Sec. 15.1. - Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed by this section:

(a)

"City agent" shall mean any person designated by the city council or city manager as being responsible for administering, directing, supervising, collecting, or providing for the disposal of refuse and waste.

(b)

"Nonstandard items" shall mean and include, but are not limited to tires, appliances, furniture, wood, any oils or petroleum products, all earthen materials (such as stone), all construction materials, and other items as determined by the City of Brawley.

(c)

"Permittee" shall mean a recycling operator and/or garbage collector performing services pursuant to a franchise agreement, contract, or permit awarded or issued by the City.

(d)

"Person in charge of the premises" shall mean the owner or person in possession, charge or control of any private property utilizing a solid waste bin or container.

(e)

"Recyclable materials" shall mean paper, glass, cardboard, plastic, ferrous metals, aluminum, compostable yard matter, or other materials which may be recycled for use in an altered form that has been segregated from other solid waste and placed at a designated collection location for the purpose of collection and recycling.

(f)

"Recycling operator" shall mean a person or persons, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, or corporation engaged in the collection and recycling of waste and other discarded materials.

(g)

"Solid waste" shall mean and include general household and commercial refuse; animal, fruit and vegetable wastes; paper products; lawn trimmings; shrubbery trimmings less than two inches in diameter and less than two feet in length; glassware and crockery ware; cloth materials; yard sweepings; bottles and tin cans; and all other waste substances or materials which are subject to decay, decomposition, or that may purify.

(h)

"Solid waste bin" shall mean a dumpster-type receptacle for alley service areas of an approximate capacity of three to four cubic yards, supplied by the City of Brawley's contracted solid waste enterprise for solid waste handling services.

(i)

"Solid waste container" shall mean a water-tight receptacle for curbside service areas designed for safe handling, not to exceed ninety gallons in capacity, supplied by the City of Brawley's contracted solid waste enterprise for solid waste handling services.

(j)

"Solid waste bin 'owner' or solid waste container 'owner'" shall mean the City of Brawley's contracted solid waste enterprise for solid waste handling services providing the bin or container or any person working on its behalf.

(Ord. No. 2023-01, § 3, 3-21-2023)

The solid waste bin owner shall maintain a log, which the bin owner shall make available to the city upon request, identifying:

(a)

The name of the person in charge of the premises and his or her contact information including address (if other than the address where the bin is located) and telephone number(s);

(b)

The address where the bin is located; and

(c)

The type of bin.

(Ord. No. 2023-01, § 3, 3-21-2023)