§ 5.04.010. Definitions

Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the words and terms used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:

A.

Agricultural wastes shall mean solid waste materials normally accumulated as a result of the conduct of commercial agricultural operations upon any lot or parcel of land containing not less than one acre.

B.

City shall mean the City of Isleton.

C.

City council shall mean the city council of the City of Isleton.

D.

City limits shall mean the city limits of the City of Isleton.

E.

Disposal area shall mean any site, location or tract of land, area, building, structure or premises permitted to be used for refuse disposal.

F.

Garbage shall mean waste material resulting from the preparation, cooking and consumption of edible food stuffs or resulting from the decay of dead meat, fish, fowl, fruits and vegetables, together with bottles, cans, cartons, containers and waste paper utilized for the purpose of wrapping, packaging or containing such waste materials, other solid or semi-solid putrescible waste; and other waste materials normally accumulated as a result of house-keeping, business, professional or institutional operations.

G.

Industrial waste shall mean the waste products resulting from the manufacture or processing of materials, including food or food products.

H.

Person shall many any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association or corporation, the plural as well as the singular.

I.

Refuse shall mean both garbage and rubbish.

J.

Refuse collection permit shall mean a permit issued by the city council to the person granted the exclusive right to collect, transport and dispose of garbage and rubbish within the city.

K.

Refuse collector shall mean the person who holds a permit issued by the city council for the collections, transportation and disposal of garbage and rubbish within the city.

L.

Rubbish shall mean non-putrescible waste and all other waste materials, other than garbage and yard trimmings.

M.

Yard trimmings shall mean leaves, grass cuttings and garden trimmings, weeds and roots from which all dirt has been removed, shrubbery and tree trimmings of which no single piece shall exceed 36 inches in length, or 50 pounds in weight.

(Ord. No. 229)