[Ord. No. 2731 §1, 9-15-2009]
As used in this Chapter and unless the context clearly requires different meaning, references to one (1) gender include references to the other gender, singular references include the plural and plural references include the singular, statements including the word "shall" are mandatory and discretionary. The following, specific definitions apply to this Chapter:
The City of Pacific, Missouri.
A waste hauler duly and currently licensed by the City for the type of waste sought to hauled.
The process of collecting yard waste in controlled proportions with aeration and mixing for decomposition into mulch.
Building and site improvement materials and other solid waste resulting from construction, remodeling, renovation or repair operations including packaging materials.
A location adjacent to and not more than five (5) feet from any street.
Building and site construction waste resulting from the removing of materials required to install/erect new building and/or site improvements, the complete removal of a building, structure or other site improvement material.
For hire or commercial purpose to either:
Any waste or combination of wastes, as determined by the Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Commission by rules and regulations, which, because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness or pose a present or potential threat to the health of humans or other living organisms (see Subsection 260.369(9) of the Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Law).
All solid waste from residential dwellings other than:
Isolation wastes, cultures and stocks of etiologic agents, blood and blood products, pathological wastes, other wastes from surgery and autopsy, contaminated laboratory wastes, sharps, dialysis unit wastes and discarded biological waste known or suspected to be infectious. In addition, the term "infectious waste" means waste in quantities and with characteristics as established by rule of the Department of Natural Resources ("DNR") incorporated herein. The term "infectious waste" does not include any waste treated in a manner established by such rule which treatment is designed and declared by DNR to make waste, which was previously infectious, safe for disposal as special waste.
Non-putrescible solid wastes generated on residential premises, such as white goods, oversize rugs and limited construction waste, but not including automobiles and demolition materials and consisting of waste which is either too large or too heavy to be safely and conveniently loaded during regular solid waste pickup in typical waste transportation vehicles by waste haulers with the equipment available therefore.
Any container containing waste which is moved from the generation point to the disposal or transfer/processing point over roadways within the City.
Commercial, industrial, agricultural, institutional, educational and recreational and all other property or use types that are not defined as residential, including multi-family premises of three (3) or more units and premises having mixed uses.
A container of metal, plastic or other similar rigid materials, not including plastic bags. Such container shall be leak-proof, vermin-proof and having lids which are hinged on one (1) side.
An individual, partnership, corporation, association, institution or any governmental entity and including all persons acting on their behalf.
Newsprint, magazines, office paper and other materials able to be processed to form new materials or products; cardboard; brown, clear and green glass containers; steel or tin cans; aluminum cans; plastics (i.e., number 1 and 2 plastic containers, plastic bags, etc.) able to be processed or remanufactured into other products or refurbished for reuse. Also included as a recyclable is any other material or product that the City may by license agreement hereafter require to be collected as a recyclable.
A single-family residence or a residence for no more than two (2) families.
A container made of galvanized metal, rubber, fiberglass or plastic which is non-absorbent, leak-proof and fly-tight and which does not become brittle in cold weather; or plastic bags with a minimum thickness of two (2) mils and with a capacity of not less than eighteen (18) gallons nor more than ninety-five (95) gallons and meeting requirements as defined in the license agreement, if any. Containers, other than plastic bags, shall have handles, bails or other suitable lifting devices or features and shall be of a type originally manufactured for residential waste. They shall be lightweight and of sturdy construction and shall have secure lids if not otherwise sealed.
The accumulated semi-solid suspension of settled solids deposited from waste waters or other fluids in tanks or basins.
Waste in a solid or semi-solid state, but does not include hazardous waste, special waste or infectious waste.
Items which, by their very nature, can cause health problems or injury to individuals including, but not limited to, products containing harmful substances such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) (e.g., refrigerators, freezers, window air conditioners, etc.), solvents, insecticides, cleaning agents, heavy metals, prescription drugs, explosives, incendiaries, motor oils, lead acid batteries, tires, refrigerants, infectious waste and any materials prohibited by the State law, City's ordinances or the regulations of any governing health agency, fire protection district or other jurisdiction.
A premise where waste is transferred from one container to another. A transfer station may or may not be a recycling facility.
Garbage, offal, refuse and other discard materials, including liquid, gaseous, solid and semi-solid materials and recyclables resulting from industrial, commercial, agricultural and residential or domestic activities or hazardous or special wastes.
Any person engaged in the business of hauling waste in the City.
Incinerating, composting, baling, shredding, salvaging, compacting and other processes whereby solid waste characteristics are modified or solid waste quantity is reduced.
A facility where the incinerating, composting, baling, shredding, salvaging, compacting, packaging, recycling or other processing of waste eliminates or modifies waste or reduces the quantity of waste or packages waste. Such facilities include, but are not limited to, incinerators and compost plants and may include transfer stations.
Any vehicle used for collecting or transporting waste by any person required to be licensed under this Chapter.
Washers and dryers, water heaters, trash compactors, dishwashers, microwave ovens, conventional ovens, ranges, stoves, wood stoves, air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, TVs, CRTs, computer equipment and other appliances or large equipment.
Grass clippings, vines, leaves, flowers, hedge and shrub trimmings, garden vegetation tree limbs no greater than six (6) inches in diameter and other forms of vegetation.