The following terms, as used in this chapter, shall have the following
meanings and are applicable to this chapter only:
COMPOST PILE
A mixture of decaying organic matter consisting of grass
clippings, leaves, and brush when placed in an area to encourage rapid
conversion of the constituents into nutrient material used for fertilizing
and conditioning land.
GARBAGE
Kitchen and household refuse and table cleansings, including
decaying animal, fruit and vegetable waste resulting from growing,
processing, marketing and preparation of food items, including packaging
containers.
INFESTATION
The presence of insects, rodents, vermin or other pests.
JUNKED VEHICLE
Any vehicle, including a trailer, which is without a currently
valid license plate or plates and is in either a rusted, wrecked,
discarded, dismantled, partly dismantled, inoperative or an abandoned
condition.
NUISANCE, HAZARD AND LITTER
All discarded or waste material, debris, garbage, refuse,
rubbish, household appliances, furniture, machinery, automotive parts,
bottles, cans, glass, waste, wood, construction materials or supplies,
paper, cardboard, rags, tree stumps, any other junk substance and
any matter prejudicial to good health or a clean environment.
PERSON
Any owner, lessee or occupant, or any agent, servant representative
or employee of any such owner, lessee or occupant, having control
of any occupied building lot or plot of land of any part thereof in
the Village.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Newsprint; flattened cardboard; glass food and beverage containers;
metal food and beverage containers; plastics; yard waste; limbs, brush
and wood; vehicular batteries; used motor oil; and tires.
RUBBISH
Appliances, furniture, and do-it-yourself project material,
e.g., siding, plaster lathe, etc., but limited to four bushels in
equivalent containers.
SOLID WASTE
Includes all putrescible and nonputrescible materials and
substances, discarded or rejected as having served their original
intended use or as being spent, useless, worthless or in excess to
the owner at the time of such discard or rejection, including, but
not limited to, household and commercial garbage, industrial waste,
rubbish, debris, litter and ashes.