Sec. 62-187Definitions of terms used in this regulation

(a) General. Except as otherwise provided herein, all words shall have the customary dictionary meaning. The present tense includes the future tense. The singular number includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular. The word "person" includes a firm, corporation, association, organization, trust, or partnership. The use of the masculine gender includes the feminine, and the use of the feminine gender includes the masculine. The word "may" is permissive and is not mandatory. The "council" or "City council" refers to the city council of the City of Ashburn, Georgia.

(b) Specific Definitions. When used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning given in this section:

City means the duly authorized governing body of the City of Ashburn, Georgia, or the geographical area of Turner County inside the corporate limits of the municipality of Ashburn, Georgia.

Dumpster means a bulk container used for the collection of garbage, refuse, trash, and litter. The use of this term is generic and does not refer to a bulk container manufactured by a specific manufacturer.

Garbage means the by-product of animal or vegetable foodstuffs resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food, or other matter which is subject to decomposition, decay, putrefaction, or the generation of noxious or offensive gases or odors, or which during or after decay may serve as breeding or feeding material for flies, insects, or animals.

Household trash means every waste accumulation of paper, sweepings, dust, rags, bottles, cans, or other matter of any kind, other than garbage, which is usually attendant to housekeeping.

Industrial waste means all waste, including solids, semi-solids, sludges, and liquids, created by factories, processing plants, or other manufacturing enterprises.

Junked vehicle includes any wrecked or inoperable automobile, truck, or other vehicle, or vehicle which does not bear a current license plate.

Landfill means any facility where any treatment, utilization, processing, storage, or depositing of solid waste occurs.

Litter means all discarded manmade materials, including, but not limited to, garbage, household trash, industrial waste, building materials, junked vehicles, or portions thereof, refuse, waste materials, sand gravel, slag, brickbats, rubbish, tin cans, trash, debris, dead animals, or any other discarded, used, or unconsumed substance which is not handled in accordance with the provisions of this article.

Public or private property means the right-of-way of any road, street, or highway; and any body of water or watercourse or the shores or beaches thereof; any park, playground, building, refuge, or conservation or recreation area; and residential or farm properties, timberlands, or forests.

Refuse means any solid waste accumulations consisting of any combination of ashes, building material, garbage, hazardous refuse, household trash, and other waste, or discarded materials of all kinds.

Road or street shall be mutually inclusive and shall likewise be deemed to include any alley, lane, court, and other thoroughfare, however described or designated.

Rubbish includes waste paper, cartons, boxes, wood, tree branches, yard trimmings, furniture, appliances, metal, cans, glass, packing material, and similar material.

Scavenge or scavenging means any unauthorized or uncontrolled retrieval of discarded refuse materials.

History: (Ord. No. 08-04, § 1(Exh. A), 4-3-2008)