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Clerk 08/10/2004
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AN ORDINANCE regarding the handling, recycling and disposal of construction, demolition and land clearing debris; making technical corrections; and amending Ordinance 10916, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 10.30.020, Ordinance 10916, Section 6, and K.C.C. 10.30.040 and Ordinance 10916, Section 7, and K.C.C. 10.30.050.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. Construction, demolition and land-clearing ("CDL") waste is generated by companies that clear land and build, remodel or demolish structures.
B. The county ensures the availability of CDL handling facilities and the proper handling and disposal of CDL waste through contracts with the private sector. This public-private partnership ensures that the county's Cedar Hills regional landfill can continue to be dedicated to receiving mixed municipal solid waste and that the handling, recycling and disposal of CDL are subject to the county's strict environmental standards.
C. Provisions of contract extensions with the county's private sector vendors provide for additional facilities for handling CDL and increased incentives for recycling CDL, and the King County Code must be updated to enable the implementation of these additional public benefits.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 10916, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C.10.30.020 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Designation of CDL receiving facilities.
A. The following facilities, which are owned and operated by vendors with which King County has contracts for CDL handling, or alternative facilities, pursuant to this section, are hereby designated as the CDL receiving facilities for all non((-))recyclable CDL waste generated in unincorporated King County and in any jurisdiction with which King County has an interlocal agreement for solid waste management((.)):
1. Regional Disposal Company facilities:
a. Rabanco Recycling and Waste Reduction Center, 2733 Third Av...
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