§ 703.19. Letter R.  


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  • "Real property" includes lands, tenements and hereditaments.

    "Refuse" means all putrescible and nonputrescible solids, except body wastes, including but not limited to garbage, rubbish, ashes and dead animals. Refuse also means anything discarded or rejected as useless, worthless or trash.

    "Refuse container" means a watertight, insect-proofed container that is constructed of metal or other durable material impervious to rodents, and that is capable of being serviced without creating insanitary conditions, or such other acceptable refuse containers that may be used for acceptable waste disposal as determined by the director of public service or his or her duly authorized representative. Openings into the container, such as covers and doors, shall be tight fitting.

    "Repair" means to restore to sound condition. The term "repair" here includes renewal, replacement, or reinforcement, of an existing part of a structure but excludes additions made to, or remodeling of a structure.

    "Right-of-way" means the surface of and the space above and below the paved or unpaved portions of any public street, public road, public highway, public freeway, public lane, public shared-use path, public way, public alley, public court, public sidewalk, public boulevard, public parkway, public drive and any other land, developed or undeveloped, dedicated or otherwise designated for the same now or hereafter held by the city.

    "Rodent harborage" means any space where rodents live, nest or seek shelter, any condition that provides shelter or protection for rodents in, under, or outside of a structure of any kind or an accumulation of any type of material, which might provide such rodent shelter, or protection.

    "Rodent-proofing" means a form of construction that will prevent the ingress or egress of rodents to or from a given space or building, or gaining access to food, water or harborage. The method of construction may include but is not limited to the closing and keeping closed of every opening in foundations, basements, cellars, exterior and interior walls, ground or first floors, sidewalk gratings, sidewalk openings and other places that may be reached and entered by rodents by climbing, burrowing or other methods, by the use of materials impervious to rodent gnawing and other methods approved by the appropriate authority.

    "Rubbish" means combustible and noncombustible waste materials including such items as paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin can, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery, dust, and the residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke and other combustible material.

(Ord. 858-01 §§ 1 (part), 3 (part); Ord. No. 1247-2012, § 4, 7-30-2012)