1996-210~7SOUDW O~D NOTE Amended by Ordinance No 97-239
0Pdi)INANCE N0 ~ --~O
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR SOLID WASTE SERVICE
CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE 95-181, AS AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 24 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE RATES
FOR RECYCLING SERVICE, ADDING A CHARGE FOR BRUSH BROUGHT DIRECTLY
TO THE LANDFILL, AMENDING THE CHARGES FOR USE OF THE LANDFILL,
PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That the charges for solid waste collection ser-
vices 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 of
the Code of Ordinances are hereby established as follows.
SO~.XD WASTE RA?E SCHIDU~ES
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SWR Residential Solid Waste Collection Service 2
SWC Commercial and Institutional Solid Waste
Collection Service 3
SWL Sanmtary Landfill Use 8
SWY Commercial and Institutional Recyclln9 Service 12
SCHEDULE SW~
RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE
(Effective 10/01/96)
APPLICATION
Applicable to individual famlly unit sol~d waste collection
service Individual famlly unit ~ncludes each side of a
duplex, each l~ving unit per subdivided lot, and any unit or
llving space in which a person or s~ngle family resides
MONTHLY RATE
$12.90 per 30 days
SURCHARGE (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 ~ncrease is hereby autho-
rized to be charged and collected
MINIMUM BILLING
$13.00 per 30 days
OTHER CHARGES
There will be no charge for the collection of bagged grass
clippings and leaves, or brush and tree l~mbs which are cut
and stacked in 4' lengths, if the combined grass/leaves/brush
total volume is not over four cublc yards per week Any
combination of grass, leaves, and brush is appropriate
One cubic yard of grass or leaves equals 6 bags
Bagged grass and leaves over 4 cubic yards (24 bags) ~s
charged at 50¢ per addit~onal bag
Brush and tree limbs over 4 cubic yards is charged at $5 00
per additional cubic yard
The charge for the collection of appliances is $10 00 per
appliance
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SCHEDULE SWC
C05~4ERCIAL/INSTITU~IONAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
(Effective 10/01/96)
APPLICATION
Applicable for all commercial or institutional solid waste
collection service
A DUMPSTERS (Regular Service)
1. 2 YARD DUMPSTER (Existing 2 Yd. customers only)
Number of Times Cubic Yards Cubic Yards Rate Per
Collected Per Week Per Week Per Month 30 Days
I 2 8 $ ~J~]
2 4 16 ~ ~
3 6 24 87 50
4 8 32 ]/670
5 10 40 145~
6 12 48 lq ~
2 3 YARD DUMPSTER
Number of Times Cubic Yard Cubic Yards Rate Per
Collected Per Week Per Week Per Month 30 Days
i 3 12 $ ~ ~
2 6 24 70 70
3 9 27 1D6.~
4 12 48 1413
5 15 60 iF 70
6 18 72 2/2~
3 4 YARD DUMPSTER
Number of Times Cubic Yards Cubic Yards Rate Per
Collected Per Week Per Week Per Month 30 Days
1 4 16 $ ~
2 8 32 ~ ~
3 12 48 /24~
4 16 64 166~
5 20 80 207~
6 24 96 249~
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4. 6 YARD DUMPSTER
Number of Times Cubic Yards Cubic Yards Rate Per
Collected Per Week Per Week Per Month 30 Days
1 6 24 $ 53 85
2 12 48 107 70
3 18 72 161 55
4 24 96 215 40
5 30 120 269 25
6 36 144 323 10
5 8 YARD DUMPSTER
Number of Times Cubic Yards Cubic Yards Rate Per
Collected Per Week Per Week Per Month 30 Days
1 8 32 $ 66 20
2 16 64 132 40
3 24 96 198 60
4 32 128 264 75
5 40 160 330 95
6 48 196 397 15
The 2 yard dumpster service is only available to
existing 2 yard dumpster customers as of September 30,
1996. 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
B DU~PSTER SERVICE (Temporary)
Type of Rent
Container Per 30 Days Service Charge
3 cubic yard dumpster $ 9 00 $35 00 per pickup
4 cubic yard dumpster 12 00 45 00 per pickup
6 cubic yard dumpster 16 00 60 00 per pickup
8 cubic yard dumpster 19 00 70 00 per pickup
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C DUMPSTER SERVICE (Refmll and Extra Pmckup)
Type of
Container Service Charge
2 cubic yard dumpster $14 00 per pickup
3 cubic yard dumpster 20 00 per p~ckup
4 cubzc yard dumpster 27 00 per pmckup
6 cubzc yard dumpster 37 00 per pickup
8 cubmc yard dumpster 47 00 per pmckup
D OPEN TOP CONTAINERS
Type of Rent
Container Per 30 Days Servzce CharGe
15 cubic yard open top $45 00 $116 40 per pickup
20 cubic yard open top 56 00 139 15 per p~ckup
30 cubic yard open top 67 00 184.65 per pmckup
40 cubic yard open top 84 00 231 30 per pickup
E COMPACTORS
Type of Rent
Contamner Per 30 DayM S~rvmce Charqe
6 cubic yard compactor $ 56 00 $ 54 20 per pickup
12 cubic yard compactor 106 00 107 25 per pickup
20 cubic yard compactor 140 00 140 25 per p~ckup
25 cubic yard compactor 168 00 160.90 per pickup
30 cubic yard compactor 207 00 181 50 per p~ckup
42 cubic yard compactor 269 00 231 00 per p~ckup
BASE MINIMUM C05~4ERCIAL CHARGE
A minimum comx~ercial customer charge of $15 00 / month will be
charged to all commercial customers
SHARED CO~MERCIAL CONTAINERS
Shared commercmal containers wmll be lmmlted on a cubmc yardage
basis to a mmnmmum of 1 cubzc yard per customer The maxmmum
number of customers with shared accounts per dumpster size ms
as stated
2 CY Dumpster - A maxmmum of 2 customers for a shared account
3 CY Dumpster - A maximum of 3 customers for a shared account
4 CY Dumpster - A maximum of 4 customers for a shared account
6 CY Dumpster - A maximum of 6 customers for a shared account
8 CY Dumspter - A maximum of 8 customers for a shared account
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SPECIAL WASTE Rate Per C~bic Yard
Disposal of "Special Waste" as $16 75
defined by the State of Texas
Munlc~pal Sol~d Waste Management
Regulations Acceptance of special
waste is subject to Federal and
State laws and regulations, and the
C~ty has the right to refuse to
accept waste
SURCHARGE (SWC)
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
· ncrease is hereby authorized to be charged and collected
OTHER CHARGES
A delivery fee of $35.00 per container will be charged to all
customers for open top containers and compactors A delivery
fee of $28.00 per container will be charged to all customers
for temporary dumpster service
A relocation fee of $28.00 will be charged for each open top or
compactor container that is relocated at the customer's site
A $15.00 fee will be charged for each request for same day
p~ckup service for open top and compactor customers who receive
pickup service upon demand
A pickup charge of $6 00 for commercial containers that
are inaccess~ble, at the t~me of scheduled service
A $55.00 fee will be charged for container locks provided by
the City of Denton.
A charge of $380 00 / 30 days w~ll be charged for precrusher
rental.
A deposit on Open Tops and Temporary Dumpsters will be charged
based on 1/6 of the estimated annual billing amount or service
contract
A minimum of once per week p~ckup service is required for
putres~ble (food) waste containers
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OTHER CHARGES
A charge of $16 75 / cubic yard will be charges for whole trees
and stumps delivered to the landfill
The charge for the collection of appliances ~s $10 00 per ~tem
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SCHEDULE SWL
SANITARY LANDFILL USE
(Ef fectlve 10/01/96)
APPLICATION
Applicable to individuals and commercial entitles that use the
City's sanitary landfill site, with sol~d waste originating
· nslde the c~ty l~mlts of Denton, Texas
RATES AND CHARGES
A INDIVIDUAL USERS
Charge Per
_Type of Vehicle Vehicle Per Load
1 Automobiles and station wagons, $ 8 20
pickup trucks less than one-half ton
2 Motor vehicles with a carrying $ 28 70
load capacity of 2 cubic yards
but less than 5 cubic yards such
as one-half ton pickups
3 Pickup trucks with side boards $ 82 00
and all other vehicles with a
carrying capacity in excess of
5 cubic yards but less than 10
cublc yards
4 Vehicles with carrying capacity $123 00
in excess of 10 cubic yards but
less than 15 cubic yards
5 Vehicles with carrying capacity $164 00
in excess of 15 cubic yards but
less than 20 cubic yards
6 Vehicles with carrying capacity $246 00
· n excess of 20 cubic yards but
less than 30 cubic yards
7 Vehicles w~th carrying capacity $328 00
· n excess of 30 cubic yards but
less than 40 cubic yards
8 Vehicles with carrying capacity $410 00
of 40 cubic yards or more
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APPLICATION
Applicable to individuals and commercial ent~tles who are not
residents of the C~ty of Denton or any customer with sol~d
waste that does not originate from inside the city limits of
Denton, Texas
RATES AND CHARGES.
B INDIVIDUAL USERS
Charge Per
Type of Vehicle Vehicle Per Load
i Automobiles and station wagons, $ 16 75
pickup trucks less than one-half ton
2 Motor vehicles with a carrying $ 58 60
load capacity of 2 cubic yards
but less than 5 cubic yards such
as one-half ton pickups
3. Pickup trucks with slde boards $167 00
and all other vehicles with a
carrying capacity ~n excess of
5 cubic yards but less than 10
cubic yards
4 Vehicles with carrying capacity $251 25
in excess of 10 cubic yards but
less than 15 cubic yards
5 Vehicles with carrying capacity $335 00
in excess of 15 cubic yards but
less than 20 cubic yards
6 Vehicles w~th carrying capacity $502 50
in excess of 20 cubic yards but
less than 30 cubic yards
7 Vehicles with carrying capacity $670 00
in excess of 30 cubic yards but
less than 40 cubic yards
8 Vehicles with carrying capacity $837 50
of 40 cubic yards or more
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APPLICATION
Applicable to customers who submit for deposit leaves, grass
clippings, brush, trees, and stumps shall pay the following
rates
RATES AND CHARGES
C INDIVIDUAL USERS
Charge Per
TYpe of Vehlcle Vehicle Per Load
i Unbagged and uncontaminated No Charge
leaves and grass.
2 Bagged and uncontaminated $ 1 00 CY
leaves and grass.
3 Any type or size vehicle $ 1 00 CY
with uncontaminated loads of
brush in less than 6' lengths
4 Any type or size vehicle $ 3 00 CY
with uncontaminated loads of
brush in greater than 6' lengths
5 Any type or size vehicle $ 8 20 CY
with contaminated bagged
or unbagged leaves, grass,
or brush of any length
6 Whole trees and stumps $16 75 CY
D. PRIVATE COS~4ERCIALUSERS
The City Manager may enter into contracts with private commer-
cial collection service companies operating outside the c~ty
l~mits for regular use of the sanitary landfill site at the
following rates.
Res~dentlal and com~aerclal $ 16 75/cubic yard or
garbage $ 83 75/ton
Rubbish (trash) $ 16 75/cubic yard or
$ 83 75/ton
Noncompactable resldent~al and $ 16 75/cubic yard or
commercial garbage $ 83 75/ton
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D PRIVATE COMMERCIAL USERS continued
All such contracts may contain conditions of operation, dis-
posal and delivery as the City Manager or his designee shall
determine necessary for the efficient operation of the landfill
site and the method of billing and collection for such use
E TIRE CHARGES Charae Per Tire
1 Automobile tares not shredded, $ 3 30
quartered or halved
2 Truck tares not shredded, $ 5 60
quartered or halved
F. SPECIAL WASTE Rate Per Cubic Yard
Disposal of "Special Waste" as $16 75
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 r~ght to refuse to
accept waste
G. UNSECURED LOADS Ra~ Per Load
Applies to solid waste load that $12 00
are not secured with a tarpaulin
or other equipment that prevents
material from spilling along and
within the r~ght-of-way of public
access roads serving landfill site
SURCHARGE (SWL)
An additional 3 5% charge will be assessed to compensate for
the State of Texas surcharge for all solid waste received at
landfills. The Clty staff is hereby authorized to remit such
charge to the State, and should the State Legislature ~ncrease this
fee, such increase is hereby authorized to be charged and
collected.
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SCHEDULE SWY
COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL CARDBOARD RECYCLING
(Effective 10/01/96)
APPLICATION
Applicable to commercial or institutional customers that
receive separate recycling service in dedicated recycling
containers.
MONTHLY RATE
A. DUMPSTER RECYCLING SERVICE (4/6/8 YARD DUMPSTERS)
Dumpster Rent
Size Per Month Service
4 CY $0 00 $0 00
6 CY $0 00 $0 00
8 CY $0.00 $0 00
B COMPACTOR RECYCLING SERVICE
Type of Rent
Container per 30 Days Service Charae
30 CY $0.00 $0 00
42 CY $0 00 $0 00
After covering costs, cardboard revenues are to be shared with
the customer on a 50/50% basis
Pickups wall only be made when the containers are full and
require servicing Cardboard boxes are to be broken down and
placed an the containers to lay as flat as possible Recy-
clang services may be discontinued at the discretion of the
Executave Director of Utalltles, or his designee
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LIMITATIONS
Landfill permits ~ssued by the C~ty of Denton prior to the
effective date of this ordinance may be redeemed for their
face value The customer must pay the d~fference between the
current rate and the face value of the permit The customer
· s not entitled to a refund if the face value of the permit
exceeds the current rate
SECTION II. That the Superintendent of the Solid Waste
Department of the C~ty of Denton is authorized to deny the use of
the landfill to customers for providing false information regarding
the residency of the ~nd~vidual or origination of the sol~d waste
SECTION III. 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 jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of th~s ordinance, and the City
Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares ~t would have
enacted such remain~ng portions despite any such invalidity
S~TION IV. That this ordinance shall become effective for
solid waste service rendered on or after October 1, 1996, and a
copy of said rates shall be maintained on file ~n the Off~ce of the
C~ty Secretary
PASSED AND APPROVED th~s the /7~ day of~, 1996
ATTEST.
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM.
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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