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7.33.020 DEFINITIONS.

For the purposes of this chapter, certain terms used herein are defined as set forth below:

"Alteration" means, for the purposes of the recycling and diversion requirements in this chapter, any change, addition, or modification in construction or occupancy of a building.

"Alternative Daily Cover (ADC)" means materials other than soil that have been approved by the California Integrated Waste Management Board for use as an overlay on an exposed landfill face.

"Applicant" means any individual, firm, limited liability company, association, partnership, political subdivision, government agency, industry, public or private corporation, property owner, contractor, architect 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.

"Building" means, for the purposes of this chapter, any residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional structure, but does not include fences, gates or appurtenances located on a premise.

"Contractor" means any person or entity holding, or required to hold, a contractor's license of any type under the laws of the State of California, or who performs (whether as contractor, subcontractor or owner-builder) any construction, demolition, remodeling, renovation, or landscaping service relating to buildings or accessory structures in San Mateo.

"Construction and Demolition (C&D) Debris" means and includes:

(a) Discarded materials generally considered to be not water soluble and non-hazardous in nature, including but not limited to steel, glass, brick, concrete, asphalt material, pipe, gypsum wallboard and lumber from the construction or demolition of a Structure or Hardscape Improvement as part of a construction or demolition project or from the renovation of a Structure, Hardscape Improvement, and/or landscaping, and including rocks, soils, tree remains, trees, and other vegetative matter that normally results from land clearing, landscaping and development operations for a construction project;

(b) Clean cardboard, paper, plastic, wood and metal scraps from any construction and/or landscape project; and

(c) Minimal amounts of other non-hazardous wastes that are generated at the construction or demolition projects provided such amounts are consistent with best management practices of the industry.

"Covered Project" means the construction of any completely new residential or commercial building, the demolition or removal of any residential or commercial building, or the alteration of any building when the value of such alteration meets or exceeds $50,000. This includes the building, as well as property features such as paving and ancillary improvements. Notwithstanding the above, the Director of Public Works may waive the requirements of this ordinance in total or in part when necessary to protect the public safety.

"Deconstruction" means the soft demolition of any facility, Structure, Hardscape Improvement or building through a planned dismantling and salvaging of reusable materials and parts.

"Demolition" means, for the purposes of the recycling and diversion requirements in this chapter, the intentional removal or partial removal of an existing building.

"Designated Recyclable and Reusable Materials" means that portion of C&D Debris that includes the following:

(a) Masonry building materials including all products generally used in construction including, but not limited to asphalt, concrete, rock, stone and brick;

(b) Wood materials including any and all dimensional lumber, fencing or construction wood that is not chemically treated, creosoted, contaminated or painted;

(c) Vegetative materials including trees, tree parts, shrubs, stumps, logs, brush or any other type of plants that are cleared from a site for construction or other use;

(d) Metals including all metal scrap such as, but not limited to, pipes, siding, window frames, doorframes and fences;

(e) Roofing materials including wood shingles as well as asphalt, stone and slate based roofing material;

(f) Salvageable materials and structures, including, but not limited to gypsum wallboard, doors, windows, mantelpieces, cabinets, lighting fixtures, toilets, sinks, bathtubs, appliances, decorative molding, flooring, carpeting, reusable hardware, bricks and decorative tiles in good repair; and

(g) Any other materials which the Director of Public Works or designee determines can be recycled or reused due to the identification of a recycling facility, reuse facility, or market accessible to San Mateo, including facilities which can further sort mixed C&D Debris through mechanical and/or manual processes in order to remove additional materials for reuse or recycling.

"Diversion" means any activity, including recycling, source reduction, reuse, deconstruction, or salvaging of materials, which causes materials to be diverted from disposal in landfills or incinerators and instead put to use as the same or different product. ADC shall not be considered a bona fide means of diversion for new construction or building demolition projects covered under this ordinance. ADC shall be allowed for alteration projects covered under this ordinance.

"Hardscape Improvements" means swimming pools, driveways, parking lots, walkways, patios and decks.

"Non-Recyclable/Non-Reusable Materials means that portion of C&D Debris for which there is no available facility within sixty (60) miles of the City of San Mateo boundaries for the return of these materials to the economic mainstream in the form of raw material for new, reused, or reconstituted products that meet the quality standards necessary to be used in the marketplace.

"Recycling" means the process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating, and reconstituting discarded materials that meet the quality standards necessary to be reused, remanufactured or processed.

"Salvage" means the controlled removal of Designated Recyclable and Reusable Materials from C&D Debris, from a Covered Project, for the purpose of recycling, reuse, or storage for later recycling or reuse.

"Structure" means anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on or in the ground, or attachment to something having location on the ground.