The words and phrases contained in this chapter shall have the meaning commonly associated with them unless special meaning is ascribed to them by the Cal. Public Resources Code or the Cal. Code of Regulations (as either may be amended from time to time) in which case such meaning shall apply; except that the following words shall, for the purpose of this chapter, be defined as follows:
AB 939. That State legislation commonly known as the California Integrated Waste Management Act (Stats. 1989, Chapter 1095, as amended) as codified in Cal. Public Resources Code §§ 49000, et seq.
BINS. A metal container, commonly referred to as dumpsters, including compactors and any similar such devices, with a capacity of under ten cubic yards.
CART. A plastic container provided by a franchisee for collection, with a hinged lid and wheels serviced by an automated process, as opposed to a manual process of lifting and dumping.
CITY. The City of Menifee.
CITY MANAGER. The City Manager of the city or his or her duly-authorized representative or designee.
COLLECT or COLLECTION or COLLECTING. To take physical possession of, transport, and remove solid waste from a premises.
COMMERCIAL PREMISES. Premises upon which business activity is conducted, including but not limited to retail sales, services, wholesale operations, manufacturing and industrial operations, but excluding single-family dwellings upon which business activities are conducted when such activities are permitted under applicable zoning regulations and are not the primary use of the property. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, for purposes of this chapter, premises upon which hotels and motels are operated shall be deemed to be commercial premises. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein,
For purposes of this chapter, multi-family dwellings receiving solid waste handling services via bins shall be deemed commercial premises.
CONTAINER. Any and all types of solid waste receptacles, including carts, bins, and rolloff boxes.
FRANCHISEE. A person, persons, firm or corporation that has been issued a franchise by city to provide solid waste handling services within the city.
HAZARDOUS WASTE. All substances defined as hazardous waste, acutely hazardous waste, or extremely hazardous waste by the State of California in Cal. Health and Safety Code §§ 25110.02, 25115 and 25117, or in the future amendments to or re-codifications of such statutes, or identified and listed as hazardous waste by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901, et seq.), all future amendments thereto, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING. Any building or lot containing more than five dwelling units which a franchisee determines (and the City Manager agrees) must receive solid waste handling services through the use of shared bins, since they are not reasonably able to receive individualized solid waste handling services through the use of carts. Any ambiguity as to whether a customer's premises qualifies as a single-family dwelling or multifamily dwelling shall be resolved by the City Manager whose decision shall be final.
ORGANIC WASTE. Shall have the same meaning as set forth in 14 Cal. Code of Regulations, Div. 7, Ch. 12, § 18982.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, corporation, association, group or other entity.
PREMISES. Any land, building and/or structure within the city limits where solid waste is generated or accumulated.
RECYCLABLE MATERIAL. That solid waste capable of being recycled, including without limitation, newsprint, newspaper, paper, aluminum, cardboard, certain plastics or metal.
RECYCLE or RECYCLING. The process of collecting, sorting, cleaning, treating and reconstituting materials that would otherwise become solid waste and returning these materials to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials for new, reused or reconstituted products which meet the quality standards used in the marketplace.
ROLLOFF BOX. Containers of ten cubic yards or larger, including compactors.
SELF HAULER. Any person or entity that, pursuant to § 6.30.100, provides for the collection, transportation and disposal of solid waste generated by his/her/its own premises.
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING. A building or lot containing one dwelling unit, and for purposes of this chapter includes buildings and lots with more than one dwelling unit where such dwelling units are determined by the City Manager to be reasonably able to receive individualized solid waste handling service by an automated process utilizing carts. This determination is presumed to have been made by the City Manager for buildings or lots containing up to four dwelling units, unless a specific different determination is made on a case by case basis. Any ambiguity as to whether a premises qualifies as a single-family dwelling or multi-family dwelling shall be resolved by the City Manager.
SOLID WASTE. All discarded putrescible and non-putrescible solid, semisolid and liquid wastes, including garbage, trash, refuse, rubbish, construction waste, industrial waste, commercial solid waste, and any other discarded solid, semisolid and liquid waste permitted to be disposed of at a Class III landfill and which are included within the definition of "nonhazardous solid waste" set forth in the California Code of Regulations, as it may be amended from time to time. Solid waste does not include hazardous waste (Class I), low-level radioactive waste, untreated medical waste, or special wastes as defined herein.
SPECIAL WASTES. Wastes other than solid waste, including sewage, sludge, industrial sludge, asbestos, auto bodies, tires, used motor oil, hazardous waste, animal body parts, explosive substances, radioactive materials, acids, solvents and other materials which may not be disposed of at a Class III landfill or which require special handling.
YARD WASTE. All leaves, grass cuttings and shrubs that accompany routine household or property maintenance functions.
(Ord. 2020-294, passed 3-18-2020; Am. Ord. 2022-335, passed 3-16-2022)