For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CITY SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATION. The city-operated transfer station.
COLLECTOR. A person licensed to haul refuse and/or garbage as herein defined, including a person who leases roll-offs for the collection of any waste materials.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE or C & D. Waste which results from land clearing, the demolition of buildings, roads or other structures, including but not limited to, beneficial fill materials, wood (including painted and treated wood) and land clearing debris other than yard waste. Such waste shall also include the above listed types of waste that result from construction projects. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE shall not include friable asbestos waste, special waste, liquid waste, hazardous waste and waste that contains polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), putrescible waste, household waste, industrial solid waste, corrugated cardboard, appliances, tires, drums and fuel tanks.
DEAD ANIMALS. All small animals such as cats, dogs and rabbits, which die from any cause. They shall in no way mean large animals such as goats, horses, mules and cows, which shall die from any cause.
DETACHABLE CONTAINER. A container of the size approved by the Public Works/Environmental Services Department that can be lifted and dumped by a collection truck mechanism.
DIRECTOR. The Director of the Public Works/Environmental Services Department or the Director’s authorized representative.
GARBAGE. Applies to, consists of, means and includes food waste from kitchens, shops and stores, including peelings, vegetable tops, waste from meats, fish and poultry and such leftovers as are not fit for keeping and using, spoiled fruits, vegetables and meats and other perishable wastes that attend the preparation, use, cooking or the dealing in or storage of meats, fish, fowl, fruits or vegetables. GARBAGE may be referred to as (MUNICIPAL) SOLID WASTE.
LITTER. Includes, but is not limited to:
(1) Trash, rubbish, refuse, garbage, paper, rags and ashes;
(2) Wood, plaster, cement, brick or stone building rubble;
(3) Grass, leaves and worthless vegetation;
(4) Offal and dead animals; and
(5) Any machine, vehicle or parts of a machine or vehicle which have lost their identity, character, utility or serviceability as such through deterioration, dismantling or the ravages of time, are inoperative or unable to perform their intended functions, or are cast off, discarded or thrown away or left as waste, wreckage or junk.
MASONRY RUBBLE. Applies to, consists of, means and includes brick, concrete, concrete block, stone, tile or other masonry material that contains no plaster, gypsum products, wood or combustible material.
REFUSE. Consists of the waste material from normal households or living conditions and business and construction operations other than garbage. In general, the kinds of materials classified as REFUSE are paper, rags, bottles, tin cans, bottle caps, cardboard, worn out clothing or furniture, household appliances, garden or tree trimmings, wall coverings, drywall, plaster, non-asbestos insulation, roofing shingles and other roof coverings, plumbing fixtures, glass, plastic, carpeting, electrical wiring, pipe and metals and similar materials.
ROLL-OFFS. A removable container; a constructed container of any size so designed for use to temporarily collect and contain refuse. The container is mechanically picked up, dumped and/or transported by a specifically constructed vehicle designed for this purpose.
SPECIAL WASTE. A solid waste, except waste which is regulated as a hazardous waste, which possesses physical, chemical or biological characteristics that make it different from general household, or construction and demolition waste, and which requires special handling, treatment or disposal methodologies in order to protect public health, safety and the environment.
WASTE MATERIAL. Includes all items, objects or material not included within the definition of garbage, litter, dead animals, yard waste or refuse as well as petroleum oils, greases, solvents and fuels, insecticides, herbicides, chemical waste, hazardous materials or any materials similar to those listed herein.
YARD WASTE. The accumulation of grass and leaves collected as a result of the care of lawns but shall not include other yard debris such as tree limbs and brush.
(Prior Code, § 50.01) (Ord. 94-57, passed 9-19-1994; Ord. 08-23, passed 8-18-2008)