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NOTE Amended by Ordinance No 2001-333
ORDINANCE NO &X-;q ll
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 2000-043, 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
SECTION 1 That the charges for solid waste collection services as authorized by Section
24-42(b) of Article II, 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 4
SWL Sanitary Landfill Use 9
SCHEDULE SWR
RESTDENTTAT SO M WASTE COT T FCTTnN SFRVTCF
(Effective 10/O1/00)
Applicable to individual family unit solid waste collection service to a structure, house, or
building only The term "individual family unit" includes, without limitation, each side of a
duplex, each Irving unit of a triplex„ as well as any unit or living space in which a person,
persons or a single family resides
$15 90 per 30 days
S1 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
polychlorinated 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
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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 mimmum amount of $32 00 will be charged for basic residential
solid waste service
SCHEDULE SWC
WMAILVAIMROJEW3 "Is
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 We
Cubic Yards
Per Week
Cubic Yards
Per Month
Rate Per
end
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
Cnll ected Per Week
Cubic Yards
Per Week
Cubic Yards
Per Month
Rate Per
30
1
3
12
$ 46 17
2
6
24
8854
3
9
27
13281
4
12
48
17708
5
15
60
22135
6
18
72
26562
9
3 4 YARD DUMPSTER
Number of Times
Collected Per Week
Cubic Yards
P .re Week
Cubic Yards
Per Month
Rate Per
30 Days
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
10 Thys
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
Collected Per Week
Cubic Yards
Per Week
Cubic Yards
Per Month
Rate Per
10 nayq
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 remstate 2 yard dumpster service
W
B DUMPSTER SERVICE (Temporary)
Type of
Contain P.r
Rent
Per 10 nays
Service Charge
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
23 10
85 05 per pickup
C DUMPSTER SERVICE (Refill and Extra Pickup)
Type of
Container Service. Charge
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
Collected Per Week Per Week Per Month 10 D2y-s
1 21
91
$212 95
2 42
182
42590
3 63
273
63886
E OPEN -TOP CONTAINERS
Rent
Per 10 oar
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
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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 I
cubic yard per customer The maximum number of customers with shared accounts per
dumpster size is as stated
3 CY 3
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
QTJ)FR 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
(1/4) 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 V 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 pnor 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 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
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
SCHEDULE SWL
SANITARY LANDFILL I ISE
(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 Charge Per er Tire
1 Automobile tires not shredded, $ 5 00
quartered or halved
2 Truck tires not shredded, $ 7 00
quartered or halved
E
E SPECIAL WASTE Charge
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
polychlorinated 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 Lo
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
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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
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SECTION That the Director of the Solid Waste Department of the City of Denton is
authorized 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
SFCTTON That it is in 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
SFCTTON 4. 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
SFCTTON 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 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
SFCTTON 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 L
PASSED AND APPROVED this the � day of Clp� c � 2000
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
By
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
c:�� A"t-
EULINE FROCK, MAYOR
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ORDINANCE NO 2001- 333
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF
RATES FOR SOLID WASTE SERVICE CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE NUMBERS 2000-297
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 FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICE, INCREASING SERVICE
CHARGES FOR COMMERCIAL SIDE LOAD CONTAINER SERVICE, AMENDING THE
CHARGES FOR TEMPORARY CONTAINER SERVICE, AMENDING THE CHARGES FOR
CONTAINER EXTRA SERVICE, PROVIDING FOR 50 CUBIC YARD AND 33 CUBIC
YARD CONTAINER SERVICE, AMENDING THE CHARGES FOR CONTAINER
DELIVERY, RELOCATION, AND INACCESSIBLE CONTAINERS, AMENDING THE CITY
OF DENTON CHARGES FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS DISPOSAL FEE, NOTIFYING
CITIZENS THAT ALL LANDFILL PERMITS ISSUED IN PRIOR YEARS HAVE EXPIRED,
PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION 1 That the charges for solid waste collection services as authorized by Section
24-42(b) of Article II, 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
2
SWC Commercial and Institutional Solid Waste Collection Service 4
SWL Sanitary Landfill Use 10
SCHEDULE SWR
1 1 1
Applicable for individual family unit solid waste collection service Individual family unit
includes each side of a duplex, each living unit per subdivided lot, and any unit or living
space in which a person or single family resides
$17 40 per thirty (30) days
Si TRCHAR(;F. (State of Texas statutory charge for landfill use)
$0 10 per thirty (30) days
The surcharge referenced above is hereby authorized to be remitted to the State as required
by law, and should the State Legislature change this fee, such change is hereby authorized
to be charged and collected
$17 50 per thirty (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 (4') lengths, if the combined
grass/leaves/brush total volume is not over eight cubic yards per collection day Any
combination of grass, leaves, and brush is appropriate If over eight (8) cubic yards of
bagged grass clippings, leaves, or brush are placed out for collection on a collection day,
charges will be assessed at $5 00 per cubic yard for all cubic yards
Residential customers may be provided containers at the published commercial rates
There are no charges for the collection of appliances, which do not contain either
polychlorinated 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 that
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contain PCB's and/or CFC's for which no approved removal documentation is provided,
there will be a $50 00 charge per appliance
A service deposit in the minimum amount of $38 00 will be charged for basic residential
solid waste service
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SCHEDULE SWC
• ulul : 01 I ba I► Y IN I • ► : • I• .: • • ►
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Applicable for all commercial or institutional solid waste collection service
A CONTAINER SERVICE (Long Term Scheduled)
1 8 YARD CONTAINER
Front Load
Number of Times Cubic Yards Cubic Yards Rate Per
Collected Per Week Peek Per Month 40 Days
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
2 6 YARD CONTAINER
Front Load
Number of Times Cubic Yards Cubic Yards Rate Per
Collected Per Week P .re W ek Per Month 10 Days
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
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A CONTAINER SERVICE continued (Long Tenn Scheduled)
3 4 YARD CONTAINER
Front Load Side Load
Number of Times Cubic Yards Cubic Yards Rate Per Rate Per
Collected Per Week Per Week Per Month 10 Day 30 Days
1 4
16
$ 53 82
$57 86
2 8
32
10329
11104
3 12
48
15488
16650
4 16
64
20647
22196
5 20
80
25823
27760
6 24
96
30976
33299
4 3 YARD CONTAINER
Front Load Side Load
Number of Times Cubic Yards Cubic Yards Rate Per Rate Per
Collected Per Week P .ram Per Month 30 Days 30 Days
1 3
12
$ 46 17
$ 49 63
2 6
24
8854
95 18
3 9
27
13281
14277
4 12
48
17708
19036
5 15
60
22135
23795
6 18
72
26562
28554
5 2 YARD CONTAINER (Existing 2 Yard customers only)
Front Load Side Load
Number of Times Cubic Yards Cubic Yards Rate Per Rate Per
Collected Per Week Per Week Per Month 10 Day 10 Days
1 2
8
$4340
$4666
2 4
16
8346
8972
3 6
24
125 13
13451
4 8
32
16692
17944
5 10
40
20859
22423
6 12
48
25032
26909
The 2 yard container service is only available to existing 2 yard container customers
as of September 30, 1997 New 2 yard container service will not be offered to any
customer Existing customers receiving 2 yard container service that discontinue 2
yard service may not reinstate 2 yard container service
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A CONTAINER SERVICE continued (Long Tenn Scheduled)
6 50 YARD CONTAINER
Number of Times Rate Per
Collected Per Week 300 Days
1 $15 00
2 3000
Extra services performed while on site will be provided at the one time per week rate listed
7 33 YARD CONTAINER
Number of Times Rate Per
Collected Per Week 39_Days
1 $13 00
2 2600
Extra services performed while on site will be provided at the one time per week rate listed
8 CONTAINER EXTRA SERVICE (While Truck is On Site - For a
Refill and Extra Pickup)
Type of
Container Service Charge
2 cubic yard container $21 50 per pickup
3 cubic yard container 26 35 per pickup
4 cubic yard container 3125 per pickup
6 cubic yard container 4100 per pickup
8 cubic yard container 50 75 per pickup
6 cubic yard compactor 70 24 per pickup
In addition to the Container Extra Service Charge, a $35 00 service charge is applied if the
truck is called in from off -site to perform the extra service On site waiting time in excess
of 15 minutes will be charged at the rate of $70 00 per hour
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B TEMPORARY CONTAINER SERVICE
Type of
Container
3 cubic yard container
4 cubic yard container
6 cubic yard container
8 cubic yard container
$29 75
3130
3900
5100
C ROLL -OFF CONTAINER SERVICE - OPEN -TOP
15 cubic yard open top
20 cubic yard open top
30 cubic yard open top
40 cubic yard open top
$63 60
7725
8890
10000
$51 75 per pickup
53 95 per pickup
6140 per pickup
73 15 per pickup
$159 30 per pickup
207 70 per pickup
265 75 per pickup
344 00 per pickup
D ROLL -OFF CONTAINER SERVICE - COMPACTOR
20 cubic yard compactor
25 cubic yard compactor
30 cubic yard compactor
42 cubic yard compactor
E 6 CY COMPACTOR
Number of Times Rate Per
Cnll rtP� i Per Week 10 Days
1 $ 212 95
2 42590
3 63886
$ 190 80
28320
32155
36840
$ 184 00 per pickup
238 05 per pickup
267 05 per pickup
302 45 per pickup
A nummum charge of $22 50 per thirty (30) days will be charged to all commercial solid
waste customers
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Shared commercial containers will be limited on a cubic yardage basis to a nummum of one
(1) cubic yard per customer The maximum number of customers with shared accounts per
dumpster size is as stated
Cnntamer SIZ Maximum
2 CY
Number of Customers
2
3CY
3
4CY
4
6 CY
6
8 CY
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Denton's acceptance and disposal of Special Waste as defined by the State of Texas in the
Texas Municipal Solid Waste Management Regulations is conditional upon the waste
requested for disposal Acceptance of special waste is subject to Federal and State laws and
regulations, and the City of Denton has the right to refuse to accept special waste at their
discretion
Special Waste Charge $65 50 per ton
An additional 3 85% fee will be assessed for each thirty (30)-day period (excluding rental
charge) to compensate for the State of Texas surcharge for solid waste disposed at landfills
The City staff is hereby authorized to remit such fee to the State, and should the State
Legislature change this fee, such change is hereby authorized to be charged and collected
OTHER CHARGES
A delivery fee of $45 00 per container will be charged to all customers for Roll -Off
containers A delivery fee of $35 00 per container will be charged to all other customer
containers
A relocation fee of $35 00 will be charged for each Roll -Off 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 Roll -Off
customers who receive pickup service upon demand The solid waste Customer Relations
Division must receive notification prior to 10 00 AM on the day service is requested in order
to provide same day pickup service
A fee for inaccessible and unserviceable containers will be assessed The fee will be $45 00
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for roll -off containers, and $35 00 for all other containers
A $112 00 fee will be charged for container lock installations provided by the City of Denton
$70 00 will be charged for container lock removal
A fee of $300 00 will be assessed to all Roll -Off customers who have containers whose waste
weighs in excess of 9 tons
A deposit for Demand Response and Temporary Containers will be charged based upon one -
sixth (1/6) of the estimated annual billing amount or service contract
A mimmum of once per week pickup service is required for putresible (food) waste
containers
Up to eight (8) bulky items will be picked up free of charge on the first Thursday of each
month, the monthly commercial bulky item pickup day, if the customer calls the Customer
Relations Division a mimmum of 48 hours in advance of the first Thursday Bulky items
shall not be placed near or adjacent to containers prior to 48 hours before the scheduled first
Thursday pickup A service fee of $35 00 shall be charged, together with an additional fee of
$10 00 per bulky item for each bulky item in excess of eight (8) bulky items hi addition to
the service fee of $35 00, a $30 00 charge will be assessed for overflowing and excess waste
of up to one cubic yard outside the container An additional fee of $30 00 for every cubic
yard of solid waste outside the container up to eight (8) cubic yards shall be assessed unless
the solid waste exceeds eight (8) cubic yards
There are no fees 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, 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
Bulky items and appliances may be delivered by Denton solid waste customers to the landfill
for disposal at no charge, except for those appliances containing PCB's and/or CFC's
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SWL
SANITARY T ANDETT.T.TTSF.
(Effective 10/01/01)
Applicable to individuals and commercial entities that use the City's samtary landfill site,
with solid waste originating inside the city limits of Denton, Texas Customers bringing
mixed loads of solid waste, other waste, and bulky items to the landfill will be charged at the
landfill rate
A City of Denton Users
$32 50 per ton
Applicable to individuals and commercial entities that are not residents of the City of Denton
or any customer with solid waste that does not originate inside the city limits of Denton,
Texas
B Outside the City of Denton Users
$36 50 per 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
It 1' I. _- '
1 Automobile tires not shredded, $5 00
quartered or halved
2 Truck tires not shredded, $7 00
quartered or halved
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E SPECIAL WASTE
Denton's acceptance and disposal of Special Waste as defined by the State of Texas in the
Texas Municipal Solid Waste Management Regulations is conditional upon the waste
requested for disposal Acceptance of special waste is subject to Federal and State laws and
regulations, and the City of Denton has the right to refuse to accept special waste at their
discretion
Special Waste Charge $65 50 per ton
F WHOLE TREES AND STUMPS $45 00 per ton
G RECYCLED ASPHALT / CONCRETE $7 50 per ton
H 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
I UNSECURED LOADS
Applies to solid waste loads that are not secured with a tarpaulin or other equipment that
prevents material from spilling along and within the nght-of-way of public access roads
serving the City of Denton landfill
Unsecured Load Charge
$12 00
An additional $1 25 per ton fee will be assessed on all customer service to the landfill to
compensate for the State of Texas surcharge for all solid waste disposed at landfills The City
staff is hereby authorized to remit such fee to the State, and should the State Legislature
change this fee, such change is hereby authorized to be charged and collected
All landfill permits issued by the City of Denton in prior years have expired
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SECTION 2 That the Director of the Solid Waste Department of the City of Denton is
authorized to deny the use of the City of Denton landfill to customers for providmg false
information regarding the residency of the individual or the ongin of the solid waste
SR.CTION 4 That it is in the public inlet est 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
SECTION . That all ordinances 01 paits of ordinances in force when the provisions of
this ordinance became effective which aie inconsistent, or in conflict with the terms or
provisions contained in this ordinance me hei eby repealed to the extent of any such conflict
SECTION 5. That if any section, subsection, paiagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word
in this ordinance, or the application thcieof to any person or under any circumstances is held
invalid by any court of competent Iu1 iShcchon, tiuch holding shall not affect the validity of the
remammg portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas,
hereby declares it would have enacted such i eniaming portions despite any such invalidity
SECTION 6 That this ordinance shall become effective, chaiged, and applied to all solid
waste services rendeied on and aftci Octobei 1, 2001, 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 day of �/%J1q4e 2001
EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
By
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