Section 5.24.010 Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and terms are defined as follows:

1. "Private dump" means all lands or parcels of land on which refuse is deposited by the owner, lessee, or occupant, or on which others deposit refuse, whether or not a charge is made therefor and whether or not it is with or without the knowledge and consent of the owner, lessee, or occupant;

2. "Private landfill" means all lands or parcels of land on which rubble is deposited by the owner, lessee, or occupant or on which others deposit rubble, whether or not a charge is made therefor and whether or not it is with or without the knowledge and consent of the owner, lessee, or occupant;

3. "Sanitary landfill" means a parcel of land operated by the city or its agents pursuant to the laws of the state and the rules and regulations of the Iowa State Department of Health, for the receipt and deposit of refuse;

4. "Refuse" means garbage and rubble;

5. "Garbage" means all animal and vegetable waste, all putrescence matter and all waste substance capable of incineration or burning including explosives, toxic, hazardous or highly inflammable material;

6. "Rubble" means all other waste substance of an inorganic nature not capable of incineration or burning, such as ashes, glass, metal, earthenware, brick, rock and dirt;

7. “ Composting operation” means the controlled, biological decomposition of selected solid organic waste materials in excess of one ton under aerobic conditions resulting in an innocuous final product. (Ord. 99-7409, S-20844, 1972)

8. “ City Manager” shall mean the city manager of the city. The city manager may designate another city employee to perform the duties set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 99-7409)

9. “ Selected organic waste” means debris such as grass clippings, leaves and garden wastes as defined by the Department of Natural Resources of the State of Iowa. (Ord. 99-7409)