1979-074 ORDINANCE NO 77 - ?~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12 "GARBAGE, TRASH AND WEEDS",
SECTION 12-5, 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 CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A SEVER-
ABILITY CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
PART I
That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, 1s
hereby amended and changed ~n the following particulars
That 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
w~thln 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 for residents of the C~ty of Denton
(a) There shall be no charge for automobiles or
station wagons d~spos~ng of garbage, trash or
rubbish at the c~ty landfill during bus~ness
hours Non-residents in automobiles and station
wagons w~ll be charged One Dollar ($1 00)
(b One-half (1/2) ton pickups and two (2) wheel
trailers shall be charged Two Dollars and F~fty
Cents ($2 50) for each load disposed of
(c Pick-up trucks with side boards, and all other
vehicles w~th a carrying capacity of less than
one and one-half (1-1/2) tons or five (5) cubic
yards, whichever ~s the smaller shall be charged
Three Dollars and F~fty Cents ($3 50) for each
load d~sposed of
(d All larger vehicles shall be charged Seven
Dollars ($7 00) for each load d~sposed of,
excepting those vehicles described below
(e) Commercial, packer-type trucks owned or operated
by licensed haulers or non-subscribers with a
carrying capacity of less than thirty (30) cubic
yards shall be charged Twenty-Five Dollars
$25 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 thirty (30) cubic yards or
more shall be charged Thirty-Five Dollars
($35 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 ~n which case the above
per load charge may not apply"
(2) Chapter 12, Article II, Section 12-19(b) "Charges for
Residential Service" ~s 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 All such fees are subject to being
increased by the sanitation d~vlslon if more
than the minimum service is required"
(3) Chapter 12, Article III, Section 12-20(c) "Charge for
Commercial or Institutional Service" is hereby amended as follows
"SECTION 12-20(c)
(a) Buildings or connected series of buildings
containing four (4) or less dwelling units
will be billed at the rate of Four Dollars
and Fifteen Cents ($4 15) per unit Multiple
dwelling units classified as fraternities,
sororities, boardinghouses 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 subject to having the
charges increased by the city sanitation
dlvlslon based upon the additional service
required Any multiple residential dwelling
including mobile homes shall be billed
individually at the residential rate of Four
Dollars and Fifteen Cents ($4 15) per unit
The charge for collecting garbage, trash and
rubbish from apartment houses consisting of
more than four (4) units, shall be Two
Dollars and F~fty Cents ($2 50) per unit per
month "
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PART TWO
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held ~nvalld by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such hold,n§ shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance, and the C~ty Council of the
City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such
remaining portions despite any such ~nvalld~ty
PART THREE
That this ordinance shall become effective on the 1st day of
October, 1979, and the new rates will be billed on the customer
utility statements sent by the City of Denton on or after October
l, 1979 The C~ty Secretary ~s hereby directed to cause the
caption of this ordinance to be published twice ~n the Denton
Record-Chronicle, the official newspaper of the C~ty of Denton,
Texas, wlthln ten (lO) days of the date of its passage
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 18th day of September, A D 1979
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
BDRT R SOLOMO~ff, ACTING CITY
ATTORNEY, CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS