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2012 Davis Integrated Waste Management Plan
Reduce waste-related emissions
SW-1.1 Organics materials diversion – 90% diversion of organics materials (i.e., food waste,
yard materials, soiled paper)
SW-1.2 Construction and demolition waste diversion –75% diversion of construction and
demolition waste
SW-1.3 Waste reduction and recycling – 4.2 lbs. per resident per day and 3.25 lbs. per person per
employee per day by 2020 (including organic wastes and C&D)
7.1.6 Ordinance No. 2299, Construction and Demolition Ordinance
In 2005, the CIWMB directed all jurisdictions to adopt a C&D ordinance to recycle 50% of the waste generated
from projects. Davis adopted a C&D ordinance in 2007 to help the City meet the state-mandated diversion
goals. The ordinance was derived from reviewing similar ordinances throughout the state, and was prepared
over the course of a year with comments from the Community Development and Sustainability Department and
DWR. The full text of the ordinance is shown in Appendix A.
The key components of the ordinance are as follows:
C&D projects would be required to achieve a 50% recycling rate.
The diversion requirements in the ordinance applies to all C&D projects requiring a building permit
with the following exceptions:
1. Residential additions of less than 1,000 square feet of gross floor area;
2. Tenant improvements involving less than 3,000 square feet of gross floor area;
3. New structures of less than 1,000 square feet of gross floor area;
4. Demolition of less than 1,000 square feet of gross floor area; and
5. Any permit at the discretion of the Chief Building Official or designee.
Provisions for a “good faith effort” are included if the 50% goal is not met, considering such factors as
the availability of markets for the C&D debris, size of the project, and the documented efforts of the
applicant to divert the C&D debris.
When applying for a building or demolition permit, applicants will receive information about the
program from the Community Development and Sustainability Department. The applicant will fill out
and submit the recycling plan form to the Community Development and Sustainability Department for
review. For all construction where DWR is the waste hauler, no additional submittals will be required.
DWR will provide all appropriate information directly to the City.
For those sites where the contractor is “self-hauling” (as defined by ordinance) the following applies:
o When the project is complete, the applicant must return the approved recycling plan with the
appropriate documentation, and the compliance official will then make the following
determination of whether the applicant has complied with the diversion requirements:
DRAFT
Full compliance: the applicant has fully complied with the diversion requirements;
Substantial compliance: the applicant has made a “good faith effort” to comply but for an
unforeseen reason could not fully comply; or
Noncompliance: the applicant is not in substantial compliance or fails to submit the
required documentation
The ordinance contains language that says it would take effect once a C&D facility is operational in Yolo
County or one year from Council approval, whichever is first. Yolo County Central Landfill negotiated a
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