For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number and words in the singular number include the plural number. "Shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
(a) "Ashes" means the residue of the combustion of any type of solid fuel such as wood, coke, charcoal, and like substances.
(b) "Brush" means tree trimmings too large to containerize including branches not over four inches in diameter and sixty inches in length.
(c) "Building or Construction Waste" means waste materials and rubbish resulting from the construction, alteration or repair of buildings and structures such as walls, driveways, sidewalks and the like. Building or construction waste may consist of wood, plaster, metal, cement, lime, brick, mortar, concrete, lathing, roofing, earth, stone, slag, cinders and structural material.
(d) "Bulk items" means nonrefrigerant appliances, unpurged refrigerant appliances, furniture, mattresses and carpets.
(e) "Contractor" means the current holder of the contract with the Village for the collection and disposal of refuse and/or recyclable materials.
(f) "Dead animals" means the carcasses of dogs, cats, horses, and all dead animals of like size as distinguished from the carcasses of birds, small animals, rats and mice.
(g) "Garbage" means putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
(h) "Industrial wastes" means wastes that result from manufacturing, industrial and wholesale businesses.
(i) "Multiple family residence or apartment" includes the grouping together under a common roof or on a single lot of two or more residential units.
(j) "Person" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.
(k) "Reasonable accumulation" means the amount of refuse determined by the Mayor or her designee to be considered within reason during a collection period for the standard charge. For residential units the amount shall be considered to be five(5) thirty-five (35) gallon bags.
(l) "Refrigerant appliance" means any appliance containing a chemical refrigerant, including air conditioners, dehumidifiers, refrigerators and freezers.
(m) "Refuse" includes all solid waste, except body waste, including garbage, rubbish, brush, ashes and street cleanings.
(n) "Regular Collection" means the weekly scheduled and routinely performed collection of normal accumulation of refuse.
(o) "Residential unit" means the place of abode of a person or persons living separately or together as an independent family.
(p) "Recyclable materials" means the following items for recycling: newspaper, office paper (Village Hall), glass, PET and HDPE plastic, aluminum, bi-metal and tin beverage and food containers.
(q) "Unacceptable refuse" means automotive vehicle parts, tires, land clearing residue (stumps, logs, etc.), animal excrement and dead animals, building and construction waste, earth, large rocks, commercial waste and industrial waste, hazardous waste or any refuse not properly bagged, containerized or bundled.
(r) "Village" means the Village of Perry, Lake County, Ohio.
(s) "Mayor or her designee" means the Mayor or her designee appointed by the Mayor.
(t) "Yard Waste" means grass, leaves, tree and brush trimmings.
(Ord. 2014-005. Passed 2-13-14.)