Definitions

Unless otherwise expressly stated, whenever used in this chapter, the following terms shall be taken to have the following meanings: "Account" means a parcel of record or an address if a parcel contains more than one address. "Business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, or corporation. "Council" means the council of the County. "Department" means the department of environmental management of the County. "Director" means the director of the department of environmental management or the director's authorized representative. "Division" means the solid waste division of the department of environmental management. "Dwelling unit" means a room or group of rooms connected together constituting an independent housekeeping unit for a family and containing a single kitchen. "Hazardous waste" means any waste or combination of wastes which pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or living organisms because such wastes are nondegradable or persistent in nature, or because they can be biologically magnified, or because they can be lethal, or because they may otherwise cause or tend to cause detrimental cumulative effects. "Landfill" means any sanitary landfill maintained and operated by the County of Maui. "Liquid waste" means any waste material that is determined to contain "free liquids," as defined by a paint test. "Multifamily dwelling unit" means a building which consists of three or more dwelling units and which is designed for occupancy by three or more families living independently of each other. "Owner" means the occupant of a residential unit; provided, however, that if the residential unit is rented to any such occupant, then "owner" means the person listed as "owner" in the tax records of the County. "Paint test" means a test that conforms to 40 Code of Federal Regulations, parts 257 and 258, and specifically refers to 40 Code of Federal Regulations, section 158.28(c)(1) liquid waste, method 9095. "Refuse" means all discarded and disposable matter, including garbage and rubbish, as defined in this section. "Refuse collection unit" means the aggregate of six containers, boxes, bags, or bundles. "Vector" means an organism that carries disease-carrying microorganisms from one host to another. (Ord. 3562 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 3052 § 1, 2002; Ord. 2779 §§ 1, 2, 1999; Ord. 2731 §§ 2, 3, 1998; Ord. 2291 § 2, 1993; Ord. 2286 §§ 1, 2, 1993; Ord. 1822 §§ 1, 2, 1989; Ord. 1727 §§ 1, 2, 1988: Ord. 777 § 1, 1973: prior code § 16-1.1)