§ 18-29. Definitions.

The following words, phrases or terms as used in this article, unless context indicates otherwise, shall have the following meanings:

Abandoned property: Wrecked or derelict property having no value other than nominal salvage value, if any, which shall include wrecked, inoperative, or partially dismantled motor vehicles, trailers, boats, machinery, refrigerators, washing machines, plumbing fixtures, furniture, and any other similar article which has no value other than salvage value, if any.

Cover: Any device, equipment, container, close fitting tarpaulin, chain, rope, wire, or line used on vehicles to prevent any part of a vehicle load to shift, blow, leak, fall, or escape in any manner from the vehicle.

Litter: Any discarded, used, or unconsumed substance or wastes. Litter may include, but is not limited to, garbage, trash, refuse, debris, rubbish, grass clippings or other lawn or garden waste, newspapers, magazines, glass, metal, plastic or paper containers, or other packaging, construction material, motor vehicle parts and tires, furniture, oil or grease, the carcass of a dead animal, any obnoxious or offensive matter of any kind, any object likely to injure any person or create a traffic or pedestrian hazard, or anything else of any unsightly nature, which has been discarded, abandoned or otherwise disposed of improperly.

Nuisance: Any violation of this article is declared to be a public nuisance and subject to abatement as such in accordance with the terms of this article.

Person: Means any natural person, partnerships, firm, corporation, or company.

Storage: The interim containment of litter, in an approved manner, after generation and prior to proper and final disposal.

Unauthorized accumulation: Accumulation of litter on any residential or commercial properties in violation of this article. This shall not include building materials used in constructing or repairing a building stored at the site of such building.

(Ord. No. 2006-41, § 4, 12-14-06)