1978-052 No
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 CON-
FLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND DECLARING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
PA~T I
That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, Ks
hereby amended and changed an the following particulars-
(1) Chapter 12, Artlcle I, Section 12-5 is hereby amended
by providing new rates for "Charges for use of the city sanitary
landf~ll by non-residents and resident non-subscribers" as follows
"Sectlon 12-5
The following charges shall be paid by persons not residing
within the corporate limits of the City and for non-subscribers to
regular clty sanitary service for the use of the city garbage, trash
and rubbish disposal grounds, known as the sanitary landfill:
(a) There shall be no charge for automobiles or station
wagons disposing of garbage, trash or rubbish at the
city landfall durlng business hours
(b) One-half (1/2) ton pickups and two (2) wheel trailers
shall be charged Two Dollars and Fifty cents ($2 50) for
each load d~sposed of.
(c) Pack-up trucks with sade boards, and all other vehicles
with a carrying capacity of less than one and one-half
(1 1/2) tons or five (5) cubic yards, whichever Ks the
smaller shall be charged Three Dollars and Fifty cents
($3 50) for each load disposed of
(d) Ail larger vehicles shall be charged Seven Dollars
($7 00) for each load dlsposed of, excepting those ve-
hicles described below
(e) Co~r~erclal, packer-type trucks owned or operated by
licensed haulers or non-subscribers with a carrying
capacity of less than 30 cubic yards shall be charged
Eighteen Dollars ($18 00) for each load disposed of
(f) Co~erclal, packer-type trucks owned or operated by
licensed haulers or non-subscribers with a carrying
capacity of 30 cubic yards or more shall be charged
Twenty-Five Dollars ($25 00) for each load disposed
of
(g) Disposal of tares 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 in which case the above
per load charge will not apply"
(2) Chapter 12, Article II, Section 12-19 (b) "Charges for
Residential Service" is 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 ifa single unit, Three Dollars and Ninety
Cents ($3 90) per unit if there are from two (2) to four (4) units
inclusive on the sub-divided lot with one central pickup point All
such fees are subject to being increased by the sanitation division
if more than the minimum service is required"
(3) Chapter 12, Article III, Section 12-20 (c) "Charge for Com-
mercial or Institutional Service" is hereby amended as follows
"Sectlon 12-20 (c)
(e) Buildings or connected series of buildings containing
more than four (4) dwelling units having either water or electricity
billed through a single meter will be billed as a single charge along
w~th the single water or electric charge regardless of the occupancy
of such multiple dwelllng unit Multiple dwelling units classified
as fraternities, sororities, boardinghouses and dormitories shall be
charged as a commercial or institutional service Any multiple dwell-
lng units or commercial establishment which requlres more than the
mlnlm%~m service described here~n is subject to having the charges ~n-
creased by the city sanitation division based upon the additional
service required Any multiple dwelling unit having Individual water
and electric meters shall be billed ~ndlv~dually at the residential
rate of Three Dollars and Ninety Cents ($3 90) per unit
The charge for collecting garbage, trash and rubblsh from apart-
ment houses consisting of more than four (4) un~ts, having a single
water or electric meter shall be Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2 50)
per unit per month"
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PART II
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word in th~s ordlnance, or application thereof to any
person or c~rcumstances ~s held invalid by any court of competent
]ur~sdlctlon, 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 ~nval~dlty
PART III
That this ordinance shall become effective on the 1st day of
November, 1978, and the new rates will be billed on the customer
utility statements sent by the C~ty of Denton on or after November
1, 1978 The C~ty Secretary ~s hereby directed to cause the caption
of this ordinance to be published twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle
the official newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10)
days of the date of its passage
PASSED AND APPROVED thls the 29th day of September, A D 1978
TMITCHELL, MAYOR
Y OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST
, CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
i~UL C ISHAM, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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