For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
shall apply:
"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 the applicable permits to undertake any
construction, demolition, or renovation project within the city.
"Construction"
means the building of any facility or structure or any portion
thereof including any tenant improvements to an existing facility
or structure.
"Construction and demolition debris"
means used or discarded materials removed from premises during
construction or renovation of a structure resulting from construction,
remodeling, repair, or demolition operations on any pavement, house,
commercial building, or other structure.
"Conversion rate"
means the rate set forth in the standardized conversion rate
table approved by the city pursuant to this chapter for use in estimating
the volume or weight of materials identified in a waste management
plan.
"Deconstruction"
means the selective dismantling or removal of materials from
buildings before or instead of demolition.
"Demolition"
means the decimating, razing, ruining, tearing down or wrecking
of any facility, structure, pavement or building, whether in whole
or in part, whether interior or exterior.
"Divert"
means to use material for any purpose other than disposal
in a landfill or transformation facility.
"Diversion requirement"
means the diversion of at least fifty percent of the total construction and demolition debris generated by a project via reuse or recycling, unless the applicant has been granted an impossibility exemption pursuant to Section
8.60.080, in which case the diversion requirement shall be the maximum feasible diversion rate established by the WMP compliance official for the project.
"Performance security"
means any performance bond, surety bond, money order, letter of credit, or certificate of deposit submitted to the city pursuant to Section
8.60.050.
"Project"
means any activity which requires an application for a building
or demolition permit or any similar permit from the city.
"Recycling"
means the process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating,
and reconstituting materials that would otherwise become solid waste,
and returning them to the economic mainstream in the form of raw material
for new, reused, or reconstituted products which meet the quality
standards necessary to be used in the marketplace.
"Renovation"
means any change, addition, or modification in an existing
structure.
"Reuse"
means further or repeated use of construction or demolition
debris.
"Salvage"
means the controlled removal of construction or demolition
debris from a permitted building or demolition site for the purpose
of recycling, reuse, or storage for later recycling or reuse.
"Waste management plan"
means a completed WMP form, approved by the city for the
purpose of compliance with this chapter, submitted by the applicant
for any covered or noncovered project.
"WMP Compliance Official"
means the director of community development or the designated
staff person(s) authorized and responsible for implementing this chapter.
(Ord. 972 § 1, 2001)
The applicant for any covered project shall submit with the
WMP a performance security. The amount of the performance security
shall be calculated as the lesser of three percent of total project
cost or ten thousand dollars. Acceptable forms of performance security
include the following: performance bonds, surety bonds, money orders,
letters of credit, and certificates of deposit.
(Ord. 972 § 1, 2001)