As a condition precedent to issuance of any permit that involves the production of solid waste destined to be delivered to a landfill and is identified as a covered project needing to comply with the diversion requirements of this chapter, the applicant shall post a cash deposit in the amount of fifty dollars for each estimated ton of construction and/or demolition debris to be recycled, but not less than one thousand dollars for all covered projects except residential reroofing projects, which shall be required to post a cash deposit of not less than five hundred dollars. The deposit or cash bond shall be returned, without interest, in total or in proportion, upon proof to the satisfaction of the building official, that no less than the required percentages or proven proportion of those percentages of the tons of debris generated by the demolition and/or construction project have been diverted from landfills and have been recycled or reused. If a lessor percentage of tons or cubic yards than required is diverted, a proportionate share of the deposit will be returned. The deposit shall be forfeited entirely if there is a failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter. (Ord. 529 (part), 2002)