Section 54.31
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: Garbage means the putrescible and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food. Inhabited residential dwelling means any room, or combination of rooms, in which one or more people are residing in any multiple dwelling intended to serve more than one family. Each unit thereof shall constitute an inhabited residential dwelling, and each unit shall be so assessed. Apartments, at all times, shall be considered separate units. Except in those cases where sleeping rooms are rented, it is the intent of this article to assess all structures used as multiple dwellings on a unit basis. The sanitation officer may determine the number of units at any given address, and anyone considering himself aggrieved may, within 20 days following receipt of his first billing, protest his ruling to the village council, which shall have authority to make further determination if necessary. Rubbish means the miscellaneous waste material resulting from housekeeping, including ashes, cartons, tin cans, metal, small packing boxes and waste papers, excluding discarded materials from building construction, and further excluding automobile bodies or component parts of any substantial weight or size. Sanitation officer means the superintendent of the sanitation division or other duly appointed representatives of the village council. (Comp. Ords. 1987, § 35.151) Cross reference— Definitions generally, § 1-2.