Article 2 — DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

CITY. The City of Antioch.

PERSONS. Individuals, firms, partnerships, and corporations.

RUBBISH. Waste matter, litter, trash, refuse, debris, and dirt which is, or when dry may become, a fire hazard, or which is or may became a menace to health, or which is offensive to the senses.

STREETS. Alleys, parkways, driveways, sidewalks, and areas between sidewalks and curbs.

SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS or SUPER-INTENDENT. The Superintendent of Streets of the city, acting either directly or through properly authorized agents, such agents acting within the scope of the particular duties entrusted to them.

WEEDS. Any of the following:

(1) Weeds which bear seeds of a downy or wingy nature;

(2) Sagebrush, chaparral, and any other brush or weeds which attain such large growth is to become, when dry, a fire menace to adjacent improved property;

(3) Weeds which are otherwise noxious or dangerous;

(4) Poison oak and poison ivy when the conditions of growth are such as to constitute a menace to the public health; and

(5) Dry grass, stubble, brush, litter, or other flammable material which endangers the public safety by creating a fire hazard.

('66 Code, § 4-7.201) (Ord. 152-C-S, passed 10-20-71)