Chapter 12 — BUILDING AND HOUSING
§ 12-8 MANAGEMENT OF PCB-CONTAINING MATERIALS AND WASTES DURING BUILDING DEMOLITION
Albany Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-01 · Albany
§ 12-8.1. Management of PCB-Containing Materials and Wastes During Building Demolition.…¶
a. The Community Development Director is authorized to develop and implement regulatory procedures to require the management of materials with PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) in applicable structures at the time such structures undergo demolition so that PCBs do not enter the storm water system.
b. Regulatory thresholds including concentration levels and applicable structures shall be based on the requirements of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board San Francisco Bay Region Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) Permit as it may be amended from time to time.
c. Regulatory procedures shall utilize guidance and tools prepared by the Bay Area Storm Water Management Agencies Association entitled “PCBs in Priority Building Materials: Model Screening Assessment Applicant Package” as it may be amended from time to time.
§ 12-9 (RESERVED)[4 ]
4. Editor's Note: Former Section 12-8, Mechanical Code, previously codified herein and containing portions of 1958 Code §§ 7.40, 7.41 and 7.42 and Ordinance Nos. 85-05, 87-011 and 91-01, was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance No. 07-07. See subsection 12-6.1 for adoption of the Mechanical Code. Former Section 12-9, Uniform Plumbing Code, previously codified herein and containing portions of 1958 Code §§ 7.50, 7.51 and 7.52 and Ordinance Nos. 85-05, 87-011 and 91-01, was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance No. 07-07. See subsection 12-6.1 for adoption of the Uniform Plumbing Code.
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