For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
GARBAGE. Putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
LITTER. Garbage, refuse and rubbish, as defined herein, and all other waste materials, which if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to create a danger to public health, safety and welfare.
NOXIOUS. Harmful to living things; injurious to health, safety and welfare to the public.
NUISANCE. Any condition or use of property or premises or of buildings, which is detrimental to the property of others or which cause or tends to cause substantial diminution in the value of other properties in the neighborhood in which such nuisance is located.
PERSON. An individual, household, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.
PUBLIC NUISANCE. Any condition existing or action taken, or the failure to take required action in relation to property, premises or buildings, both public and private, that poses a risk to the health, safety or welfare of the public, or creates substantial annoyance, inconvenience or risk of injury to the public. It is not required that the aforementioned results of any condition existing, action taken or failure to take required action affect the whole body of the public to constitute a PUBLIC NUISANCE. A PUBLIC NUISANCE exists under this definition if it operates upon such members of the public as are brought into contact with the nuisance.
PUBLIC ROADWAY. Any and all improved roadways, whether by asphalt, concrete, tar and chip or combination of the same, or any like composite, that are subject to being traversed by the public without regard to the specific individual or entity that is charged with the maintenance, repair and improvement of the same.
REFUSE. Non-putrescible and non-putrescible solid waste including garbage, rubbish, ashes, dead animals, abandoned automobiles and appliances and solid market and industrial wastes.
REFUSE HAULER. An individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization that is involved in hauling for profit.
RUBBISH. Non-putrescible solid waste consisting of both combustible and non-combustible waste, such as, but not limited to, paper products, metal cans, yard waste, wood, furniture and debris from construction projects and similar materials.
UNSAFE STRUCTURE. Any building, shed, fence or other human-made structure, which is dangerous to the public health, safety and welfare because of its condition due to, but not limited by, age, lack of proper repair of faulty construction.
WEEDS. All grasses, annual plants and vegetation other than trees or shrubs provided, however, this term shall not include cultivated flower and gardens.
YARD WASTE. Any and all accumulations of grass, shrubbery, vines, branches, limbs, leaves, cuttings and any other naturally created materials resulting from the care or maintenance of public, private, commercial or residential real property.
(Ord. 2000-14, passed 12-11-2000; Ord. 2019-06, passed 6-24-2019)