Title 22 · Chapter 22 - GARBAGE AND OTHER SOLID WASTE
Definitions
Section: 22-1
For the purpose of this chapter, the definitions contained in this section shall apply unless otherwise specifically stated.
Additional leased garbage container(s). The words "additional leased garbage container(s)" shall mean one or more additional garbage container(s) leased by an assessed property owner pursuant to sections 22-2 and 22-12 of the City Code.
Annual franchise fee. The words "annual franchise fee" shall mean the yearly fee charged by the City of Miami ("city") to each franchisee who operates within the city limits and collects garbage and trash. See subsection 22-50(b) of the City Code.
Annual specialized waste handling fee. The words "annual specialized waste handling fee" shall mean the yearly fee charged by the city to each franchisee which operates within the city limits and collects trash, excluding garbage. See subsection 22-50(c) of the City Code.
Biological waste. The words "biological waste" shall mean solid waste that causes or has the capability of causing disease or infection and includes, but is not limited to, biomedical waste, diseased or dead animals, and other wastes capable of transmitting pathogens to humans or animals. The term does not include human remains that are disposed of by persons licensed under F.S. ch. 470.
Biological waste collector. The words "biological waste collector" shall mean any private solid waste contractor who collects, transports or disposes of biological waste.
Biomedical waste. The words "biomedical waste" shall mean any solid waste or liquid waste which may present a threat of infection to humans. The term includes, but is not limited to, nonliquid human tissue and body parts; laboratory and veterinary waste which contain human-disease-causing agents; discarded disposable sharps; human blood, and human blood products and body fluids; and other materials which in the opinion of the department of health and rehabilitative services of the state represent a significant risk of infection to persons outside the generating facility.
Biomedical waste collector. The words "biomedical waste collector" shall mean any private solid waste contractor who collects, transports or disposes of biomedical waste.
Bulky waste. The words "bulky waste" shall mean, but not be limited to, large items of household refuse such as appliances, furniture, accumulations from major tree cutbacks (exceeding ten inches in diameter and four feet in length and weighing more than 50 pounds), large crates and like articles which shall be placed out for city collection by residential unit owners paying for city service on a weekly basis.
Certified recovered materials dealer. The words "certified recovered materials dealer" shall mean a dealer certified under F.S. § 403.7046, who handles, purchases, receives, recovers, sells or is an end user of recovered materials as defined herein.
Collection area. The words "collection area" shall mean the entire boundary of the city at all times.
Commercial business. The words "commercial business" shall mean and include all retail, professional, wholesale, and industrial facilities and any other commercial enterprises, for profit or not for profit, offering goods or services to the public.
Commercial hauler. The words "commercial hauler" shall mean a licensed city franchisee that operates within the city limits and provides certain services to multi-family and commercial businesses including but not limited to garbage, trash, recycling, roll-off, and specialized waste handling service.
Commercial landscaper. The words "commercial landscaper" shall mean an individual or organization registered with the city (see section 22-10 of the City Code) to provide grounds and landscaping services to residences and/or commercial properties within the city for grounds up-keep and maintenance.
Commercial property. The words "commercial property" shall mean any hotel, motel, roominghouse, tourist court, trailer park, bungalow court, apartment building with rental apartments, cooperative apartments, and/or multiple-story condominium buildings and any other business or establishment of any nature or kind whatsoever other than a residential unit as defined in this section.
Commercial solid waste. The words "commercial solid waste" shall mean every waste accumulation, including but not limited to, dust, paper, paper cartons, cardboard cartons, excelsior, rags, garbage, plastics, metal containers, recyclable material, garden and yard clippings and cuttings, bulky waste and other waste which is usually attendant to the operations of commercial businesses or multifamily residences.
Commercial solid waste and recycling advisory committee. The words "commercial solid waste and recycling advisory committee" shall be defined as an elected/appointed/selected body created for the purpose of providing advice and recommendations on commercial solid waste issues within the city in conjunction and cooperation with the department of solid waste.
Commercial solid waste service. The words "commercial solid waste service" shall mean the collection and disposal of garbage, trash, recycling, solid and processable waste for all business, commercial, industrial, religious, health, educational, governmental and quasi-governmental establishments, including the collection and disposal of construction and demolition debris.
Condominiums. The words "condominiums" or "condominium buildings" shall be deemed to mean any building or structure that evidences that form of ownership of real property which is created pursuant to the State of Florida Condominium Act, which is comprised of units that may be owned by one or more persons, and in which there is appurtenant to each unit an undivided share in common elements, except for properties excluded by City Resolution No. 11807, adopted on June 22, 1999. Any condominiums with three or more dwelling units therein shall be classified as commercial establishments for purposes of this chapter.
Construction and demolition debris. The words "construction and demolition debris" shall mean materials generally considered to be not water soluble and nonhazardous in nature, including, but not limited to, steel, glass, brick, concrete, asphalt roofing material, pipe, gypsum wallboard, and lumber, from the construction or destruction of a structure as part of a construction or demolition project, and including rocks, soils, tree remains, trees, and other vegetative matter which normally results from land clearing or land development operations for a construction project, including such debris from construction of structures at a site remote from the construction or demolition project site. Mixing of construction and demolition debris with other types of solid waste, including material from a construction or demolition site which is not from the actual construction or destruction of a structure, will cause it to be classified as other than construction and demolition debris. The term also includes:
(1)
Clean cardboard, paper, plastic, wood, and metal scraps from a construction project;
(2)
Except as provided in F.S. § 403.707(12)(j), unpainted, non-treated wood scraps from facilities manufacturing materials used for construction of structures or their components and unpainted; non-treated wood pallets provided the wood scraps and pallets are separated from other solid waste where generated and the generator of such wood scraps or pallets implements reasonable practices of the generating industry to minimize the commingling of wood scraps or pallets with other solid waste; and
(3)
De minimis amounts of other nonhazardous wastes that are generated at construction or destruction projects, provided such amounts are consistent with best management practices of the industry.
Construction and demolition debris collector. The words "construction and demolition debris collector" shall mean any commercial solid waste franchisee who collects, transports or disposes of construction and demolition debris and shall be subject to a registration fee as provided for F.S. § 403.7046.
Construction dumpster or roll-off. The words "construction dumpster or roll-off" shall mean an approved open metal container without wheels, with capacity up to 40 cubic yards, used at construction sites for the purpose of removing construction and demolition debris, which includes rock, metal and other materials which are heavy in weight or substantial in size, used in connection with a construction and/or demolition project.
Container-on-wheels. The words "container-on-wheels" shall refer to the 96-gallon containers issued to residences by the city for automated garbage collection and are required to be used, once issued.
Containerized waste. The words "containerized waste" shall mean and include refuse, not to include garbage as defined herein, which is placed in containers, plastic bags, and/or bulk containers not exceeding three feet in length or weighing more than 50 pounds.
Curbside. The word "curbside" shall mean the area between the sidewalk and the street edge or, in areas without sidewalks, the area between the edge of the traveled portion of any public or private street and the property line.
Department. The word "department" shall mean the city department of solid waste.
Director. The word "director" shall mean the director of the department of solid waste.
Dumping. The word "dumping" shall mean to throw, discard, place, deposit or bury any litter and/or refuse except where permitted.
Dumpster. The word "dumpster" shall mean an approved metal container on wheels with a tightfitting solid top and a minimum capacity of one cubic yard or 202 gallons.
Enforcement officer. The words "enforcement officer" shall mean designated agents of the city manager, acting by and through him/her, including but not limited to, sanitation inspectors, code enforcement inspectors, and police officers.
Fiscal year. The words "fiscal year" shall mean the 12-month period beginning October 1.
Franchisee. The word "franchisee" shall mean a private commercial solid waste/firm that is granted a nonexclusive franchise by the city, to remove and dispose of solid waste from commercial properties, which is required to pay a percentage of its gross monthly earnings to the city pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
Franchise agreement. The words "franchise agreement" shall mean a non-exclusive agreement between the city and a qualified firm to provide commercial solid waste services, as defined in this chapter, within the city.
Franchise fees. The words "franchise fees" shall mean the monthly percentage of gross receipts remitted to the city by each franchisee. See section 22-56 and section 22-50 of the City Code, as amended.
Garbage. The word "garbage" shall mean every refuse accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable matter that attends the preparation, use, cooking and dealing in, or storage of edibles, and any other matter, of any nature whatsoever, which is subject to decay, putrefaction and the generation of noxious or offensive gases or odors, or which, during or after decay, may serve as breeding or feeding material for flies or other germ-carrying insects.
Garbage container. The words "garbage container" shall mean a galvanized metal, durable plastic or other suitable material container of the type commonly sold as a garbage container, including wheeled containers, of a capacity not less than 20 gallons and not to exceed 96 gallons, sufficiently strong to be emptied conveniently, or a bail by which it may be lifted, and a tightfitting metal or plastic top with handle, and so constructed as to permit the free discharge of its contents. The container must not have any inside structures such as inside bands and reinforcing angles or anything within the container to prevent the free discharge of the contents. The container shall be free of jagged or sharp edges.
Gross receipts. The words "gross receipts" shall mean all monies, whether paid by cash, check, debit, credit, or any other legal form of payment, resulting from all transactions and activities in the franchisee's regular course of business and trade including administrative fees, garbage, industrial, solid waste, used cooking oil waste, environmental charges and fees, containerized waste services, fuel surcharge, construction and demolition debris, roofing materials, trash, litter, maintenance, compactors, refuse and/or rubbish collection removal and disposal services rendered, hand bag collection, recycling (excluding recovered materials at commercial establishments as defined by F.S. § 403.703), or from any other source related directly or indirectly from waste collection services, including, but not limited to, all income derived from the use of dump trucks, grappling trucks, roll-off trucks, trailers, roll-offs, boxed in, framed, fenced in, or otherwise designated storage areas, etc., containers, bagsters, chutes, and any other vehicles and equipment used for collection and disposal of any debris by the franchisee, exclusive of Franchise Fees herein and taxes as provided by law, whether wholly or partially collected within the city, less bad debts. Gross receipts shall not include income derived from the transportation, storage, treatment, collection, and removal of biomedical, biological, or hazardous waste as herein defined.
Hazardous waste. The words "hazardous waste" shall mean solid waste, or a combination of solid wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to, an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness or may pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly transported, disposed of, stored, treated or otherwise managed.
Hazardous waste collector. The words "hazardous waste collector" shall mean any private solid waste contractor who collects, transports or disposes of hazardous waste and shall be subject to a registration fee as provided for in F.S. § 403.7046.
Health and safety concern. The words "health and safety concern", for purposes of this chapter, shall mean any inefficient and improper method of managing solid waste collection which creates a hazard to the public health, causes pollution of air and water resources, constitutes a waste of natural resources, has an adverse effect on land values and creates public nuisances.
Industrial wastes. The words "industrial wastes" shall mean the waste products of canneries, slaughterhouses or packing plants; condemned food products; wastes and debris from brick, concrete block, roofing shingle or tile plants; debris and wastes accumulated from land clearing, excavating, building, rebuilding and altering of buildings, structures, roads, streets, sidewalks, or parkways; and any waste materials which, because of their volume or nature, do not lend themselves to collection and incineration commingled with ordinary garbage and trash, or which, because of their nature or surrounding circumstances, should be, for reasons of safety or health disposed of more often than the city collection service schedule provided for in this chapter.
Industrial waste collector. The words "industrial waste collector" shall mean any private solid waste contractor who collects, transports or disposes of industrial waste and shall be subject to a registration fee as provided for in F.S. § 403.7046.
In-kind services. The words "in-kind services" shall mean those services for which no fees or charges are assessed, including service to city facilities and neighborhood cleanups as defined by the director.
Landscape firm. The words "landscape firm" shall mean landscape architects, landscape contractors, landscape maintenance firms and all others doing work similar to that performed by landscape architects, landscape contractors and landscape maintenance firms doing business within the city.
Large residential trash. The words "large residential trash" shall mean yard and garden trash weighing more than 50 pounds, bulky and noncombustible materials which cannot be containerized and weigh over 50 pounds, and other non-hazardous, non-construction, non-demolition, non-biomedical or non-industrial material too large to be bagged, bundled or containerized and weighing over 50 pounds. Large trash shall be placed out along with bulky waste for once per week collection.
Litter. The word "litter" shall mean any garbage, rubbish, can, bottle, box, container, tobacco product, tire, appliance, mechanical equipment or part, building or construction material, tool, machinery, wood, motor vehicle or motor vehicle part, vessel, aircraft, farm machinery or equipment, trash, refuse and paper.
Local government registration fee. The words "local government registration fee" shall mean the annual, October 1st through September 30th, charge assessed by the city to recovered materials dealers and other businesses deemed as being required to register with the City as a service provider in the designated category, commensurate with and no greater than the cost incurred to establish and operate a registration and reporting process limited to the regulations, reporting format and reporting frequency pursuant to F.S. § 403.7046, with regard to recovered materials, and other businesses of a designated category, their collection and disposal of same from commercial properties within the city.
Minidump. The word "minidump" shall mean a disposal site, maintained by the department, where householders of the city may deposit trash and small trash.
Modified recycling program. The words "modified recycling program" shall mean an operation approved by the department which provides for the recycling of recyclable material by a method varying from the requirements of section 22-19 or section 22-20 of the City Code.
Mow. The word "mow" shall mean to cut down grass or similar growth with a mechanical device such as lawn mower.
Multifamily residence. The words "multifamily residence" shall mean and include any building or structure containing four or more contiguous living units and intended exclusively for residential purposes.
Neighborhood cleanups. The words "neighborhood cleanups" shall mean periodic intensive removal of litter, debris and other solid waste material from a designated area of the city, initiated or approved by the city and/or recognized community based organizations or associations including special event activities citywide.
Noncombustible refuse. The words "noncombustible refuse" shall mean refuse materials that are unburnable at ordinary incinerator temperatures (800 degrees to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit) such as metals, mineral matter, large quantities of glass or crockery, metal furniture, auto bodies or parts, and other similar material or refuse not usual to housekeeping or to the operation of stores or offices.
Nonexclusive franchise. The words "nonexclusive franchise" shall mean a non-exclusive right and privilege granted to a qualified firm to contract to provide solid waste, construction and demolition material, and recyclable collection and disposal services to commercial and non-residential properties, as defined in this chapter, in, upon, over and across the present and future streets, alleys, easements and other public places of the city.
Organic waste. The words "organic waste" shall mean a type of waste material which can be broken down into its base compounds by micro-organisms and other living things, regardless of what those compounds may be, and can be commonly found in municipal solid waste such as green waste, food waste, paper waste, and biodegradable plastics. The words "organic waste" specifically do not include waste as defined by the recoverable materials definition and the associated exemption under F.S. § 403.7046.
Permit per account fee. The words "permit per account fee" shall mean the charge assessed by the city to a franchisee, for every account with whom it acquires or maintains an agreement during the fiscal year for purposes of providing commercial solid waste services.
Plastic bag. The words "plastic bag" shall mean a polyethylene or other heavy-duty plastic bag meeting the National Sanitation Foundation standard of one and one-half mils and not exceeding a 32-gallon capacity with a securing twist tie.
Portable container. The words "portable container" shall mean dumpster, roll-away or other similar container designed for mechanized collection.
Posting. The word "posting" shall mean to display by putting up on property in a public place of view.
Produce market. The words "produce market" shall mean the area in which produce vendors congregate and sell their products bounded by NW 10th Avenue to the east, NW 22nd Avenue to the west, NW 23rd Street to the north, and NW 20th Street to the south.
Public nuisance. The words "public nuisance," for purposes of this chapter, shall mean a container or roll-off/container which appears to be utilized for commercial solid waste collection with or without a city franchise agreement and poses a threat to the health and safety of the community.
Recovered materials. The words "recovered materials" shall mean metal, paper, glass, plastic, textile, or rubber materials that have known recycling potential, can be feasibly recycled, and have been diverted and source separated or have been removed from the solid waste stream for sale, use, or reuse as raw materials, whether or not the materials require subsequent processing or separation from each other, but does not include materials destined for any use that constitutes disposal. Recovered materials as described above are not solid waste.
Recyclable material. The words "recyclable material" shall mean those materials which are capable of being recycled and which would otherwise be processed or disposed of as solid waste.
Recycling. The word "recycling" shall mean any process by which solid waste, or materials which would otherwise become solid waste, are collected, separated, or processed and reused or returned to use in the form of raw materials or products.
State Law reference— F.S. Ch. 403, Environmental Control Part IV—Resource Recovery and Management, as may be amended from time to time.
Refuse. The word "refuse" shall mean any garbage, garden trash, industrial waste, noncombustible refuse, rubbish, waste, bulk waste, containerized waste and/or solid waste.
Residential unit. The words "residential unit" shall mean any structure used or constructed or modified or adopted for use as a single-family dwelling, duplex, cluster housing, townhouse or multiple-family apartment building or other similar structure containing three or fewer residential units, and which is located on a single lot, parcel or tract of land. Each dwelling unit of a duplex, cluster housing, townhouse, or multiple-family building or other similar structure shall be deemed a separate residence.
Roll-off/container. The words "roll-off/container" shall mean a metal container, compacted or open, with or without wheels, designed and used by nonexclusive commercial solid waste haulers and/or other companies for the collection and disposal of construction debris, demolition debris and/or large quantities of trash and/or bulky waste, but not garbage or commercial refuse.
Roominghouses/boardinghouses. The word "roominghouse" shall mean any legal nonconforming residential building used, or intended to be used, as a place where sleeping or housekeeping accommodations are furnished or provided for pay to transient or permanent guests or tenants which does not maintain a public dining room or cafe in the same building or in any building in connection therewith. The word "boardinghouse" shall mean an establishment where meals are regularly prepared and served for compensation for five or more persons, and where most of the food is placed upon the table family style without service or ordering of individual portions from a menu. Boardinghouses may also provide lodging for compensation. The proprietor of a roominghouse or boardinghouse may receive or reject whom he/she wishes and usually makes special oral or written contracts with each of his/her lodgers concerning compensation and length of stay.
Rubbish. The word "rubbish" shall mean refuse accumulation of paper, excelsior, rags or wooden or paper boxes or containers, sweepings and all other accumulations of a nature other than garbage, which are usual to housekeeping and to the operation of stores, offices and other business places, and also any bottles, cans or other containers which, due to their ability to retain water may serve as breeding places for mosquitoes or other water breeding insects; rubbish shall not include noncombustible refuse, as defined above.
Safety inspection fee. The words "safety inspection fee" shall mean a regulatory fee pursuant to F.S. § 166.221, imposed by the solid waste director upon a franchisee for inspection of substandard, unsafe, or inoperable vehicles and/or equipment.
Screening. The word "screening" shall mean a landscaped area with shrubs three feet in height at time of planting to form a continuous, unbroken solid buffer, or a five-foot-high fence or C.B.S. wall finished and painted on both sides to provide a visual barrier.
Service unit. The words "service unit" shall mean four sleeping rooms or a fraction thereof, where no cooking privileges are provided, located in any commercial establishment.
Small trash. The words "small trash" shall mean bundled and clean yard and garden trash, including shrubbery, vines, and branches capable of being gathered into bundles and tied securely so that each bundle does not exceed three feet in length or weigh more than 50 pounds; all accumulations of lawn, grass or shrubbery cuttings or clippings and leaf rakings, free of dirt, rock, large branches and bulky or noncombustible materials which can be containerized and not weigh over 50 pounds, per container; and accumulations of tree branches, tree limbs, parts of trees, bushes and shrubbery which are up to three inches in diameter and do not exceed four feet in length, do not weigh over 50 pounds, are too large to be containerized, but require and can be bundled and tied, and other non-hazardous, non-construction, non-demolition, non-biomedical material small enough to be bagged, bundled, or containerized or does not exceed three feet in length or weigh more than 50 pounds. Small trash shall be placed out along with garbage for twice per week collection.
Solid waste. The words "solid waste" shall mean garbage, rubbish, refuse, or other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from domestic, industrial, commercial, mining, agricultural or governmental operations.
Solid waste disposal and resource recovery facility. The words "solid waste disposal and resource recovery facility" shall mean any solid waste disposal area, volume reduction plant, transfer station or other facility, the purpose of which is resource recovery or the disposal, recycling, processing, transfer or storage of solid waste.
Source separated. The words "source separated" shall mean the recovered materials are separated from solid waste where the recovered materials and solid waste are generated. The term does not require that various types of recovered materials be separated from each other and recognizes de minimis solid waste, in accordance with industry standards and practices, may be included in the recovered materials. Materials are not considered source separated when two or more types of recovered materials are deposited in combination with each other in a commercial collection container located where the materials are generated and such materials contain more than ten percent solid waste by volume or weight. For purposes of this subsection, the term "various types of recovered materials" means metals, paper, glass, plastic, textiles, and rubber.
Special events. The words "special events" shall mean events as delineated in subsection 22-171(a)(7) of the City Code and any other designated event designated as a special event by the city commission, city manager and/or designee.
Special non-residential trash collection. The words "special non-residential trash collection" shall mean yard and garden trash weighing more than 50 pounds, too large to be containerized for commercial collection, clean and free of dirt, rocks, trash and any other debris. It includes accumulations from major tree cutbacks (exceeding ten inches in diameter and four feet in length and weighing more than 50 pounds). Collection by the city must be approved and scheduled by department prior to set out or fines will be incurred.
Special residential collection. The words "special residential collection" shall mean a collection of non-hazardous, non-industrial, waste beyond the normal city garbage, trash, and recycling, including bulky waste and large trash, for which residents or property owners will be charged the cost of collection, disposal and the appropriate administrative fees. Such collection excludes asbestos, whole or used tires, oil, lead-acid batteries, mercury lights, combustible, hazardous, biomedical and biological waste.
Specialized waste handler. The words "specialized waste handler" shall mean those companies whose primary business is limited to collecting and disposing of solid waste that requires special handling and management, including, but not limited to white goods, waste tires, used oil, lead-acid batteries, construction and demolition debris, ash residue and biomedical and biological waste.
Specialized waste. The words "specialized waste" shall mean solid waste that requires special handling and management, including, but not limited to white goods, waste tires, used oil, lead-acid batteries, construction and demolition debris, ash residue, biomedical and biological waste.
Specialized waste handling nonexclusive fee. The words "specialized waste handling nonexclusive fee" shall mean the annual fee paid to the city for the right to conduct specialized waste handling services in the city.
Subcontractor. The word "subcontractor" shall mean a private commercial solid waste hauling company that is subcontracted or otherwise used by a franchisee of the city for the servicing of a commercial property within the city for removal and disposal of solid waste pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Franchisees and subcontractors shall be jointly and severally responsible for compliance with this article. The city may revoke franchises as provided in this article and pursue all remedies allowed by the laws of the State of Florida and the city for violations of this article. Subcontractors used by franchisees to perform commercial solid waste hauling services including, but not limited to, use of their equipment and/or servicing of commercial properties within the city shall be required to have a city commission awarded franchise.
Swale area. The words "swale area" shall mean the paved or unpaved area between the edge of the sidewalk or property line and the edge of the street.
Temporary roll-off/container permit fee. The words "temporary roll-off/container permit fee" shall mean the charge paid every 90 days the account remains active, per account to the city for each large container and/or roll-off utilized by franchisees to provide contracted removal and disposal of waste from commercial constructions and demolition, renovation and other similar accounts which are of a temporary nature.
Trash. The word "trash" shall mean garden, tree and shrubbery trash that is too large to be bagged, bundled or containerized, wooden or paper boxes or containers, and other accumulations of a nature other than garbage and bulky waste as defined herein which cannot be bagged, bundled or containerized for weekly collection.
Waste broker. The word "waste broker" shall mean an individual, including a natural person or entity, who serves as a middle person between other parties within the commercial solid waste hauling industry. The services of a waste broker who utilize city franchisees and/or Subcontractors who have a city commission awarded franchisee for servicing of commercial properties within the city are allowed under this chapter.
Waste-to-energy facility. The words "waste-to-energy facility" shall mean a facility which uses conversion technology such as thermal, biological or biochemical processes to breakdown raw feedstock to produce a beneficial by-product and/or digestate. In general, the primary objective of the conversion technologies is to convert waste into useful energy products that can include synthetic or synthesis gas (syngas), biogas, petroleum, commodity chemicals, or compost in order to support waste diversion from landfills and to reduce carbon emissions.
(Ord. No. 10128, § 1, 7-10-86; Ord. No. 10232, § 1, 3-13-87; Ord. No. 10371, § 1, 1-14-88; Ord. No. 10887, § 1, 6-20-91; Ord. No. 11184, § 2, 10-27-94; Code 1980, § 22-1; Ord. No. 11352, § 2, 4-25-96; Ord. No. 11444, § 1, 2-20-97; Ord. No. 11703, § 1, 9-28-98; Ord. No. 11837, § 2, 9-28-99; Ord. No. 12258, § 2, 7-25-02; Ord. No. 12599, § 2, 10-14-04; Ord. No. 13194, § 2, 9-27-10; Ord. No. 13316, § 2, 3-8-12; Ord. No. 13531, § 2, 7-9-15; Ord. No. 13676, § 2, 4-27-17; Ord. No. 13693, § 2, 7-13-17; Ord. No. 13889, § 2, 1-23-20; Ord. No. 14138, § 9, 2-9-23)