As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
BULKY WASTE
Items of solid waste which, due to their size, shape or weight,
cannot be collected as a part of the normal weekly municipal waste
collection and, therefore, require special handling. For example,
large household appliances, such as stoves and refrigerators, plumbing
fixtures, furniture, large crates, tires, tools, machinery or parts
thereof, and similar items in size shall be considered "bulky waste."
CARTWAY
That street or alley within which vehicles are permitted,
including travel lanes, but not including shoulders, curbs, gutters,
sidewalks or drainage swales.
CITY
The governmental jurisdiction and legal entity of the Municipality
of Norristown.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any establishment engaged in a nonmanufacturing or nonprocessing
business, including, but not limited to, stores, markets, office buildings,
restaurants, shopping centers, theaters, and multifamily rental housing
properties with four or more units.
COMPOST
The end product from bacterial action on organic materials,
such as the aerobic or anaerobic decomposition of municipal solid
waste.
[Added 8-21-2007 by Ord. No. 07-09]
COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS
Organic waste which is capable of undergoing composting.
[Added 8-21-2007 by Ord. No. 07-09]
COMPOSTING
A microbial degradation of organic waste to produce a relatively
nuisance-free product of potential value as a solid conditioner.
[Added 8-21-2007 by Ord. No. 07-09]
COMPOSTING FACILITY
A permitted plant, establishment, set of equipment or other
operation to produce compost.
[Added 8-21-2007 by Ord. No. 07-09]
CORRUGATED PAPER
Paper or pasteboard contracted into parallel grooves and
ridges, commonly referred to as "cardboard," which is used for wrapping,
packing, shipping and/or storage.
CURBSIDE RECYCLING COLLECTION
The rescheduled collection and transport of recyclable materials
placed at curbline or other similar location by residential establishments
or approved small businesses.
DWELLING UNIT
One or more rooms in a residence or dwelling, which room
or rooms have fixed cooking facilities arranged for occupancy by one,
two or more persons living together.
HABITABLE
Any building or structure that can be occupied or lived in.
INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Any establishment engaged in manufacturing or processing,
including but not limited to factories, foundries, mills, processing
plants, refineries, mines and slaughterhouses.
INHABITABLE
Any building or structure that cannot be occupied or lived
in.
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
Those facilities that house or serve groups of people, including
but not limited to hospitals, nursing homes, child day-care centers,
libraries, nonprofit associations, schools and universities. This
definition shall not include standard residential units.
LICENSED COLLECTOR OR HAULER
A person (as defined in this §
274-69) who is in possession of all pertinent permits and licenses which may be required by the Municipality of Norristown for the collection, transportation, storage or disposal of recyclables within the Municipality.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
A building used or designed as a residence of more than four
families living independently of each other and doing their own cooking
therein, including apartment houses, group quarters, townhouses and
condominium complexes.
MUNICIPAL ESTABLISHMENT
Public facilities operated by the Municipality of Norristown
and other governmental authorities.
MUNICIPAL WASTE
Any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste
and other material, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained
gaseous material, resulting from operation of residential, municipal,
commercial or institutional establishments and from community activities;
and any sludge not meeting the definition of residual or hazardous,
commercial or institutional water supply treatment plant, wastewater
from a municipal, commercial or institutional water supply treatment
plant, wastewater treatment plant or air pollution control facility.
The term does not include source-separated recyclable materials.
PERSON(S)
Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust and incorporated organization
or any government or public agency or political subdivision thereof
or any authority or agency thereof. In any provision of this article
prescribing a fine, imprisonment, penalty or remedy or any combination
of the foregoing, the term "person" shall include the officers and
directors of any corporation or other legal entity having officers
and directors.
RECYCLABLE/RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials specified by the Municipality of Norristown
for separation, collection, processing, recovery or reused as part
of a recycling program.
RECYCLING
The separation, collection, recovery and sale or reuse of
metals, glass, paper, leaf waste, plastics and other materials which
could otherwise be disposed of or processed as solid waste or the
mechanized separation and treatment of solid waste (other than through
combustion) and creation and recovery of reusable materials other
than a fuel for the generation of energy.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
That strip of land consisting of three feet from either side
of a cartway for public or private use, or other certain public or
quasi-public purpose.
SOLID WASTE
All materials or substances that are generally discarded
or rejected as being spent, useless, worthless or in excess to the
owners at the time of such discard or rejection, including garbage,
refuse, industrial and commercial waste, sludge from air or water
pollution control facilities or water supply treatment facilities,
rubbish, contained gaseous materials, incinerator residue, demolition
and construction debris and offal.
UNINHABITABLE
Any building or structure that has been declared by the Codes
Department as dilapidated or under order of demolition.
YARD WASTE
Prunings, grass clippings, weeds, leaves and general yard
waste.
[Added 8-21-2007 by Ord. No. 07-09]
The terms and provisions of this article are
to be liberally construed so as best to achieve and effectuate the
goals and purpose hereof.