§ 42-1. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them, unless otherwise defined herein:

Brush: Tree and shrub trimmings which exceed three feet in length or width.

Bulky items: Furniture, freezers, refrigerators, stoves, hot water heaters, air conditioning units, heating units, and any other appliances or items of like kind or same.

Commercial containers: Metal containers supplied by the city or a contractor affording capacity to service a customer so as to prevent spillage and unsightly and unsanitary conditions.

Contractor: A person performing refuse collection pursuant to a contract with the city.

Curbside: Within six feet of the curb of the street bearing the residential address of a residence.

Debris: Dirt, concrete, rocks, bricks, large pieces of steel, and other waste building materials.

Disabled person: A person who has presented to the city manager a written statement from a physician that all members of the person's household are disabled so that they are unable to place the garbage container at curbside.

Garbage: Refuse animal or vegetable matter (as from a kitchen or food processing facility), grass clippings, leaves, ashes, paper, bottles, cans and any other waste which is damp or capable of emitting noxious orders.

Hazardous waste: All fecal material, oil, sludge, radioactive, pathological, toxic, acidic or volatile materials, or other waste, chemical compound, or mixture designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the State of Texas to be "hazardous" as that term is defined by federal or state law.

Person: An individual, firm, corporation, company, partnership, or other entity of any kind.

Premises: Places of business, offices, theaters, hotels, restaurants, trailer camps, apartments, clinics, schools, industries, private residences, vacant lots and all other places within the city where garbage, refuse or rubbish accumulates.

Recycling container: The container provided by the city or the city's contractor for the collection of recyclable materials.

Recyclable materials:

(1)

Newspapers, magazines and catalogs, excluding other paper items, such as mail, paper bags or other paper;

(2)

Glass bottles and jars excluding mirrors, windows, ceramics and other glass products;

(3)

Metal cans composed of tin, steel, or aluminum (excluding scrap metals); and

(4)

Plastic containers of polyethylene terephthalate and high density polyethylene varieties, also designated as #1, #2 or #3 clear plastics.

Refuse: Trash other than and excluding garbage, debris and brush refuse; includes rags and rubbish and trash normally generated in residential or commercial use but does not include hazardous waste.

Rubbish: Tin cans, bottles, glass, scraps of iron, tin, wire, or any other metals.

(Code 1973, § 8-1; Ord. No. O-95-088-01, § 1, 10-9-95)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-3.