For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COMMERCIAL. A non-dwelling property upon which solid waste and refuse is created and collected once a week pickup by container size up to eight yards, except that residential buildings with four or more units will be considered COMMERCIAL.
CUSTOMER. Any residential property within the village upon which refuse is created, but shall not include vacant units of persons or property.
INDUSTRIAL. Units are defined as follows:
(1) Commercial pickups requiring larger containers than eight yards, or requiring pickup more than one each week;
(2) Residential buildings with four or more units; and
(3) Manufactured home parks and mobile home parks.
REFUSE. Includes solid waste, as defined herein, and will not consist of old appliances (white goods), water tanks, furniture, mattresses, dismantled swing sets, tires, auto parts, engines, batteries, blocks, fenders, parts of automobile bodies, used oil or building materials.
REFUSE CONTRACTOR. The person, corporation or other entity granted the exclusive franchise for collection of residential refuse by separate ordinance.
RESIDENTIAL. A dwelling unit, non-“commercial” as defined above, upon which is created solid waste or other refuse provided, however, that a dwelling or residential building shall contain no more than four apartments or residential units. A duplex shall be considered two residential units.
SOLID WASTE. All putrescible wastes, except sewage and body wastes, including vegetable and animal offal and carcasses of dead animals, together with all non-putrescible wastes. SOLID WASTE shall include all discarded household waste such as garbage, trash, ashes, tin, glass, paper, rags and the like, except building materials, stone, rock and dirt. Tree limbs, brush or wood will be considered SOLID WASTE as long as it is bundled in lengths of no more than four feet and diameter not exceeding two feet and securely tied.
(Ord. 88-45, passed 9-26-1988; Ord. 92-20, passed 9-28-1992)