Victorville Municipal Code Art. 14 Construction Site Maintenance and Trash Containment

The purpose of this Chapter is to establish minimum standards for demolition and construction site maintenance; including the collection, storage, containment, removal and recycling of construction site trash, rubbish and debris.

The requirements for Construction Waste Reduction Management shall be per the California Green Code as amended by the City of Victorville Development Code.

There shall be containment of trash, rubbish and debris on a routine, continuous basis for each construction site, and there shall be no loose materials permitted to accumulate on the site or to be carried away by wind or water.

Containers used for storage of trash, rubbish and debris until collection and/or transportation to an approved disposal site shall be either:

(a) A roll-off bin (dumpster) provided by a refuse collection service and complying with other applicable City Code provisions. Roll-off bins shall have lids which are kept in the closed position unless opened for placement or removal of materials. Roll-off bins shall be emptied when full and under no circumstances shall construction materials be permitted to overfill the container. The following minimum sizes are required:

(1) One and one-half-cubic-yard bin per one dwelling unit, non-tract;

(2) Three-cubic-yard bin per three dwelling units and tracts and one per building for apartment complexes;

(3) Two-cubic-yard bin per commercial or industrial building, commercial or industrial complexes;

(b) A fenced-in area of at least one hundred cubic feet with side walls at least four feet in height and a wire lid shall be required. Material for side walls and lid shall have no openings greater than four inches in either direction. Fenced area shall be securely staked in place and the fenced area shall be emptied when full, and under no circumstances shall construction material or trash be permitted to overfill the fenced area.

(a) Containment devices or bins shall not be located in a manner or location that will block or constrict passage of a right-of-way, easement, public thoroughfare or other area where right-of-access may be required for the public health, safety or welfare.

(b) Containment devices or bins shall be located on the construction site for each development, project or structure, when multiple lots or structures are developed, the bins or containment devices shall be as per Section 16-5.14.040 or as needed in the opinion of the Building Official.

Containment devices shall be placed at the time construction commences on the site. All trash, rubbish and debris shall be removed from the container as needed to prevent overfill of the container. Trash, rubbish and debris shall be removed from the site and transported to an approved disposal facility. Temporary containment devices as well as debris, rubbish and trash shall be removed from the site prior to final inspection. Roll-off bins that will remain after completion of the building may be emptied and placed in their permanent locations.

It shall be the responsibility of the permittee or agent to provide for the construction site maintenance and the containment of all trash, rubbish and debris during construction and for the proper removal thereof.

A violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall be an infraction and should noncompliance persist, a stop work notice may be issued by the Building Official. All building permit or grading permit inspections shall be made with the provisions of this Chapter, and all final approvals shall be made only after such compliance. The City Building Inspectors, making construction site inspections under authority of the Building Official pursuant to building permits, shall also inspect to determine that there is compliance with the provisions of this Chapter. When it appears upon inspection that there is a violation, there shall be conducted one or more additional inspections until it is found that the provisions have been satisfied. There shall be a fee for inspections after the initial inspection, as prescribed in Section 16-5.03.040, when required to determine if compliance with the provisions of this Chapter are yet achieved.