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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-052NO 19- sa AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12 "GARBAGE, TRASH AND WEEDS", SECTION 12-51 SECTION 12-19(b) AND SECTION 12-20(c) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS BY PROVIDING NEW RATES, REPEALING CON- FLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS I PART I That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby amended and changed in the following particulars- (1) Chapter 12, Article I, Section 12-5 is hereby amended by providing new rates for "Charges for use of the city sanitary landfill by non-residents and resident non -subscribers" as follows "Section 12-5 The following charges shall be paid by persons not residing within the corporate limits of the City and for non -subscribers to regular city sanitary service for the use of the city garbage, trash and rubbish disposal grounds, known as the sanitary landfill; (a) There shall be no charge for automobiles or station wagons disposing of garbage, trash or rubbish at the city landfill during business hours (b) One-half (1/2) ton pickups and two (2) wheel trailers shall be charged Two Dollars and Fifty cents ($2 50) for each load disposed of. (c) Pick-up trucks with side boards, and all other vehicles with a carrying capacity of less than one and one-half (1 1/2) tons or five (5) cubic yards, whichever is the smaller shall be charged Three Dollars and Fifty cents ($3 50) for each load disposed of (d) All larger vehicles shall be charged Seven Dollars ($7 00) for each load disposed of, excepting those ve- hicles described below (e) Commercial, packer -type trucks owned or operated by licensed haulers or non -subscribers with a carrying capacity of less than 30 cubic yards shall be charged Eighteen Dollars ($18 00) for each load disposed of (f) Commercial, packer -type trucks owned or operated by licensed haulers or non -subscribers with a carrying capacity of 30 cubic yards or more shall be charged Twenty -Five Dollars ($25 00) for each load disposed of (g) Disposal of tires shall be charged at a rate of Fifty Cents ($0 50) each Monthly rates for regular use of the sanitary landfill by licensed haulers or non-resident haulers may be contracted for with the city under special circumstances in which case the above per load charge will not apply " (2) Chapter 12, Article II, Section 12-19 (b) "Charges for Residential Service" is hereby amended as follows "Section 12-19 (b) (b) The charge for collecting garbage, trash and rubbish from each individual family unit shall be Four Dollars and Fifteen Cents ($4 15) per month if a single unit, Three Dollars and Ninety Cents ($3 90) per unit if there are from two (2) to four (4) units inclusive on the sub -divided lot with one central pickup point All such fees are subject to being increased by the sanitation division if more than the minimum service is required " (3) Chapter 12, Article III, Section 12-20 (c) "Charge for Com- mercial or Institutional Service" is hereby amended as follows "Section 12-20 (c) (c) Buildings or connected series of buildings containing more than four (4) dwelling units having either water or electricity billed through a single meter will be billed as a single charge along with the single water or electric charge regardless of the occupancy of such multiple dwelling unit Multiple dwelling units classified as fraternities, sororities, boardinghouses and dormitories shall be charged as a commercial or institutional service Any multiple dwell- ing units or commercial establishment which requires more than the minimum service described herein is subject to having the charges in- creased by the city sanitation division based upon the additional service required Any multiple dwelling unit having individual water and electric meters shall be billed individually at the residential rate of Three Dollars and Ninety Cents ($3 90) per unit The charge for collecting garbage, trash and rubbish from apart- ment houses consisting of more than four (4) units, having a single water or electric meter shall be Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2 50) per unit per month " -2- PART II That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent 3urisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity PART III That this ordinance shall become effective on the 1st day of November, 1978, and the new rates will be billed on the customer utility statements sent by the City of Denton on or after November 1, 1978 The City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be published twice in the Denton Record -Chronicle the official newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of its passage PASSED AND APPROVED this the 29th day of September, A D 1978 ATTEST Ai^/ Alr/' R OKS HOLT, CITY SECRETARY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM UL C ISHAM, CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS 6�1 MITCHELL, MAYOR TY OF DENTON, TEXAS -3-