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9.20.010 Chapter 9.20 GARBAGE Sections: 9.20.010 Definitions 9.20.020 General Provisions 9.20.030 Refuse Service 9.20.040 Private Permits For Garbage Removal 9.20.050 Refuse -Preparation 9.20.060 Refuse -Collection 9.20.070 Refuse -Removal 9.20.080 Refuse -Disposal 9.20.090 Rates 9.20.100 Refuse Collection Contract 9.20.010 Definitions: As used in this Chapter, the following words shall have the meanings given in this Section: A. "Commercial unit" means any occu- pied premises specifically utilized for the purpose of engaging in commercial activi- ty as defined in Chapter 18.44 of this Code. B. "Industrial unit" means any occu- pied premises specifically utilized for the purpose of engaging in industrial activity as defined in Chapter 18.48 of this Code. C. "Refuse" means all putrescible and nonputrescible, combustible and noncom- bustible solid wastes, including, but not limited to, animal and vegetable waste resulting from the preparation, cooking and consumption of food, garbage, rub- bish, ashes, street cleaning, dead animals, solid market and industrial waste, paper wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, bed- ding, crockery and similar materials. D. "Residential unit" means any occu- pied premises having bathroom or toilet, and kitchen plumbing facilities, suitable for residential occupancy by a number of persons living together as a single family, including single-family dwellings, and each group of occupied rooms constitut- ing living quarters for a single family in any duplex, triplex, apartment, court or other multiple-dwelling structure, by excluding any living or sleeping quarters in hotels, apartments, roominghouses, motels or auto courts where kitchen facili- ties are not provided. (Prior Code § 4-4.04) 9.20.020 General Provisions: Each and every "residential unit", "commercial unit" and "industrial unit", as defined in Section 9.20.010 of this Chap- ter, shall have garbage service by the refuse collector of the City. To provide such service, the City may grant a fran- chise for the exclusive right to collect, transport and dispose of refuse produced and accumulated within the limits of the City as provided in this Chapter. (Prior Code § 4-4.05) 9.20.030 Refuse Service: A. The City Manager, or the Director of Public Works, shall cause all buildings or structures specified in Section 9.20.020 of this Chapter within the corporate limits of the City to be visited from time to time, and the sanitary condition of the buildings or structures examined to deter- mine whether the provisions of this Chap- ter are complied with. Upon notification by a 237 (Pleasanton 5-99)