For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ASHES. Residue from fires used for cooking and heating.
BULK ITEMS. Waste items of large size not customarily suitable for landfill disposal, including, but not limited to, automobile parts less than four feet in length and weighing less than 40 pounds, discarded furniture and appliances, Christmas trees, box springs and mattresses, sofas, refrigerators, freezers, and water heaters and similar items.
COMMERCIAL UNIT. Any unit engaged in general or professional office, retail sales, religious, educational, or service activities on either a profit or nonprofit basis and multiple-family residential buildings containing four or more residential units.
CONSTRUCTION WASTE. Waste materials resulting from alteration, repair, or construction of buildings or structures.
COUNCIL and VILLAGE COUNCIL. The Village Council of the Village of Holly.
HOUSEHOLD WASTES. All waste organic matter subject to rapid decomposition, including animal and vegetable waste resulting from handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of foods, and cardboard, paper, cartons, boxes, tin cans, plastics, bottles, glass, crockery, clothing, toys, and similar materials.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, public or private corporation, partnership, trust, public or private agency or any other entity, or any groups of such persons.
REFUSE COLLECTION CONTRACT. Collectively, means the contract entered into by the village pursuant to the provisions of § 54.03, and any other additional contracts entered into pursuant thereto.
RESIDENTIAL REFUSE. Ashes, bulk items, household wastes, and yard wastes, but does not include:
(1) Chunks of asphalt or concrete, dirt, sod, stumps, or rocks;
(2) Automobile parts greater than four feet in length or weighing more than 40 pounds; or
(3) Construction waste.
RESIDENTIAL UNIT. Any single-family detached dwelling unit, and any attached dwelling unit contained within a multiple-family residential building containing no more than four attached units, located in the village.
RUBBISH. Non-putrescible solid waste, excluding ashes, consisting of both combustible and noncombustible waste, including paper, cardboard, metal containers, wood, glass, crockery, or litter of any kind that may be a detriment to the public health and safety.
VILLAGE. The Village of Holly, Oakland County, Michigan.
YARD WASTE. Waste residues from growing organic matter, including, but not limited to, branches less than four inches in diameter, twigs, shrub clippings, weeds, leaves, and grass, within the yard of any residential unit.
(1984 Code, § 3-10-010) (Ord. 209, passed 12-18-1990)