§ 8-1. Definitions.

[For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:]

Backdoor service shall mean a single collection point at the side or rear of a building accessible to contractor's collection crews.

Commercial shall mean and include all retail, professional, wholesale and industrial facilities.

Commercial service shall mean garbage and trash collection service to all commercial property and multifamily residential property utilizing containers.

Construction waste shall mean refuse generated from construction, destruction, renovation, repair or alteration of buildings and structures except debris comprised solely of material generated by excavation, land clearing or tree removal.

Container shall mean any detachable metal container designed or intended to be mechanically serviced and varying in size from two (2) to forty (40) cubic yards.

Contractor shall mean that person, firm, or corporation designated by the city to provide garbage and trash collection services pursuant to this article.

Curb service shall mean a single collection point within five (5) feet of the paved street.

Garbage shall mean and include all waste and accumulation of animal, fruit, or vegetable matter that attends or results from the preparation, use, handling, cooking, serving or storage of meats, fish, fowl, fruit, vegetable matter of any nature whatsoever, which is subject to decay, putrefaction, and the generation of noxious and offensive gases and odors, or which may serve as breeding or feeding materials for flies and/or germ-carrying insects. Garbage, for the purposes of this article, shall also include recyclable materials designated by the city for pickup by contractor.

Garbage can shall mean any cylindrical, light-gauged steel, plastic, or galvanized receptacle closes at one (1) end, watertight, and opened at the other, furnished with a tight-fitting top or lid and appropriate lifting handles.

Loose construction debris shall mean garbage, construction waste or trash left loose or unsecured at a construction site. Garbage, construction waste and trash shall have the meanings set forth in this section.

Loose construction materials shall mean any and all construction materials, including but not limited to loose or unsecured wood, bricks, blocks, metals and tiles, that are placed at a construction site, and which materials are not being currently used in the construction at the site.

Multifamily residential units shall mean and include any building or structure containing four (4) or more contiguous dwelling units, exclusive of townhouses.

Plastic liner shall mean a plastic bag of sufficient strength to hold contents and securely tied at the top.

Recycling container shall mean a city-owned container intended solely for the collection of newspapers, cans, glass or other recyclable material.

Recyclable materials shall mean newspaper, aluminum cans, clear glass and any other materials approved by resolution of the city commission to be included as part of a recycling services agreement with contractor.

Residential service shall mean garbage and trash collection service to single-family, duplex, triplex, and townhouse dwelling units, and multifamily units utilizing garbage cans.

Severe weather shall mean the times when the media and/or the National Weather Service give the following weather notices: high wind advisory, high wind warning, hurricane watch or hurricane warning.

Special materials shall mean construction materials, hazardous waste, body waste, dead animals, vehicles, or vehicle parts.

Trash shall mean debris generated in the normal maintenance of landscaping (excluding large branches, trunks, or stumps of trees), and bottles, cans, boxes, small household appliances, and miscellaneous household debris not exceeding four (4) feet in length or forty (40) pounds in weight.

(Ord. No. 78-122, § 1, 8-1-78; Ord. No. 80-113, § 1, 7-1-80; Ord. No. 89-186, § 1, 3-20-90; Ord. No. 90-156, § 1, 10-16-90; Ord. No. 92-126, § 1, 6-16-92; Ord. No. 93-129, § 1, 6-15-93)