Sec. 12-16. Definitions.
The following words and terms as used in this article shall
have the meanings ascribed thereto, unless the context otherwise
indicates:
Authorized collector shall mean employees or contractors of
the public works authority or a private collector employed by
the owner, occupant, agent or other person having custody of a
building.
Building shall mean any structure or vessel, whether public
or private, that is adapted to or used: for dwelling occupancy;
for the transaction of business; for the rendering of
professional services; amusement; the display, or sale or
storage of goods, waste, merchandise, articles or equipment; for
the performance of work or labor; for office buildings, stores,
theatres, markets, restaurants, warehouses, grain processing
factories, abattoirs, worship, garages, bakeries; or structures
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where domestic or other animals or fowl are kept; for sheds,
barns, outbuildings, or other structures or premises used as
accessory to any such use.
Bulky waste means any items whose large size or weight
precludes or complicates their handling by normal collection,
processing or disposal methods, as further defined by the rules
and regulations of the Department of Public Works.
Bulky waste, large means any bulky waste item weighing more
than thirty (30) pounds, and includes, regardless of weight,
mattresses, box springs, and couches, as further defined by the
rules and regulations of the Department of Public Works.