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The following words and phrases shall, when used in this chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

A. "Cubic yard" means a cubic yard in volume of a weight limit not exceeding one hundred twenty-five pounds;

B. "Garbage" means and includes kitchen and table refuse, offal, swill, and every accumulation of animal, vegetable or other matter that attends the preparation, consumption, decay, dealing in or storage of, meats, fish, fowl, birds, fruits or vegetables and food remnants, animal and vegetable scraps, refuse and waste likely to become offensive, decayed or decomposed from kitchen and all household waste that shall have been prepared for, or intended to be used as food, or shall have resulted from the preparation of food; also all animal and vegetable scraps and refuse, waste and food remnants subject to decomposition or decay from institutions where foodstuffs intended for human consumption shall be handled commercially, whether or not the same shall be fit for animal, as distinguished for human, consumption; also for dead animals, or parts thereof, except fresh animal matter fit and intended for human consumption;

C. "Garbage and rubbish dumps" means and refers to the tract or land owned or used by the garbage and rubbish contractor as the place for the deposit of garbage, rubbish and waste matter;

D. "Rubbish" means and includes all waste matter consisting of glass, paper, wood, tin cans, nails, coffee grounds, ashes and all waste matter and substance other than garbage.

E. "Debris box" means any container of ninety-seven gallons or greater of storage capacity utilized for the accumulation, collection and delivery to an appropriate facility by a city-permitted hauler of the following materials:

1. Materials generated by cleanup, clearing, landscaping, yard renovation, pruning, gardening and other activities related to the care and maintenance of property; and

2. Materials generated by construction, demolition, remodeling or alteration of any building, structure, or excavation project; and/or

3. One hundred percent recyclable materials generated by commercial premises;

4. The term "debris box" includes the term "drop box."

(Ord. 2284 NCS §2, 2007; Ord. 2258 NCS §2, 2006; Ord. 1651 NCS §1, 1986; Ord. 173 NCS §§3-6; prior code §13.1.)