For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings.
(a) “Authorized employee” means an employee of the Speedway street department or the Speedway police department or his/her designee(s) as appointed by the department superintendent or police chief.
(b) “Environmental public nuisance” means:
(i) Vegetation on private or governmental property which is abandoned, neglected, disregarded or not cut, mown, or otherwise removed and which has attained a height of six (6) inches or more;
(ii) Vegetation, trees or woody growth on private property which, due to its proximity to any governmental property, right-of-way or easement, interferes with the public safety or lawful use of the governmental property, right-of-way or easement or which has been allowed to become a health or safety hazard.
(iii) Construction debris on private property which, due to its proximity to any governmental property, right-of-way or easement, interferes with the public safety or lawful use of the governmental property, right-of-way or easement or which has been allowed to become a health or safety hazard.
(c) “Equipment” means such equipment as trucks, tractors and similar motor vehicles and hand-operated equipment such as weed trimmers and similar equipment.
(d) “Recipient” means the owner and/or the occupant of the property containing the determined violation and receiving the notice of violation.
(e) “Town” means civil town of Speedway, Indiana. (Ord. 968 § 1, 2002: Ord. 980 § 1 (part), 2002: Ord. 947 (part), 2001).