For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COMMERCIAL HAULER. Any person who hauls or transports any garbage, trash, refuse, rubbish, and waste material through or upon the streets or alleys of the town for a consideration or a fee, or as part of a business activity.
COMMERCIAL UNITS. Any occupied premises other than family domestic unit.
FAMILY DOMESTIC UNIT.
(1) Any single independent family unit, irrespective of number of persons constituting such family.
(2) Each independent family unit living in multiple dwelling residences, apartment houses, or any type of residence, including, but not limited to, trailer houses, shall each be deemed a family domestic unit for the purpose of this chapter. A rooming house that supplies lodging only for hire, and which does not serve meals to any lodger and does not permit cooking and eating on the premises, shall be deemed a one-family domestic unit for the purposes of this chapter.
OCCUPIED PREMISES. Any place of abode, dwelling, or any place of business or commercial activity, in operation, shall be prima facie evidence that garbage, trash, and refuse is being produced and accumulated on said premises and shall be the duty of the town, and its agents, officers, and employees, to inspect and supervise said premises and remove therefrom any and all garbage, trash, or refuse found thereon.
(2008 Code, § 3.4.1) (Ord. 26, passed 11-16-2014)