For the purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply:
means the California Waste Management Act of 1989, Public Resources Code Section 40000 et seq.
means disposal facility cover material, other than organic waste and at least six inches of earthen material, placed on the surface of the active face of the refuse fill area at the end of each operating day to control vectors, fires, odor, blowing litter and scavenging, as defined in Section 20164 of the California Code of Regulations.
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 of Mill Valley.
means three percent of the value of the project, not to exceed $10,000.00.
means the designated staff person(s) authorized and responsible for implementing this chapter.
means a recycling, composting, materials recovery or reuse facility determined to process incoming C&D materials to divert from landfill or transformation for which the certifying agency has issued certification.
means the building of any facility, structure, pavement or building or any portion there-of, including any tenant improvements to an existing facility or structure.
means used or discarded materials resulting from construction, remodeling, repair, or demolition operations on any facility, structure, pavement or building that are removed from the premises.
means a completed WMP form submitted by the applicant for any covered project and approved by the Building Department for the purpose of compliance with this chapter, as more particularly set forth in Section 14.42.020.
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.
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.42.030 of this chapter.
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.
means a reduction of the amount of waste being disposed in a landfill or transformation facility by any of the following methods:
Use of new construction methods, as described in regulations prompted by the Building Official, that reduce the amount of waste generated.
On-site re-use of the waste.
Delivery of the waste from the site to a certified recycling facility described in Section 14.42.050.
Other methods as approved in regulations prompted by the Building Official.
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.42.040 of this chapter.
means Marin County Hazardous and Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority.
means any activity, which requires an application for a building or demolition permit, or any similar permit from the City.
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.
means any change, addition, or modification in an existing structure.
means further or repeated use of construction and demolition debris.
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.
(Ord. 1253 § 1, March 19, 2012)