§ 10.48.020. Definitions.

"Authorized public officer" means a public officer authorized under Riverside County Ordinance 556.

"Business day" means any weekday other than a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday which falls on a day other than a Saturday or Sunday.

"County" means the county of Riverside and its respective agencies and departments thereof.

"District attorney" means the district attorney of the county or that person's designated subordinate who shall be a licensed attorney.

"Claimant" means any person claiming an interest in a nuisance vehicle subject to impoundment under this chapter by properly requesting a post-storage hearing as set forth in Section 10.48.050.

"Illegal dumping" means the willful or intentional depositing, dropping, dumping, placing, or throwing of any waste matter onto that portion of public or private property located within the unincorporated area of the county and which is not expressly designated by the county for the purpose of disposal of waste matter. "Illegal dumping" does not include the discarding of small personal quantities of waste matter related to consumer goods only and which are reasonably understood to be ordinarily carried on or about the body of a living person, including but not limited to, beverage containers and closures, packaging, wrappers, wastepaper, newspapers, magazines, or other similar waste matter that escapes or is allowed to escape from a container, receptacle or package.

"Local law enforcement or governmental entities" means any city, charter city, county, charter county, or city and county, or the respective agencies and departments thereof, in the state of California.

"Nuisance" shall have the same meaning as set forth in California Civil Code Section 3479.

"Owner" means the last registered owner; the last legal owner; and any, then-existing lien holder; of record as shown on the records of the California Department of Motor Vehicles or similar state or federal agency, for any vehicle used for any of the nuisance activities subject to this chapter.

"Potential claimant" means any owner or other party as determined by the investigation referenced in Section 10.48.040, for any vehicle used for any of the nuisance activities subject to this chapter.

"Vehicle" means a vehicle as that term is defined in California Vehicle Code Section 670, and a motor vehicle as that term is defined in California Vehicle Code Section 415.

"Waste matter" means any form of tangible matter described by any of the following categories:

1.

All forms of trash, garbage, waste, debris, refuse matter, rocks, dirt or demolition materials as those terms are used in Riverside County Ordinance 689;

2.

All forms of rubbish as that term is used in Riverside County Ordinance 541;

3.

Soil, decomposed rock, gravel, sand, or other aggregate material;

4.

Abandoned or discarded furniture, tires, or commercial or industrial or agricultural machinery, apparatus, or container; sports or athletic equipment; construction materials or supplies; or any piece, portion or part thereof;

5.

Hazardous waste as that term is defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 25117;

6.

All forms of liquid waste not otherwise defined in or otherwise deemed to fall within the coverage afforded by California Health and Safety Code Section 25117; including but not limited to, gray water, black water, water-based or oil-based paints; chemical solutions; non-potable water, except as specifically used for irrigation or construction; non-potable water contaminated with any substance rendering it unusable for irrigation or construction; oils, fuels, hydrocarbon liquids, and other petroleum distillates or by-products; and

7.

Any form of biological waste not otherwise designated as hazardous waste; including but not limited to, bodily fluids, body parts, carcasses, and any associated container, enclosure, or wrapping material used to dispose of such matter.

(Ord. 840 § 2, 2005)