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7.3.A. - Page 1 <br /> REPORT <br /> To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From the City Manager <br /> January 13, 2014 <br /> SUBJECT <br /> Ordinance Adding Article XI (Recycling and Salvaging of Construction and Demolition <br /> Debris) to Chapter 9 (Buildings) of the Redwood City Municipal Code <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> Waive Second Reading and Adopt an Ordinance Adding Article XI (Recycling and <br /> Salvaging of Construction and Demolition Debris) to Chapter 9 (Buildings) of the <br /> Redwood City Municipal Code. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> On December 9, 2013, the City Council held the first reading of a proposed ordinance to <br /> require construction and demolition debris recycling, reviewed and approved a CEQA <br /> exemption determination for the ordinance, and scheduled a second reading for this <br /> ordinance. If adopted, this ordinance will be effective thirty (30) days after adoption. <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> Adoption of this ordinance will help the City comply with the California Integrated Waste <br /> Management Act of 1989, which encourages the establishment of programs to divert <br /> materials from landfill disposal, such as those for recycling and salvaging of C &D debris <br /> materials. The ordinance also supports the City's green building environmental <br /> goals set forth in Chapter 9, Article X and in the State's Green Building Codes at <br /> CALGreen Sections 4.408 and 5.408. <br /> The key components of the proposed ordinance are as follows: <br /> 1. The ordinance would apply to all residential and non - residential new <br /> construction, roofing, and full demolition projects; <br /> 2. Covered Projects would be required to achieve a 60% landfill diversion and <br /> recycling( "recycling ") rate; <br /> 3. Demolition projects would also be required to recycle 100% of all inert materials; <br /> 4. The ordinance would apply to all alteration or addition projects valued at $50,000 <br /> or more; <br /> 5. An administrative fee would be assessed to offset costs of staff time; <br /> 6. A deposit would be charged at the beginning of the permit process, to be <br /> returned to the applicant, without interest, upon proof of compliance with the 60% <br /> recycling rate; and <br />