§ 13-17. Definitions.

For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following definitions:

"Alternative daily cover (ADC)" means disposal facility cover material, other than organic waste and at least six inches of earthen material, placed on the surface of the active face of the refuse fill area at the end of each operating day to control vectors, fires, odor, blowing litter and scavenging, as defined in section 20164 of the California Code of Regulations.

"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 who applies to the town for the applicable permits to undertake any construction, demolition or renovation project within the town.

"Avoided disposal regulatory fee" means three percent of the valuation of the project, not to exceed ten thousand dollars.

"Building official" means the building official of the Town of Tiburon, including his or her designee.

"C&D diversion report" means a report submitted by an applicant, on a form approved by the building official, which contains an estimate of the amount of C&D waste generated by the project, documentation of the diversion of C&D waste, and such additional information deemed necessary by the building official to document accomplishment of the requirements of this chapter.

"Certified recycling facility" means a recycling, composting, materials recovery or reuse facility determined to process incoming construction and demolition materials to divert from landfill or transformation for which the JPA has issued a certification.

"Construction and demolition waste" or "(C&D waste)" means used or discarded materials removed from premises during construction or renovation of a structure resulting from construction, remodeling, repair, deconstruction or demolition operations on any pavement, house, commercial building or other structure.

"Deconstruction project" means a process to carefully dismantle or remove useable materials from structures, as an alternative to demolition.

"Diversion" or "diverted" means a reduction of the amount of waste being disposed in a landfill or transformation facility by any of the following methods:

(1)

Use of new construction methods, as described in regulations promulgated by building official, that reduce the amount of waste generated.

(2)

On-site reuse of the waste.

(3)

Delivery of the waste from the site to a certified recycling facility.

(4)

Other methods as approved in regulations promulgated by the building official.

"Joint powers authority" or "JPA" means the Marin County Hazardous and Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority.

"Project" means a construction, demolition, alteration or renovation activity for which a building permit is required by chapter 13 of this Code, with the exception of building permit work exempted under division 13-19 of this article.

"Recycling" means the process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating and reconstituting materials such as newsprint, mixed paper, glass con tainers, aluminum beverage containers, small scrap and cast aluminum, steel, including "tin" cans, empty aerosol cans, bimetal containers, plastic bags, plastic food containers, #1—#7 plastics regardless of form or mold, aluminum foil and pans that would otherwise become solid waste and returning them for use or reuse in the form of raw materials for new, used or reconstituted products which meet the quality standard necessary to be used in the market place.

"Reuse" means using an object or material again, either for its original purpose or for a similar purpose, without significantly altering the physical form of the object or material.

"Transformation" means incineration, pyrolysis, distillation, or biological conversion other than composting. "Transformation" does not include composting, gasification, or biomass conversion.

(Ord. No. 539 N.S., § 2, 5-2-2012)