Section 3: Definitions
The following definitions are adopted for the purposes of this regulation:
3.1 Biweekly: once every two weeks.
3.2 Board: the Town of Maynard Board of Health.
3.3 Brush: woody stems or branches from vegetation with a length of less than three (3) feet and individual diameter of less than three (3) inches.
3.4 Christmas Tree: an evergreen tree or branches without wires or other metal attached.
3.5 Commercial: any location in which a business is located or a building that contains more than four (4) Dwelling Units, with the exception of Condominiums.
3.6 Compost: a product produced by the natural decay of vegetative matter.
3.7 Condominium: a building with multiple dwelling units that are individually owned.
3.8 Condominium Unit: a Residential Unit in a Condominium, which is owned by an individual who pays property taxes to the Town of Maynard for that specific unit, regardless of whether or not the owner is the occupant of the unit.
3.9 Dumpster: any receptacle of 75 gallon capacity or more which is used for the collections, storage or transportation of trash, rubbish, garbage, offal, scrap, or other material for
discard, disposal or recycling.
3.10 Dwelling Unit: a place where people live.
3.11 Garbage: the animal and vegetable or other organic waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food.
3.12 Grass Clippings: grass residue remaining after a lawn is mowed or otherwise cut.
3.13 Large Appliance: any devise or machinery normally used in the residence for performing house work, including but not limited to refrigerators, ranges, and water heaters. For the purposes of this regulation, the term large appliance does not apply to toasters, coffee pots, irons, televisions, computers, video display terminals, and similar small objects provided that they do not exceed the criteria that would define them as Large Objects.
3.14 Large Object: any single object or a collection of objects bound together, that is greater than or equal to four (4) feet in length, greater than or equal to three (3) cubic feet in volume, or weighs more than 75 pounds.
3.15 Leaves: the foliage of deciduous trees.
3.16 Offal: shall mean the waste or by-product of a process, usually that of slaughtering or butchering, including trimmings and viscera of the animal.
3.17 Owner: any person, including a lessee or mortgagee in possession, who alone or severally with others has lawful title to or lawful possession, care or control of any property on which a dumpster is located or proposed to be located. Owner also includes any authorized agent of such person.
3.18 Person: includes any individual, partnership, corporation, firm, association, group or respective agents there of.
3.19 Recyclable Materials: any consumer product determined to be acceptable in the recyclable collection by the Board of Health. The list of such materials will be promulgated by the Board of Health (see Section 4.1), and will be modified, as needed and based upon market activity, from time to time.
3.20 Residence (or residential unit): a non-Commercial building that has no more than four (4) Dwelling Units with the exception of Condominium Units.
3.21 Rubbish: combustible and non-combustible waste material, excluding garbage.
3.22 Septage: the material removed from an individual sewage disposal system.
3.23 Sewage: shall mean any water-carried putruscible waste resulting from discharge of water closets, sinks, clothes washers, dishwashers, or any other source.
3.24 Soft Furniture: Sofas, mattresses, recliners and other soft furniture that otherwise meet the definition of a Large Object.
3.25 Sticker: A valid sticker for trash pickup prepared by our town and sold through local merchants and at Town Building during regular office hours.
3.26 Temporary Dumpster: is one used for construction purposes that will occupy a specific location for six months or less.It can be at a commercial or residential location.
3.27 Town: Town of Maynard.
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