§ 14.1-1. Definitions.

Authorized person shall mean any city employee, any person employed by the city on a temporary basis, or any person designated by the city, to remove solid waste, or any person employed to provide solid waste collection service.

Automated collection container shall mean a container designated by the city manager which shall be used for automated and semi-automated collection service. Any such container shall be the property of the city.

Automated collection service shall mean collection from a street (not an alley) by the city of automated collection container(s) provided by the city, in which all handling is fully automated, requiring no direct physical contact with the container by the collection worker.

Bagged leaves shall mean leafy yard debris consisting of leaves resulting from ordinary yard maintenance contained inside a paper bag.

Bin shall mean any container which is twenty-two (22) gallons in size or less and which is issued by the city for the purpose of the collection of recyclables. Any such bin shall be the property of the city.

Brush shall mean woody or leafy yard debris containing branches resulting from ordinary yard maintenance such as a tree, shrub or bush trimmings less than three (3) inches in diameter and less than six (6) feet in length.

Bulk item shall mean any large item not placed within an automated collection container or individual refuse container, including but not limited to, a major household appliance, large rug, mattress, bed springs, or furniture. Bags and boxes containing refuse, lawn rakings, brush or loose leaves are not bulk items.

Central business district shall mean that area bounded on the north by the Norfolk and Western Railroad tracks; on the east by Third Street, S.E.; on the south by Elm Avenue, S.E. from Third Street, S.E. to Jefferson Street, by Day Avenue, S.W., from Jefferson Street, to Franklin Road, S.W., and by Marshall Avenue, S.W., from Franklin Road, S.W., to Fifth Street, S.W.; and on the west by Fifth Street, S.W., and shall include all properties fronting on any of the aforementioned streets.

Fats, oils, grease or "FOG(s)" shall include, but not be limited to, animal, vegetable, mineral, fats or oils, or man-made derivatives and proximities thereof, used in food service operations, and/or the corresponding fatty wastes associated with food preparation, as well as the operation, cleaning and maintenance of related food preparation equipment. These may be either virgin or waste products, and may be solid, liquid or semi-solid, and shall also consist of any impurities, dilution products or solvents that may be commingled therein.

Hazardous waste shall mean a "hazardous waste" as defined in section 10.1-1400, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended.

Individual refuse container shall mean any container made of substantial plastic, galvanized metal, or other material acceptable to the city manager, containing not more than sixty (60) pounds of refuse or recyclables, and intended to be emptied of refuse or recyclables and returned to its place of collection.

Lawn rakings shall mean leafy yard debris consisting primarily of small diameter hedge trimmings and grass clippings, but not brush or loose leaves.

Leaf season shall mean the period of time during which bagged leaf collection is scheduled as determined by the city manager.

Litter receptacle shall mean a "litter receptacle" as defined in 9 V.A.C. 20-190-10 and shall include public receptacles placed in a public right-of-way for use by pedestrians in the disposal of litter.

Loose leaves shall mean leafy yard debris consisting solely of leaves resulting from ordinary yard maintenance.

Noncollectable item shall mean any item that will not be collected by the city for disposal, unless otherwise authorized by the city manager.

Occupant shall mean any person over the age of eighteen (18) years occupying or residing on any lot in the city and having, at the time, apparent possession or control thereof.

Owner shall mean any person who, alone, or jointly or severally with others, has:

(1)

Legal title to any lot in the city; or

(2)

Charge, care or control of any lot in the city, as agent or representative of the owner, or as personal representative, trustee or guardian of the estate of the owner, but who is not a tenant.

Parcel means, except as provided in section 14.1-5 of this chapter, any real estate identified by a City of Roanoke official tax number and includes the adjoining public right-of-way which is between the property line of the real estate which is identified by a City of Roanoke official tax number and the curb or the improved portion of a street. Such term shall not include any real estate lying in an RA, Residential-Agricultural District, as defined elsewhere in this Code.

Physically challenged service shall mean specialized collection of refuse or recyclables generated by all persons residing in a dwelling unit from a point of collection approved by the city manager, but which is not curbside or alley side, such service to be provided due to the physical difficulty or inability of all persons residing in the subject dwelling unit to transport refuse and recyclables to the curbside or alley.

Principal building shall mean a structure designed to be used for residential purposes. For purposes of this chapter, however, a principal building shall not include an attached front porch, covered or uncovered.

Recyclables shall mean those items identified in regulations promulgated by the city manager as recyclable and acceptable to the city for recycling.

Recycling container shall mean an automated collection container or bin which is provided by or through the city. A recycling container shall not be larger than ninety-six (96) gallons, unless authorized by the city manager.

Refuse shall mean any and all litter, rubbish, garbage, trash, debris or other offensive or unwholesome substance or materials of any nature whatsoever that is generated at the premises from which it is being collected.

Regulated Medical Waste, shall mean "regulated medical waste" as defined in 9 V.A.C. 20-120-10 and 9 V.A.C. 20-120-80 et seq. This definition includes, human blood and other bodily fluids and any wastes contaminated with such, cultures and stock microorganisms and biologicals, tissues and other anatomical wastes. Because of the difficulty of determining the nature of specific fluids and residues while in the process of collecting solid waste, all medical tubing, bags, canisters, sharps, catheters, bedpans and similar medical and health care accessories, which contain any fluids and/or residues whatsoever, shall be treated as regulated medical wastes.

Sealed compactor shall mean equipment designed to receive and compact refuse, prevent leakage of liquid wastes, and to minimize offensive odors.

Sealed compactor zone shall mean that area which is bordered by the centerlines of Jefferson Street (on the west), Williamson Road, S.E. (on the east), Norfolk Avenue, S.E. (on the north), and Church Avenue, S.E. (on the south); that area which is bounded by the centerlines of 1st Street, S.W., and Jefferson Street (to the west and east), and Norfolk Avenue, S.W., and Kirk Avenue, S.W. (to the north and south), as well as 2nd Street, S.W., and 1st Street, S.W. (to the west and east), and Norfolk Southern Railroad and Salem Avenue, S.W. (to the north and south); that area which is bounded by the centerlines of 1st Street, S.W., and Jefferson Street (to the west and east), and Kirk Avenue, S.W., and Church Avenue, S.W. (to the north and south), as well as 2nd Street, S.W., and 1st Street, S.W. (to the west and east), and Salem Avenue, S.W., and Church Avenue, S.W. (to the north and south); that area which is bounded by the centerlines of Jefferson Street and Williamson Road, S.E. (to the west and east), and Church Avenue, S.E., and Elm Avenue, S.E. (to the north and south); and that area which is bounded by the centerlines of 2nd Street, S.W., and Jefferson Street (to the west and east), and Church Avenue, S.W., and Day Avenue, S.W. (to the north and south).

Semi-automated collection service shall mean collection from an alley or street by the city of automated collection container(s) provided by the city or of individual refuse container(s) in which some handling by the collection worker is required but such worker is assisted by mechanical equipment.

Sharps shall mean "sharps" as that term is defined in 9 V.A.C. 20-120-10, and shall include any hypodermic needle, suture needle, scalpel blade, pen needle, lancet or other sharp object, the purpose of which is to puncture human skin. Such solid waste shall not include sharps collected or used by persons in the course of their employment at any entity subject to regulations promulgated by the occupational safety and health administration, such as a health care facility or nursing home.

Solid waste shall mean refuse, brush, lawn rakings, bagged leaves, loose leaves, recyclables and bulk items.

Transfer station shall mean the Tinker Creek transfer station located on Hollins Road, N.E., in the city.

(Ord. No. 35063, § 2, 9-18-00; Ord. No. 35647, § 1, 11-19-01; Ord. No. 36858, § 1, 9-20-04; Ord. No. 37507, § 1, 8-21-06; Ord. No. 37800, § 1, 6-4-07; Ord. No. 38011, § 1, 2-4-08; Ord. No. 38587, § 1, 9-8-09; Ord. No. 39129, § 1, 6-6-11; Ord. No. 39621, § 1, 4-1-13; Ord. No. 40089, § 1, 11-3-14; Ord. No. 40091, § 1, 11-3-14; Ord. No. 40129, § 1, 12-15-14; Ord. No. 40336, § 1, 9-8-15; Ord. No. 40378, § 1, 11-2-15; Ord. No. 40534, § 1, 6-6-16; Ord. No. 40916, § 1, 8-7-17; Ord. No. 41385, § 1, 2-20-19)

(Ord. No. 35063, § 2, 9-18-00; Ord. No. 35647, § 1, 11-19-01; Ord. No. 36858, § 1, 9-20-04; Ord. No. 37507, § 1, 8-21-06; Ord. No. 37800, § 1, 6-4-07; Ord. No. 38011, § 1, 2-4-08; Ord. No. 38587, § 1, 9-8-09; Ord. No. 39129, § 1, 6-6-11; Ord. No. 39621, § 1, 4-1-13; Ord. No. 40089, § 1, 11-3-14; Ord. No. 40091, § 1, 11-3-14; Ord. No. 40129, § 1, 12-15-14; Ord. No. 40336, § 1, 9-8-15; Ord. No. 40378, § 1, 11-2-15; Ord. No. 40534, § 1, 6-6-16; Ord. No. 40916, § 1, 8-7-17; Ord. No. 41385, § 1, 2-20-19)