The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
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 any "permit", as defined herein, and who is, therefore, responsible for meeting the requirements of this chapter.
COMBUSTIBLE RUBBISH: All waste and refuse, from and incidental to the use of homes and places of business, capable of burning readily.
COMPLETION: The earliest of the following dates: the date a certificate of occupancy is issued by the city for a project, or the date the final city inspection approving the project is completed.
CONSTRUCTION: The building or enlargement of any structure, or any portion thereof, and includes, without limitation, alterations or improvements to an existing structure.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS: The excess or discarded materials that are removed from a site during or after the construction or demolition of any structure, fence, wall, or paving.
CONVERSION RATE: The rate set forth in the standardized conversion rate table approved by the California integrated waste management board for use in estimating the volume or weight of construction and demolition debris.
COVERED HAULER: Any hauler that received/receives more than one hundred (100) tons of construction and demolition debris originating in the city of San Marino in any given calendar year beginning January 1, 2003.
COVERED PROJECT: Any project meeting the thresholds referenced in section 09.07.03 of this chapter.
DECONSTRUCT AND DECONSTRUCTION: The careful and systematic dismantling of a structure in order to salvage materials for diversion.
DEMOLITION: The razing, tearing down or wrecking of any structure, wall, fence or paving, whether in whole or in part, whether interior or exterior.
DIRECTOR: The planning and building director.
DIVERSION REQUIREMENT: The diversion of a minimum of fifty percent (50%), by weight, of the total construction and demolition debris generated by a project, or the lower percentage requirement granted by exception pursuant to section 09.07.10 of this chapter.
DIVERT AND DIVERSION: The recycling and reuse of construction and demolition debris to avoid disposal in a landfill.
GARBAGE: Means and includes all discarded animal, vegetable and inorganic refuse and waste matter originating in public, private or governmental properties or from transit operations within the city.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: Includes any chemical, compound, mixture, substance or article which may constitute a hazard to health or cause damage to property by reason of being explosive, flammable, poisonous, corrosive, unstable, irritating, radioactive or otherwise harmful. All materials designated by appropriate state or federal agencies as a "hazardous material" shall be considered as such for the purposes of this chapter.
MISCELLANEOUS DEBRIS: Includes any and all trash, rubbish, debris or other abandoned or discarded materials not otherwise provided for under the definitions in this section or as expressly excepted therefrom, except animal excreta.
NONCOMBUSTIBLE RUBBISH: Includes all waste and refuse, such as metals and glass, from residences and places of business which are not capable of burning readily. Not included within this definition are: garbage, dead animals, dirt or earth, debris from lawn renovations, rocks, stones or materials resulting from building construction.
PAVING: Driveways, walkways, exterior patios, porches or landings, parking areas, streets and sidewalks, and recreation courts.
PERFORMANCE SECURITY: Cash, certified or cashier's check, certificate of deposit, a letter of credit or other security in a form approved by the city manager or his/her designee.
PERMIT: Any building or demolition permit.
PROJECT: Any proposal for new or changed use, or for new construction, alteration or enlargement of any structure, that requires a permit from the city of San Marino.
RECYCLING AND REUSE: The process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating, and reconstituting construction and demolition debris that would otherwise be disposed of in a landfill for use as raw material for new, reused, or reconstituted products that meet industry standards.
REFUSE: Includes combustible and "noncombustible rubbish", "garbage" and "miscellaneous debris" as defined herein.
STORAGE: Includes the accumulating, maintaining, dumping, abandoning, collecting or other gathering, stacking or piling, other than in a mercantile building or in a dwelling unit meeting the requirements of the city fire code 1 .
STRUCTURE: Anything constructed or erected that requires a location in the ground, including a building or swimming pool, but not including a fence or wall used as a fence, or driveways, or walkways.
WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN: An application packet approved by the city manager or his/her designee for the purpose of reviewing project compliance of covered projects with this chapter.
WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN COMPLIANCE OFFICIAL: Planning and building director or his/her designee. (Ord. 974, 3-14-1990; amd. Ord. 0-05-1181, 9-14-2005)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See chapter XXV, article 06 of this code. |