§ 56-26. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Business or commercial shall apply to any establishment or firm wherein a business or commercial occupational license is required by the city, except as otherwise provided herein.

Construction and demolition debris means discarded materials generally considered to be not water-soluble and nonhazardous in nature, including, but not limited to, steel, glass, brick, concrete, asphalt, roofing material, pipe, gypsum wallboard, and lumber, from the construction or destruction of a structure as part of a construction or demolition project or from the renovation of a structure, and including rocks, soils, tree remains, trees, and other vegetative matter that normally results from land clearing or land development operations for a construction project, including such debris from construction of structures at a site remote from the construction or demolition project site. Mixing of construction and demolition debris with other types of solid waste will cause it to be classified as other than construction and demolition debris.

Coordinator means the coordinator of the solid waste division of the department.

Department means the public works department for the city.

Garbage means every refuse accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable matter that attends the preparation, use, cooking and dealing in, or storage of meats, fish, fowl, fruits or vegetables, and any refuse accumulation of paper, wooden or paper boxes, containers, sweepings, and all other accumulations of a nature usual to housekeeping. Garbage shall not include any recyclable material or yard waste.

Garbage can means a galvanized metal or plastic can of the type commonly sold as garbage cans of a capacity not to exceed 32 gallons. Such cans are required to have handles on the sides of the can by which it may be lifted. Each can shall have a tightfitting top or cover.

Mobile home park means any business enterprise maintaining premises for the rent of mobile home sites, and each mobile home contained on such park shall be considered as a separate unit whether the same is permanently affixed to the realty or not.

Multiple dwelling means a structure or structures having more than one single-family unit and shall include apartment buildings, motels and hotels.

Recyclable material means those materials which are capable of being recycled and which would otherwise be processed or disposed of as garbage. Recyclable material shall include but not be limited to plastics, newspapers, glass containers, aluminum cans, and other similar materials.

Recycling means any process by which garbage, or materials which would otherwise become garbage are collected, separated, or processed and reused or returned to use in the form of raw materials or products.

Residence means a single-family unit.

Roll-off container means a ten-, 15-, 20-, 30- or 40-yard container.

Travel trailer park means any business enterprise maintaining premises for the rent of trailer or camp sites for campers or travel trailers.

Yard waste means all reasonable accumulations of grass, trees, shrubbery or weed cuttings, pine needles, grass clippings, branches, palm fronds, other vegetation trimmings, and other refuse incident to the care of lawns, shrubbery, vines, trees and gardens. The term "yard waste" shall not be taken to include used or broken appliances, furniture, bedding, building materials, lumber, logs or other material of like nature.

(Code 1981, § 10-20; Ord. No. 1992-5, § 1, 2-25-92; Ord. No. 2015-9 , § 1, 3-17-2015)

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.