For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABATE. To eliminate a nuisance by removal, repair, rehabilitation, or demolition.
DISPOSE. To discharge, deposit, inject, dump, spill, leak, or place junk, garbage, rubbish, refuse, or other solid waste into or on land or water.
GARBAGE. All decayable wastes from public and private establishments and restaurants, including vegetable, animal, and fish offal and animal and fish carcasses.
HIGH GRASS. All varieties of grasses normally cultivated and/or manicured for purposes of ground cover, landscaping, erosion control, or forage for domesticated livestock, that has grown to a height of more than 12 inches, or regardless of height, may create a fire hazard, an unsanitary condition, or become a harborage for rodents, vermin, or other disease-carrying pests.
JUNK. All worn-out or worthless material or discarded material, including odds and ends, iron, or other metal, glass, cordage, and unused equipment.
LOT. Any tract of land located within a platted subdivision. A LOT shall include, in addition to the land within its boundaries, all land adjacent to and extending beyond the property line to the curb line of adjacent streets, and where no curb exists, to the existing street surface, and all land lying between the property line and the center line of adjacent alleyways.
NEIGHBORHOOD. A platted subdivision, or property contiguous to a platted subdivision and within 100 feet thereof, or property adjacent to a public street and within 100 feet thereof.
PARCEL. Any tract of land which is not part of a platted subdivision, and shall also include, in addition to the land within its boundaries, all land adjacent to and extending beyond the property line to the curb line of adjacent streets, and where no curb exists, to the existing street surface, and all land lying between the property line and the center line of adjacent alleyways.
PERSON. An individual, corporation, organization, governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, partnership, association, or any legal entity.
PLATTED SUBDIVISION. A subdivision that has its approved or unapproved plat recorded with the County Clerk of Bell County, Texas, and is described in lots and blocks in lieu of strictly metes and bounds.
PREMISES. All privately-owned property, including vacant land or a building designed or used for residential, commercial, business, industrial, or religious purposes, together with the yard, ground, walk, driveway, fence, porch, steps, or other structure appurtenant to the property. PREMISES shall be deemed to include both lots and parcels as herein defined.
PUBLIC STREET. The entire width between property lines of a road, street, way, thoroughfare, or bridge if any part of the road, street, way, thorough-fare, or bridge is open to the public for vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
RECEPTACLE. A container that is composed of durable material and designed in a way that prevents the discharge of its contents and makes its contents inaccessible to animals, vermin, or other pests.
REFUSE. Garbage, rubbish, paper, and other decayable and non-decayable waste, including vegetable matter and animal and fish carcasses.
RUBBISH. All non-decayable wastes, except ashes, from a public or private establishment or residence.
WEEDS. All rank and uncultivated vegetable growth or matter that:
(1) Has grown to more than 12 inches in height; or
(2) Regardless of height, may create an unsanitary condition or become a harborage for rodents, vermin, or other disease-carrying pests, or that may create a fire hazard.
(Ord. 89-20, passed 12-12-89; Am. Ord. 90-04, passed 4-10-90)