What is the definition of garbage?
SVMC 7.05.040(D) 1-4 Accumulations of Materials, Garbage, Recyclables, Furniture, Machinery.
1. Building and Construction Materials. Any accumulation, stack, or pile of building or construction materials, including but not limited to metal, wood, wire, electrical, or plumbing materials, not associated with a current, in-progress project and not in a lawful storage structure or container. This provision does not apply to a designated contractor’s yard.
2. Garbage, Recyclables, Compost, and Infestations.
a. Garbage or recyclables not properly stored in a receptacle with a tight-fitting lid.
b. Any accumulation of broken or neglected items, litter, salvage materials, or junk not in an approved enclosed structure.
c. Creating or maintaining any accumulation of matter, including but not limited to foodstuffs or dead vegetation (excluding properly maintained residential compost piles).
3. Furniture, Appliances, Furnishings, and Equipment.
a. Any broken or discarded household furniture, furnishings, equipment, or appliance not in an approved enclosed structure.
b. Any enclosure which may entrap a human or an animal, including accessible refrigeration appliances that have not had the doors secured or removed.
4. Machinery and Equipment. Any broken or inoperable accumulation of, or part of, machinery or equipment not in an approved enclosed structure.
SVMC 7.05.040(D)(4) shall include such machinery and equipment as boats, jet-skis, snowmobiles, aircraft, and the like, but shall not include junk vehicles, which are regulated pursuant to SVMC 7.05.040(N).