For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABATEMENT.
(1) The proper removal and/or containment of substances or materials hazardous to humans and/or the environment.
(2) ABATEMENT is part of remediation.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. The currently elected West Jefferson Board of Aldermen and may be referred to as “the Board.”
DEPARTMENT. The West Jefferson Town Planner and designees, responsible for enforcing this chapter and may be referred to as “the Department.”
GARBAGE. All solid wastes capable of being rapidly decomposed by microorganisms, including but not limited to animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food, as well as animal offal and carcasses, but excluding sewage and human wastes.
HEALTH AND SAFETY NUISANCE. Any act or condition that is dangerous or prejudicial to the public health or safety and shall include, but not be limited to, conditions which pose an immediate and direct hazard to human health if left unheeded due to the existence of the condition itself or due to the immediate threat of transmission or infection resulting from the condition.
OCCUPANT. Any person who occupies improved or unimproved real property, whether with or without any right, title or interest in the property, and any person in possession or charge of such property, in the event the owner resides or is located elsewhere.
ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. A town employee who is tasked with ordinance compliance and who reports to the Planning Director.
OWNER. Any person, partnership, persons, organization, company or corporation that owns improved or unimproved real property, in whole or in part, including, but not limited to, the land, structure or other fixture permanently attached to the real property or improvement.
PERSONAL PROPERTY. All property other than that defined in the definitions of “property” and “real property, real estate and land” of this chapter and that is subject to ownership.
PROPERTY. Public alley or privately owned real property including parcels of land, buildings or structures.
REAL PROPERTY, REAL ESTATE, AND LAND. Not only the land itself, but also buildings, structures, improvements, and permanent fixtures on the land, and all rights and privileges belonging to or in any way appertaining to the property.
REFUSE. All solid wastes except garbage and solids that are dissolved or suspended in domestic, commercial or industrial waste water effluent.
SCRAP MATERIALS.
(1) Pieces or fragments of metal, wood, glass, masonry, plastic, textiles, rope, leather, rubber, paper or any other substance that formerly were part of the construction of some useful object or thing or that consist of the excess resulting from the creation of some useful object or thing; or
(2) Objects or things, including but not limited to, machines, tools, equipment, hardware, furniture, appliances, etcetera, or parts of the same that are no longer in serviceable condition or are valuable only as raw material for reprocessing; or
(3) BRUSH. Any cut weeds, grass, brushes, trees, stumps, branches, or other plant materials, but that do not constitute solid wastes as herein defined because they are or may be useful to or wanted by or have not been discarded by the person in control of the premises where they have been located.
SOLID WASTES. Wastes that are nongaseous and non-liquid (except that liquid wastes resulting from the processing of food are deemed solid wastes for the purposes of this chapter).
TOWN MANAGER. The Town Manager or any other person designated by the Town Manager to perform the functions and exercise the responsibilities assigned by this chapter to the Town Manager.
WASTES. All useless, unwanted or discarded materials resulting from domestic, industrial, commercial or community activities.
(Ord. passed - - ; Ord. passed 3-4-2024)