“City Engineer” includes an authorized representative.

“Cover” means the depth of material lying between the top of the sewer or drain and the finished grade immediately above it.

“Downspout” means the leader or pipe aboveground which is installed to conduct water from the roof gutter.

“Drain” means any conductor of liquids.

“Garbage” means solid waste from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.

“Garbage, properly shredded” means garbage that has been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than three-eighths inch in any dimension.

“Hazardous materials” shall include such materials as flammable solids, corrosive liquids, radioactive materials, highly toxic materials, poisonous gases, reactive materials, unstable materials, hyperbolic materials and pyrophoric materials and any substance or mixture of substances which is an irritant, a strong sensitizer or which generates pressure through exposure to heat, decomposition or other means.

“Health Officer” means the officer responsible for public health or his authorized representative.

“House drain” means the cast iron pipe used for conveying sewage from the building to a point two and one-half feet outside the foundation wall, and if there is no foundation wall, to a point two and one-half feet beyond the outer line of any footings, pilings, building supports or porch under which it may run, whether such drain consists of one line extending from the building or of two or more such lines.

“Industrial wastes” means the wastes from industrial process as distinguished from sanitary sewage.

“Side-sewer contractor” means a contractor approved by the City to construct or repair side sewers and who is on the active side sewer contractor roster.

“Natural outlet” means any outlet into a watercourse, pool, ditch, lake, sound, or other body of fresh, surface or ground water.

“Parking strip, inside” means that portion of the street area lying between a public sidewalk location and the property line.

“Parking strip, outside” means that portion of a street area lying between a public sidewalk location and the curb location.

“Permit card” means a card issued in conjunction with any permit. The card shall be posted on the premises and shall be readily and safely accessible to the City Engineer.

“Person” means any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.

“pH” means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.

“Public area” or “public place” means any space dedicated to or acquired by the City for the use of the general public.

“Sewage” means a combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with such ground, surface and storm waters as may be present.

“Sewage treatment plant” means any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.

“Sewage works” means all the facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.

“Sewer” means a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.

“Sewer plat” means a plat issued by the City Engineer in conjunction with any permit. The plat shall serve as his record of all matters pertaining to the permit.

“Sewer, public” means a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and which is controlled by public authority.

“Sewer, sanitary” means a sewer which carries sewage, and to which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.

“Sewer, storm” means a sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes.

“Sidewalk” means the walkway in the public area lying parallel or generally parallel to the roadway. If the walk is not yet paved, all measurements shall be based on location and elevation established by the City Engineer.

“Suspended solids” means solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by filtering.

“Watercourse” means a channel in which a natural flow of water occurs or has occurred, either continuously or intermittently. (Ord. 1805 § 3, 1994; Ord. 1374 § 2, 1987: Ord. 208 § 2, 1957).