§ 9-31. Definitions.  


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  • As used in this article, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them:

    Commercial premises: Any lot or any building, or any part thereof, used in connection with or for the carrying on of any business, trade, occupation or profession a license is required by the city.

    Corrective notice: A written notice informing the recipient thereof of a violation of the provisions of this article, and specifying a period of time in which to correct said violation.

    Garbage: Vegetable or animal matter and all refuse matter arising from or produced by, or that attends, the preparation, use, cooking, dealing in or storing of bread, meat, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetables, and, in general, from food for human consumption, and all other putrescible matter, including paper, cartons, boxes and cardboard.

    Garbage and/or rubbish can: A watertight receptacle or container of substantial construction made of reinforced or ribbed plastic, or of galvanized iron or rust-proof metal of not less than twenty-eight (28) gauge thickness having a holding capacity of not less than ten (10) or not more than thirty (30) gallons and equipped with a tight-fitting lid or cover and with one or more handles by which the same may be conveniently lifted or moved; provided, however, the holding capacity may be more than thirty (30) gallons when the container has been constructed, and approved by the city council as suitable for pick-up and dumping by hydraulic lift or hoist.

    Litter: Garbage, refuse, waste, including but not limited to any paper, cartons, cans, metal, glass, plastic, wrappings, boxes or cardboard, whether or not it is of value and, further, whether or not the same is putrescible or non-putrescible. The terms shall also include any abandoned, unattended or discarded ice box, refrigerator or any other container which has a airtight door or lid, snaplock or other device which might be removed from the inside, washer, dryer, or any other appliance. This term shall expressly not include trash, as defined herein above.

    Occupant: As applied to any house, building, store, shop, room, lot, or premises; the owner, tenant, or other person who, for the time being, is in possession or is in charge or control thereof, either for such person's self or for another, or as agent, office, or employee of a corporation.

    Parkway: That unpaved area located in the center of the street.

    Plastic bag or plastic container: A plastic bag or holder of sufficient thickness and strength to be lifted and loaded without tearing or leaking and capable of being securely closed or tied shut.

    Premises: Any building or real property.

    Refuse: All putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste (except bodily waste) including garbage and rubbish.

    Trash: All tree and lawn trimmings, leaves, pine straw, trash that has been burned, rocks, bricks, dirt, ashes, lumber, bushes, and demolition-type waste, except this terms shall expressly not include any paper, cartons, cardboard, refuse, garbage, litter, rubbish, sludges, liquids, toxic waste or wastes.

    Trash can: A watertight receptacle or container of substantial construction made of reinforced or ribbed plastic, or of galvanized iron or rust-proof metal of not less than twenty-eight (28) gauge thickness having a holding capacity of not less than ten (10) or not more than thirty (30) gallons and equipped with a tight-fitting lid or cover and with one or more handles by which the same may be conveniently lifted or moved.

    Waste: Any paper, cartons, cans, litter, or other materials which are thrown away or rejected for further use.

(Ord. No. A-104, § 100, 5-10-93)