For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(a) "Applicant" means 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 applicable permits, as defined in this chapter, to undertake any construction, demolition, or renovation project within the City.
(b) “C&D debris recycling compliance official” means the Director or representative designated by the Director.
(c) "C&D debris recycling plan" means a written plan for recycling and/or reuse of project C&D debris prepared and submitted pursuant to Section 6-3.106 in a form approved by the Public Works Director or designee for the purpose of reviewing project compliance with this chapter prior to project commencement.
(d) "C&D debris recycling report" means a completed form, and all supporting recycling and disposal facility weight tickets and records, submitted by an applicant for any covered project approved by the City for the purpose of compliance with this chapter. This form is submitted after completion of a project.
(e) "Completion" means the earliest of the following dates: the date a certificate of occupancy is issued by the City for a covered project, the completion date of a covered project per final City inspection and approval, or, if no final approval is required, 30 calendar days following the date the work authorized by the permit(s) is completed, as determined by the Director.
(f) "Construction" means the building or enlargement of any structure, or any portion thereof, and includes without limitation alterations or improvements to an existing structure.
(g) "Construction and demolition debris" or "C&D debris" means the excess or discarded materials removed from a site during, or after, the construction, demolition, repair, remodeling or renovation of any pavement, residential building, commercial building, fence, wall or other structure.
(h) "Covered project" means any project meeting any one or more of the following thresholds:
(1) All new construction of residential and/or non-residential structures requiring a permit, irrespective of gross floor area, cost or valuation;
(2) All demolition of residential and/or non-residential structures requiring a permit, irrespective of gross floor area, cost or valuation;
(3) Additions and alterations to residential buildings that increase the structures' conditioned area, volume, or size, and require a permit;
(4) Additions and alterations to non-residential buildings of 1,000 square feet or greater and/or with a valuation of $200,000 or more, and require a permit;
(5) Any grading work requiring a permit, irrespective of cost, from which inert material will be removed from project site;
(6) All City construction projects awarded pursuant to procurement policy and the competitive bid process defined by California state code.
(i) "Commingled facility" Any facility that accepts commingled or mixed C&D debris and processes the materials for diversion.
(j) "Conversion rate" means the rate set forth in the standardized conversion rate table for use in estimating the volume or weight of C&D debris, approved by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle).
(k) "Deconstruct" and "deconstruction" means the careful and systematic dismantling of a structure in order to salvage materials for diversion.
(l) "Demolition" means the razing, tearing down or wrecking of any structure, wall, fence or paving, whether in whole or in part, whether interior or exterior.
(m) "Designated recyclable and reusable materials" means all C&D debris described within any of the following categories:
(1) Masonry 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 not chemically treated, creosoted, CCA pressure treated, contaminated or painted.
(3) Vegetation material including trees, tree parts, shrubs, logs, brush, stumps or any other type of plants (i.e., "green waste") cleared from a site for construction or other use.
(4) Metals including all ferrous and nonferrous metal scrap such as, but not limited to, pipes, siding, window frames, door frames, hardware and fences.
(5) Roofing materials including wood shingles as well as asphalt, clay, stone and slate based roofing material.
(6) Salvageable materials include all salvageable materials and structures including, but not limited to, wallboard, doors, windows, hardware, fixtures, toilets, sinks, bath tubs and appliances.
(7) Any other non-hazardous construction and demolition debris generated from a construction or demolition project that is available for recycling or reuse including, but not limited to, cardboard and paper fiber, glass, and mixed plastics.
(n) "Director" means the Public Works Director.
(o) "Divert" and "diversion" mean the reuse or recycling of C&D debris to avoid disposal in a landfill.
(p) "Diversion requirement" means a minimum diversion percent of the total C&D debris generated by a covered project as defined and set forth by current CalGreen Code.
(q) "Grading" means altering a land surface by cutting, filling and/or smoothing to meet a designated form and function.
(r) "Inert material" means nonputrescible solid material including, without limitation, soil, rock, gravel, concrete, asphalt, brick, ceramics, metal and similar material not containing hazardous waste, radioactive waste, medical waste, soluble pollutants or decomposable matter.
(s) "Paving" means driveways, walkways, parking areas, streets and sidewalks.
(t) "Permit" means any building, grading, paving, encroachment or demolition permit.
(u) "Project" means any proposal for grading, new construction or changed use, alteration, demolition, deconstruction or enlargement of any structure, requiring a permit from the City of Thousand Oaks.
(v) "Recycling" and "reuse" means the process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating, and reconstituting C&D debris that would otherwise be disposed in a landfill for use as finished or raw material for new, reused, or reconstituted products meeting industry standards necessary for such use in the marketplace.
(w) "Recycling facility" means a facility collecting specific types of C&D debris for reuse or recycling.
(x) "Salvage" means the controlled removal of construction or demolition debris from a permitted building or demolition site for the purpose of recycling, or reuse.
(§ 1, Ord. 1544-NS, eff. November 12, 2010; § 1, Ord. 1639-NS, eff. January 12, 2018)