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ATTY/ORD.0008/CC ORD BUILDING CODE ADOPTION – EXHIBIT A
<br />REV: 08-28-25 MI
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<br />D. To comply with requirements set forth in the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989
<br />(California Public Resources Code Sections 40000 et seq.) which encourage the establishment of
<br />programs such as those for recycling and salvaging of construction and demolition (C&D) materials which
<br />result in diverting materials from landfill disposal.
<br />Sec. 9.191. DEFINITIONS:
<br />For the purposes of this Chapter, certain terms used herein are defined as set forth below.
<br />ADDITION means an extension or increase in floor area or height of a building or structure.
<br />ALTERATION means, for the purposes of the recycling and diversion requirements in this Article, any change,
<br />addition, or modification in construction or occupancy of a structure or building.
<br />ALTERNATIVE DAILY COVER (ADC) means materials other than soil, such as ash and cement kiln dust, treated auto
<br />shredder waste, construction and demolition waste, compost, green material, sludge, shredded tires, foam products,
<br />geo-synthetic fabric, and other materials that have been approved by the California Integrated Waste Management
<br />Board for use as an overlay on an exposed landfill face.
<br />APPLICANT means any individual, firm, limited liability company, association, partnership, political subdivision,
<br />government agency, industry, public or private corporation, property owner, contractor, architect or any other entity
<br />whatsoever who applies to the City for the applicable permits to undertake any construction, demolition, or
<br />renovation project within the City.
<br />BUILDING means, for the purposes of this Article, any residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional structure,
<br />but does not include fences, gates, or appurtenances located on the premises.
<br />CONTRACTOR means any person or entity holding, or required to hold, a contractor's license of any type under the
<br />laws of the State of California, or who performs (whether as contractor, subcontractor, or owner-builder) any
<br />construction, demolition, remodeling, renovation, or landscaping service relating to buildings or accessory structures
<br />in Redwood City.
<br />CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (C&D) DEBRIS means and includes:
<br />A. Discarded materials generally considered to be not water soluble and non-hazardous in nature, including
<br />but not limited to steel, glass, brick, concrete, asphalt material, pipe, gypsum, wallboard, and lumber
<br />from the construction or demolition of a structure or hardscape improvement as part of a construction
<br />or demolition project or from the renovation of a structure, hardscape improvement, and/or
<br />landscaping, and including rocks, soils, tree remains, trees, and other vegetative matter that normally
<br />results from land clearing, landscaping, and development operations for a construction project;
<br />B. Clean cardboard, paper, plastic, wood and metal scraps from any construction, demolition, and/or
<br />landscape project; and
<br />C. Minimal amounts of other non-hazardous wastes that are generated at the construction or demolition
<br />projects provided such amounts are consistent with best management practices of the industry.
<br />COVERED PROJECT means all new construction, demolition, and debris removal permits or roofing projects for any
<br />residential or non-residential buildings. Covered project also means any alteration or addition of any residential or
<br />non-residential buildings when the value of the project is equal to or greater than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).
<br />Notwithstanding the above, the Community Development Director may waive the requirements of this Article.
<br />DECONSTRUCTION means the soft demolition (careful dismantling and/or sorting for recycling and reuse) of any
<br />facility, structure, hardscape improvement or building through a planned dismantling and salvaging of reusable
<br />materials and parts.
<br />DEMOLITION means, for the purposes of the recycling and diversion requirements in this Article, the deconstructing,
<br />destroying, tearing down, or wrecking of any facility including its foundation. As used herein, the word demolition
<br />shall include any partial demolition and any interior demolition of a building.
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