“Abandoned vehicle, heavy equipment, or vessel” means a motor vehicle, heavy equipment, or vessel that has been stripped, wrecked, or is otherwise inoperable due to mechanical failure; has not been repaired because of mechanical difficulties or because the cost of repair required to make it operable exceeds the fair market value of the vehicle, heavy equipment or vessel; or exhibits visible signs of inoperability, including but not limited to broken glass or missing parts.

“City limits” means the City of Saint Paul, Alaska, and includes all of the territory contained within a three nautical (geographical) mile perimeter and lying above the mean low water line surrounding St. Paul Island, Sea Lion Rock, Walrus Island and Otter Island of the Pribilof Group at Latitude 57°10'N. and Longitude 170°15'W.

“Container” means a solid waste receptacle approved by the municipality with a tightly fitted, secured cover.

“Hazardous or toxic waste” means a waste as defined in 40 CFR 261, as amended, which includes any substance determined by the Federal government or State of Alaska to pose a significant health and safety hazard, including but not limited to items that are flammable, corrosive, reactive, explosive, toxic, including but not limited to: oil, lead acid batteries, antifreeze, oil and fuel filters, paint, paint thinners, and solvents.

“Marine debris” means any solid waste that has washed up on shore, dilapidated or unwanted fishing or vessel gear, including but not limited to fishing net, line, buoys, or any materials or equipment related to fishing.

“Motor vehicle” means any vehicle propelled or drawn on land by a motor, such as but not limited to passenger cars, trucks, truck trailers, semitrailers, vans, buses, campers, motorcycles, minibikes, go-carts, snowmobiles, amphibious craft on land, dune buggies or racing vehicles.

“Municipality” means the administrative staff of the City of Saint Paul and its associated departments.

“Nuisance” means a condition of property or course of conduct that interferes with the legal rights of others, including by causing damage, annoyance, inconvenience, endangering the health, safety and welfare of another, or interfering with another’s property rights or the environment.

“Putrescible solid waste” means organic solid waste matter capable of being decomposed by microorganisms, including but not limited to food waste, used diapers, animal waste, animal carcasses and hides.

“Solid waste” means useless, unwanted or discarded material with insufficient liquid content to be free-flowing, including but not limited to garbage; marine debris; an abandoned vehicle, heavy equipment, or vessel; and waste generated in construction and demolition activities.

“Solid waste collection service” means the collection of solid waste by the municipality in accordance with this chapter.

“Solid waste disposal” means the interim containment of solid waste, in an approved manner, after generation and prior to solid waste collection.

“Townsite” means the residential, commercial, industrial and institutional land developed between the National Weather Service, Kaminista Quarry, the municipal watershed, East Landing and the area surrounding the municipal water tanks.

“Vessel” means a craft travelling on water, including any motorized or nonmotorized ship, boat, or barge. [Ord. 21-02 § 2 (Att.), 2021. Code 1979 Ch. 9.]