For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. Any sworn officer of Code Enforcement or any other City employee appointed as a citation officer as authorized by KRS 83A.087.
DUMP-OUTS. Any material emptied from a vehicle or building upon streets, roadsides or public places other than that emptied in appropriate litter receptacles.
GARBAGE CAN. A can of the type commonly sold as a garbage can, having capacity not less than ten gallons and not to exceed 30 gallons and having two handles upon the sides of the can or a ball by which it may be lifted, or containers commonly referred to as “waste wheeler.” All garbage cans shall be watertight. It shall be permissible in residential districts and areas to use three 10-gallon garbage cans in lieu of one 30-gallon garbage can.
YARD WASTE. All accumulations of grass or shrubbery cuttings and other solid waste attending the care of lawns, shrubbery, vines, trees and tree limbs.
HANDBILL. Any printed or written material, excluding newspapers, which advertises for sale any commodity or thing or event of any kind.
HAZARDOUS WASTE. The same meaning as defined by the KRS 224.1-010.
HEAVY USER. A person whose set out on a scheduled collection day exceeds seven 30-gallon cans or 3 waste wheelers or their equivalent, as defined below.
HEAVY USER CONTAINER. A steel container, with lid, that is designed for rear or front loading collection as specified by the waste hauler’s contract.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE. The waste products of canneries, slaughterhouses, packing plants, large quantities of condemned food products, industrial wastes from brick, concrete block, roofing shingle or tile plants, debris and wastes accumulated from land clearings, excavating, building, rebuilding and altering of buildings, structures, roads, streets, sidewalks or parkways by an owner or contractor.
LITTER.
(1) All solid wastes including, but not limited to containers, packages, wrappings, printed matter or other material thrown or deposited upon any street or in any sewer catch basin.
(2) LITTER shall also mean any liquid such as oil or anti-freeze dumped or drained onto a City street or sewer catch basin.
LITTER BAG. A bag, sack or other container made of any material which is large enough to serve as a receptacle for litter inside the vehicle or watercraft of any person.
LITTER RECEPTACLE. Those containers used to deposit litter.
MULTI-FAMILY STRUCTURES. Any building containing more than 1 living unit.
NEWSPAPER. Any newspaper of general circulation, as defined by general law.
NON-COMBUSTIBLE SOLID WASTE . Solid Waste materials that are unburnable at ordinary incinerator temperatures (800°F to 1,800°F) such as metals, mineral matter, large quantities of glass or crockery, metal furniture, automobile bodies or parts and other similar material or solid waste not usual to housekeeping or to the operation of stores or offices.
PARK. A reservation, playground, beach, recreation center or any other areas in the City devoted to active or passive outdoor recreation.
PERSON. Any individual, industry, public or private corporation, copartnership, association, firm or other entity whatsoever.
PRIVATE PROPERTY. Any property not publicly-owned or held out for the use by the public.
PUBLIC PLACE. Any area that is used or held out for use by the public whether owned or operated by the public or private interests.
SOLID WASTE. All putrescible and non- putrescible solid and semi-solid wastes including garbage, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, swill, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles or parts thereof and discharged commodities.
STREET. All public rights-of-way which have been designated as being City streets, including alleys, and lying within its boundaries, used primarily for vehicular traffic and shall be synonymous with the terms highway, roadway or boulevard.
SWEEP-OUTS. Any collection of debris, resulting from cleanup operations, that is deposited in or around a public place.
VEHICLE. Includes every device capable of being moved upon a public street and in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public street, excepting devices moved by human or animal power or used exclusively upon stationary rail or tracks.
WASTE WHEELER. A solid waste container supplied by the City’s franchisee and shall consist of either one 95-gallon container, one 65-gallon containers or two 30-gallon containers, per unit. All containers shall be watertight. Any combination of the use of garbage cans and/or waste wheeler shall be permissible.
WATERCRAFT. Any boat, ship, vessel, barge or other floating craft.
(1995 Code, § 8.20.090) (Ord. O-2001-22, passed 9-24-2001)