The following definitions shall apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
A. “Aggregate material” means any rock fragments, pebbles, sand, gravel, cobbles, crushed base, asphalt, dirt or similar material.
B. “Closed container” means a container designed for transporting loose material such as garbage, refuse or aggregate material, with sides, top and bottom made of solid and durable material, such as metal or plastic, which will resist normal wear and tear, and without any holes, cracks or openings through which materials may escape, regardless of the degree to which the container is filled.
C. “Disposal facility” means any active landfill, inactive landfill, debris fill, transfer station, temporary drop off site for any solid waste, waste storage site, or waste processing facility.
D. “Enclosed cargo area” means a part of a vehicle designed for carrying objects or materials, with all of the following characteristics:
1. Bottom and vertical sides made of solid and durable material, such as metal or plastic, which will resist normal wear and tear, and without any holes, cracks or openings through which materials may escape, regardless of the degree to which the cargo area is filled;
2. A tailgate or equivalent device;
3. Seals on any opening used to empty a load from the cargo area, including bottom dump gates and tailgates, sufficient to prevent material from escaping; and
4. A cover, tarpaulin or other device which prevents the load from becoming loose, detached or in any manner a hazard to other users of the roadway, public thoroughfare or right-of-way.
“Enclosed cargo area” shall not include any part of a vehicle’s cab or passenger compartment, nor shall it include frame rails, fenders or decks of low beds or flat beds.
E. “Garbage” means any litter, refuse, rubbish, trash, weeds, filth or debris which constitutes a hazard to public health and safety, and includes, but is not limited to, all putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes including garbage, trash, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned automobiles, vehicle parts and solid market and industrial waste, filthy or odoriferous objects or substances, any clippings of brush, grass, or weeds, and any debris, rubbish or other unsightly or unsanitary matter of any kind whatsoever.
Ordinance 2002.30 adopted paragraph 4. See Ordinance 2002.06 for prior text.