For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
means to remove, remediate or terminate a public nuisance or violation of this chapter.
means any and all expenses, costs and fees expended by the City or its designee in removing, enjoining or terminating a public nuisance or violation, as well as any damage to persons or property caused by the public nuisance or violation.
means any public space or thoroughfare twenty (20) feet or less in width which has been dedicated or granted for public use.
means the City of Winslow.
means the manager appointed by the Winslow City Council.
means any solid waste or recycling container used by a commercial establishment.
means any public or private place, building or enterprise utilized for the conduct of business or industrial enterprise, but not to include any residential establishments.
means dirt, rock, concrete, carpet, tile, glass, wet or heavy green waste from landscapers, plaster, asphalt, roofing materials, large panes of glass/mirrors, heavy metals, and any other heavy waste material produced by a commercial establishment.
means tires, paint, motor oil, gasoline, car parts and batteries, propane tanks, computer parts, medical waste, liquid waste, and any other dangerous or hazardous waste.
means all acceptable garbage and trash generated by commercial establishments except hazardous wastes and commercial noncollectible items.
means the City employee appointed by the City Manager to supervise City environmental services under the Director of Utilities and Environmental Services.
means dirt, rock, concrete, construction and demolition debris, lumber, railroad ties, rolls of carpeting, large panes of glass/mirrors, plaster, asphalt, and roofing materials.
means to place refuse in a puncture resistant bag or box, or bundle and stack uncontained items in an appropriate manner so as to aid in the collection process.
means any receptacles used for the collection of refuse or recyclable materials and as approved by the Public Works Director. This shall include thirty-eight (38), sixty-five (65), seventy (70), ninety-six (96) and three hundred (300) gallon containers; four (4), six (6) and eight (8) cubicyard front loaders; ten (10), fifteen (15), twenty-five (25) and forty (40) cubic-yard roll-offs; and cubic yard compactors less than thirty-one (31), thirty-one (31) to forty (40), and more than forty (40) cubic yards.
means materials that are placed in a solid waste container, including but not limited to, hazardous waste and residential/commercial noncollectibles, or other materials that are not designated as recyclables.
means a person, persons or corporate establishment engaged in the business of collecting, hauling or transporting commercial solid waste or special material in the City for disposal or any other purpose.
means the director appointed by the City Manager to supervise the Department of Utilities and Environmental Services.
means feces or discarded bedding or flooring materials such as straw, sawdust, or other materials from yards, pens, corrals, stables or other containment from domestic animals or permitted wild animals weighing less than one hundred fifty (150) pounds.
means any barrier erected, installed or planted to mark the boundaries of any lot or parcel of land and made of posts and wire, boards or similar materials or formed by a dense row of shrubs or trees.
means any masonry barrier erected or constructed to mark the boundaries of any lot or parcel of land and made of masonry, concrete or similar materials and standing alone on its own foundation free of supporting frame or attachment.
means all putrescible solid wastes, except sewage and body wastes, including all organic wastes that have been prepared for or intended to be used as food or have resulted from the preparation of food, including all such substances from all public and private establishments and residences.
means brush, tree trimmings, grass, leaves or similar landscaping or plant material of an organic nature.
means all wastes that are hazardous by reason of their pathological, explosive, flammable, radiological or toxic nature, including, but not limited to, all wastes defined as hazardous by ARS 49-921.
means any condition of real property, refuse or recycling container that places life, health, safety or property in high risk of peril when such condition is immediate, impending or menacing.
means any solid waste as defined in this section produced as a result of any industrial operations.
means a court order temporarily or permanently enjoining any person or establishment from committing any act in violation of this chapter. Injunctive relief is in addition to all penalties and other remedies prescribed in this section.
means any person or establishment who is in the business or profession of gardening or improving the appearance of land by planting or trimming trees, shrubs, grass, or other vegetation, or altering the contours of the ground.
means any waste material in the form of a liquid or that produces a liquid at any time, including but not limited to, grease, oil or food. This shall not include domestic sewage or hazardous waste materials.
means feces or discarded bedding or flooring materials such as straw, sawdust, or other materials from yards, pens, corrals, stables or other containment from livestock and fowl, including cattle, horses, pigs, chickens or other domestic or permitted wild animals weighing over one hundred fifty (150) pounds.
means any location designated as a drop-off location for recyclables.
means any solid or liquid waste generated in the diagnosis, treatment, testing or immunization of a human being or animal, or in any research relating to the diagnosis, treatment or immunization, or in the production or testing of biologicals, including but not limited to, medical sharps and biohazardous medical waste.
means a residential or commercial customer within any area of the City where the City recycling program is in effect who is not participating in the recycling program, either by choice or by action of the City.
means a form notifying a responsible party of a violation of this chapter with reasonable specificity, the date and time of the violation, a deadline for compliance if applicable, and the right to a hearing to contest said violation.
means anything which is injurious or obnoxious to health or offensive to the senses, or is an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property by any considerable number of persons, or which obstructs the free passage or use, in the customary manner, of any street, alley, sidewalk or public property.
means the Director of the Public Works Department or designee.
means solid waste which is capable of being decomposed by microorganisms with sufficient rapidity as to cause nuisances from odors or gases and capable of providing food for or attracting birds, insects, snakes, rodents or other animals capable of transferring a diseased bacterium or virus from one organism to another.
means any solid waste as designated by the City from time to time, that has been separated from other solid waste for the purpose of being collected and recycled.
means any container, whether operated for profit or not, where the public is asked to bring any materials to be donated or left to be recycled, reclaimed, processed or reused, including, but not limited to, newspapers, bottles, metal cans, and used clothing and furniture.
means any garbage, trash and collectible contained items.
means any solid waste and recycling container used by a residential establishment.
means the contractor contracted by City to perform residential refuse collection.
means any structure or premises used as a domicile, dwelling, or habitation, including residential single-unit dwellings, residential multi-unit dwellings, duplexes, patio homes, mobile home parks, trailer courts, rooming houses, boarding houses, assisted living facilities, apartments, condominiums, townhouses, combination residential and commercial structures, or any complex of the foregoing.
means a domicile, dwelling or habitation, including a rental dwelling, that contains more than one (1) complete living space, duplex, mobile home park, trailer court, rooming house, boarding house, assisted living facility, apartment, condominium, townhouse, combination residential and commercial structure or any combination of the foregoing. However, this shall not include a residential facility pursuant to ARS 36-582.
means dirt, rock, concrete, bricks, asphalt, roofing material, plaster, construction and demolition debris, lumber, railroad ties, rolls of carpeting, tires, paint, car parts, motor oil, gasoline, household/hazardous chemicals, car batteries, propane tanks, computer parts, large panes of glass/mirrors or any other dangerous or hazardous materials.
means a building or structure or any parts thereof, used as a residence by one (1) or more persons, including a domicile or habitation that contains only one (1) complete living space. It also includes a residential rental dwelling unit and residential facility, pursuant to ARS 9-1301(10) and 36-582B.
means an occupant, lessor, lessee, manager, licensee, owner or other person having control over a structure or parcel of land. Also, in the event that remediation of property is required, any lien holder whose lien interest is recorded in the official records of the Navajo County Recorder’s office relating to said property.
means a container that does not have uncontained putrescible waste, an odor detectible within ten (10) feet with lid closed emanating from it, or vectors populating within it.
means to collect by searching and removing solid waste items, including any items inside or around a container, public right-of-way or solid waste facility.
means objects such as syringes, needles and lancets that are used for insulin intake, blood samples or for other medical purposes.
means any refuse, green waste, liquid waste, medical waste, domestic animal waste, and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material or sludge, but not including domestic sewage or hazardous wastes.
means any refuse or recycling container, for either residential or commercial use.
means any fee associated with solid waste services provided by the City as established by City Council ordinance.
means solid waste collection service provided by the City for collectible items only, over and above the usual level, includng Freon-containing white goods. Associated fees are established by the City Council.
means empty weight of vehicle with driver.
means the City-owned transfer station located adjacent to the City waste water treatment plant.
means combustibles such as paper, wood, yard trimmings or brush and noncombustibles, including metal and glass.
means all large trimmings from trees and shrubbery, furniture, major appliances (excluding white goods), mattresses and other acceptable materials that are too large to be deposited into containers, that are generated by a residential single-unit dwelling within the City.
means material of any kind that constitutes solid waste, refuse, animal or livestock waste, or medical waste. Waste includes abandoned or unidentified personal property left unattended on public sidewalks and rights-of-way or other public areas.
means a motorized vehicle used by a contractor to transport solid waste.
means a fee charged for collection or disposal services based on weight of the load, less the tare weight, as established by City Council resolution (see Appendix A attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter).
means manufactured appliance items containing or previously containing Freon such as refrigerators, air conditioners or freezers.
means the illegal dumping of solid waste.
(Ord. 1138 (part), 2010; Ord. 1224 (part), 2014)