Definitions
San Diego Municipal Code § 54.0202
in effect§54.0202 Definitions
The words and phrases used in this Division have the meanings set forth in this section:
“Liquid Waste” includes oil, other petroleum products, paint, chemicals and hazardous Waste or materials.
“Litter” means small quantities of Waste matter carried on or about the person including, but not limited to, beverage containers and closures, packaging wrappers, wastepaper, newspapers, magazines, or the contents of the containers, closures or wrappers.
“Littering” means the act of discarding, dropping, scattering, or disposing of Litter in a location or container which is not used for the proper disposal of Waste.
“Parking Strip” means the portion of Property between a public street and private Property.
“Plant Growth” means any flora, vegetation or herbage.
“Premises” means any real property, or improvements thereon, including that portion of any lot abutting a public street over which the City has an easement for right-of-way or utility service.
“Public Property” is any Property interest owned by, or otherwise granted to, the City of San Diego.
“Recyclable Waste Material” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 66.0102 of this Code.
“Refuse” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 66.0127 of this Code. “Rubbish” means non-functional, nonusable or abandoned material or matter. Rubbish includes ashes, paper, cardboard, tin cans, dirt, cut brush, yard and garden clippings or trimmings, wood, glass, bedding, cloth, clothing, crockery, plastic, rubber by-products, litter, machinery, vehicle parts, junk and other similar items.
“Solid Waste” means refuse, Rubbish, broken concrete or asphalt, piles of rock, dirt and other noncombustible materials, and earth fill material not otherwise authorized by permit or ordinance for land development.
“Waste” means material of any nature that constitutes Rubbish, Solid Waste, Liquid Waste or Medical Waste. Waste also includes abandoned or unidentified personal property that is left unattended on public sidewalks and rights-of-way or other Public Property. Waste does not include compost piles, composting or Recyclable Material properly contained and disposed of in a timely fashion.
“Weeds” means any of the following: (1) weeds which bear seeds of a downy or wingy nature; (2) sagebrush, chaparral and any other brush or weeds which attain such large growth as to become a fire menace when dry; (3) poison oak and poison ivy when the conditions of growth are such as to constitute a menace to the public health, and weeds that are otherwise noxious or dangerous; or (4) dry grass, stubble, brush, or other flammable material which endangers the public safety by creating a fire hazard.
“Vectors” mean rodents, flies and mosquitos capable of transmitting disease to humans.
(Amended 11-10-1998 by O-18601 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter05/Ch05Art04Division02.pdf#page=2Fetched: 10/28/2026