For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BULKY WASTE. Includes appliances, furniture and other large waste materials, other than construction debris, dead animals, hazardous waste or stable matter.
COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER. The owner or occupant of a premise or facility at which commercial solid waste is generated.
COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE. All solid waste generated at a location or facility other than a residential unit.
CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS. Waste building materials resulting from construction, remodeling, repair or demolition of buildings.
CONTRACTOR. The company under contract with the city for the collection and disposal of solid waste and recyclables.
GARBAGE. Decayable solid waste, including dead animals, animal and vegetable waste, food containers and all other waste matter which is likely to attract flies or vermin, except any matter included in the definitions of bulky waste, construction debris, dead animal, hazardous waste, rubbish or stable matter.
HAZARDOUS WASTE. Any waste material that is dangerous or potentially harmful to human health or the environment. HAZARDOUS WASTES arc more specifically classified under federal law.
RECYCLABLES. Garbage or rubbish that has useful physical or chemical properties after serving its original purpose and can be reused or re-manufactured into other products.
RECYCLABLES CART. A wheeled plastic cart furnished by the contractor to each residential unit for use in the collection of recyclables.
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER. The owner or occupant of a residential unit at which residential solid waste is generated.
RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE. Solid waste generated at a residential unit.
RESIDENTIAL UNIT.
(1) A room or set of rooms suitable for residential use by a single family, including (but not limited to) a single-family dwelling, townhouse, apartment, condominium, or any such property or portion thereof used for short term rental.
(2) Property that contains a multi-family building or complex (i.e. townhouse, fourplex, duplex, condominium, or short term rental unit) that has four or less dwelling units may be treated as a single RESIDENTIAL UNIT for solid waste services. This means up to four separate dwelling units may be consolidated and considered a single customer.
(3) Those RESIDENTIAL UNITS served by a dumpster will not be included in this definition.
RUBBISH. Non-decayable solid waste, including wood, wood products, grass cuttings, plants, leaves, paper, cardboard, cloth, leather, fool wear, ashes, cinders, floor sweepings, glass, mineral or metallic materials, and all other waste materials other than bulky waste, construction debris, garbage, stable matter, tree trimmings or yard waste.
SOLID WASTE. Non-hazardous garbage, rubbish, bulky waste, construction debris, stable matter, tree trimmings and yard waste.
SOLID WASTE CART. A plastic container with attached lid and wheels for the storage and collection of solid waste.
STABLE MATTER. All manure and other waste matter normally accumulated in or about a stable, or any animal, livestock or poultry enclosure, and resulting from the keeping of animals, poultry or livestock.
YARD WASTE. Tree limbs, grass and plant clippings and tree or brush trimmings.
(Ord. 09-381, passed 12-14-2009; Ord. 2020-02-04-01, passed 2-4-2020)