§ 12.02.020. Definitions.

"Board" means the board of supervisors of the county of Mono.

"Collection" or "collecting" means the gathering together of solid waste at the place of generation and transporting it to the point of disposal or processing.

"Commercial" or "commercial premise" means a premise where business activity is conducted, including, but not limited to, offices, retail sales, services, institutions, wholesale operations, food service, manufacturing and industrial operations, public property and facilities, but excluding, businesses conducted upon residential premises that are permitted under applicable zoning regulations and are not the primary use of the property.

"Commercial solid waste" means solid waste, excluding construction and demolition waste, generated at a commercial premise.

"Construction and demolition waste" means used or discarded construction materials and packaging resulting from construction, renovation, remodeling, repair, and demolition operations of houses, commercial buildings and other structures.

"County" means the county of Mono, a political subdivision of the state of California.

"County solid waste facilities" means those solid waste facilities within the county which are owned or operated by the county of Mono or its contractor or designee.

"Department" means the Mono County Department of Public Works.

"Director" means the director of the Mono County Department of Public Works or his or her authorized representative.

"Disposal site" means "disposal site" as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40122.

"Franchise" means a franchise issued under the provisions of this title.

"Franchise agreement" or "franchise agreements" means a primary, secondary and/or a facility franchise agreement issued under the provisions of this title.

"Facility franchise agreement" means "facility franchise agreement" as defined in Section 12.10.020(D) of this title.

"Franchisee" means a person holding a valid franchise issued pursuant to this title.

"Landfill" means "solid waste landfill" as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40195.1.

"Local enforcement agency" means the Environmental Health Division of the Mono County Health and Human Services Agency.

"Owner" means the person shown on the last equalized assessment roll of the county or other such records of the county assessor or tax collector, whichever contains more recent information.

"Permitted disposal site" means a disposal site that is permitted in accordance with all federal, state and local laws for disposal of solid waste or that is exempted from permitting in accordance with those laws.

"Person" means an individual, firm, limited liability company, association, partnership, industry, public or private corporation, municipal, local government entity, institution, organization, political subdivision, or any other entity. Person does not include the county of Mono.

"Premises" means a tract or parcel of land with or without habitable buildings or appurtenant structures.

"Primary franchise" means "primary franchise" as defined in Section 12.10.020(B) of this title.

"Primary franchisee" means "primary franchisee" as defined in Section 12.10.020(B) of this title.

"Recyclable materials" or "recyclables" means materials that have been separated from the nonrecyclable portion of the solid waste stream prior to disposal for the purpose of creating raw materials from which new products will be made or for the purpose of reusing them as a used or reconstituted product.

"Recycle" or "recycling" means "recycle" or "recycling" as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40180.

"Regulatory agency" means any federal, state or local governmental agency that regulates the collection, management, transportation, and disposal of solid waste (including, but not limited to, the California Integrated Waste Management Board, the Regional Water Quality Control Board, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, the California Department of Transportation, the California Department of Motor Vehicles, the Mono County Department of Public Works, and the Environmental Health Division of the Mono County Health and Human Services Agency).

"Residential" or "residential premise" means a premise where individuals dwell or reside, regardless of whether they rent or own and occupy their dwelling or residence. "Residential premises" does not include transient occupancies. No place used primarily for business purposes shall be considered residential.

"Residential solid waste" means solid waste, excluding construction and demolition waste, generated at a residential premise.

"Secondary franchise" means "secondary franchise" as defined in Section 12.10.020(C) of this title.

"Secondary franchisee" means "secondary franchisee" as defined in Section 12.10.020(C) of this title.

"Solid waste" means "solid waste" as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40191, except that "solid waste" does not include abandoned vehicles and parts thereof or dewatered, treated, or chemically fixed sewage sludge.

"Solid waste disposal" or "dispose" means "solid waste disposal" as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40192(c).

"Solid waste enterprise" means "solid waste enterprise" as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40193 (i.e., any individual, partnerships, joint venture, unincorporated private organization, or private corporation, which is regularly engaged in the business of providing solid waste handling services).

"Solid waste facility" means "solid waste facility" as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40194.

"Solid waste handling" or "handling" (or other form thereof) means:

1.

"Solid waste handling" or "handling" as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40195 (i.e., the collection, transportation, storage, transfer, or processing of solid wastes) and solid waste disposal by a solid waste enterprise defined in Section 40193 of the Public Resources Code, such as residential or commercial refuse collection in packer-type vehicles by haulers whose core business is refuse collection or the small-scale collection and disposal of residential or commercial solid waste in any type of truck, trailer or vehicle; and

2.

The development and operation of solid waste facilities.

"Source separated" means "segregated from other waste material" as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40190.

"Transfer station" means "transfer or processing station" as defined in Public Resources Code Section 30200.

"Unpermitted waste" means materials that are not solid waste such as:

1.

"Hazardous waste" (as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40141), including:

a.

Hazardous wastes that are "universal waste" (as defined and listed, respectively, in 22 CCR § 66723.9 and § 66261.9, such as batteries, thermostats, lamps, cathode ray tubes, computers, telephones, answering machines, radios, stereo equipment, tape players/recorders, phonographs, video cassette players/recorders, compact disc players/recorders, calculators, some appliances, aerosol cans and certain mercury-containing devises) exempt from the hazardous waste management requirements of Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the California Health and Safety Code and subject to the universal waste management requirements of Chapter 23 of Division 20 of the California Health and Safety Code, and

b.

Household hazardous wastes that result from products purchased by the general public for household use which, because of their quantity, concentration, physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics, may pose a substantial known or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, disposed of or otherwise managed;

2.

"Medical waste" regulated pursuant to the Medical Waste Management Act (Part 14 (commencing with Section 117600) of Part 9 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code);

3.

Radioactive waste;

4.

Waste tires in excess of the limitations prescribed in 14 CCR 17355(b) or reduced in volume as required in 14 CCR 17355(A); and

5.

Any other materials that cannot be disposed of in class III sanitary landfills described in 27 CCR 20260.

"Yard waste" means any wastes generated from the maintenance or alteration of public, commercial, or residential landscape including, but not limited to, yard clippings, leaves, tree trimmings, prunings, brush and weeds.

(Ord. 05-06 § 1 (part), 2005.)

(Ord. No. 18-15, § 1(Exh. A), 11-13-2018)