For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
(a) “Authorized private receptacle” means a litter storage and collection receptacle as required and authorized in the City by Chapter 941.
(b) “Garbage” means the matter, substance or waste resulting from the growing, handling, storage, preparation, cooking and/or consumption of food, including animals (including fat and bones), fowl, fish, fruits and vegetables, including animal and bird feeds.
(Ord. 1997-150. Passed 11-24-97.)
(c) “Litter” means garbage, refuse and rubbish, as defined herein, and all other waste material, including appliances, roofing material, siding material, broken concrete, broken asphalt, bricks, drywall, unauthorized signs within City rights of way, tree and shrub stumps, limbs, clippings, branches and other waste building material, which, if thrown, stored or deposited, as herein prohibited. tends to create a danger to public health, safety and welfare. “Litter” also includes abandoned property. For purposes of this chapter, abandoned property shall include, but is not limited to, property left on any public right of way for a period of forty-eight hours or longer. “Litter” shall not include material which is deposited pursuant to a valid permit issued by the Building Inspection Division. “Litter” shall not include leaves placed in the street in compliance with the City leaf program. For purposes of this section “signs” has the same meaning as in Codified Ordinance §1159.04.
(Ord. 2006-136. Passed 9-25-06.)
(d) “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.
(e) “Private premises” or “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 temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant, and includes any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, sidewalks and abutting property between the property line and the curbline, porch, steps, vestibule or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to such dwelling, house, building or other structure.
(f) “Refuse” means all putrescible and non-putrescible solid wastes, (except body wastes), including, but not limited to, garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned automobiles and solid market and industrial wastes.
(g) “Rubbish” means non-putrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and non-combustible wastes such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials.
(Ord. 1997-150. Passed 11-24-97.)