§ 90-91. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Act means Laws of Fla. ch. 87-441.

Annual disposal assessment means the annual assessment imposed upon a parcel of improved real property for the disposal of solid waste for the applicable year based upon the classification of use of such parcel of property as specified in the rate resolution.

Annual disposal assessment roll means the list prepared by the county and confirmed by the board of county commissioners each year containing a summary description of each parcel of improved real property within the county, the name and address of the owner of each such parcel as indicated on the records maintained by the property appraiser and the assessment authorized by this article against each parcel.

Apartment means any building or structure or portion of any building or structure designed or constructed for and capable of use for one or more permanent residences in which each unit is not individually owned.

Condominium parcel means any portion of a building or structure designed or constructed for and capable of use as a residence for one family, such unit being owned under the condominium concept of ownership and subject to F.S. ch. 718.

Governmental agency means all state, federal or local agencies or units of government located within the county, including but not limited to the United States, the county, the school district, all municipalities within the county, all special districts and municipal service taxing units which own improved real property within the county.

Hazardous waste means the same as set forth in the act.

Improved commercial real property means all improved real property primarily used or designed for use for commercial, manufacturing, industrial or government activities and enterprises and transient trailer parks. Improved commercial real property does not include apartments or trailer parks.

Improved real property means all property located in the county that generates or is capable of generating solid wastes and includes but is not limited to improved commercial real property and improved residential real property.

Improved residential real property means all real property located in the county that contains one or more buildings, structures or other improvements designed or constructed for and capable of use or used for human habitation, including residential units, but excluding transient trailer parks.

Multiple-family residence means any building or structure containing two or more units designed or constructed for and capable of use for permanent residences.

Municipality means any municipality within the boundaries of the county.

Owner means the person owning an interest in improved real property located within the county.

Public lodging establishment means any building or structure or group of buildings or structures within a single complex of buildings, which is kept, used, maintained or advertised as or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping or housekeeping accommodations are supplied for pay to transient guests or tenants. For the purposes of this definition, transient guests or tenants means persons residing for six consecutive months or less in any year. A unit within a public lodging establishment housing permanent residents shall be considered a single-family residence.

Rate resolution means the resolution adopted by the board of county commissioners under section 90-116 incorporating a schedule of use classification and of annual rates, charges and assessments to be imposed upon the owners of all improved real property in the county.

Residential unit or unit means any structure, attached or unattached, or the smallest portion of a structure or building designed or constructed for and capable of being used as a place of human habitation, including single-family residences, multiple-family residences, apartments, condominium parcels and divided spaces of a trailer park, but excluding transient trailer parks. This definition is made solely for purposes of assessing the annual disposal service charge provided under this article.

Single-family residence means any building or structure designed or constructed for and capable of use as a residence for one family, regardless of the type of structure. Such term includes a mobile home or trailer that is erected on a separate parcel of property and not included within the definition of a trailer park.

Solid waste means the same as set forth in the act.

Solid waste disposal and resource recovery system means the same as set forth in the act.

Special wastes means any wastes that require extraordinary management. They include but are not limited to abandoned automobiles; inoperative and discarded refrigerators, ranges, washers, water heaters and other similar domestic and commercial appliances; used tires; waste oil; sludges; dead animals; septic tank pumpings; and infectious and hazardous wastes.

Supplemental tipping fee means the fees and service charges to be paid to the county pursuant to section 90-116 for receiving and disposing of solid waste.

Tax collector means the county tax collector.

Tipping fees means the fees and service charges fixed from time to time to be paid to the county pursuant to sections 90-116 and 90-102 for receiving and disposing of solid waste delivered to the system which may be imposed by the board of county commissioners for solid waste generated outside the county or if the annual disposal assessment is determined to be invalid.

Trailer park means any improved real property divided into spaces for the erection and maintenance of trailers and mobile homes in which the individual spaces are not individually owned.

Transient trailers means trailers parked for short periods of time and, while occupied, not intended to remain in the same location for more than 60 days.

Vacant or vacancy means the complete and total absence of any occupation or use of improved real property for human habitation or human activity or commercial enterprise.

(Code 1970, § 23-72; Ord. No. 89-07, § 2, 3-7-89)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.