For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADA. The Americans with Disabilities Act.
BOARD. The Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County, Idaho.
BULKY WASTE. Waste materials, intended or placed for disposal, which are of sizes, weights, or volumes greater than the allowance for furnished trash containers, such as furniture, major appliances, construction debris, dead animals, or hazardous waste.
BUSINESS. An establishment used for sales, office, manufacturing, production, entertainment, service, or similar use, whether for profit or not.
CARRY-OUT SERVICE. Collection of solid waste achieved by entering upon residential property to load the containers into the collection vehicle.
COMMERCIAL SERVICE. Business, agricultural, industrial, institutional, and residential premises which are served by a 300-gallon trash container, as opposed to 100-gallon trash containers.
COMPOSE AND RECYCLING. Resident-initiated composting and recycling to protect the environment and reduce unnecessary deposits into the county landfill.
COUNTY. Franklin County, Idaho.
GARBAGE. Materials discarded for disposal.
HAZARDOUS WASTE. Any chemical, compound, mixture, substance, or article which is designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or appropriate agency of the state to be a “hazardous waste”, “hazardous materials”, or “hazardous substance” as those terms are defined by federal or state law.
INSTITUTION. School, church, child care center, boarding house, military installation, and any entity of a similar nature in the county.
LITTER. Garbage or trash scattered about the ground surface.
MEDICAL WASTE. Waste consisting of one or more of the following: human tissue, animal tissue, cultures and stocks, body fluids, human blood or blood products, materials contaminated with human blood or blood products, used surgical wastes, used or unused sharp instruments, including, but not limited to, hypodermic needles, suture needles, syringes, and scalpel blades.
OVERLOADING. Exceeding the container weight capacity, allowing objects to protrude outside of the container, or stacking objects against containers used for commercial or residential solid waste collection.
OWNER. Every person, including lessees and occupants, in possession, charge, custody, or control of any residential, business, or institutional premises within the county where solid waste is created or accumulated.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, association, firm, corporation, public agency, or any other legal entity.
PROVIDED WASTE CONTAINERS or WASTE CONTAINERS. Waste containers provided from time to time to residents by the county.
PUTRESCIBLE WASTE. Wastes that can decay and stink or become putrid.
RESIDENT. An occupant or owner of any premises, including household, apartment, business, institution or other establishment in the county, for which solid waste service is provided.
RESIDENTIAL PREMISES. A separate dwelling or residential unit in the county occupied by a person or group of persons where garbage is placed and collected in one or more 100-gallon waste containers. Each separate dwelling unit shall be considered a separate residence for solid waste collection service.
SCRAP TIRES. Any motor vehicle tire, new or used, whether or not it is in a condition to be reused, retreaded, or otherwise salvaged, excluding tires held for sale to the general public by a commercial seller.
SOLID WASTE. All putrescible and non-putrescible solid and semi-solid waste materials placed or intended for disposal, including, but not limited to, garbage, trash, rubbish, demolition and construction wastes, industrial wastes, vegetable solid, and other discarded solid and semi-solid wastes.
VECTOR. An organism that can transmit disease.
YARD WASTE. Plant material such as leaves, grass, brush, flowers, tree wood waste, and debris commonly thrown away in the course of maintaining yards and gardens, and other particular biodegradable waste including Christmas trees.
(Ord. 2003-5, passed 9-22-2003)