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<br />ARTICLE 1. IN GENERAL
<br />SECTION 12-1. DEFINITIONS
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<br />As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires
<br />otherwise, the following definitions shall apply:
<br />GARBAGE. The term "garbage" shall mean all animal and
<br />vegetable matters, dry kitchen refuse, and waste material and
<br />refuse from kitchens, residences, grocery stores, butcher shops,
<br />restaurants, hotels, and rooming and boardinghouses, including such
<br />items as meat scraps, bread, bones, fruit and vegetable peelings,
<br />and similar wastes, and other deleterious substances and any other
<br />matter commonly understood as garbage. The term "dry kitchen
<br />refuse" means the solids after the liquid or slop is drained off.
<br />TRASH. The term "trash" shall mean rubbish, boxes, and
<br />appliances; also grass trimmings, shrubs, tree leaves, hedge
<br />trimmings and tree limbs not to exceed six (6) inches in diameter
<br />and cut in lengths not exceeding ten (10) feet, or tree limbs
<br />exceeding six (6) inches in diameter cut in lengths not to exceed
<br />four (4) feet, and all debris and waste material resulting from
<br />building construction and/or repairs to any residential premises.
<br />Under the terms of this ordinance, "trash" shall be limited to a
<br />total of five (5) cubic yards for any one pick-up cycle.
<br />EXCESSIVE TRASH. The term "excessive trash" shall mean aII
<br />waste defined as trash that exceeds five (5) cubic yards for any
<br />one pick-up cycle.
<br />COMMERCIAL TRASH. The term "commercial trash" shall mean all
<br />waste and debris that results from the operation or development of
<br />any commercial establishment or enterprise; any new construction,
<br />or as a result of clearing, demolition, development or construction
<br />on any vacant lot or parcel of real estate.
<br />PREMISES. The word "premises" shall mean all business houses,
<br />rooming houses, offices, theaters, hotels, motels, inns,
<br />restaurants, cafes, mobile home parks, apartments, schools, private
<br />residences, vacant lots and all other places within the City where
<br />garbage, trash, or rubbish accumulates in ordinary quantities.
<br />RECYCLING SERVICES The term "recycling services" shall mean
<br />the collection, including a fixed location for drop-off by
<br />residents or curb-side, and sale of articles disposed of by
<br />businesses and residents for reuse, including, but not limited to
<br />newspaper, cardboard, aluminum, steel, and plastic.
<br />VEHICLE. The term "vehicle" shall mean every device in or by
<br />which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon
<br />a public highway.
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