For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning given in this chapter.
"Aircraft" means any mechanical device now known or hereafter invented, used or designated for navigation or for flight in the air. The term "aircraft" means and includes helicopters and lighter-than-air dirigibles and balloons.
"Authorized private receptacle" means a litter storage and refuse collection receptacle or waste container.
"Commercial handbill" means any written or printed matter, any sample or device, dodger, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet or any other printed or otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter of literature which:
A. Advertises for sale any merchandise, products, commodity or thing; or
B. Directs attention to any business or mercantile or commercial establishment, or other activity, for the purpose of either directly or indirectly promoting the interest thereof by sales; or
C. While containing reading matter other than advertising matter, is predominantly and essentially an advertisement, and is distributed or circulated for advertising purposes, or for the private benefit and gain of any person so engaged as advertiser or distributor.
"Garbage" means any putrescible animal, fish, fowl, food, fruit, or vegetable matter resulting from cultivation, preparation, storage, handling, decay or consumption of the substance.
"Litter" means garbage, refuse, and rubbish as defined in this section and all other waste material which, if thrown or deposited as prohibited in this chapter, tends to create a danger to public health, safety and welfare.
"Newspaper" means any newspaper of general circulation as defined by general law, any newspaper duly entered with the Post Office Department of the United States, in accordance with federal statute or regulation, and any newspaper filed and recorded with any recording officer as provided by general law; and, in addition thereto, means and includes any periodical or current magazine regularly published with not less than four issues per year, and sold to the public.
"Noncommercial handbill" means any printed or written matter, any sample or device, dodger, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, newspaper, magazine, paper, booklet or any other printed or otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter of literature not included in the aforesaid definitions of a commercial handbill or newspaper.
"Park" means a park, reservation, playground, beach, recreation center or any other public area in the city, owned or used by the city and devoted to active or passive recreation.
"Person" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.
"Private premises" means any dwelling, house, building or other structure, designed or used either wholly or in part for private residential purposes, whether inhabited or temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant, and shall include any yard, steps, vestibule or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to such dwelling, house, building or other structure.
"Public place" means any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys or other public ways and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds, or buildings.
"Refuse" means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste, except sewerage, whether combustible or noncombustible and includes garbage and rubbish.
"Rubbish" means nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials.
"Vehicles" means every device in, upon or by which any person shall or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracts.
(Ord. 105 § 3 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 6.08.010)