For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS. All persons, firms, or corporations who or which own or operate stores, restaurants, industries, institutions, and other similar places, public or private, charitable or noncharitable, and includes all responsible persons, other than house- holders, on the premises of which garbage or rubbish or both is or are accumulated.
GARBAGE. The organic waste of animal, fish, fruit, or vegetable matter arising from or attendant to the storage, dealing in, preparation, or cooking of food for human consumption.
HOUSEHOLDER. The head of a family or one maintaining separate living quarters, and including owners, tenants, and occupants of all premises on which garbage or rubbish or both is or are accumulated, with the exception of “commercial establishments” as defined above.
PREMISES. Land or buildings or both, or parts of either or both, occupied by one householder or commercial establishment.
RUBBISH. All refuse, including putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes (except body wastes), and including but not limited to ashes, street cleaning, dead animals, abandoned automobiles, solid market and industrial wastes, paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, and similar materials.
(Ord. 1981-7. Passed 3-10-81.)