§ 50-31. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Ashes means the residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke or other combustible materials.

Building material means any material defined as, but not limited to lumber, brick, block, stone, carpet, plumbing materials, plaster, concrete, roofing, floor tile, gutters or other substances accumulated as a result of the construction of repairs or additions to structures or accessory structures, or the demolition of such.

Business trash means any accumulation of paper, cardboard, packaging materials, rags or accumulations other than garbage or household trash, which result from the operation of stores, offices and similar business or commercial enterprises.

Commercial establishment means any hotel, motel, restaurant, business, public or semipublic establishment of any kind, and any master-metered apartment. An operation conducted from a residence requiring a business license is a commercial establishment for purposes of this article.

Container means a refuse receptacle.

Disposal site means an area, location, tract of land or facility used or intended to be used for the disposal of solid waste, putrescible waste or other waste.

Garbage means the byproduct resulting from the growing, harvesting, processing, handling, preparation, cooking or consumption of animal or vegetable food, or other matter which is subject to decomposition, decay, putrefaction for the generation of noxious or offensive gases or odors, or which during or after decay may serve as breeding areas or feeding material for flies, insects or animals.

Hazardous refuse means materials which constitute a hazard to health or safety, such as poison, acids, caustic matter or solutions, chemicals, infected materials, offal, fecal matter, explosives, radioactive materials and highly flammable substances.

Household trash means waste accumulation usually attendant upon housekeeping, such as paper, sweepings, dust, rags, bottles, cans or other matter of any kind, other than garbage.

Industrial establishment means any establishment involved in the manufacture or assembly of a product or any part thereof.

Industrial waste means all waste, including solids, semisolids, sludges and liquids, created by or resulting from the operation of factories, processing plants or other manufacturing enterprises.

Litter means all discarded manmade materials including, but not limited to, garbage, household trash, industrial waste, building materials, appliances (or portions thereof), refuse, waste materials, sand, gravel, slag, brickbats, rubbish, tin cans, trash, debris, dead animals or any other discarded, used or unconsumed substance which is not handled in accordance with the provisions of this article.

Loading and unloading area means a space or area used by any moving vehicle for the purpose of receiving, shipping and transporting goods, wares, commodities and persons.

Master-metered apartments means those complexes where the solid waste billing is paid by the owner of the complex.

Multiple-family dwelling (multifamily) means a building designed for or occupied by two or more families, such as apartments, duplexes and triplexes.

Person means any natural person, whether owner, agent or tenant; any corporation, partnership, association, firm, receiver, guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, fiduciary, occupant, lessee, tenant; or representative of any of the same.

Refuse means solid waste accumulations consisting of any combination of ashes, building material, garbage, hazardous refuse, household trash and other waste or discarded materials of all kinds.

Refuse receptacle means a container approved by the city council as acceptable for the temporary reception and storage of refuse pending transportation to a permanent disposal site. The term shall include plastic bags where approved by the city council.

Scavenge or scavenging means the unauthorized and uncontrolled retrieval of discarded refuse materials.

Tree, shrubbery and lawn trimmings means waste accumulation of tree branches, tree limbs, parts of trees, bushes, shrubbery cuttings, grass clippings or other natural waste.

(Ord. of 5-10-94, § I)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.