Thomaston, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 144 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 144-9

As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: BUSINESS UNIT A building or combination of buildings and the lot on which the same is located, used wholly or in part for commercial purposes, including but not limited to offices, places of public assembly, shopping centers, supermarkets, retail stores, sharehouses, manufacturing or fabrication plants, gasoline stations and other business uses. GARBAGE Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food. INFESTATION The presence of insects, rodents, vermin or other pests. LITTER Garbage, refuse and rubbish, as herein defined, and all other waste material which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to create a danger to public health, safety and welfare. LOT A plot, tract, premises or parcel of land, with or without buildings or structures located thereon, as surveyed and apportioned for sale or other purpose. REFUSE All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, junked vehicles and solid market and industrial wastes. RUBBISH Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes, such as papers, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials. UNOCCUPIED HAZARD Any building or part thereof which remains unoccupied for a period of more than ninety (90) days with either doors, windows or other openings broken, removed, boarded or sealed up; or any building under construction upon which little or no construction work has been performed for a period of more than ninety (90) days. YARD An open space on the same lot which contains a building and is located between the building line and the lot line which the particular building line faces.