6.19.020 - Threshold of covered projects.

Except as otherwise provided in this code, each applicant for a permit required by Chapter 15 and Chapter 16, of the Commerce Municipal Code shall also complete and submit a construction and demolition waste management plan (C&D WMP), unless the project is an exempt project, as defined below. On and after the effective date of [the ordinance codified in] this chapter no building, demolition, or grading permit shall be issued by the building official unless the applicant for a construction, demolition, or grading permit for a covered project has submitted to the building official a C&D WMP approved by the city's environmental compliance official pursuant to Sections 6.19.040 and 6.19.070 of this chapter as follows: (1)

Private Projects. All construction and tenant improvement projects the total size of which are or are projected to be ten thousand square feet or greater, or total valuation of which are or are projected to be ten thousand dollars or greater, whichever is greater, and all demolition or grading projects of any valuation. "Covered Projects" shall be required to divert at least fifty percent of all project-related construction and demolition debris in compliance with this chapter.

(2)

City-Sponsored Projects. Except as provided herein, all city-sponsored construction, demolition, and renovation projects shall be considered "covered projects" and shall be subject to all applicable provisions of this chapter. Prior to the start of any city-sponsored construction or demolition activities, a C&D WMP shall be prepared by the contractor. City-sponsored demolition or construction required to protect public health or safety in an emergency, as defined in Public Resources Code § 21060.3, as it, from time to time, may be amended, is not a covered project.

(Ord. No. 618, § 1, 1-6-2009)