§ 8.28.020. Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases are defined and shall be construed as hereinafter set out, unless it shall be apparent from the context that they have a different meaning:

A.

"Appeal board" means the hearing board designated by the board of supervisors pursuant to Government Code Section 25845 to hear matters concerning the abatement of a nuisance by the county.

B.

"Container" means any can, tank, receptacle or box used or intended to be used for the purpose of holding solid waste.

C.

"Enforcement officer" means the development services agency director or his designee, the director of engineering, surveying, and permit services or his designee, or the director of the waste management department or his designee. When enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the employees of the enforcement officer shall have the power to make arrests for violation of the provisions of this chapter which occur in their presence and to issue citations for such violation in accordance with Chapter 5 of Title 3 of Park 2 of the Penal Code of the State of California.

D.

"Franchise hauler" means any person who engages in the business of collecting and removing garbage and refuse and who has been awarded a franchise by the board of supervisors pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5.36 of this code.

E.

"Household medical waste" means any home generated waste that was used in the treatment of human beings or animals and is either biohazardous or sharps (hypodermic needles, etc.) as defined in the Health and Safety Code.

F.

"Person" means an individual, association, co-partnership, political subdivision, government agency, municipality, industry, public or private corporation, firm, organization, partnership, joint venture or any other entity whatsoever.

G.

"Premises" includes the property, easements abutting sidewalks, alleyways and the untraveled portion of an abutting public street.

H.

"Public official" means the county building official, the director of the waste management department, health officer or their designees.

I.

"Residential property" means any real property improved with a home, abode or place where an individual or family is residing and that is not rental property.

J.

"Solid waste" means all nonhazardous putrescible and nonputrescible solid and semi-solid waste such as refuse, garbage, rubbish, paper, ashes, industrial wastes, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles and parts thereof, discarded home and industrial appliances, vegetable or animal solid and semi-solid wastes and other discarded solid and semisolid wastes. For purposes of this chapter "solid waste" shall include materials brought to a county waste facility that may ultimately be diverted, reused or recycled by the county.

K.

"Waste facility" means:

1.

A permitted facility used to receive, temporarily store, separate, convert or otherwise process the materials in solid waste or transfer solid waste directly from smaller to larger vehicles for transport;

2.

A permitted solid waste disposal site which is a Class III disposal site in accordance with the meaning prescribed by Article 2, Subchapter 15, Chapter 3, Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations (commencing with Section 2510) as amended from time to time;

3.

A permitted household hazardous waste collection facility authorized to operate under permit by rule status pursuant to Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Section 66270.60;

4.

A permitted Class II disposal site;

5.

A permitted waste processor;

6.

A mono-fill waste disposal site; and

7.

An exempt disposal facility or reclamation site.

(Ord. G-7066 § 2, 2004: Ord. G-6530 § 3 (part), 1998)

(Ord. No. G-8035, § 23, 4-20-10)