(a) The following plan will need to be submitted and approved prior to issuance of a permit:
(1) Every contractor shall submit a properly completed Diversion Plan on a form prescribed by the County, as a requirement of the construction and demolition permit process. The plan can cover multiple building permits for lots where construction activity is occurring at the same time by the same applicant. Separate plans must be submitted for each batch of building permits requested. The Diversion Plan shall identify the materials to be recycled or reused and/or disposed of and shall list facilities and providers to be used. An administrative fee for each requested permit and the corresponding deposit must be submitted with the Diversion Plan.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter, no construction or demolition permit shall be issued for any project as defined in Section 6-16.03 of this Ordinance unless and until the Waste Reduction Manager has approved the Diversion Plan. The Waste Reduction Manager shall only approve a Diversion Plan if he or she determines that it contains all of the information set forth in subsection (a)above. If the Waste Reduction Manager determines that all of the above conditions have been met, he or she shall mark the Diversion Plan “Approved”, return a copy of the plan to the applicant, and notify the Building Division that it has been approved.
(3) If the Waste Reduction Manager determines that the Diversion Plan in incomplete he or she shall return it to the applicant marked “Denied” or “Further Explanation Required”. The applicant must then submit additional information before the Diversion Plan can be reviewed again and the construction or demolition permit issued. The applicant may resubmit the Diversion Plan within 60 calendar days without forfeiting the administrative fee.
(b) The following reports will need to be submitted and approved prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy:
(1) Quarterly reports, due no later than April 30th, July 30th, October 30th and January 30th, will be required as well as a final report due no later than thirty (30) days following the completion of a construction or demolition project, the contractor shall, as a condition of final approval and for issuance of any certificate of occupancy, submit a final Diversion Report to the DIWM that demonstrates compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
(2) The documentation shall consist of photocopies of receipts and weight tags or other records of measurement or equivalent documentation from recycling companies, deconstruction contractors, and landfill and disposal companies. If the Mixed Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling Facility, located at the YCCL, was utilized, corresponding attached receipts will be reflective of automatically meeting the diversion requirements of such load(s).
The contractor's approved Diversion Report shall be completed by recording and confirming the type of debris diverted and the facilities to which it was taken. Receipts from vendors or facilities shall clearly state the project title and date. If the receipt provides information for multiple projects, the project titles and the amounts of materials for each project must be clearly identified. The contractor shall sign the completed Diversion Report to certify its accuracy as part of the documentation of compliance.
(3) All documentation submitted pursuant to this section is subject to verification by the DIWM.
(4) It is unlawful for any person to submit documentation to the DIWM under this section which that person knows to contain any false statements, including but not limited to false statements regarding tonnage of materials recycled or diverted, or to submit any false or fraudulent receipt or weight tag or other record of measurement. (§ 3, Ord. 1375, eff. Aug 23, 2008)