphalt, concrete, rock, stone and brick;
(2) Wood materials including any and all dimensional lumber, fencing or construction wood that is not chemically treated, creosoted, chromated copper arsenate (CCA) pressure treated, contaminated or painted;
(3) Vegetative materials including trees, tree parts, shrubs, stumps, logs, brush or any other type of plants that are cleared from a site for construction or other use;
(4) Metals including all metal scrap such as, but not limited to, pipes, siding, window frames, doorframes and fences;
(5) Roofing materials including wood shingles as well as asphalt, stone and slate based roofing material;
(6) Asphaltic or concrete materials used in paving of parking lots, roadways, and other structures; or
(7) Salvageable materials include all salvageable materials and structures including, but not limited to wallboard, doors, windows, fixtures, toilets, sinks, bathtubs, and appliances.
DIVERSION SECURITY DEPOSIT. Any cash, check, cashier's check money order, performance bond, or surety bond in a form acceptable to the city, submitted to the city as pursuant to § 54.04.
DIVERT or DIVERSION. The recycling or reuse of construction and demolition wastes to avoid disposal in a landfill.
PROJECT. Any proposal for new or changed use, or for new construction, alterations, or enlargement of any structure, that requires a permit from the City of San Gabriel.
RECYCLING and REUSE. The process of collecting, sorting, treating, and reconstituting construction and demolition wastes that would otherwise be disposed of in a landfill for use as raw
material for new, reused, or reconstituted products which meet industry standards.
SALVAGE. The controlled removal of materials from a project, for the purpose of reuse or storage for later reuse.
(Ord. 557-C.S., passed 12-6-05)