For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AUTHORIZED PRIVATE RECEPTACLE. A 35-, 65- or 95-gallon cart provided by the city’s solid waste contractor that is on wheels and has an attached, hinged lid.
BULK ITEM. Any waste item of a weight or of such size as to not fit or be suitable for disposal in a cart or container, including without limitation household appliances, furniture and those other items listed in § 95.006(A) of this chapter.
CART. A receptacle with a capacity not exceeding 96 gallons that is used to store and dispose of waste or recyclables, and that is issued to residential property owners, or commercial end users either by the city or by the contractor.
CITY. The City of Covington, a home rule city of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, or its agents and contractors.
COMMERCIAL END USER. Any person who has contracted for waste management services with the contractor, whether or not such person is the owner of record of the parcel being serviced, its contractors, agents and employees, or any owner of a residential parcel containing four or fewer units who regularly uses more than the maximum amount of carts allowed for the size of the parcel being serviced as provided in Ch. 46 of this code of ordinances.
COMMERCIAL PARCEL. Any parcel together with any building, or other structure located thereupon, which is designed or used solely for commercial purposes, whether partially occupied or vacant, including any yard, grounds, walkway, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to such parcel.
COMMERCIAL UNIT. Any structures or premises demised on a parcel that are separate and distinct from any other structures or premises demised on the same parcel, and which are designed or used wholly for commercial purposes, whether occupied or vacant, including any yard, grounds, walkway, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to such structure or premises.
CONTAINER. Any reusable waste receptacle with a capacity exceeding 96 gallons.
CONTAINER SERVICES. The collection, transportation and disposal of waste or recyclables by the use of a container and any management or administrative services that are necessary to effectuate such collection, transportation or disposal.
CONTRACTOR. The entity with which the city has contracted for the collection and disposal of waste and recyclables produced by residents and businesses located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the city or, if no such contract exists, the city or the entity with which the owner or end user has contracted for the delivery of such services.
CURBSIDE. The area that is not more than three feet from the street curb, alley or other public right- of-way upon which owners, occupants or commercial or industrial end users place waste and recyclables for collection.
CURBSIDE SERVICES. The collection, transportation and disposal of waste and/or recyclables by the use of one or more carts placed at the curbside by end users, and any management or administrative services that are necessary to effectuate such collection, transportation or disposal.
DUMP-OUT. Any material emptied from a vehicle or building upon streets, roadsides or public places that is not set out for collection in accordance with the regulations provided in this chapter or contained in an appropriate receptacle.
DWELLING UNIT. A self-contained unit of accommodation used by one or more occupants as a residence and which is located on a residential, multi- unit residential or mixed-use parcel.
END USERS. Any person benefitting from the services, including, without limitation, owners, occupants, commercial and industrial end users.
HANDBILL. Any printed or written material, excluding newspapers, that advertises for sale any commodity or thing or advertises an event of any kind.
HAZARDOUS WASTE. Those materials that are classified as hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq., including without limitation, sewage, processing sludge, animal carcasses, hazardous waste, fluorescent bulbs, electronics or liquids of any sort, and chlorofluorocarbons contained in appliances.
HOME OCCUPATION. Any activity of a non- residential nature that is performed within a dwelling unit by the occupant of such unit.
INDUSTRIAL END USERS. The owner of a parcel upon which industrial services are being provided, including its contractors, agents, employees, who together are jointly and severally responsible for complying with the provisions of this chapter.
INDUSTRIAL PARCEL. Any parcel together with any building, or other structure located thereupon, which is designed or used wholly for office or industrial purposes, whether partially occupied or vacant, including any yard, grounds, walkway, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule or mailbox, belonging or appurtenant to such parcel.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE. The waste products of canneries, slaughterhouses and packing plants: large quantities of condemned food products; wastes from brick, concrete block, roofing shingle or tile plants; and debris and wastes accumulated from land clearings, excavating, building, rebuilding and altering of buildings, structures, roads, streets.
LIQUID WASTE. All liquid waste, including, but not limited to, motor oil, transmission fluid, brake fluid, steering fluid or other liquid wastes thrown away or deposited as prohibited by this chapter.
LITTER. All solid or liquid wastes, including, but not limited to, containers, packages, wrappings, printed matter, cigarette butts or other materials thrown or discarded in violation of this chapter.
LITTER BAG. A bag, sack or other container that is designed or used as a receptacle for litter inside a vehicle or watercraft.
LOADLINE. The line which if drawn would outline the perimeter of the upper most end of a container.
MIXED USE PARCEL. Any parcel together with any building, or other structure located thereupon, which is designed or used or used partially for residential purposes and partially for commercial purposes, whether partially occupied or vacant, including any yard, grounds, walkway, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to such structure.
MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL PARCEL. A parcel which together with any apartments, townhouses, condominiums, buildings or other structure located thereupon, which is designed or used to accommodate five or more dwelling units and which does not house a business other than a home occupation, whether partially occupied or vacant, including any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule or mailbox, belonging or appurtenant to such parcel.
NEWSPAPER. Any newspaper of general circulation as defined by general law.
NON-COMBUSTIBLE REFUSE. Refuse materials that are unburnable at ordinary incinerator temperatures (800°F to 1,800°F), such as metals, mineral matter, large quantities of glass or crockery, metal furniture, automobile bodies or parts and other similar material or refuse that is not the product of ordinary residential or office use.
OCCUPANT. Any person residing whether temporarily or permanently in a dwelling located on a residential or multi-unit residential parcel.
OWNER. The person or entity that is named in the county’s property records as being the owner of a parcel that is located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the city and its contractors, agents and employees.
PARCEL. Any real property located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the city, which is designated by a unique legal description, street address and parcel identification number in the official property records for the county and easement or covenant appurtenant thereto.
PARK. A public park, playground, recreation center or any other public areas in the city.
PERSON. Any individual, public or private corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, firm or other entity whatsoever.
PRIVATE PROPERTY. Any property not publicly owned or held out for the use by the public.
PRIVATE RECEPTACLE. Any cart or container that is used to temporarily store and dispose of solid waste or recyclables was not issued to the owner, commercial or industrial end user by the city or the contractor.
PUBLIC PLACE. Any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys, rights-of-way or other public ways and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds and buildings.
PUBLIC RECEPTACLES. Any litter storage and collection receptacle placed on the public right-of-way and maintained by the city.
RECYCLABLES. Any items or materials, which can be collected, processed and reprocessed into new products that could be reintroduced into the stream of commerce as raw materials or products, and which are acceptable at a MRF, including without limitation, paper, glass, aluminum, corrugated cardboard and plastic containers.
RESIDENTIAL PARCEL. Any parcel together with any house, building or other structure located thereupon, which is designed or used wholly to accommodate not more than four dwelling units, and which does not house a business other than a home occupation, whether partially occupied or vacant, including any yard, grounds, walkway, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule or mailbox belonging to or appurtenant to such parcel.
RUBBISH. Non-putrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and non-combustible wastes, such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials.
SERVICES. Without limitation the collection, transportation and disposal of solid waste and/or recyclables generated by owners, occupants, commercial or industrial end users located or doing business within the geographical limits of the city, including, without limitation, any management or administrative functions that are necessary to provide such services.
SET-OUT. Any waste, items or materials, or bulk items placed upon the curb or any public place, including, but not limited to, sidewalks and public right-of-way, by any owner, occupant, commercial or industrial end users in a manner that is not compliant with this chapter, including, but not limited to, personal items improperly set out as a result of evictions, writs of possession, rights of entry, repossession of real or personal property or the rehabilitation, demolition or general cleanup of a building, structure or parcel.
SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COORDINATOR. The person designated by the city to coordinate the services provided to owners, occupants and commercial and industrial end users.
SPECIAL PICK-UP. The collection of waste or recyclables specially arranged by an owner, occupant, commercial or industrial end user, or the Solid and Recycling Waste Coordinator for a day that is not the regularly scheduled collection day.
STREET. Any highway, road or alley, including any collector, local or arterial streets or freeways, located within the city.
SWEEP-OUTS. Any collection of debris resulting from clean-up operations on private property, which is deposited in or around a public place, including street curbs.
USER FEE. Any fee assessed for services or carts provided in accordance with Ch. 46 of this code of ordinances.
UNAUTHORIZED WASTE. Liquid waste and waste, including, without limitation, dirt, excavated earth, sewage, processing sludge, animal carcasses, hazardous waste, electronics or liquids of any sort, rocks, concrete, concrete blocks, cement, asphalt, blacktop, tile, bricks, gravel, sand, stucco, bricks, composition roofing, sawdust, brush heavy building or construction materials, demolition materials, lumber, wooden, pallets, metal drums, large wire binding, heavy packing material, cinder blocks, large engine parts, large scrap metal and shavings, large furniture, large appliances or mattresses and box springs.
WASTE. Any putrescible and non-putrescible solid and semisolid wastes, including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, appliances and furniture, or parts thereof, industrial wastes, swill, demolition and construction wastes and discharged commodities.
WATERCRAFT. Any boat, ship, vessel, barge or other floating craft.
YARD WASTE. All accumulations of grass, shrubbery, vines, branches, limbs, leaves, cuttings and other naturally created materials resulting from the care or maintenance of real property, and that is set out for disposal by owners, occupants, commercial or industrial end users.
(1984 Code, § 95.03) (Ord. O-40-08, passed 9-23-2008; Ord. O-48-15, passed 12-8-2015; Ord. O-35-18, passed 8-28-2018)