For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADMINISTRATOR. The Public Works Director or designee.
BUILDING MATERIALS. All materials used in the construction of a building or structure including, but not limited to, concrete, wood, building blocks or brick, plumbing and electrical materials, dry wall, insulation, roofing, and the like and parts thereof.
BULK TRASH. Materials accumulating or resulting from the use or occupation of any buildings, dwelling place, or premises including, but not limited to, building materials, tree and bush trimmings, furniture, appliances, boxes, and crates.
CITY CONTAINER. A container used for the placement of refuse for collection by either the City or its authorized representative.
COMMERCIAL CONTAINER. A container used for the placement of refuse for collection by a permittee pursuant to this chapter.
COMMERCIAL HAULER. Any person engaged in collecting, removing, transporting, or hauling solid waste on or along any public street, avenue, or alley within the City.
COMMERCIAL HAULER PERMIT or PERMIT. The permit issued by the City for the collection of solid waste by a permittee.
COMMERCIAL PREMISES. All places of business, commercial, professional, or industrial establishments, all schools, motels, or hotels, all mobile homes or RV parks with centralized collection locations, and all multi-family residential housing as defined under A.R.S. § 49-746.
CUSTOMER. The property owner, person, renter, lessee, occupant, government agency, and/or entity responsible for the payment of City services.
DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS WASTE. Has the meaning set forth in A.R.S. § 49-921(5), and HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE shall have the meaning set forth in A.R.S. § 49-701(13).
DWELLING UNIT. A residential, single-family dwelling, and each separate apartment dwelling of a duplex, triplex, or fourplex, up to and including four apartments, and including upstairs, basement, garage, or detached apartment or housing units.
GARBAGE. All putrescible wastes, except sewage and body wastes, including all organic wastes that have been prepared for, or intended to be used as, food or have resulted from the preparation of food, including, but not limited to, all such substances from all public and private establishments and residences.
GENERATOR. The person who produces or generates the solid waste to which the provisions of this chapter apply.
HOTEL or MOTEL. A place predominately renting living quarters to travelers on a daily rental basis.
NON-COMMERCIAL ACCOUNT. A non-commercial premises that receives solid waste collection services from the City or from its authorized representative.
NON-COMMERCIAL PREMISES. A fraternal, charitable, or civic organization, or church.
PERMITTEE. A commercial hauler with a valid hauler permit issued by the City.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, company, corporation, governmental entity, or any other legal entity, or their legal representatives, agents, or assigns.
PREMISES. Land, building, or other structures, or parts thereof.
REFUSE. Waste material other than garbage and bulk trash, such as, but not limited to, papers, paper wrappers, plastic cups, cans, bottles, food boxes, and the like.
RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNT. A residential premises that receives solid waste collection services from the City or from its authorized representative using City containers.
RESIDENTIAL PREMISES. A dwelling unit as defined under A.R.S. § 33-1310.
SECONDARY HAULER. Any person engaged in a business that generates, collects, removes, or hauls solid waste as a by-product of its primary business. Examples of SECONDARY HAULERS include carpet installers, roofing companies, and landscape contractors.
SOLID WASTE. Has the meaning set forth in A.R.S. § 49-701.01(A), without the exclusions set forth in A.R.S. § 49-701.01(B).
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES or CITY SERVICES. The collection and disposal of solid waste by the City.
UNACCEPTABLE WASTE. The following types of solid wastes that may not be placed in a City-provided roll-off or refuse container: liquid waste; septic tank pumpings; hazardous waste; household hazardous waste; special waste as defined in A.R.S. § 49-851(A); sludge; vehicle bodies; vehicle tires or equipment tires; livestock or dead domestic animals; batteries, other than small alkaline batteries; ammunition; medical waste as defined in A.R.S. § 49-701(19); radioactive waste; scrap metal; household construction and demolition debris; concrete; and dirt and rocks.
(Prior Code, § 21-1-1) (Ord. 15-18, passed 12-14-2015)