§ 17-101. Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

Ashes. Such term shall include the waste products from coal, wood, and other fuels used for cooking and heating from all public and private residences and establishments.

Bulk waste. Such term shall mean furniture, bedding, appliances, and other refuse items that, by their size, shape, or weight, cannot be placed in a city provided container. This term specifically excludes construction waste.

Construction waste. Such term shall mean materials from building construction, demolition, remodeling, or construction site preparation, including, but not limited to rocks, stumps, bricks, dirt, plaster, wood, roofing, and all types of building scrap materials.

Collector. Such term shall mean any person who collects, transports, or disposes of any refuse within the city.

Director. Such term shall mean the director of the department of public works of the city.

Garbage. Such term shall include all household wastes, including, but not limited to, food waste, bottles, waste paper, cans, clothing, and general refuse. It shall exclude yard waste, construction waste, hazardous waste, human or animal excreta or fecal matter, dead animals, and bulk waste.

Hazardous waste. Such term shall include any chemical, compound, mixture, substance or article which may constitute a hazard to health or may cause damage to property or persons by reason of being explosive, flammable, poisonous, corrosive, unstable, irritating, radioactive or otherwise harmful, as defined by the state in its statutes and regulations regarding hazardous waste.

Health officer and codes enforcement officer. The "health officer" and "codes enforcement officer" shall be such city, county, or state officer(s) as the city administrator shall appoint or designate to administer and enforce health and sanitation regulations and/or municipal code sections within the city.

Industrial waste. Such term shall mean all wastes peculiar to industrial, manufacturing or processing plants.

Litter. Such term means all garbage, refuse, trash and all other waste material which, if thrown, deposited or left unattended as prohibited in this chapter, tends to create a danger to the public health, safety, and welfare.

Mechanically-handled container or MHC shall mean those containers distributed by the city for refuse collection.

Nonresidential service. Such term means service to all service areas in the city, such service area being as defined by the director, except those locations specified under residential service. Nonresidential service locations shall include but are not limited to federal, state, county and municipal government locations, universities and colleges, hospitals, lodges, clubs, labor unions, schools and churches, apartment complexes of five or more units, and trailer park complexes of five or more units, as well as business, commercial, industrial and office establishments. Classification as a nonresidential service location shall normally preclude classification as a residential service location.

Person shall include any natural person, association, partnership, firm or corporation.

Recyclable material. Such term shall mean solid waste or waste materials capable of being made into other materials or products for materials, to include plastics, glass, aluminum, steel, newspaper, mixed paper, cardboard and other materials as identified by the public works department.

Refuse. Such term shall include all garbage, rubbish, ashes, and all other putrescible and nonputrescible, combustible and noncombustible materials originating from the preparation, cooking, and consumption of food, market refuse, waste from the handling and sale of produce, and other similar unwanted materials, but shall not include sewage, body wastes, or recognizable industrial by-products, from all residences and establishments, public and private.

Residential service. Such term means service to single- or multiple-family dwelling units up to and including apartment complexes of four units or less, and service to trailer park complexes of four units or less.

Small commercial unit shall mean any commercial unit requiring less than five MHCs.

Yard waste. Such term shall mean grass clippings, leaves, tree and shrubbery trimmings and other related yard waste materials accumulated by the property resident. It does not include land clearing operations or stump and other materials cut by private enterprise or professional tree trimmer.

( Ord. No. 3529, 11-3-2015 )