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Construction and Demolition Debris
Recycling and Reuse Program - los angeles county- public work

The County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors adopted the Construction and Demolition (C&D) Debris Recycling and Reuse Ordinance on January 4, 2005. The Ordinance added Chapter 20.87 to the Los Angeles County Code which requires projects in the unincorporated areas to recycle or reuse 50 percent of the debris generated. Its purpose is to increase the diversion of construction and demolition debris from disposal facilities and will assist the County in meeting the State of California's 50 percent waste reduction mandate.

Projects, which fall under this Ordinance, include the following (Section 20.87.030.I):
  1. Any project requiring a construction permit which is valued at over $100,000. This does not apply to work that consists of one single-family or two-family residential structure and associated accessory structures unless they are part of a development or a tract.
  2. Any project requiring a demolition permit, regardless of the value.
  3. Any project requiring a grading permit, regardless of the value.
  4. Any project which requires one or more of the above permits.

Effective January 1, 2009, the Los Angeles County Green Building Program set forth new building requirements which supplemented the Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling and Reuse Ordinance. As a result, construction projects valued at less than $100,000, single-family residential structures, or two-family residential structures are no longer exempt. All construction projects must now file a Recycling and Reuse Plan.

Residential construction projects consist of single-family homes, duplexes, condominiums, townhomes, apartments, or secondary structures such as garages. The recycling requirements are as follows:

  • Four or fewer living units must recycle a minimum of 50 percent of the debris generated by weight.
  • Five or more living units must recycle a minimum of 65 percent of the debris generated by weight.

    • Commercial construction projects consist of commercial, industrial, or retail structure, as well as all tenant improvements. The recycling requirements are as follows:

  • Less than 10,000 square feet of floor area must recycle a minimum of 50 percent of the debris generated by weight.
  • Equal to or more than 10,000 square feet of floor area must recycle a minimum of 65 percent of the debris generated by weight.

    • For more information about the Los Angeles County Green Building Program, click here for the Department of Regional Planning's website.

    Forms and informational materials are available here or may be requested from the Construction & Demolition Unit at (626) 458-3551.

    Recycling and Reuse Plans are to be submitted to the Construction & Demolition Unit for review and approval. Forms may be submitted by fax at (626) 737-1723, the U. S. Postal Service or a parcel service, or at the public counter Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m


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    Useful info for you:

    Below are local government or waste industry representatives who have expertise in the area of construction and demolition (C&D) materials diversion. They have all consented to being listed on our website as resources for local government. Their inclusion below does not constitute endorsement by the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) and is provided for informational purposes only. The CIWMB is distributing this information in an effort to increase public awareness and knowledge about this important topic.

    • Stephen Bantillo: Environmental Services Specialist, City of San Jose and Chair of CDDD:
      City of San Jos�, Environmental Services Department
      Integrated Waste Management
      200 East Santa Clara Street 10th Floor
      San Jose', CA 95113-1905
      Office and voicemail: (408)975-2508
      Fax: (408) 2926211
      stephen.bantillo@sanjoseca.gov
      www.sjrecycles.org/business/cddd.htm
    • Joan Edwards: Consultant, J. Edwards & Associates. Specializes in C&D Ordinances.
      Joan Edwards
      J. Edwards & Associates
      10840 Charnock Road
      Los Angeles, CA 90034
      (310) 253-9790
      jerecyl@aol.com
      J. Edwards & Associates Construction and Demolition Ordinances presentation: http://www.usgbc.org/Chapters/LosAngeles/Docs/MGBCE_EdwardsJoan.pdf
    • Jack Ezekiel: Senior Transportation Engineer, California Department of Transportation
      (916) 651-8254
      jack_ezekiel@dot.ca.gov
    • Constance Hornig: Lawyer, Law Offices, Hornig@MSWesq.com
    • Kelly Ingalls: Regional Director, Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA) of Southern California, Nonprofit Organization,
      kelly@cmra-socal.net
      For downloadable presentation on C&D Diversion, kmibldg@earthlink.net
    • Berger Jostad: President for Viking Demolition, & National Association of Demolition-Southern California Chapter
      BergerJ@viking.com
    • Jim Merid: Recycling Coordinator, City of Aliso Viejo, Orange County
      (949) 425-2535
      jmerid@cityofalisoviejo.com
    • Fairlight Newman: Recycling and Resource Recovery Specialist, County of Monterey, Health Department
      newmanf@co.monterey.ca.us (C&D hauler franchise language)
    • Wendy Sommer: Senior Program Manager, Alameda County Waste Management Authority,
      wsommer@stopwaste.org
    • Mary Goytia Strauss: Senior Management Analyst, City of La Ca�ada Flintridge,
      (818) 790-8882 (using language in C&D hauler contract to create incentives for C&D debris recovery.)
    • William Worrell: Representative for Regional Agency in San Luis Obispo area and Manager for the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority, 870 Oso Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
      (805)782-8530
      BWORELL@IWMA.COM

    Websites

    Below are useful websites related to C&D diversion.

    Construction and Demolition (C&D) | Jurisdictions | Green Building | Other Website

    The following websites refer to specific C&D information such as definitions, databases, and ordinances.

    Jurisdictions

    The following websites refer to individual jurisdiction sites that contain good C&D information.

    Green Buildings

    The following websites refer to green building information.

    Other Websites

    The following websites refer to various organizations, bills, and out-of-state sites that contain C&D information.

    Publications

    Below are useful publications related to C&D diversion.


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    Demolition of eyesore starts

    8:59am Tuesday 1st December 2009

    DEMOLITION of a prominent eyesore in Basingstoke has begun.

    Rye Demolition has started the serious business of pulling down Brook House, in Alencon Link.

    The company has been stripping fixtures, fittings and asbestos from the building since October 19, and, after removing 14 huge skips full of material, the firm has now started using a mechanical claw to dismantle the structure.

    The building has been a mess since the summer, when the windows were knocked out to prevent vandalism.

    Leaseholder Bewley Homes plans to build 30 flats on the site when the housing market recovers, but has agreed to take action to knock down and landscape the site in the meantime following discussions with landowner Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.

    Colin Brooks, chairman of the development company, said: “It’s a very positive move. I’m sure what we are going to realise will be a better reflection on the approach to Basingstoke than the building that has been there for a long time. We hope to start work on the apartments during the course of the next year.”

    Councillor James Lewin, the borough’s Cabinet member for property and finance, said the interim landscaping was a good solution for dealing with the building until development could begin.

    “This is an eyesore, no doubt about it,” he said. “It has been for a while and something had to be done.”


    November 20, 2009 1:06 PM

    Santa Ana sued over demolition of homes

    By DOUG IRVING
    THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

    SANTA ANA A newly formed neighborhood group has filed a lawsuit against the city in a last-minute attempt to save more than a dozen old houses in the path of a major redevelopment project.

    The city has already hired a demolition crew to clear away the old houses by the end of the year. It envisions new buildings and new life where those homes now stand, just east of downtown – a project it calls the Station District.

     The homes are old – a few date from the late 1800s – and historic preservationists have argued that they have real value. But city officials have said the homes have been renovated and rebuilt so much, and are in such disrepair, that they aren't worth the high cost of keeping them.

    The city is moving three of the homes, at an estimated cost of around $50,000 each. It figures it will cost another $500,000 to fix up each of the homes, and is hoping to find a private buyer willing to shoulder that expense.

    In its lawsuit, filed late Thursday, a group calling itself the Friends of the Lacy Historic Neighborhood asks a judge to block the demolition of the other houses. It argues that the city had failed to perform a necessary review of the impacts of the project – including those to the city's historic resources.

    The group claims in the lawsuit that the city "abused its discretion" by moving forward with the demolition without doing that review. It asks the court to step in and prevent the city from tearing down the buildings until it does a full review of the impacts and any possible alternatives to demolition.

    Earlier this month, before the council approved the demolition contract, city staffers wrote that the work was exempt from the kind of review the neighborhood group wants.

    The City Council will discuss the issue in closed-session in a few weeks, said City Attorney Joseph Fletcher.

    "We will have to take a look at it and decide what to do,'' Fletcher said.


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    The Conde Nast Building at Four Times Square
    (4 Times Square)

    This drawing shows the exterior of 4 Times Square.

    Overview

    • Location: New York, NY
    • Building type(s): Commercial office, Retail
    • New construction
    • 1,600,000 ft2 (149,000 m2)
    • Project scope: 48-story building
    • Urban setting
    • Completed January 2000
      As soon as April 2000, all available space in 4 Times Square was leased and 98% was already occupied.

    In 1995, Four Times Square was the first speculative office building to be developed in New York City in almost a decade. It has 48 stories of occupied space and was the first project of its size and financial structure (multi-tenanted and not owner-operated) in the U.S. to adopt standards for energy efficiency, sustainable materials, and indoor environmental quality, as well as for responsible construction, operations, and maintenance practices.

    Environmental Aspects

    Energy efficiency and indoor air quality were given special consideration in Four Times Square.

    Owner & Occupancy

    • Owned and occupied by The Durst Organization, Corporation, for-profit

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    LA's Historic Hollywood And Vine Area Threatened With Demolition

    LA's Historic Hollywood And Vine Area Threatened With Demolition

    LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: Equipment stands idle for the evening as a demolition crew tears down the historic Universal Pictures Building on the northwest corner the Hollywood landmark intersection of Hollywood and Vine on October 27, 2008 in Hollywood, California. Preservationists contend that the tear-down of the Universal Pictures Building, built by studio founder Carl Laemmle on northwest corner of Hollywood and Vine in 1931, is federally illegal. The building has been vacant since it was damaged in an unsolved arson fire in April. As the Universal Pictures Building is being demolished, construction goes forward on the nearby W Hollywood Hotel and Residences construction project over a Metro rail station. In the 1920s, the intersection of Hollywood and Vine became famous as a hub for the Hollywood movie industry and a popular hangout for the celebrities.

    Photo: David McNew/Getty Images