Fulton Definitions ordinance (§ 94-1)

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Battery or lead-acid battery means a battery designed to contain lead and sulfuric acid with a nominal voltage of at least six volts and of the type intended to use in motor, recreational, agricultural, construction, lawn and watercraft vehicles, etc.

Bulky rubbish means nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of combustible and noncombustible waste materials from dwelling units; commercial, industrial, institutional, professional offices; or agricultural establishments which are either too large or too heavy to be safely and conveniently loaded in solid waste transportation vehicles by solid waste collectors with the equipment available therefor.

Collection means removal of solid waste from its place of storage to the transportation vehicles.

Compost site means an area used for the accumulation and reduction of yard waste into a decomposed state.

Composting means a controlled biological reduction of organic wastes to humus.

Curbside means a location adjacent to and not more than five feet from any street.

Demolition and construction waste means waste materials from the construction or destruction of residential, industrial or commercial structures.

Disposable solid waste container means disposable plastic or paper sacks with a capacity of not more than 35 gallons specifically designed for storage of solid waste.

Dwelling unit means any room or group of rooms located within a structure and forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or are intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating.

Garbage means putrescible animal or vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, serving or consumption of food.

Hazardous wastes include but are not limited to pathological wastes, explosive wastes, pesticides, pesticide containers, toxic or radioactive materials.

Landfill means a refuse depository for the processing or final disposal of solid waste, which depository is licensed, permitted or approved by governmental bodies and agencies having jurisdiction.

Litter means solid wastes or unwanted material deposited in an improper place or manner.

Major appliance means clothes washers and dryers, water heaters, trash compactors, dishwashers, microwave ovens, conventional ovens, ranges, stoves, wood stoves, air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers.

Manager means the manager of the solid waste management program and department of the city or his authorized representative.

Multiple-housing facility means a housing facility containing more than one dwelling unit under one roof with a master water meter.

Nuisance means any act done or committed or suffered to be done or committed by any person or any substance or thing kept, maintained, placed or found in or upon any public or private place which is injurious or dangerous to the public health.

Occupant means any person who, along or jointly or severally with others, shall be in actual possession of any dwelling unit or of any other improved real property, either as owner or as a tenant.

Person means any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political subdivision or organization of any kind or the legal representative, agent or assign.

Processing means incinerating, composting, baling, shredding, salvaging, compacting and other processes whereby solid waste characteristics are modified or solid waste quantity is reduced.

Recyclable item or recyclables means newsprint, cardboard, steel, aluminum cans, glass, plastic and any other item designated by the solid waste manager.

Solid waste means unwanted or discarded waste materials in a solid or semisolid state, including but not limited to garbage, ashes, street refuse, rubbish, dead animals, animal and agricultural wastes, yard wastes and special wastes, but not including hazardous waste.

Commercial solid waste means solid waste resulting from the operation of any commercial, industrial, institutional, professional office or agricultural establishment, except two or more commercial establishments in a single building requiring, in the opinion of the manager, only one solid waste pick up per week shall be considered a single commercial establishment.

Residential building solid waste means solid waste resulting from the maintenance and operation of dwelling units, excluding individual sleeping rooms in motels, hotels, dormitories, boardinghouses, condominiums and like facilities.

Solid waste container means a receptacle used by any person to store solid waste during the interval between solid waste collections.

Solid waste disposal means the process of discarding or getting rid of unwanted material; in particular, the final disposition of solid waste by man.

Solid waste disposal area means any area used for the disposal of solid waste from more than one residential premises or one or more commercial, industrial, manufacturing, recreational or governmental operations.

Solid waste management means the entire solid waste system of storage, collection, transportation, processing and disposal.

Special or unscheduled solid waste pickup means the collection of large, bulky, or excess waste items that are not part of the customer's regular service schedule. This includes pickups arranged in advance (special pickups) as well as items placed at the curb or in the public right-of-way without prior arrangement (unscheduled pickups). These services are subject to additional charges as outlined in the city schedule of fees.

Storage means keeping, maintaining or storing solid waste from the time of its production until the time of its collection.

Tire means a continuous solid or pneumatic rubber covering encircling the wheel of a motor vehicle or trailer as defined in RSMo ch. 301.

Transportation means the transporting of solid waste from the place of collection or processing to a solid waste processing facility or solid waste disposal area.

Waste tire means a tire that is no longer suitable for its original intended purpose because of wear, damage or defect.

Yard waste means leaves, grass, clippings, yard and garden vegetation to include shrubs, vegetable and flower garden waste and brush and trees produced as the result of lawn and garden care and maintenance. Christmas trees are included in this definition. The term does not include stumps, roots or shrubs with intact root balls.