For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
GARBAGE. Include all refuse or waste attendant to the preparation, dressing, cooking of, or dealing in, food.
LITTER. Includes GARBAGE, REFUSE and RUBBISH as defined herein and all other material which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to create a danger to public health, safety and welfare or to be offensive to those persons occupying adjoining public or private property.
PRIVATE PREMISES. Any dwelling, house, building or other structure, designed or used either wholly or in part for private residential purposes, whether inhabited or temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant, and shall include any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to such dwelling, house, building or other structure.
PUBLIC PLACE. Any street, alley, park, playground, lake, stream, recreation center or any other public area in the city, owned or used by the city or by the school district and devoted to public purposes or to active or passive recreation.
REFUSE. All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes (except body wastes), including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned vehicles, and solid market and industrial wastes.
RUBBISH. Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials.
(Prior Code, § 9.5)