Bulky waste, small means any bulky waste item that weighs
thirty (30) pounds or less and that cannot fit inside a standard
City-approved trash bag as further defined by the rules and
regulations of the Department of Public Works.
City street shall mean a street formally accepted by the
city council or determined to be a city street by a court
decision or other act of law; it includes any publicly owned
esplanade or sidewalk abutting the traveled portion of the
street.
Commercial property shall mean any property upon which is
situated a structure used for commercial or business purposes
including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Apartment buildings containing ten (10) or more
dwelling units;
(b) Hotels, restaurants, warehouses;
(c) Markets, bakeries, grocery stores, fruit stands;
(d) Manufacturing or industrial;
(e) Business offices; and
(f) Condominiums.
Discarded goods shall mean any old, worn out, broken or
abandoned household or commercial goods, equipment, personal
property or materials left on a city street or on public
property without authorization from the City. It includes bulky
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waste.
Occupant shall mean the person that has the use of or
occupancy of any building or a portion thereof, whether the
actual owner or tenant. In the case of vacant buildings or any
vacant portion of a building, the owner, agent or other person
having the custody of the building shall have the responsibility
of an occupant of the building or portion thereof.
Owner shall mean the actual owner of the building, whether
individual, partnership or corporation, or the agent of the
building, or other person having custody of the building or to
whom the rent is paid.