§ 78-1. 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:

Bulk trash means furniture, appliances, electronics and any other discarded large household item that cannot be placed in an approved garbage container for disposal.

Bulk yard trash means major tree cutbacks and other vegetative matter resulting from landscaping including lawn and garden debris, weeds, leaves, bushes, cuttings, grass clippings and branches.

Commercial account means a hotel, motel, school, church, temple, day care center, nursery, office, restaurant, warehouse, or any business or industrial activity.

Dumpster means a garbage container or recycling container that is at least one yard in size.

Garbage means every refuse accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable matter that attends the preparation, use, cooking, dealing in, or storage of meats, fish, fowl, fruit, or vegetables and any other matter, of any nature whatsoever, which is subject to decay and the generation of noxious or offensive gases or odors or which, during or after decay, may serve as breeding or feeding materials for flies or other germ-carrying insects, and any bottles, cans, or other containers which, due to their ability to retain water, may serve as breeding places for mosquitoes or other water-breeding insects. Garbage also includes small, discarded materials from around the premises, such as cans, glass, paper, paper cartons, lawn clippings, grass cuttings, leaves, and small trimmings that can be deposited in approved containers. Discarded building materials, dirt, rock, plaster, scrap iron, and other like materials shall not be considered waste and do not come within the definition of trash. Dead animals are not considered garbage, and their disposal is the responsibility of the county.

Household means all residential property, i.e., single-family, townhouses, duplexes and apartments. It does not include hotels and motels where residency is on a daily or weekly basis.

Recyclable material is any material that is capable of being feasibly recycled and has been diverted and source separated or has been removed from the solid waste stream for sale, use, or reuse as raw materials and which, if not recycled, would be processed and disposed of as solid waste. The term shall include any general item made of glass, aluminum, steel, plastic or paper that has known recycling potential.

Residential unit means any structure that is used or constructed for use as a dwelling or providing living accommodations.

Roll-off means a container designed to be transported by motorized vehicle and used in the collection and removal of construction waste debris.

Solid waste means trash and garbage, litter, bulk trash and yard trash.

(Ord. No. 2011-05, § 1, 2-22-2011)