9-1-1 Definitions Generally.
In this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
A. “Aggregate Material: means any rock fragments, pebbles, sand, gravel, cobbles, crushed base, asphalt, dirt or similar material.
B. “Closed Container” means a container designed for transporting loose material such as garbage, refuse or aggregate material, with sides, top and bottom made of solid and durable material, such as metal or plastic, which will resist normal wear and tear, and without any holes, cracks or openings through which materials contained therein may escape, regardless of the degree to which the container is filled.
C. “Enclosed Cargo Area” means a part of a vehicle designed for carrying objects or materials, with all of the following characteristics:
1. Bottom and vertical sides made of solid and durable material, such as metal or plastic, which will resist normal wear and tear, and without any holes, cracks or openings through which materials contained therein may escape, regardless of the degree to which the cargo area is filled;
2. A tailgate or equivalent device;
3. Seals or any opening used to empty a load from the cargo area, including bottom dump gates and tailgages, sufficient to prevent material from escaping; and
4. A cover or tarpaulin covering the top of the cargo area, securely fastened so as to prevent the covering or load from becoming loose, detached or in any manner, a hazard to other users of the roadway, public thoroughfare or right-of-way.
“Enclosed Cargo Area” shall not include any part of a vehicle’s cab or passenger compartment, nor shall it include any frame rails, fenders or decks of low bed or flat beds.
D. “Garbage, Refuse, Litter or Trash” means any garbage, rubbish, trash, weeds, filth or debris which constitutes a hazard to public health and safety. “Garbage or Refuse” includes, but is not limited to, all putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, except sewage and body wastes, including garbage, trash, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned automobiles and solid market and industrial waste; and any deposit, accumulation, pile or heap of any clippings of brush, grass, or weeds, and any debris, cans, cloth, paper, wood, rubbish or other unsightly or unsanitary matter of any kind whatsoever.
E. “Premises” means any dwelling, house, building or other structure, whether inhabited or temporary or continuously uninhabited or vacant, and including any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps or vestibules belonging or appurtenant to such dwelling, house, building or other structures; and any vacant lot. ((O)03-34, 11/05/2003)