202. DEFINITIONS

R202 DEFINITIONS Insert the following new definitions into Section R202 of the Residential Code to read as follows: REUSE. The application of used building materials on a project. Reuse shall not include incineration, nor use of materials as alternative daily cover at a disposal facility. Reused materials are used without re-manufacture or industrial processing. Lead paint removal by approved means shall not constitute industrial processing. RECYCLING. The separation, collection, and processing of used construction materials resulting in their diversion from the waste stream for use in the manufacture of products or as raw materials other than fuel. Recycling shall not include incineration, nor use of materials as alternative daily cover at a disposal facility. Strike the definition of Third Party Certified in Section R202 of the International Residential Code in its entirety and insert a new definition of Third Party Certified into the Residential Code in its place to read as follows: THIRD PARTY CERTIFIED. Product or material for which a certification was obtained by the manufacturer indicating that the function and performance characteristics of such product or material have been determined by testing and ongoing surveillance by an approved third-party certification agency. Assertion of certification shall be in the form of identification in accordance with the requirements of the third-party certification agency. Strike the definition of Third Party Tested in Section R202 of the International Residential Code in its entirety and insert a new definition of Third Party Tested into the Residential Code in its place to read as follows: THIRD PARTY TESTED. Product, material or system that has successfully undergone a procedure by which an approved testing laboratory provides documentation that such a product, material or system conforms to specified requirements. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 6033 (May 29, 2020 – Part 2). The District of Columbia Residential Code (2017), referred to as the “Residential Code,” consists of the 2015 edition of the International Residential Code (International Residential Code), published by the International Code Council (ICC), as amended by the Residential Code Supplement of 2017 (12-B DCMR). The International Residential Code is copyrighted by the ICC and therefore is not republished here. However, a copy of the text may be obtained at https://codes.iccsafe.org/public/document/IRC2015. District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Residential Code Supplement of 2017 12-B DCMR § R202