The words and phrases used in this chapter have the same meaning as set forth in Section 6.24.020 of this Code unless defined in this section. In which case, as used in this chapter:
A. "Business Structure" means a building or buildings within a property occupied by one or more businesses.
B. "Development project" means any of the following:
1. A project for which a building permit is required for a commercial, industrial, institutional or quasi-public building, or residential building having five or more living units, where solid waste is collected and loaded.
2. Any residential project where solid waste is collected and loaded in a location serving five or more living units.
3. Any new public facility where solid waste is collected and loaded, including any improvements to the areas of a public facility which are used for collecting and loading solid waste.
4. Any subdivisions or tracts of single-family detached homes if, within such subdivisions or tracts there is an area where solid waste is collected and loaded in a location which serves five or more living units. In such instances, recycling areas as specified in this chapter are only required to serve the needs of the living units which utilize the solid waste collection and loading area.
C. "Improvement" means a site or building change which adds to the value of a facility, prolongs its useful life, or adapts it to new uses, including but not limited to a building permit, development permit, or use permit.
D. "Director" means the Director of Public Works and his/her duly authorized agents and representatives.
E. "Owner" means the holder or holders of legal title to the real property constituting the premises to which solid waste collection service is provided.
F. "Project applicant" means any person, firm, or governmental agency who executes the necessary forms to procure official approval of a project, land use modification, or a permit to carry out construction of a project.
G. "Public facility" means, but is not limited to, buildings, structures and outdoor recreation areas owned by a local agency.
H. "Recycling area" means space allocated for collecting and loading of recyclable materials including solid waste. Such areas shall have the ability to accommodate receptacles for non-organic and organic recyclable materials, solid waste and grease or cooking oil. Recycling areas shall be accessible and convenient for those who deposit as well as those who collect and load the recyclable materials and solid waste placed in the receptacles. Recycling area is also referred to as solid waste, non-organic recycling and organic recycling enclosures in this Chapter.
I. "Trio set(s)" means a set of permanently installed (anchored to the ground) outdoor receptacles consisting of three separate containers one each for solid waste, non-organic recyclables and organic waste, each labeled to indicate the material type contained therein, and installed together in a visible collection area for public use.
J. "Wet Waste Business" means a business that produces food, organic and/or liquid wastes (collectively "wet waste") which, if left out in the open as opposed to in a secured container, could create a public nuisance as well as a stormwater violation, is a wet waste business. Such businesses include, but are not limited to restaurants, grocery stores, produce markets and florists.
(Ord. 15-2130, § 2 (part), 2015; Ord. 2085, § 2 (part), 2011; Ord. 1671, (part), 1994)