[CC 1979 §12-1; Ord. No. 91-19 §1, 4-2-1991]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall
be deemed to have the meanings indicated below:
The official who is charged with the administration and enforcement
of this Code, or any duly authorized representative.
Non-putrescible solid wastes consisting of combustible and/or
noncombustible waste materials from residential dwelling units, commercial,
industrial, institutional, or agricultural establishments which are
either too large or too heavy to be safely and conveniently loaded
in solid waste transportation vehicles by solid waste collectors,
with the equipment available therefor.
Removal of solid waste from its place of storage to the transportation
vehicle.
Waste materials from the construction or destruction of agricultural,
residential, commercial or industrial structures that are regulated
by City and/or State Codes.
Disposable plastic or paper sacks specifically designed for
storage of solid waste, and also called trash bags, or a container
specifically designed for solid waste.
Any room or group of rooms located within a structure, and
forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or
intended to be used for resting, living, sleeping, cooking and eating
purposes; includes, but is not limited to, rooming houses, bed and
breakfast units, single-family dwelling, multi-family dwellings, rooming
units, dormitories, motels and hotels.
Every accumulation of animal, vegetable, or organic matter
likely to decay or usually discarded as waste matter from kitchens,
dining rooms, hotels, restaurants, boardinghouses and dwelling houses
of every kind, and shall include such waste, animal or vegetable matter
from public or private institutions, businesses, stores, markets,
or other establishments.
A housing facility containing more than one (1) dwelling
unit under one (1) roof.
Any person who, alone or joint or severally with others,
is living or sleeping in a building, or having possession of a space
within a building.
Any person, agent, operator, firm or corporation having a
legal or equitable interest in the property; or recorded in the official
records of the State, County or municipality as holding title to the
property; or otherwise having control of the property, including the
guardian of the estate (including banks and loan institutes) of any
such person, and the executor or administrator of the estate of such
person if ordered to take possession of real property by a court.
Any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company,
corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political
subdivision, or organization of any kind, or bank, or savings and
loan company, or their legal representative, agent or assigns.
Incinerating, composting, baling, shredding, salvaging, compacting,
burning, and other processes whereby solid waste characteristics are
modified or solid waste quantity is reduced.
Solid waste.
Combustible and non-combustible waste materials, except garbage;
and the term shall include the residue from the burning of wood, coal,
coke and other combustible materials, paper, rags, cartons, boxes,
wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, any kind of plastics, tree limbs,
tree branches, leaves, yard trimmings, tin cans, metal, mineral matter,
glass, crockery, dust, and any other similar materials that may relate
with the listed rubbish.
Unwanted or discarded waste materials in a solid or semisolid
state, including but not limited to garbage, ashes, street refuse,
rubbish, animal or agricultural waste, yard wastes, discarded appliances,
special wastes, industrial wastes, and demolition and construction
waste.
Receptacle used by any person to store solid waste during
the interval between solid waste collection.
The transporting of solid waste, trash, rubbish and refuse
from the place of collection or processing to a solid waste processing
facility or solid waste disposal area.
Any accumulation of broken or discarded boxes, glass, metal
vessels or containers, paper, straw, sawdust, clothing, machinery
parts, automobile parts, motorcycle parts, tractor parts, bicycle
parts, wagon parts, truck parts, scrap or any salvage materials, or
any such other similar waste matter usually discarded by private or
business establishments or occupants of any dwelling or living quarters.
Bags for waste, refuse, trash or other rubbish; also called
a disposable solid waste container.
Trash, refuse, garbage, rubbish or any other offensive matter.
Grass clippings, leaves, tree trimmings of any kind.
[CC 1979 §12-2; Ord. No. 91-19 §2, 4-2-1991]
It shall be unlawful for any person, owner, occupant or other
person in charge of any lot, track of ground or other premises in
the City to allow garbage or trash to accumulate thereon and to permit
water or other putrid substances, whether animal or vegetable, to
accumulate so as to cause or seem to cause an offensive odor to be
emitted therefrom, or to cause a condition dangerous to the health
or safety of any person or cause a condition for the breeding grounds
of rodents and insects.
[CC 1979 §12-3; Ord. No. 91-19 §3, 4-2-1991]
The interior of every residential and non-residential structure
shall be free from any accumulation of rubbish, or garbage; and rubbish
or garbage; shall not be allowed to accumulate in stairways, passageways,
doors, windows, fire escapes, or other locations that may be a hazard.
[CC 1979 §12-4; Ord. No. 91-19 §4, 4-2-1991]
It shall be the responsibility of every person, owner, occupant,
tenant or lessee occupying a business establishment, dwelling, house
or apartment, or rental property, and every person in charge of a
hotel, motel or other living quarters in the City to dispose of trash,
garbage, refuse and rubbish each and every week of regular trash service.
[CC 1979 §12-5; Ord. No. 91-9 §5, 4-2-1991; Ord. No. 248-2021, 11-16-2021]
It is hereby made the duty of every person, owner, occupant,
tenant or lessee occupying a business establishment, dwelling house
or apartment, and every person in charge of a hotel or motel or other
living quarters in the City to provide and maintain suitable containers
for garbage and trash. The container is to be fully enclosed to prevent
blowing and displacement of trash. No solid waste container shall
be placed, or let remain, in the front yard, or in the case of a corner
lot in the side yard, more than twelve (12) hours prior to, or twelve
(12) hours following, the scheduled pickup date.
