§ 4.12.010. Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:

(1)

"Administrative authority" means the mayor or anyone else duly authorized by the mayor.

(2)

"Bag" means a plastic or other sack designed to store solid waste with sufficient wall strength to maintain physical integrity when lifted by the top. Total weight of a bag and its contents shall not exceed thirty (30) pounds. Bags shall not have a capacity greater than thirty-three (33) gallons.

(3)

"Bulk container" means a receptacle designed for the storage of a large quantity of solid waste, not exceeding nine cubic yards, and designed for automated collection by collection vehicles, and includes what is popularly referred to as a "dumpster."

(4)

"Bulky waste" means large household appliances; stoves, refrigerators, water heater tanks, washing machines, toilets, bathtubs, furniture, carpets and rugs, and other household waste materials bundled so as not to exceed sixty (60) pounds or four feet in length, and two feet in diameter.

(5)

"Bundle" means trees, shrubs and brush trimmings, newspaper and magazines, or other non-household waste materials securely tied together forming an easily handled package not exceeding four feet in length, and two feet in diameter or sixty (60) pounds in weight.

(6)

"Byproducts" means and includes:

(A)

All material produced, developed or generated incidental to the operation of any business, which is not the principal object of production of such business, but which material, due to its nature, can be sold by the producer thereof at a price greater than the cost of hauling such material to the point of delivery;

(B)

Material which, due to its nature, can be sold by the producer thereof, at the point of production, for a valuable consideration;

(C)

Material that the owner or producer thereof can, due to its nature, have removed from his or her premises without cost to him or her;

(D)

The following, but not limited to the following items: Suet, tallow, bones, and meat trimmings; leafy vegetable matter such as lettuce trimmings, cabbage trimmings, carrot tops, and corn husks; stale bread and pastry; fruit or vegetables no longer fit for human consumption; and

(E)

Any material which the administrative authority determines to be byproducts.

(7)

"City contract agent" means the person, firm, or corporation with which the city has contracted to collect the residential solid waste of its residential customers.

(8)

"Commercial collection agent" means a person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of collecting solid waste from one or more commercial establishments and/or residential premises for disposal.

(9)

"Commercial establishment" means any hotel, motel, trailer court or park, restaurant, market, grocery store, hospital, church, school, country club, private club, store, business concern, farm operation, industrial plant, manufacturing facility, processing facility, service establishment, regardless whether operated for profit or not.

(10)

"Construction debris" means waste building materials resulting from construction, remodeling, repair or demolition operation, including, but not limited to, wood, concrete, brick, glass, plaster, plasterboard, and roofing materials.

(11)

"Container" means a receptacle with handles and with a capacity of greater than twenty (20) gallons but not more than thirty-two (32) gallons constructed of plastic, metal, or fiberglass and having a tight-fitting lid capable of preventing entrance into the container by vectors. The mouth of a container shall have a diameter greater than or equal to that of the base. The weight of a container and its contents shall not exceed sixty (60) pounds. Other containers agreeable to both city and contractor may be used.

(12)

"Curbside" means that portion of right-of-way immediately adjacent to the curb or to the traveled portion in the case of a street, or immediately adjacent to the traveled portion in the case of a paved or approved alley.

(13)

"Curbside recycling" means the weekly collection of recyclable materials at curbside by the city's contract agent.

(14)

"Dead animals" means animals or portions thereof that have expired from any cause, except those slaughtered or killed for human use.

(15)

"Disabled" means any person who (by advanced age or otherwise) lacks competent power, strength, or physical or mental ability to move solid waste containers of the type specified in these specifications.

(16)

"Disposal" means the process of removing solid waste from the point of generation and transporting it to an approved disposal site at which it is to be left for permanent keeping or destruction.

(17)

"Disposal site" means a solid waste depository, including, but not limited to, sanitary landfills, transfer stations, incinerators, and waste processing centers licensed, permitted or approved by all governmental bodies and agencies having jurisdiction and requiring such licenses, permits or approval.

(18)

"Firewood" means any wood cut into a length of not more than thirty (30) inches or a diameter of not more than eight inches and free of any paint, varnish, or other preservative.

(19)

"Garbage" means every accumulation of waste (animal, vegetable and/or other matter) that results from the preparation, processing, consumption, dealing in, handling, packing, canning, storage, transportation of, decay or decomposition of meats, including but not by way of limitation putrescible or easily decomposable waste animal or vegetable matter which is likely to attract flies or rodents; except in all cases any matter hereinafter included in the definition of "bulky waste," "construction debris," "dead animals," "hazardous waste," "rubbish," or "stable matter."

(20)

"Hazardous waste" means any chemical or compound or mixture thereof, substance, or article which, if improperly used, handled, transported, processed, or stored, may constitute a danger to health or may cause damage to property by reason of being explosive, flammable, poisonous, unstable, irritating or otherwise harmful.

(21)

"Recyclable materials" means waste that is designated by the city as part of a special collection for processing for reuse, including but not limited to food container glass, aluminum, steel (tin) cans, #1 through #5 plastics, uncontaminated newspapers and glossy paper (magazines) and cardboard shall be considered uncontaminated if they have not been exposed to substances or conditions rendering them unusable for recycling.

(22)

"Residential customer" means the owner or occupant of a residential premises, or of a condominium dwelling, who is required to place his or her residential solid waste for collection by the city.

(23)

"Residential premises" means any single-family dwelling or any duplex or two-family dwelling within the city as defined by Chapter 15.03 of this code.

(24)

"Residential solid waste" means all garbage, rubbish and bulky waste generated by a residential customer at the residence or residential unit where such person normally resides.

(25)

"Rubbish" means all waste wood, wood products, tree trimmings, grass cuttings, dead plants, weeds, leaves, dead trees or branches thereof, chips, shavings, sawdust, printed matter, paper, pasteboard, rags, straw, used and discarded mattresses, tires exclusive of metal rims and not exceeding three feet in diameter, used and discarded clothing, used and discarded shoes and boots, combustible waste pulp and other products such as are used for packaging or wrapping crockery and glass, ashes, cinders, floor sweepings, glass, mineral or metallic substances and any and all other waste materials not included in the definitions of "bulky waste," "construction debris," "dead animals," "garbage," "hazardous waste," or "stable matter."

(26)

"Rubble" means inorganic construction debris such as, but not limited to, the following items: Brick, concrete, asphalt, stone, concrete block and clay tile.

(27)

"Solid waste" means and includes bulky waste, construction debris, dead animals, garbage, hazardous wastes, and rubbish. "Solid waste" shall not include byproducts or rubble as defined herein.

(28)

"Stable matter" means all manure and other waste matter normally accumulated in or about a stable, or in any animal, livestock, or poultry enclosure, and resulting from the keeping of animals, poultry or livestock.

(29)

"Yard waste" shall include grass clippings, leaves, garden foliage, tree trimmings, hedge trimmings, flower trimmings, dead plants, weeds and sawdust.

(Ord. 6001 § 1, 2008).

(Ord. No. 6352, § 1, 10-22-2018).