Section 12-K406. BUILDING SITE WASTE MANAGEMENT

 

Strike Section 406.1 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Section 406.1 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows:

406.1 Building site waste management requirements.  Not less than 75 percent of the land-clearing debris from a building site shall be diverted from landfills. Land-clearing debris includes rock, trees, stumps and associated vegetation. The building site development shall comply with the following additional requirements:

 

1. The effective destruction and disposal of invasive plant species.

 

2. Where the site is located in a federal or state designated quarantine zone for invasive insect species, building site vegetation management shall comply with the quarantine rules.

 

3. Receipts or other documentation related to diversion shall be maintained through the course of construction.  When requested by the code official, evidence of diversion shall be provided.

Insert new Section 406.3 in the Green Construction Code to read as follows:

 

406.3 Verification.  Prior to issuance of the first certificate of occupancy for occupiable space in a story above grade plane, or prior to final inspection, if a new certificate of occupancy is not required, the Department is authorized to require the owner, contractor or an approved agency to provide verification of the project’s compliance with Section 406.1.

 

 

authority

Section 10 of the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of 1986 (Act), effective March 21, 1987 (D.C. Law 6-216; D.C. Official Code § 6-1409 (2012 Repl.)) and Mayor’s Order 2009-22, dated February 25, 2009, as amended.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 3356 (March 28, 2014 – Part 2); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 61 DCR 5246 (May 23, 2014).

EditorNote

The District of Columbia Green Construction Code (2013) , referred to as the “Green Construction Code,” consists of the 2012 edition of the International Green Construction Code published by the International Code Council (ICC), as amended by the District of Columbia Green Construction Code Supplement (2013)(12 DCMR K). The International Green Construction Code is copyrighted by the International Code Council and therefore is not republished here. However, a copy of the text may be obtained at:http://publicecodes.cyberregs.com/icod/igcc/2012/index.htm?bu=IC-P-2012-000023&bu2=IC-P-2012-000019.