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Amended by Ordinance No. 2000-297 ORDINANCE NO o100D- O �✓� AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR SOLID WASTE SERVICE CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE NO 99-294, AS AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 24 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THAT PART OF THE RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE SCHEDULE (SWR) AND FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THAT PART OF THE COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE SCHEDULE (SWC) RESPECTING THE CHARGE FOR COLLECTION OF APPLIANCES, PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, on the 7th day of September, 1999, the City Council passed and approved Ordinance No 99-294 which established the City's Solid Waste Department service rates for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1999, and WHEREAS, the Residential Solid Waste Collection Service Schedule (SWR), was attached to and made a part of said Ordinance, and in pertinent part provided under "Other Charges" that "The charge for the collection of appliances is $10 00 per appliance", and WHEREAS, the Commercial and Institutional Solid Waste Collection Service Schedule (SWC), was attached to and made a part of said Ordinance, and in pertinent part provided under "Other Charges" that "The charge for the collection of appliances is $10 00 per item", and WHEREAS, the City Council has received information and recommendations from Staff regarding rate structure and related issues regarding the Solid Waste Department service respecting the collection of appliances as well as the collection of appliances containing the hazardous substances commonly referred to as "CFC's" [Chlorofluorocarbons] and "PCB's," [Polychlorinated Biphenyls] from both residential and commercial Solid Waste Department customers, and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is appropriate and in the public interest that the above and foregoing Solid Waste Department rates respecting the collection of appliances should be amended to read as follows 1 Schedule SWR shall hereafter instead provide that "The charge for the collection of appliances containing CFC's or PCB's is $20 00 per appliance " 2 Schedule SWC shall hereafter instead provide that "The charge for the collection of appliances containing CFC's or PCB's is $20 00 per appliance," NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION 1 That the Schedule of Rates for Solid Waste Department service as provided for in Chapter 24 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, and as provided for in OrdinanceiNo 99-294, is hereby amended, only to the extent specifically recited in the preamble to this ordinance SECTION 2 That all of the declarations and findings contained in the preamble to this ordmance are made a part hereof and shall be fully effective as a part of the ordained subject matter of this ordinance SECTION 3 That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in force when the provisions of this ordinance became effective which are inconsistent, or in conflict with the terms or provisions contained in this ordinance, are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict SECTION 4 That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or under any circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent junsdiction, 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 SECTION 5 That this ordinance shall become effective, charged, and applied to all applicable doate services rendered on and after February 1, 2000, and a copy of said rates, fees, and charges shall be maintained on file in the Office of the City Secretary PASSED AND APPROVED tlus the 5G day of , 2000 ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY By APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY By F \shaned\d0p&GL\our DocumentAOrdinances\00\3ohd Waste Rate Ord Amend (Appliances) 2 2000 doe PAGE 2 \\Svc utd\V0L1\shared\g1obahSohd Waste Rate Ordmance 2001 doc ORDINANCE NO &X-;q AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR SOLID WASTE SERVICE CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE NUMBERS 99-294, 2000-042, AND ,4Zp 043; AS AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 24 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 26-3, 26-4, 26-5, 26-7, 26-8(a), AND 26-9 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS SHALL EXPRESSLY APPLY TO CITY OF DENTON SOLID WASTE SERVICE, AMENDING THE CHARGES AND SCHEDULES FOR RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE, RESIDENTIAL SERVICE DEPOSIT, COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE, MINIMUM MONTHLY COMMERCIAL CHARGE, SAME DAY COMMERCIAL SERVICE CHARGE, AND APPLIANCE PICKUP CHARGE, AMENDING THE SANITARY LANDFILL USE CHARGES AND SCHEDULE BY ESTABLISHING SANITARY LANDFILL USE CHARGES BY TONNAGE, REASSIGNING CHARGES FOR DISPOSAL OF UNCONTAMINATED LEAVES, GRASS, AND BRUSH BROUGHT TO THE LANDFILL TO THE WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT, REASSIGNING CHARGES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF WHOLE TREES AND STUMPS BROUGHT TO THE LANDFILL TO THE WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT, ADDING A SANITARY LANDFILL USE CHARGE FOR THE DEPOSIT OF RECYCLED ASPHALT AND CONCRETE, AMENDING TIRE CHARGES, PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTInM 1 That the charges for solid waste collection services as authorized by Section 24-42(b) of Article 11, Section 24-66 of Article III and Section 24-4 of Article I of Chapter 24, and by Section 32-90 of Article IV of Chapter 32 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, are hereby established as follows SOLID WASTE RATE SCHEDULES SWR Residential Solid Waste Collection Service SWC Commercial and Institutional Solid Waste Collection Service SWL Sanitary Landfill Use SCHEDULE SWR RFSIDENTIAT SCN TT) WASTE CON T FCTION SFRVTCF (Effective 10/01/00) Applicable to individual family unit solid waste collection service to a structure, house, or building only The term "individual family umt" includes, without limitation, each side of a duplex, each living unit of a tnplex„ as well as any unit or living space in which a person, persons or a single family resides $15 90 per 30 days ST TRCHARGE (State of Texas statutory charge for landfill use) $0 10 per 30 days The surcharge referenced above is hereby authorized to be remitted to the State as required by law, and should the State Legislature increase this fee, such increase is hereby authorized to be charged and collected $16 00 per 30 days OTHER CHARGES There will be no charge for the collection of bagged grass clippings and leaves, or brush and tree limbs which are cut and stacked in four foot maximum lengths, if the combined grass/leaves/brush total volume is not over eight cubic yards per solid waste collection Any combination of grass, leaves, brush, and tree limbs is appropriate One cubic yard of grass or leaves equals six 40-gallon bags Bagged grass and leaves over eight cubic yards (48 bags) is charged at 500 per additional bag Brush and tree limbs consisting of a volume in excess of eight cubic yards per solid waste collection are charged at $5 00 per cubic yard for all cubic yards There are no charges for the collection of appliances which do not contain either polychlonnated biphenyls (PCB's) or chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) There are no charges for the collection of appliances which have contained either polychlonnated biphenyls (PCB's) or chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's), if the customer provides a certificate of documentation from an approved business qualified to remove these products indicating that the PCB's and/or CFC's have been properly removed for disposal For appliances Pa which contain PCB's and/or CFC's for which no approved removal documentation is provided, there will be a $50 00 charge per appliance Up to four bulky items will be picked up during the regular residential collection route at no charge For each additional bulky item over four items there will be a $5 00 charge A service deposit in the minimum amount of $32 00 will be charged for basic residential solid waste service SCHEDULE SWC •uhMA -12, Ism 12Y III 14V: M IY .: • •► 1 1 11 Applicable for all commercial or institutional solid waste collection service A DUMPSTERS (Regular Service) 1 2 YARD DUMPSTER (Existing 2 Yard customers only)** Number of Times Collected Per Week Cubic Yards Per Week Cubic Yards Per Month Rate Per 30 nave 1 2 8 $ 43 40 2 4 16 8346 3 6 24 125 13 4 8 32 16692 5 10 40 20859 6 12 48 25032 2 3 YARD DUMPSTER Number of Times C'nllected Per Week Cubic Yards Per Week Cubic Yards Per Month Rate Per 30 Days 1 3 12 $ 46 17 2 6 24 8854 3 9 27 13281 4 12 48 17708 5 15 60 22135 6 1g 72 26562 0 3 4 YARD DUMPSTER Number of Times Collected Per Week Cubic Yards Per Wf ek Cubic Yards Per Rate Per 30 Day 1 4 16 $ 53 82 2 8 32 10329 3 12 48 15488 4 16 64 20647 5 20 80 25823 6 24 96 30976 4 6 YARD DUMPSTER Number of Times Collected Per Week Cubic Yards Per Week Cubic Yards Per Month Rate Per 30 Day 1 6 24 $ 69 13 2 12 48 13280 3 18 72 19926 4 24 96 26566 5 30 120 33206 6 36 144 39852 5 8 YARD DUMPSTER Number of Times Cubic Yards Cubic Yards Rate Per Collected Per Week Per Week Per Month 30 Dayc 1 8 32 $ 83 74 2 16 64 16087 3 24 96 24130 4 32 128 32167 5 40 160 40210 6 48 196 48254 **The 2 yard dumpster service is only available to existing 2 yard dumpster customers as of September 30, 1997 New 2 yard dumpster service will not be offered to any customer Existing customers receiving 2 yard dumpster service that discontinue 2 yard service may not reinstate 2 yard dumpster service 5 B DLWSTER SERVICE (Temporary) Type of Rent 3 cubic yard dumpster $11 30 $44 30 per pickup 4 cubic yard dumpster 1490 55 95 per pickup 6 cubic yard dumpster 1975 74 15 per pickup 8 cubic yard dumpster 2310 85 05 per pickup C DLWSTER SERVICE (Refill and Extra Pickup) Type of 2 cubic yard dumpster $20 90 per pickup 3 cubic yard dumpster 26 15 per pickup 4 cubic yard dumpster 35 00 per pickup 6 cubic yard dumpster 47 45 per pickup 8 cubic yard dumpster 59 45 per pickup D 6 CY COMPACTOR Number of Times Cubic Yards Cubic Yards Rate Per Collented Per Week Per Week Per Montb 30 Day 1 21 91 $212 95 2 42 182 42590 3 63 273 63886 E OPEN -TOP CONTAINERS Type of Rent 15 cubic yard open top $63 60 $159 30 per pickup 20 cubic yard open top 7725 207 70 per pickup 30 cubic yard open top 8890 265 75 per pickup 40 cubic yard open top 10000 344 00 per pickup r E COMPACTORS Type of Rent 20 cubic yard compactor $190 80 $184 00 per pickup 30�cubic yard compactor 28320 238 05 per pickup 35 cubic yard compactor 32155 267 05 per pickup 42 cubic yard compactor 36840 302 45 per pickup A base mimmum commercial customer charge of $22 50 per 30 days will be charged to all commercial and institutional solid waste customers Shared commercial containers will be limited on a cubic yardage basis to a mimmum of 1 cubic yard per customer The maximum number of customers with shared accounts per dumpster size is as stated 3 CY s 4 CY 4 6 CY 6 8 CY 8 Disposal of"Special Waste" as defined by the State of Texas Municipal Solid Waste Management Regulations Acceptance of special waste is subject to Federal and State laws and regulations, and the City has the right to refuse to accept waste $65 50 ton An additional 3 5% charge will be assessed for each 30 day period (excluding rental charge) to compensate for the State of Texas surcharge for solid waste received at landfills The City staff is hereby authorized to remit such charge to the State, and should the State Legislature increase this fee, such increase is hereby authorized to be charged and collected OTHER COMMERCIAL CHARGES A delivery fee of $45 00 per container will be charged to all customers for roll -off containers A delivery fee of $30 00 per container will be charged to all customers for Dumpster service A charge for inaccessible and unserviceable containers will be assessed The charge will be $45 00 for roll -off containers, and $30 00 for dumpsters, per each attempted collection A relocation fee of $30 00 will be charged for each Open -Top or Compactor container that is relocated at the customer's site(s) A $50 00 fee will be charged for each request for same day pickup service for Open -Top and Compactor customers who receive pickup service upon demand The Solid Waste Department must receive notification of such requests prior to 10 00 A M , in order to provide same -day pick-up service A $112 00 fee will be charged for container lock installations provided by the City of Denton A $70 00 fee will be charged for container lock removal A charge of $300 00 per each collection will be assessed to all Open -Top customers who have Open -Top containers whose waste weighs in excess of nine tons A deposit on Open -Tops and Temporary Dumpsters will be charged based upon one -sixth (1/6) of the estimated annual billing amount or service contract A minimum of once per week pickup service is required for putresible (food) waste containers Up to eight bulky items will be picked up free of charge on the 1' Thursday bulky item pickup of each month, if the customer calls the solid waste department at least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled collection time Bulky items shall not be placed near or adjacent to containers prior to 48 hours before the scheduled V Thursday bulky item pickup A service fee of $35 shall be charged, together with an additional fee of $10 per bulky item, for each bulky item in excess of eight bulky items placed near or adjacent to containers prior to 48 hours before each 1' Thursday bulky item pickup There are no charges for the collection of appliances which do not contain either polychlormated biphenyls (PCB's) or chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) These items are considered bulky items There are no charges for the collection of appliances winch have contained either polychlormated biphenyls (PCB's) or chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's), if the customer provides a certificate of documentation from an approved business qualified to remove these products indicating that the PCB's and/or CFC's have been properly removed for disposal For appliances which contain PCB's and/or CFC's for winch no approved removal documentation is provided, there will be a $50 00 charge per appliance Bulky items and appliances may be delivered by Denton Solid Waste customers to the landfill for disposal at no charge, except for those appliances or other items containing PCB's and/or CFC's n SCHEDULE SWL SANITARY l ANDFTIJ,IISE (Effective 10/01/00) Applicable to individuals and commercial entities that use the City's sanitary landfill site, with solid waste originating inside the city limits of Denton, Texas Customers bringing mixed loads of solid waste, trash, bulky items, appliances, or other rubbish to the landfill will be charged at the landfill rate A City of Denton Users $32 50 / TON Applicable to individuals and commercial entities who are not residents of the City of Denton, or to any customer with solid waste that does not originate inside the city limits of Denton, Texas B Outside the City of Denton Users $37 50 / TON C OUTSIDE THE CITY SOLID WASTE CONTRACT HAULERS The City Manager may enter into contracts with outside the City of Denton solid waste haulers for regular use of the Denton sanitary landfill site at various negotiable rates beneficial to the citizens of Denton All such contracts may contain conditions of operation, disposal, and delivery as the City Manager or his designee shall determine necessary for the efficient operation of the Denton landfill site and the method of billing and collection for such use D TIRE CHARGES 1 Automobile tires not shredded, quartered or halved 2 Truck tires not shredded, quartered or halved $500 $700 9 E SPECIAL WASTE Disposal of "Special Waste" as $65 50 ton defined by the State of Texas Municipal Solid Waste Management Regulations Acceptance of special waste is subject to Federal and State laws and regulations, and the City has the right to refuse to accept waste F RECYCLED ASPHALT / CONCRETE $7 50 ton No 3 5% surcharge required G APPLIANCES There are no charges for the collection of appliances which do not contain either polychlormated biphenyls (PCB's) or chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) There are no charges for the collection of appliances which have contained either polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) or chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's), if the customer provides a certificate of documentation from an approved business qualified to remove these products indicating that the PCB's and/or CFC's have been properly removed for disposal For appliances which contain PCB's and/or CFC's for which no approved removal documentation is provided, there will be a $50 00 charge per appliance H UNSECURED LOADS Charge Per t nad Applies to solid waste loads that $12 00 are not secured with a tarpaulin or other equipment that prevents material from spilling along and within the right-of-way of public access roads serving landfill site An additional 3 5% charge will be assessed on all service to the landfill to compensate for the State of Texas surcharge for all solid waste received at landfills The City staff is hereby authorized to remit such charge to the State, and should the State Legislature increase this fee, such increase is hereby authorized to be charged and collected 10 Landfill permits issued by the City of Denton prior to the effective date of this ordinance may be redeemed for their face value The customer must pay the difference between the current rate and the face value of the permit The customer is not entitled to a refund if the face value of the permit exceeds the current rate 11 4FCTTON 2. That the Director of the Solid Waste Department of the City of Denton is authorized i to deny the use of the City of Denton landfill to customers for providing false information regarding the residency of the individual or the origin of the solid waste 4FCTION 1 That it ism the public interest that the provisions of Sections 26-3, 26-4, 26- 5, 26-7, 26.8(a), and 26-9 of Article I of Chapter 26 of the City of Denton Code of Ordinances shall expressly apply to City of Denton Solid Waste service 4RICTION 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances m force when the provisions of this ordinance became effective which are inconsistent, or in conflict with the terms or provisions contained in this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict SECTION 5. That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or under any circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remanung 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 CFCTTON 6. That this ordinance shall become effective, charged, and applied to all solid waste services rendered on and after October 1, 2000, and a copy of said rates, fees, and charges shall be maintained on file in the Office of the City Secretary PASSED AND APPROVED this the 5 � day of & 2000 ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY NM1 EULINE BROCK, MAYOR 12