Ordinances-1990-166

ORDINANCE NO. 1990-166 AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF YARD WASTES; TO DEFINE CERTAIN WASTE NOT SUBJECT TO COLLECTION; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR WASTE COLLECTION ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS IN THE CITY OF TIFFIN, IOWA. BE IT ENACTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TIFFIN, IOWA: Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Tiffin, Iowa, by regulating the collection and disposal of yard waste; to define certain waste not subject to collection; to provide penalties for waste collection ordinance violation in the City of Tiffin, Iowa. Section 2. Definitions. A. "Commercial solid waste" means solid waste resulting from the operation of any commercial, industrial, institutional, agricultural, or other establishment. B. "Dwelling" means a building which is wholly or partially used or intended to be used for residential occupancy. C. "Dwelling unit" means any habitable room or group of adjoining habitable rooms located within a dwelling and forming a single unit possessing facilities which are used, or intended to be used, for living, sleeping, cooking, and eating of meals. D. "Garbage" means putrescible animal or vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, serving, or consumption of food. E. "Hazardous waste" includes but is not limited to pathological waste, explosive waste, pesticides, pesticide containers, toxic radioactive materials, and those wastes included by definition in Section 455B.411(4a) Code of Iowa (1989) and Rules of Iowa Department of Natural Resources. F. "Occupant" means any person who alone, or jointly or severally with others, shall be in actual possession of any dwelling unit or any other improved or other unimproved real property, or either as owner, landlord, tenant, resident, or operator.