§ 18-18. Definitions.

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:

Aircraft means any contrivance used or designated for navigation or for flight in the air. The term "aircraft" includes helicopters and lighter-than-air dirigibles and balloons.

Authorized private receptacle means a litter storage and collection receptacle as required and authorized in chapter 41, article VI, division 2.

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

Litter means garbage, refuse, and rubbish and all other waste material which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to create a danger to public health, safety, and welfare.

Newspaper means any newspaper of general circulation as defined by general law, any newspaper duly entered with the post office department of the United States, in accordance with federal statute or regulation, and any newspaper filed and recorded with any recording officer as provided by general law; and in addition thereto, means any periodical or current magazine regularly published with not less than four issues per year, and sold to the public.

Park means a park, reservation, playground, beach, recreation center, or any other public area in the city, owned or used by the city and devoted to active or passive recreation.

Private premises means any dwelling, house, building, or other structure, designed or used either wholly or in part for private residential purposes, whether inhabited or temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant, and includes any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule, or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to such dwelling house, building, or other structure.

Public place means any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys, or other public ways, and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds, and buildings.

Refuse means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes (except body wastes), including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned automobiles, and solid market and industrial wastes.

Rubbish means nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, and similar materials.

Vehicle means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

(Code 1966, § 10-15; Code 1982, § 15-1; Ord. No. 3354, § 1, 11-21-2016 )