1982-073AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF DENTON RELATING TO THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, TRASH
AND RUBBISH, RENAMING THE HEAD OF THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT,
RAISING THE FEES FOR USE OF SANITARY LANDFILL, PROVIDING FOR
FEES FOR COLLECTION OF CERTAIN HOUSEHOLD GOODS, RAISING THE
FEES FOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL GARBAGE
COLLECTION, DELETING PENALTIES FOR LATH PAYMENTS, RENUMBERING
CERTAIN PROVISIONS THMREIN, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFICT, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
SHCTION I
Section 12-3 of the Code of Ordinances of the C~t¥ of
Denton is hereby amended to read as follows
"Section 12-3 Sanitation Division D~rector
The Head of the Sanitation Division shall be the
Assistant City Manager of Operations of the City of
Denton, Texas "
SBCTION II
Section 12-5 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton is hereby amended to read as follows
"Section 12-5 Charges for use of the city sanitary
landf~ll by nonresidents and resident
nonsubscribers
The following charges shall be paid by persons not
residing within the corporate limits of the city and
for nonsubscribers to regular c~ty sanitary service for
the use of the city garbage, trash and rubbish d~sposal
grounds known as the sanitary landf~ll for residents of
the City of Denton
(a) There shall be no charge for automobiles or station
wagons disposing of garbage, trash or rubbish at
the city sanztary landfill durzng business hours
Nonresidents zn automobiles and station wagons w~ll
be charged Two Dollars ($2 00)
(b) One-half (1/2) ton p~ckups and two-wheel trailers
shall be charged Five Dollars ($5 00) for each load
dzsposed of
(c) Pickup trucks with side boards, and all other
vehicles w~th a carrying capacity of less than one
and one-half (l-1/2) tons or five (S) cubic yards,
whichever zs the smaller, shall be charged Seven
Dollars ($7 00) for each load d~sposed of
(d) Ail larger vehicles shall be charged Fourteen
Dollars ($14 00) for each load disposed of,
excepting those vehicles described below
(d 1) Commercial packer-type trucks owned or
operated by licensed haulers or non-
subscribers with a carrying capacity of
less than twenty (20) cubic.yards _shall
be charged Thirty Dollars [$30 00) for
each load disposed of
{e) Commercial packer-type trucks owned or operated by
licensed haulers or nonsubscribers with a carrying
capacity of less than thirty {30) cubic yards shall
be charged Fifty Dollars [$S0 00) for each load
disposed of
(f) Commercial packer-type trucks owned or operated by
licensed haulers or nonsubscribers with a carrying
capacity of thirty {30) cubic yardp or more shall
be charged Seventy Dollars ($70 00) for each load
disposed of
(g) Disposal of tires shall be charged at a rate of One
Dollar ($1 00) each
Monthly rates for regular use of the sanitary landfill
by licensed haulers or nonresident haulers may be con-
tracted for with the city under special circumstances
in which case the above per load charge will not apply"
SECTION III
Section 12-17 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton is hereby amended by adding thereto a new Section
12-17(£) to read as follows
"(f) Household furnishings, goods and appliances,
including but not limited to, stoves,
refrlge- tarots, washing or drying machines,
hot water heaters, sofas, chairs, tables,
mattresses and box springs, shall be disposed
of at the expense of the owner or person
controlling same, or upon request and payment
of a Ten Dollar ($10 00) fee shall be removed
by the city sanitation division"
SECTION IV
Section 12-19[b) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton is hereby amended to read as follows
"(b) The charge for collecting garbage, trash and
rubbish from each individual family unit shall be
Slx Dollars and Twenty-Five Cents ($6 25) per
month Ail such fees are sub3ect to being
increased by the sanitation division if more than
the mlnlmam service is required "
SECTION V
Section 12-19 of the Code of Ordinances of the C~ty of
Denton is hereby amended by deleting therefrom paragraph (d) ~n
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xts entirety and renumberlng paragraph (e) and (f) as paragraphs
(d) and (e) respectively
SBCTION VI
Section 12-20(a) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton is hereby amended to read as follows
"(a) The charge for the collection and removal of
garbage, trash and rubbish from premiss used for
business, commercial or institutional purposes
shall be from a minimum of Eleven Dollars and
Seventy-Six Cents [$11 76) per month to a maximum
of the actual cost to the city of the loading,
~aul~ng. and disposing of same plus ten percent
10%) of such cost"
SECTION VII
Section 12-20(c} of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton is hereby amended to read as follows
"(c} Buildings or connected series of buildings
containing four (4) or less dwelling units will be
billed at the rate of Six Dollars and Twenty-Five
Cents ($6 25) per unit Multiple dwelling units
classified as fraternities, sororities, boarding
houses and dormitories shall be charged as a
commercial or institutional service Any multiple
dwelling units or commercial establishment which
requires more than the minimum service described
herein is sub3ect to having the charges ~ncreased
by the city sanitation division based upon the
additional service required Any multiple
residential dwelling including mobile homes shall
be billed individually at the residential rate of
Six Dollars and Twenty-Five Cents ($6 25) per unit
SECTION VIII
Section 12-20 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton is hereby amended by deleting therefrom paragraph (f) in
its entirety
SECTION IX
Section 12-24 of the Code of Ordinances of the C~ty of
Denton is hereby amended by adding thereto a new paragraph (c)
to read as follows
"(c) All vehicles used by licensed private haulers,
nonresident haulers and resident haulers shall
have displayed thereon in a conspicuous place
the name and telephone number of the company
for which they are hauling Each vehicle
shall also display a vehicle number ~n a
conspicuous place by the use of numbers that
are at least three (5") ~nches in height
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SRCTION X
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word ~n this ordznance, or application thereof
to any person or circumstances is held ~nvalld by any court of
competent 3urisdiction, 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
would have enacted such remazn~ng portions despite any such
invalidity
SECTION XI
All ordinances or parts of ordinances ~n force when the
provisions of this ordinance become effective which are
~ncons~stent or in conflict w~th the terms or provisions
contained in this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of
any such conflict
SECTION XII
That th~s ordinance shall become effective upon its passage
and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the f~ day of September, lq82
ATTEST
CHAREOTTE ALLEN, CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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