For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall be deemed to have the meaning indicated below:
"APPROVED INCINERATOR." An incinerator which complies with all current regulations of the responsible local, State, and Federal air pollution control agencies.
"BULKY RUBBISH." Non-recyclable solid wastes consisting of combustible and/or non-combustible waste materials from dwelling units, commercial, industrial, institutional, or agricultural establishments which are either too large or too heavy to be safely and conveniently loaded in solid waste transportation vehicles by solid waste collectors, with the equipment available therefore.
"CITY." The City of Bardstown, Kentucky.
"COUNTY." The County of Nelson, Kentucky.
"COLLECTION." Removal of solid waste from the designated pickup location to the transportation vehicle.
"CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE." Waste, including drywall, used lumber, rolls of carpet or padding, plumbing fixtures, resulting from land development and the construction, remodeling, repair, and demolition of structures and uncontaminated solid waste consisting of vegetation resulting from land clearing and grubbing, utility line maintenance, and seasonal and storm related cleanup.
"CUSTOMER." Any person required to utilize the city’s solid waste collection service by this chapter.
"DIRECTOR." The city’s Officer in Responsible Charge, also known as the Superintendent of Public Works. The Director manages the operation of the Solid Waste Collection program, and is the designated Solid Waste Coordinator for the City of Bardstown performing all functions as required by the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection.
"DISPOSAL." The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing of any solid waste or hazardous waste into or on any land or water so that such solid waste or hazardous waste or any constituent thereof may enter the environment, be emitted into the air or be discharged into any water, including groundwater.
"DWELLING UNIT." Any room or group of rooms located within a structure, and forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or are intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating.
"HAZARDOUS WASTE." Any waste or combination of wastes which is identified as hazardous by the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics as waste that may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness, or pose a substantial present or potential threat to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported or disposed of, or otherwise managed.
"MULTIPLE HOUSING FACILITY." A housing facility containing more than one dwelling unit under one roof.
"OCCUPANT." Any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others, shall be in actual possession of any dwelling unit or of any other improved real property, either as owner or as a tenant.
"PERSON." Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political subdivision, or organization of any kind, or their legal representative, agent or assigns.
"PROCESSING." Incinerating, composting, baling, shredding, salvaging, compacting and use of other processes whereby solid waste characteristics are modified or solid waste quantity is reduced.
"SOLID WASTE." Any garbage, refuse, sludge and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from residential, industrial, commercial, mining (excluding coal mining waste, coal mining byproducts, refuse and overburden), and agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or industrial discharges.
(1) Commercial solid waste. Solid waste resulting from the operation of any commercial, industrial, institutional or agricultural establishment.
(2) Commercial solid waste producer.
(a) Small commercial solid waste producer. Any producer of commercial solid waste who produces a solid waste volume of less than three cans of a nominal capacity of 35 gallons each per week.
(b) Large commercial solid waste producer. Any producer of commercial solid waste who produces a solid waste volume of more than the above per week.
(3) Residential solid waste. Solid waste resulting from the maintenance and operation of dwelling units.
"SOLID WASTE CONTAINER." Receptacle used by any person to store solid waste during the interval between solid waste collections.
"SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL." The process of discarding or getting rid of unwanted material, and in particular the final disposition of solid waste by man.
"SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT." The administration of solid waste activities: source reduction, storage, collection, source separation, transportation, transfer, processing, treatment and disposal.
"STORAGE." Keeping, maintaining or storing solid waste from the time of its production until the time of its collection.
"TRANSPORTATION." The transporting of solid waste from the place of collection or processing to a solid waste processing facility or solid waste disposal area.
"YARD WASTES." Grass clippings, leaves, twigs and tree trimmings and very small limbs and other similar yard and garden waste suitable for placement in solid waste containers as defined and specified elsewhere in this chapter.
(Ord. B2005-22, passed 7-26-05; Am. Ord. B2015-35, passed 12-8-15)