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When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them below. Words and phrases not specifically defined below shall have the meanings ascribed to them elsewhere in this code, or shall otherwise be defined by common usage. For definitions of nouns, the singular shall also include the plural; for definitions of verbs, all verb conjugations shall be included. Any reference to State Laws, including references to any California statutes or regulations, is deemed to include any successor or amended version of the referenced statute or regulations promulgated thereunder consistent with the terms of this chapter.

Authorized Collector” means an individual or Entity authorized under and by virtue of a contract, franchise, or permit with the City to collect, remove, or dispose of Solid Waste, including Garbage, Recyclable Materials, and Organic Waste generated in the City.

California Code of Regulations” or “CCR” means the State of California Code of Regulations. CCR references in this chapter are preceded with a number that refers to the relevant Title of the CCR (e.g., “14 CCR” refers to Title 14 of CCR).

CalRecycle” means California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, which is the Department designated with responsibility for developing, implementing, and enforcing SB 1383 Regulations.

Cardboard” means postconsumer waste paper-grade corrugated Cardboard (grade No. 11), kraft (brown) paper bags, or solid fiber boxes which have served their packaging purposes and are discarded and can later be reclaimed for collection and Recovery for recycling.

City” means the City of Chula Vista, a municipal corporation of the State of California, in its present incorporated form or in any later reorganized, consolidated, enlarged, or reincorporated form.

City Manager” means the City Manager of the City of Chula Vista, or the City Manager’s designee.

Collection” means the act of removing and conveying nonhazardous and noninfectious Solid Waste, commingled or Source-Separated materials, from Residential, Commercial, Industrial, or Institutional Generators to a facility for Processing, Composting, transfer, disposal, or transformation.

Commercial” means of or relating to businesses, whether for profit or nonprofit, and their activities.

Commercial Business” means a firm, partnership, proprietorship, joint-stock company, corporation, or association, whether for profit or non-profit, strip mall, Industrial facility, hotel, motel, and other transient occupancy facility, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(6). Multifamily premises or properties are considered Commercial Businesses for purposes of this chapter.

Commercial Edible Food Generator” means a Tier One or a Tier Two Commercial Edible Food Generator as defined in this chapter or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(73) and (a)(74). For the purposes of this definition, Food Recovery Organizations and Food Recovery Services are not Commercial Edible Food Generators pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(7).

Commercial Recyclables” means Recyclable Materials from the two Commercial subcategories of “Office” and “Hospitality,” including Organic Waste, office paper, Cardboard, newspaper, and aluminum from Offices; and Cardboard, Glass Bottles and Jars, Plastic Bottles, aluminum, tin and bimetal cans, and White Goods.

Compactor Containers” means those fully enclosed metal Containers of two to 40 cubic yards provided by the Authorized Collector or customer.

Compost” means the product resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of Source Separated Organic Waste.

Composting” means the controlled and monitored process of converting Organic Waste into Compost.

Construction” means the building of any facility or structure or any portion thereof including any tenant improvements to an existing facility or structure.

Construction and Demolition Waste” means used or discarded materials removed from the premises or property during demolition, dredging, grubbing, or building, resulting from Construction, remodeling, repair, or Demolition activities on Residential or Commercial premises or properties, governmental buildings, or other structures and pavement.

Container” means a durable, corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent, leak-proof, watertight, odor-proof, rodent-resistant box, barrel, bin, canister, cart, dumpster, receptacle, or other approved device used for the purpose of holding Garbage, Recyclable Materials, or Organic Waste for Collection.

Conversion Rate” means the rate set forth in the standardized Conversion Rate table approved by the City pursuant to this chapter for use in estimating the volume or weight of materials identified in a WMR.

Demolition” means the decimating, deconstructing, razing, ruining, tearing down, or wrecking of any facility, structure, pavement, or building, whether in whole or in part, whether interior or exterior.

Designated Collection Location” means a place designated by the City Manager for Storage or Collection of Solid Waste, including Garbage, Organic Waste, and Recyclables, pursuant to CVMC 8.24.100. Designated locations include the curb, alley, waste/Recycling enclosure, a loading dock, or basement of a Commercial Business or Multifamily premises or property where Solid Waste is placed for Collection or temporary storage prior to collection by the City’s Authorized Collector.

Diversion Requirement” means the diversion of 100 percent of Inert Waste, to include asphalt, concrete, bricks, tile, trees, stumps, rocks, or associated vegetation or soils resulting from land clearing, and not less than 50 percent of the remaining waste generated, via reuse or Recycling, unless a partial or full diversion exemption has been granted pursuant to CVMC 8.25.095, in which case the Diversion Requirement shall be the maximum feasible diversion rate established by the WMR Compliance Official for the Project.

Divert” means to use material for any purpose other than disposal in a Landfill or transformation facility.

Edible Food” means food intended for human consumption, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(18). For the purposes of this chapter or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(18), “Edible Food” is not Solid Waste if it is recovered and not discarded. Nothing in this chapter or in 14 CCR Division 7, Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 18981.1) requires or authorizes the Recovery of Edible Food that does not meet the food safety requirements of the California Retail Food Code.

Enforcement Action” means an action of the City to address noncompliance with this chapter including issuing administrative citations, fines, penalties, or using other remedies.

Enforcement Agency” or “enforcement agent” means any individual, Entity, or governmental agency authorized or directed by the City Manager to enforce any provision of this chapter or Chapter 8.24 CVMC, including any peace officer. Employees or agents of an Enforcement Agency may carry out Inspections and enforcement activities pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 8.24 CVMC. The City is an Enforcement Agency for all sections of this chapter and Chapter 8.24 CVMC. The City may choose to additionally delegate enforcement responsibility for certain sections to other governmental agencies.

Entity” means any firm, partnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, establishment, joint stock company, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate, nonprofit organization, or any other group or combination acting as a unit.

Food Distributor” means an individual or Entity that distributes food to entities including Supermarkets and Grocery Stores, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(22).

Food Facility” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 113789 of the Health and Safety Code.

Food Recovery” means actions to collect and distribute food for human consumption that otherwise would be disposed, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(24).

Food Recovery Organization” means an individual or Entity that engages in the collection or receipt of Edible Food from Commercial Edible Food Generators and distributes that Edible Food to the public for Food Recovery either directly or through other Entities or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(25), including:

1. A food bank as defined in Section 113783 of the Health and Safety Code;

2. A nonprofit charitable organization as defined in Section 113841 of the Health and Safety Code; and

3. A nonprofit charitable temporary Food Facility as defined in Section 113842 of the Health and Safety Code.

Food Recovery Service” means an individual or Entity that collects and transports Edible Food from a Commercial Edible Food Generator to a Food Recovery Organization or other Entities for Food Recovery, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(26). A Food Recovery Service is not a Commercial Edible Food Generator for the purposes of this chapter and implementation of 14 CCR Division 7, Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 18981.1) pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(7).

Food Service Provider” means an individual or Entity primarily engaged in providing food services to Institutional, Commercial, or Industrial locations of others based on contractual arrangements with these types of organizations, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(27).

Food Waste” means all food, including fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, bones, rice, beans, pasta, bread, cheese, and eggshells.

Garbage” means all Solid Waste, except Recyclable Materials, Organic Waste, and Edible Food.

Garbage Container” means a Container provided by the Authorized Collector for the purpose of Storage and Collection of Garbage. “Garbage Container” has the same meaning as “gray container” in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(28).

Generator” means an individual or Entity that is responsible for the initial creation of Solid Waste.

Glass Bottles and Jars” means food or beverage containers made from silica or sand, soda ash, and limestone, the product being transparent or translucent and being used for packaging or bottling, including container glass designated redeemable under the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Law, Division 12.1 (commencing with Section 14500) of the California Public Resources Code, as well as Glass Jars and Bottles without redeemable value (“scrap”), but excluding household, kitchen, and other sources of non-container glass such as drinking glasses, ceramics, light bulbs, window pane glass, and similar glass products that are not bottles or jars.

Grocery Store” means an Entity primarily engaged in the retail sale of canned food; dry goods; fresh fruits and vegetables; fresh meats, fish, and poultry; and any area that is not separately owned within the store where the food is prepared and served, including bakery, deli, and meat and seafood departments, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(30).

Hazardous or Toxic Waste” means any waste material or mixture of wastes which is toxic, corrosive, flammable, explosive, an irritant, a strong sensitizer, or which generates pressure through decomposition, heat, or other means, if such a waste or mixture of wastes may cause substantial personal injury, serious illness, or harm to humans, domestic animals, or wildlife, during, or as an approximate result of, any disposal of such wastes or mixtures of wastes as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code, which is not legally disposable at a Class III Landfill.

Hospitality” means dining services, food, or beverage sales. This includes such services at taverns, bars, cafeterias, and Restaurants, as well as motels and hotels (temporary housing of less than one month duration), hospitals, schools, colleges, and other such establishments that have dining services, or a Restaurant or bar, on their premises.

Incidental Waste” means less than one pound of waste deposited in a public Garbage bin or Container to prevent litter, such as waste from a fast food meal deposited in a Container or public litter bin by a pedestrian or vehicle operator.

Industrial” means any form of mechanized manufacturing facilities, factories, refineries, or Construction or Demolition operations, excluding Hazardous Waste operations.

Industrial Generator” means any property or Generator that is engaged in the manufacture of products including Construction or Demolition. Industrial Generators are typically serviced by roll-off box containers of 10-yard to 40-yard capacities and typically generate inert materials such as asphalt, concrete, building debris, and some wood and dry Organic Waste.

Industrial Recyclables” means Recyclables from Industrial, Construction, or Demolition operations, including asphalt, concrete, dirt, land-clearing brush, sand, and rock.

Industrial Solid Waste” means Solid Waste originating from mechanized manufacturing facilities, factories, refineries, Construction or Demolition Projects, or publicly operated treatment works, excluding Recyclables and Organic Waste, if properly handled and treated, and excluding Hazardous or Toxic Waste.

Inert Waste” means materials such as concrete, soil, fully cured asphalt, bricks, rocks, slag, ceramics, earthen cooking ware, clay and clay products, crushed glass, fiberglass, roof shingles, and plaster. “Inert Waste” does not include materials containing putrescible waste or Compostable waste.

Inspection” means a site visit where City or Enforcement Agent reviews records, Containers, and an individual or Entity’s Collection, handling, recycling, or Landfill disposal of Solid Waste handling to determine if the Entity is complying with requirements set forth in this chapter and State Waste Laws.

Institutional” means any premises owned or occupied by local, State, or federal agencies, typically Office or education facilities with a common waste stream.

Integrated Solid Waste Management” means a planned program for effectively controlling the Storage, collection, transportation, Processing and reuse, conversion, or disposal of Solid Waste, Recyclables, or Organic waste in a safe, sanitary, aesthetically acceptable, environmentally sound, and economical manner. It includes all administrative, financial, environmental, legal, and planning functions as well as the operational aspects of Solid Waste handling, disposal, litter control, and resource Recovery systems necessary to achieve established objectives.

Landfill” means a disposal system by which Solid Waste is deposited in a specially prepared area which provides for environmental monitoring and treatment pursuant to the California Code of Regulations, California Public Resources Code, and the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

Large Event” means an event, including a sporting event or a flea market, that charges an admission price, or is operated by a local agency, and serves an average of more than 2,000 individuals per day of operation of the event, at a location that includes a public, nonprofit, or privately owned park, parking lot, golf course, street system, or other open space when being used for an event.

Large Quantity Generator” means those Residential, Commercial, Industrial, or institutional Entities that generate more than 300 gallons of waste per week excluding Source Separated Recyclables Diverted from disposal or transformation.

Large Venue” means a permanent venue facility that annually seats or serves an average of more than 2,000 individuals within the grounds of the facility per day of operation of the venue facility. For purposes of this chapter and implementation of 14 CCR Division 7, Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 18981.1), a venue facility includes a public, nonprofit, or privately owned or operated stadium, amphitheater, arena, hall, amusement park, conference or civic center, zoo, aquarium, airport, racetrack, horse track, performing arts center, fairground, museum, theater, or other public attraction facility. For purposes of this chapter and implementation of 14 CCR Division 7, Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 18981.1), a site under common ownership or control that includes more than one Large Venue that is contiguous with other Large Venues in the site, is a single Large Venue. If the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(39) differs from this definition, the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(39) shall apply to this chapter.

Multifamily” means of, from, or pertaining to Residential premises or property with five or more dwelling units. Multifamily premises or properties do not include hotels, motels, or other transient occupancy facilities.

Nuisance” means anything which is injurious to human health, or is indecent or offensive to the senses, and interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, and affects at the same time an entire community or neighborhood, or any number of individuals, although the extent of annoyance or damage inflicted upon the individual may be unequal, and includes conditions that occur as a result of the Storage, Removal, transport, Processing, or disposal of Solid Waste, including Organic Waste, Compost, or Recyclables, and Edible Food. A condition upon or use of real property within the City that violates this code or state law shall also constitute a Nuisance.

Office” means any Office, combination of Offices, or connected building or Office space regardless of Office affiliation, ownership, or occupancy. This includes businesses used for retail, wholesale, professional services, legal services, financial services (to include banks), medical services, shipping and receiving areas, churches, schools, colleges, and libraries.

Organic Waste” means material originated from living organisms and their metabolic waste products, including food, green material, Yard Waste, organic textiles and carpets, lumber, wood, paper products, printing and writing paper, manure, biosolids, digestate, and sludges or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a). “Organic Waste” does not include incidental dirt or rock, plastic, glass, metal, painted or treated lumber, plywood, particle board, or other manufactured products that contain glue, formaldehyde, or nonorganic or nonbiodegradable materials.

Organic Waste Generator” means an Individual or Entity that is responsible for the initial creation of Organic Waste.

Organic Waste Processing” means the accumulation and Storage of Organic Waste in a manner that leads to the intentional or unintentional thermophilic decomposition of Organic Waste. The acceptance of payment for Organic Waste and the accumulation of more than 15 yards or three tons per year of unprocessed, shredded, ground, or Composted material shall constitute Organic Waste Processing and is subject to the City, County, and State requirements regulating Compost or Solid Waste facilities.

Organics Container” means a Container provided by the Authorized Collector for the purpose of Storage and collection of Organic Waste. “Organics Container” has the same meaning as “green container” in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(29).

Performance Deposit” means cash, money order, check, or surety bond in the amount set forth in CVMC 8.25.095(B)(3).

Plastic Bottle” means a plastic container with narrow neck or mouth opening smaller than the diameter of the container body, used for containing milk, juice, soft drinks, water, detergent, shampoo, or other substances intended for household or Hospitality use; to be distinguished from nonbottle containers (e.g., deli or margarine tub containers) and from nonhousehold plastic bottles such as those for containing motor oil, solvents, or other nonhousehold substances.

Pollution” means the condition caused by the presence in or on a body of water, soil, or air of any Solid Waste or substance derived therefrom in such quantity, or such nature and duration, or under such condition, that the quality, appearance, or usefulness of the water, soil, land, or air is significantly degraded or adversely altered.

Processing” means the reduction, separation, Recovery, conversion, or recycling of any component(s) of Solid Waste.

Prohibited Container Contaminants” means non-Organic Waste placed in an Organics Container, or non-Recyclable Materials placed in a Recycling Container.

Project” means any activity which requires an application for a Construction or Demolition permit, or any similar permit from the City.

Putrescible Wastes” means the waste in organic material with the potential decomposition capacity to emit noticeable quantities of odor and gas by-products including kitchen waste, dead animals, and food from containers, except Organic Wastes separated therefrom and used in Composting.

Recovery” means any activity or process described in 14 CCR Section 18983.1(b), or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(49).

Recyclables” and “Recyclable Materials” has the same meaning as Source Separated Recycling Materials.

Recycling” means the process of collecting and forming used products into new products by reprocessing or remanufacturing them.

Recycling Container” means a Container provided by the Authorized Collector for Recyclable Materials for the purpose of Storage and collection of Recycling Material. “Recycling Container” has the same meaning as “blue container” in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(5).

Removal” means the act of taking Solid Waste from the place of generation either by the Authorized Collector or by an individual or Entity in control of the premises.

Renovation” means any change, addition, or modification in an existing structure.

Residential” means any building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively as the residence or sleeping place of one or more individuals, including Single-Family and Multifamily premises or properties, apartment hotels, boarding and lodging houses. “Residential” does not include short-term residential uses, such as motels, tourist cabins, or hostels which are regulated as Hospitality establishments.

Restaurant” means an establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of food and drinks for on-premises or immediate consumption, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(64).

Roll-off Service” means service provided for the collection, Removal, and disposal of Industrial waste such as Construction, Demolition, or other primarily inert, Putrescible, or non-Putrescible Wastes and Organic Wastes. Roll-off Service is usually provided using metal containers of 10 to 40 cubic yards that are open on the top with doors on one end.

Rubbish” means nonputrescible Solid Wastes such as ashes, paper, glass, bedding, crockery, plastics, rubber by-products, or litter. Such materials that are designated as Recyclable or Compost may be exempt from categorizing as Rubbish, provided such materials are handled, processed and maintained in a properly regulated manner.

Salvaging” means the authorized collection and Storage or Removal of Solid Waste, including Recyclables, Organic Waste, or Edible Food.

SB 1383” means Senate Bill 1383 of 2016 approved by the Governor on September 19, 2016, which added Sections 39730.5, 39730.6, 39730.7, and 39730.8 to the Health and Safety Code, and added Chapter 13.1 (commencing with Section 42652) to Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, establishing methane emissions reduction targets in a Statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants.

SB 1383 Regulations” means the Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: Organic Waste Reduction regulations developed by CalRecycle and adopted in 2020 that created 14 CCR Division 7, Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 18981.1) and amended portions of regulations of CCR Titles 14 and 27.

Scavenging” means the uncontrolled or unauthorized Removal of Solid Waste, Source Separated Recyclable Materials, or Source Separated Organic Waste.

Self-Hauler” means an individual or Entity that hauls Solid Waste, including Source Separated Organic Waste or Source Separated Recyclable Materials, they have generated to another individual or Entity. Self-Hauler also includes an individual or Entity that backhauls waste, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(66). Backhaul” means generating and transporting Organic Waste to a destination owned or operated by the Generator using the Generator’s own employees and equipment, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(66)(A).

Single-Family” means of, from, or pertaining to any Residential premises or properties with fewer than five dwelling units.

Small Quantity Generator” means those Residential, Commercial, Industrial and institutional entities that generate less than 300 gallons of waste per week excluding Source Separated Recyclables Diverted from disposal or transformation.

Solid Waste” means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid, semisolid, and liquid wastes, including Garbage, Rubbish, ashes, Industrial wastes, Demolition and Construction wastes, abandoned vehicles and parts thereof, discarded home and Industrial appliances, Organic Waste, Recyclable Materials, and discarded Edible Food. “Solid Waste” also includes dewatered, treated, or chemically fixed sewage sludge that is not Hazardous Waste; and other discarded solid and semisolid wastes, with the exception that Solid Waste does not include any of the following wastes:

1. Hazardous Waste, as defined in Section 40141 of the Public Resources Code;

2. Radioactive waste regulated pursuant to the State Radiation Control Law of Part 9 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code;

3. Medical waste regulated pursuant to the State Medical Waste Management Act of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code. Untreated medical waste shall not be disposed of in a Solid Waste Landfill, as defined in Section 40195.1 of the Public Resources Code. Medical waste that has been treated and deemed to be Solid Waste shall be regulated pursuant to Division 30 of the Public Resources Code.

Source Separated” means materials that have been kept separate from other materials in the Solid Waste stream at the point of generation, for the purpose of additional sorting or Processing in order to return them to the economic mainstream in the form of raw material for new, reused, or reconstituted products, which meet the quality standards necessary to be used in the marketplace, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 17402.5(b)(4).

Source Separated Organic Waste” means those organics that can be placed in an Organics Container for Compost Processing, including food scraps, food soiled paper and landscaping and pruning waste, and any other items as determined by the City. The Authorized Collector may, in its discretion, designate additional categories of nonhazardous or toxic materials accepted in the Organics Container.

Source Separated Recyclable Materials” means those Recyclable Materials that can be placed in the Recycling Container, including: glass and Plastic Bottles; aluminum, tin and steel cans; metals; unsoiled paper products; printing and writing paper; Cardboard; and any other items as determined by the City. The Authorized Collector may, in its discretion, designate additional categories of nonhazardous or toxic materials accepted in the Recycling Container.

State” shall mean the state of California.

State Waste Laws” means the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, SB 1016 of 2008, the Jobs and Recycling Act of 2011 (AB 341), the Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling Act of 2014 (AB 1826), the Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Act of 2016 (SB 1383), and the SB 1383 Regulations adopted in 2020.

Storage” means the interim containment of Solid Wastes in an approved manner after generation and prior to disposal, collection, or Processing. For purposes of this definition, “interim” means for one week or less.

Supermarket” means a full-line, self-service retail store with gross annual sales of $2,000,000, or more, and which sells a line of dry grocery, canned goods, or nonfood items and some perishable items, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(71).

Tier One Commercial Edible Food Generator” means a Commercial Edible Food Generator that is one of the following:

1. Supermarket.

2. Grocery Store with a total facility size equal to or greater than 10,000 square feet.

3. Food Service Provider.

4. Food Distributor.

5. Wholesale Food Vendor.

Tier Two Commercial Edible Food Generator” means a Commercial Edible Food Generator that is one of the following:

1. Restaurant with 250 or more seats, or a total facility size equal to or greater than 5,000 square feet.

2. Hotel with an on-site Food Facility and 200 or more rooms.

3. Health facility with an on-site Food Facility and 100 or more beds.

4. Large Venue.

5. Large Event.

6. A State agency with a cafeteria with 250 or more seats or total cafeteria facility size equal to or greater than 5,000 square feet.

7. A Local Education Agency facility with an on-site Food Facility.

Total Project Costs” means the total value of a Project as calculated using Chula Vista’s standard valuation multipliers.

Transfer Station” or “Processing Station” means those State-permitted facilities utilized to receive Solid Wastes and to temporarily store, separate, convert, or otherwise process the Organic Waste or Recyclables.

Vector” means any Nuisance such as odor, unsightliness, sound, or a carrier, usually insects or rodents, that is capable of transmitting a disease.

Waste Management Report (WMR)” means a WMR form, approved by the City Manager for the purpose of compliance with this chapter.

White Goods” means kitchen or other large enameled appliances which include refrigerators, washers, and dryers.

Wholesale Food Vendor” means a business or establishment engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of food, where food (including fruits and vegetables) is received, shipped, stored, prepared for distribution to a retailer, warehouse, distributor, or other destination, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 189852(a)(76).

WMR Compliance Official” means the designated staff person(s) authorized by the City Manager and responsible for implementing the Construction and Demolition debris recycling program.

Yard Waste” means the leaves, grass, weeds, or wood materials from trees and shrubs from Single-Family and Multifamily premises or properties of the City’s Organic Waste (to include landscape haulings from Residential sources). Acceptable materials for collection include all Yard Waste as herein defined, excluding treated or processed wood or lumber, bulky waste, or any other materials as shall be determined by the City as to not be salvageable. All acceptable Yard Waste shall be void of nails, wire, rocks, dirt, or any other material that is not considered Yard Waste. (Ord. 3523 § 2, 2022; Ord. 3507 § 1(B), 2021; Ord. 3270 § 1, 2013; Ord. 3247 § 1, 2012; Ord. 3166 § 1, 2010; Ord. 3116 § 1, 2008; Ord. 3105 § 1, 2008; Ord. 2992 § 1, 2005; Ord. 2740 § 3, 1998; Ord. 2492 § 1, 1992).