§ 14-1. Definitions.

As used in this article:

"Container" means a city-approved thirty-two, sixty-four or ninety-six gallon wheeled cart, or any other receptacle approved by city for the purpose of collecting solid waste or green waste.

"Commercial waste generator" means a business that generates more than four cubic yards of commercial solid waste per week or is a multifamily residential dwelling of five units or more, as defined in Public Resources Code Section 42649 et seq.

"Commercial solid waste" has the same meaning as defined in Section 17225.12 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

"Green waste" means any plant materials such as leaves, yard clippings, vines, brush, tree cuttings, and other materials of similar nature.

"Premises" includes a parcel of land upon which a residential, commercial or industrial building is located.

"Property owner" includes the owner, tenant or occupant of a premise.

"Recyclable materials" means materials that have been designated and separated from the solid waste stream prior to disposal for the purpose of returning them for use or reuse in the form of raw materials for new, used or reconstituted products which meet the quality standard necessary to be used in the marketplace, and that are not land filled.

"Refuse collector" means the city department, private contractor and/or franchise holder designated by the city to collect and dispose of solid waste, recyclable materials and green waste.

"Solid waste" means all garbage (kitchen and food waste and animal or vegetable waste that attends or results from the storage, preparation, cooking or handling of foodstuffs), rubbish (nonputrescible solid materials), home and industrial appliances and equipment, manure, construction and demolition debris and other solid or semi-solid materials and substances discarded or rejected as being spent, useless, worthless or in excess to the generator thereof.

(Ord. No. 445, § 2, 2-17-2009; Ord. No. 472, § 1, 10-18-2011; Ord. No. 481, § 1, 8-7-2012)