§ 7-177. Definitions.

As used in this article, the following terms shall be defined as follows:

Costs shall mean all those necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by the city in connection with investigating, mitigating, minimizing, removing or abating discharges of hazardous substances, including, but not limited to, the following: Labor costs of city personnel or its authorized agents, cost of equipment operation and rental, cost of expendable items such as firefighting foam, chemical extinguishing agents, absorbent material, sand, recovery drums, acid suits, acid gloves, goggles and protective clothing.

Discharge shall mean any intentional or unintentional act or failure to act which results in the releasing, spilling, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying or dumping of a hazardous substance upon any real or personal property located within the corporate limits of the city.

Hazardous substances shall mean any substances or materials in a quantity or form, which, poses an unreasonable and imminent risk to the life, health, safety or welfare of persons or property within the city, and shall include, but not be limited to those hazardous substances listed in the "N.F.P.A. Guide on Hazardous Materials" or the E.P.A.'s list of extremely hazardous substances, or the "Florida Substance List" promulgated by the department of labor and employment security.

Responsible party shall mean one (1) or more persons, natural or corporate, partnerships, corporations, joint ventures, associations or any other entities or any combination thereof.

(Ord. No. 90-116, § 1, 6-5-90; Ord. No. 2012-113, § 7, 9-18-12)