The following definitions shall be used in interpreting this article:
(a) "Solid waste" means all putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation and consumption of foods, waste material and refuse of every character collected or accumulated within the City including, but not limited to, ashes, industrial or domestic wastes, dead animals, animal excrete, paper, rubber, plastic, glass, metal, shrubbery or tree trimmings, leaves, grass clippings, dirt, wood, stone, household appliances, furniture, brick, plaster or materials resulting from the demolition, alteration or construction of buildings or structures or any accumulation of waste matter or substances which are or may become hazardous or harmful to the public health and welfare.
(b) "Solid waste removal" means the hauling and transportation in closed or covered motor vehicles of solid waste from the point of collection to the point of disposal. However, tree trimmings, dirt, household appliances, furniture, brick or materials resulting from the demolition, alteration or construction of buildings or structures may be hauled and transported in open or uncovered motor vehicles.
(c) "Solid waste disposal" means the disposition of solid waste in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Director of the Department of Public Works with the approval of the Mayor.
(d) "Containers" means receptacles of the type used by families in residential use in special and standard service which are approved by the Director for use in the storage of solid waste and which do not create a safety, fire or health hazard, and in no event weigh more than seventy-five pounds when filled or are over thirty gallons in capacity.
(e) "Residential unit" means one room or a suite of two or more rooms in a building designed for or used by one or more persons for living and sleeping purposes and having at least one kitchen or kitchenette.
(f) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Public Works or other duly authorized officer.
(g) "County Health Officer" means the administrative head and chief executive officer of the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Health Department or his duly authorized representative.
(h) "Private collector" means one who collects, removes or disposes of solid waste.
(i) "Person" means an individual, partnership, firm or corporation.
(j) "Premises" means any public or private place, land, building or waters within the City or any other place in which solid waste is stored within the City limits.
(k) "Minimum regular service" means that service with respect to the collection, storage and disposal of solid waste deemed necessary by the Director to insure the safety, health and welfare of the residents of the City as set forth in any duly promulgated rules and regulations of such Director.
(l) "Multi-family unit" means any building containing four or more residential units or a group of buildings, owned by the same entity, containing one or more residential units and contiguous to each other upon a single tract of land of less than 20,000 square feet. (Ord. 0-162. Passed 5-25-82.)
(m) "Recyclable material" means a material which would otherwise become municipal waste, which can be collected, separated or processed, and returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
(n) "Recycling" means the separation, collection, processing, recovery and sale or reuse of metals, glass, paper, plastics and other materials which would otherwise be disposed of as municipal waste.
(o) "Source separate" means to separate recyclable materials from the municipal wastestream at the point of waste generation.
(p) "Commingled" means source separated, nonputrescible, recyclable materials that have been mixed at the source of generation (that is, placed in the same container.)
(q) "Designated recyclable materials" means those recyclable materials specified by the City for separate collection in accordance with this section, such materials may include, but not be limited to, aluminum cans, ferrous and bimetal cans, glass containers, newspapers and plastic containers.
(Ord. 0-643. Passed 2-11-92.)
(r) "Commercial location" means any site or location where a licensed business is conducting work within the City and which work requires a building permit.
(s) "Commercial business or enterprise" means any corporation, company, person, or other entity which has a business license issued by the City of Parkersburg or the State of West Virginia. (Ord. 0-1586. Passed 3-13-18.)