A. “AB 939” means the California Waste Management Act of 1989, Public Resources Code Section 40000 et seq.

B. “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 that applies to the City for the applicable permits to undertake any construction, demolition, or renovation project within the City.

C. “Building Official” means the designated City staff person(s) authorized and responsible for implementing this Chapter.

D. “Construction” means the building of any facility or structure, or any portion thereof, including any tenant improvements to an existing facility or structure.

E. “Construction and demolition debris” means used or discarded materials removed from premises during construction, demolition, or renovation of a structure resulting from construction, remodeling, repair, or demolition operations on any pavement, house, commercial building, or other structure.

F. “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.

G. “Covered project” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 16.30.020A of this Chapter.

H. “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.

I. “Diversion requirement” means the diversion of at least 50 percent of the total construction and demolition debris generated by a project via reuse or recycling, unless the applicant has been granted an infeasibility exemption pursuant to this Chapter, in which case the diversion requirement shall be the maximum feasible diversion rate established by the Building Official for the covered project.

J. “Divert” means to use material for any lawful purpose other than disposal in a landfill or transformation facility.

K. “Noncovered project” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 16.30.020B of this Chapter.

L. “Performance security” means any performance bond, surety bond, money order, letter of credit, certificate of deposit, or similar financial guarantee as approved by the Building Official, submitted to the City pursuant to this Chapter.

M. “Person” means a person, corporation, association, or partnership.

N. “Project” means any activity which requires an application for a building or demolition permit from the City.

O. “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.

P. “Renovation” means any change, addition, or modification of an existing structure.

Q. “Reuse” means further or repeated use of construction or demolition debris.

R. “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.

S. “Waste management plan” means a completed waste management plan application, approved by the City for the purpose of compliance with this Chapter, submitted by the applicant for any covered or noncovered project. (Ord. 2010-3 § 2, 2010.)