1060.01   DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions of terms hereinafter listed shall apply:
   (a)   Contractor. “Contractor” shall mean a person or firm contracting with the Township for the disposal of refuse, recyclables, compost or any combination thereof or for performing any other refuse disposal services as part of a municipal system in the Township.
   (b)   Unacceptable Material. “Unacceptable material” is defined as:
      (1)   Waste materials resulting from the destruction of structures or buildings, including materials such as concrete blocks, broken concrete, plaster, wire and other similar non-combustible materials;
      (2)   Industrial wastes, such as metal shavings and the like, waste from brick, concrete block, roofing, shingle or tile plants, debris and wastes accumulated from land clearing, building, rebuilding and/or altering of buildings, structures, roads, streets, sidewalks, parkways and excavations;
      (3)   Materials which are the result of land clearing operations wherein rocks, grass clumps, dirt clods and similar materials are accumulated; and
      (4)   Large quantities of glass or crockery, metal furniture, auto bodies or parts, or similar waste materials or refuse not usual to housekeeping.
   (c)   Hazardous and Flammable Materials. “Hazardous and flammable materials” are herein defined as those materials which are explosive or which would be hazardous to the health, safety and welfare of any haulers or workers or to those employees in the operation of an incinerator plant for the disposal of refuse. These materials would, by way of illustration, but not by limitation, include and be similar to the following: gasoline, fuel oil, kerosene and other petroleum products as well as chemical products, including a large volume of pressurized containers, that would be dangerous to the operation of an incineration process and industrial products that would be hazardous or dangerous to the operation of an incineration process.
         Wastes from an institution such as a hospital or an institution of a like nature, and wastes from pharmaceutical establishments and doctors’ offices, that do not fall in the classification garbage, food products, paper and trash, shall be considered hazardous unless the proper health authority permits the collection and disposal of the same and other refuse from said institutions with ultimate disposal by the incineration methods. Carcasses of dead animals which were pets of a resident within the Township of Clinton and which pet was not part of a business enterprise will be disposed of with approval of the Superintendent provided the Superintendent receives the proper approval by the regulatory authorities and provided further that the carcass does not exceed fifty pounds.
   (d)   Hauling, Transporting and Handling. The words “hauling, transporting and handling” shall be deemed to mean the collection, hauling and/or transportation of any materials regulated by the provisions of this chapter in or upon the streets, alleys, public rights-of- way or any other public places in the Township of Clinton.
   (e)   Non-Municipal Refuse Hauler. “Non-municipal refuse hauler” shall mean a fully-qualified and licensed hauler with a valid license issued by the Township pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and who is in compliance with the terms and provisions of this chapter and all other ordinances of the Township, and any other applicable State or Federal laws.
   (f)   Owner-Occupant. “Owner-occupant” shall be deemed to mean any person or persons, owner or owners, occupant or occupants, tenant or tenants, corporation or corporations, lessee or lessees, firm or firms, partnership or partnerships, or any legal entity or entities, who or which have control over any building or structure or occupy the same in the Township. For the purposes of this chapter the primary and initial responsibility for compliance with this chapter shall be on the owner-occupant who is actually occupying the premises with the ultimate responsibility to be placed upon the legal owner, but such responsibility for enforcement and compliance shall be several as well as joint.
   (g)   Posting. “Posting” shall mean placement upon the Township website and placement upon the government channel as a message for a duration to be established for each, by the Department of Public Services.
   (h)   Refuse. The word "refuse" is herein defined as:
      (1)   Garbage consisting of animal and vegetable matter produced wherever food is handled raw or prepared for consumption (excluding, however, the waste of slaughterhouses, meat-packing establishments, wholesale produce establishments, canneries, and waste of similar businesses);
      (2)   Rubbish and trash consisting of materials such as paper, paper or wooden cartons and boxes, cans, crockery, rags, rubber, leather, wood, glass, tin cans, combustible inorganics such as plastics and household ashes, all of which are usual to housekeeping and to the operation of stores, offices and other business places;
      (3)   Any combination of garbage, rubbish and trash as normally collected in a combined pick-up from residences and commercial establishments;
      (4)   Bundled brush, pursuant to Section 1060.09, or amendments thereto, excluding items to be accepted for composting; and
      (5)   Solid waste, as defined under applicable State law, not in conflict with the above.
   (i)   Residential Unit. “Residential unit” shall be deemed to mean either a single-family residential dwelling unit, which presupposes one family occupying a home with cooking and living quarters, a mobile home or trailer, each apartment unit in an apartment building and each residential unit in any type of multiple complex or condominium complex. For motels and hotels, a single-family unit shall be defined as that unit for which the owner paid a tap fee for sewer or water under the Township’s ordinances (for example, if a motel has twenty rooms and paid a sewer tap fee equivalent to five single-family residential homes, then such owner shall be charged with having five single units for the purpose of this chapter).
   (j)   Storage. The word “storage” shall be deemed to mean the accumulation of materials regulated by the provisions of this chapter which are awaiting final collection, transportation and disposal.
   (k)   Director. “Director” shall be deemed to mean the head of the Township’s Department of Public Works or his or her delegated agent or the Township’s delegated agent for the purposes of enforcement of this chapter.
(Ord. 326. Passed 2-22-99; Ord. 422. Passed 5-31-16.)