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ARTICLE III. CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND <br /> ENVIRONMENTALLY DAMAGING SUBSTANCES <br /> 1. DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: <br /> The following terms as used in this Article shall have the meanings respectively ascribed <br /> to them herein,unless the context otherwise requires. <br /> (a) Clean-un. Clean-up includes all the activities necessary to contain, collect, � <br /> analyze, treat and disperse, remove and dispose of hazardous materials and/or � <br /> environmentally damaging substances, and to restore the site to pre-incident condition. <br /> (b) Clean-uQ Contractor. A person, company or corporation that performs <br /> clean-up activities at hazardous materials release sites. <br /> (c) Cost defined. All expenses incurred by the City for any fire fighting,medical <br /> treatment, remedial,removal, or clean-up activities involving a hazardous materials <br /> or environmentally damaging substances release, threatened release or fire. Costs <br /> include but are not limited to contractual services, wages, salaries, damaged or <br /> destroyed equipment, spill control supplies,protective clothing, fire fighting or <br /> vapor suppressing foam, medical care and medical supplies. Costs include expenses <br /> incurred by the City for the supervision and verification of remedial and clean-up <br /> activities. Costs shall not include the expense of actual fire suppression services and <br /> emergency medical service which are normally or usually provided to the public by <br /> the Fire Department, except as those costs directly relate to hazardous materials or <br /> environmentally damaging substances, such as remedial activities by the Fire <br /> Department Hazardous Material Response Team and fire fighting foam operations <br /> at petroleum spills and fires. <br /> (d) Environxnentall� ig n�substances. Any substance spilled or released into <br /> the environment in sufficient quantity so as to cause actual or potential human health <br /> problems if not dealt with by remedial action, or to contaminate air, land or water. <br /> (e) Facili . Any building, structure, installation, equipment, pipe or pipeline <br /> including but not limited to any pit, pond, lagoon, impoundment, ditch, landfill, <br /> storage container, motor vehicle,rolling stock or air craft or any site where <br /> hazardous materials or environmentally damaging substances have been <br /> deposited, stored, disposed of,placed or otherwise came to be located. <br /> (fl Hazardous Materials. Substances or materials in quantity and forms <br /> that may pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety or property when stored, <br /> transported or used in commerce. Such materials include but are not limited to: <br /> explosives,blasting agents, poisons, flammable and combustible liquids, <br />