ARTICLE 5: SOLID WASTE

Section

   15-501   Definitions

   15-502   Collection

   15-503   Contracts

   15-504   Duty of owner, occupant

   15-505   Containers

   15-506   Bulk containers

   15-507   Enter private premises

   15-508   Ownership of solid waste

   15-509   Wrapping garbage

   15-510   Heavy, bulky waste

   15-511   Hazardous materials

   15-512   Prohibited practices

   15-513   Objectionable waste

   15-514   Unauthorized disposal

   15-515   Private collectors; license required

   15-516   Same; application

   15-517   Same; fee

   15-518   Same; number to be displayed

   15-519   Closed vehicle

   15-520   Rules and regulations

   15-521   Failure to secure license

   15-522   Charges

   15-523   Same; fee schedule

   15-524   Billing

   15-525   Same; delinquent account

§ 15-501 DEFINITIONS.

   For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

   COMMERCIAL WASTE. All refuse emanating from establishments engaged in business including, but not limited to, stores, markets, office buildings, restaurants, shopping centers, theaters, hospitals, governments and nursing homes.

   DWELLING UNIT. Any enclosure, building, or portion thereof occupied by one or more persons for and as living quarters.

   GARBAGE. Waste resulting from the handling, processing, storage, packaging, preparation, sale, cooking and serving of meat, produce and other foods and shall include unclean containers.

   MULTI-FAMILY UNIT. Any structure containing more than four individual dwelling units.

   REFUSE. All garbage and/or rubbish or trash.

   RESIDENTIAL. Any structure containing four or fewer individual dwelling units, rooming houses having no more than four persons in addition to the family of the owner or operator, and mobile homes.

   RUBBISH or TRASH. All nonputrescible materials such as paper, tin cans, bottles, glass, crockery, rags, ashes, lawn and tree trimmings, stumps, boxes, wood, street sweepings and mineral refuse. RUBBISH or TRASH shall not include earth and waste from building operations or wastes from industrial processes or manufacturing operations.

   SINGLE-DWELLING UNIT. An enclosure, building, or portion thereof occupied by one family as living quarters.

   SOLID WASTE. All non-liquid garbage, rubbish or trash.

§ 15-502 COLLECTION.

   All solid waste accumulated within the city shall be collected, conveyed and disposed of by the city or by contractors specifically authorized to collect and dispose of solid waste.