§ 16-498 Definitions.
AC § 16-498
When used in this chapter, terms defined in subdivision a of section 16-130 shall have the meanings given therein and the following terms shall have the following meanings: Designated community districts. The term "designated community districts" means community district one in the borough of Brooklyn, community districts one and two in the borough of the Bronx, and community district 12 in the borough of Queens, as identified on the effective date of the local law that added this section on the map of community districts established pursuant to section 2702 of the New York city charter. Emergency. The term "emergency" means the same as "emergency conditions and potential incidents" as described in subdivision a of section 497 of the New York city charter regardless of whether a multi-agency response is needed. Exempted day. The term "exempted day" means each of the following days: January second; the day after the third Monday in January; February thirteenth; the day after the third Monday in February; the day after the last Monday in May; July fifth; the day after the first Monday in September; the day after the second Monday in October; the Wednesday following the first Monday in November; November twelfth; the day after the fourth Thursday in November; and December twenty-sixth, except that if any such day falls on a Sunday, the exempted day shall be the next following business day. Operational date. The term "operational date" means, for Brooklyn community district one and Queens community district 12, the first date on which a marine transfer station operated by the department and located in the same borough as such district begins accepting residential waste from the department. For Bronx community districts one and two, such term shall mean the date on which the first marine transfer station operated by the department and located in the city begins accepting residential waste from the department. Organic waste. The term "organic waste" has the same meaning as set forth in section 16-303. Overconcentrated district. The term "overconcentrated district" means a community district that contains 10 percent or more of the total citywide permitted capacity for putrescible and non-putrescible solid waste transfer stations, including transfer stations operated by or on behalf of the department. Permitted capacity. The term "permitted capacity" means, for a putrescible solid waste transfer station, the total amount of solid waste that is permitted by the department to be delivered to such solid waste transfer station as measured in tons per day, and for a non-putrescible solid waste transfer station, the average tons per day permitted to be delivered to such solid waste transfer station over the quarter year. For purposes of this chapter, a non-putrescible transfer station shall not include a facility permitted as a fill material transfer station by the department pursuant to sections 16-130 and 16-131 of chapter 4 of this title. Quarter year. The term "quarter year" means any of the four three-month periods of a year that begin with the first day in the months of January, April, July and October. Total quarterly capacity. The term "total quarterly capacity" means, for a non-putrescible solid waste transfer station, the total amount of solid waste allowed to be delivered to such transfer station within any quarter year. (L.L. 2018/152, 8/16/2018, eff. 8/16/2018)
