2000-043 NOTE. Amended by Ordinance No. 2000-297
ORDINANCE NO
AN ORDiNANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF
RATES FOR SOLID WASTE SERVICE CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE NO 99-294, AS
AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 24 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THAT PART OF THE
RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE SCHEDULE (SWR) AND FOR AN
AMENDMENT TO THAT PART OF THE COMMERCIAL AND iNSTITUTIONAL SOLID
WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE SCHEDULE (SWC) RESPECTING THE CHARGE FOR
COLLECTION OF APPLIANCES, PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER, PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, on the 7th day of September, 1999, the City Council passed and approved
Ordinance No 99-294 which established the City's Solid Waste Department service rates for the
fiscal year beginning October 1, 1999, and
WHEREAS, the Residential Solid Waste Collection Service Schedule (SWR), was attached
to and made a part of smd Orchnance, and in pertinent part provided under "Other Charges" that
"The charge for the collection of appliances is $10 00 per appliance", and
WHEREAS, the Commercial and Institutional Solid Waste Collection Service Schedule
(SWC), was attached to and made a part of said Ordinance, and in pertinent part provided under
"Other Charges" that
"The charge for the collection of apphances is $10 00 per item", and
WHEREAS, the Caty Council has received information and recommendations from Staff
regarding rate structure and related issues regarding the Solid Waste Department service respecting
the collection of appliances as well as the collection of appliances contmmng the hazardous
substances commonly referred to as "CFC's" [Chlorofluorocarbons] and "PCB's," [Polychlonnated
Blphenyl$] from both residential and commercial Sohd Waste Department customers, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is appropriate and m the pubhc interest
that the above and foregoing Solid Waste Department rates respecting the collection of appliances
should be amended to read as follows
1 Schedule SWR shall hereafter mstead provide that "The charge for the collection of
apphances containing CFC's or PCB's is $20 00 per appliance"
2 Sehednle SWC shall hereafter instead provide that "The charge for the collection of
appliances eontamang CFC's or PCB's is $20 00 per appliance,"
NOW THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION 1 That the Schedule of Rates for Sohd Waste Depamnent service as prowded
for m Chapter 24 of the Code of Orchnances of the Caty of Denton, Texas, and as prowded for ~n
OrchnancelNo 99-294, ~s hereby amended, only to the extent specifically recited m the preamble to
flus or&nance
SECTION 2 That all of the declarations and fin&ngs contmned ~n the preamble to this
or&nance'are made a part hereof and shall be fully effective as a part of the ordmned subJeCt matter
of thas ordinance
SECTION 3 That all or&nanees or parts of ordinances in force when the prowslons of
tins ordinance became effectave wluch are inconsistent, or m conflict with the terms or provlmons
contained m tfus ordinance, are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict
SECTION 4 That ff any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word
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m this ordinance, or the apphcataon thereof t any person or under any circumstances is held ~nval~d
by any court of competent junschctmn, such holchng shall not affect the val~&ty of the remmnmg
portions of tins ordinance, and the Ctty Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares ~t
would have enacted such remmmng pomons despate any such mvah&ty
SECTION 5 That ttus ordinance shall become effective, charged, and apphed to all
apphcable sohd waste services rendered on and after February 1, 2000, and a copy of said rates,
fees, and charges shall be mmntmned on file ~n the Office of the C~ty Secretary
P^SSED OAPPROVED sthe day of ,2000
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF
RATES FOR sorm WASTE SERVICE CONTAINED 1N ORDINANCE NUMBERS 99-294,
2000-042, AND ~_0~0-043,, 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
SECTICIN 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 Artmle 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 estabhshed as follows
SOLID WASTE RATE SCHEDULES
pAGE
SWR Residential Sohd Waste Collection Service 2
SWC Commercml and Institutional Solid Waste Collection Service 4
SWL Samtary Landfill Use 9
SCHEDULE SWR
Ri~,~TI')~NTT A'f, ,~O1 .ID WA,qTI~. COl .I.I~.CTION! ,q~I~VICI~.
(Effective 10/01/00)
APPIICATION
Apphcable to md~wdual family umt sohd waste collection service to a structure, house, or
bufldln§ only The term ,,md~vidual family t~mt" includes, without lnn~tatlon, each side of a
duplex, each hvmg ttmt of a triplex,, as well as any umt or hwng space m which a person,
persons or a single fatmly resides
MONITHT,¥ RATE
$15 90 per 30 days
,~1 ]'RC~I-IAt~C~ (State of Texas statutory charge for landfill use)
$0 10 per 30 days
Thc surcharge referenced above is hereby authorized to be remitted to the State as reqmred
by law, and should the State Legislature merease th~s fee, such increase is hereby authorized
to be charged and collected
MINTM~ TM Rtl .T
$16 00 per 30 days
?here will be no charge £or the collection of ha§ged l~'ass chppmgs md ]eaves, cT b~ush emd
~¢e limbs which are cut and stacked m £our £oot maximum lo-Bibs, if the combined
~ass/leaves/bmsh total volume ]s not over eight cuhic yards per sohd waste
A.ny combination of ~'ass, ]eaves, brash, and tree hmbs is appropriate One cubic Yard of
~'ass or leaves equals slx 40-~allon ba~s
Bagged ~-ass and ]eaves over ¢~ght cubzc yards (48 bags) is charged at 50¢ per add~t]ona!
bag
B~sh and tree hmbs cons]stm~ of a volume m excess of el~ht cubic Yards per solid waste
collection are char~ed at $5 00 per cuhic yard £or all cubic yards
There are no cha~es for the collection of apphanccs which do not contain either
polychlonnated b]phenyls (?CB's) or chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) There are no char~es
£or the collection of apphances which have contained either polychlonnated b~phcn¥1s
(PCB's) or ch]oro~juorocarbons (C~C's), If the custOT~er provides a ¢¢~lficate of
docum~tatlon ~'om an approval business quahflcd to remove these Products md]catm~
that the ?CB's and/or CFC's have been Properly removed for disposal ~or apphanccs
which contain PCB's and/or CFC's
for winch no approved removal documentation ~s prowded, there will be a $50 00 charge
per apphance
Up to four bulky ~tems wtll be p~cked up dunng the regular residential collect~on route at no
charge For each add~tmnal bulky ~tem over four ~tems there will be a $5 00 charge
A sermce depomt ~n the m~mmum amount of $32 00 wall be charged for basra ras~dentml
sohd waste senace
SCHEDULE SWC
C, OMM~RCIAI, AND 1N~qTITHTTONAI, gOT,ID WA,qTE COl ,I ,~C~TTON gg;,RV3'CE
(Effective 10/01/00)
APPI,W~ATION
Apphcable for all comm~'rclal or institutional sohd waste collection s~'vlce
A DUMPSTERS (Regular Service)
1 2 YARD DUMPSTER (Existing 2 Yard customers only)**
Number of T~mes CuNt Yards CuNc Yards Rate Per
Collected Per Week Per Week per Month 30 Day~
1 2 8 $ 43 40
2 4 16 83 46
3 6 24 125 13
4 8 32 166 92
5 10 40 208 59
6 12 48 250 32
2 3 YARD DUMPSTER
Number of Times Cubm Yards Cubic Yards Rate Per
Collected Per Week Per Week Per Mnnth 30 Day,~
1 3 12 $ 46 17
2 6 24 88 54
3 9 27 132 81
4 12 48 177 08
5 15 60 221 35
6 18 72 265 62
3 4 YARD DUMPSTER
Number of Times Cubic Yards Cubic Yards Rate Per
Collected Per Week pm Week Per Month 30 Day,q
1 4 16 $ 53 82
2 8 32 103 29
3 12 48 154 88
4 16 64 206 47
5 20 80 258 23
6 24 96 309 76
4 6 YARD DUMPSTER
Number of Times Cubic Yards Cubic Yards Rate Per
Collected Per Week Per Week Per Month qO Da?q
1 6 24 $ 69 13
2 12 48 132 80
3 18 72 199 26
4 24 96 265 66
5 30 120 332 06
6 36 144 398 52
5 8 YARD DUMPSTER
Number of Times Cubic Yards Cubic Yards Rate Per
Collected Per Week Per Week Per Month 31)_Dogs
1 8 32 $ 83 74
2 16 64 160 87
3 24 96 241 30
4 32 128 321 67
5 40 160 402 10
6 48 196 482 54
**The 2 yard dumpster serxnee is only avadable to existang 2 yard dumpster customers
as of September 30, 1997 New 2 yard dumpster service will not be offered to any
customer Ex,sUng customers receiving 2 yard dumpster service that d~scont~nue 2
yard service may not reinstate 2 yard dumpster service
B DUMPSTER SERVICE (Temporary)
Type of Rent
Contmner Pgt 30 Day~ ~
3 cubic yard dumpster SI ! 30 $44 30 per pickup
4 cubic yard dumpster 14 90 55 95 per pickup
6 cubic yard dumpster 19 75 74 15 per pickup
8 cubic yard dumpster 23 10 85 05 p~r pickup
C DUMPSTER SERVICE (Refill and Extra P~ckup)
Type of
C!nntmnm' ~
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
NumberofTlmes CubicYards CubicYards RatePer
Collected Per Week per Week Per Month 30 Days
1 21 91 $212 95
2 42 182 425 90
3 63 273 638 86
E OPEN-TOP CONTAINERS
Type of Rent
Container per 30 Da?q Servme Charge
15 cubic yard open top $63 60 $159 30 per pickup
20 cubic yard open top 77 25 207 70 per pickup
30 cubic yard open top 88 90 265 75 per pickup
40 cubic yard open top 100 00 344 00 per pickup
E COMPACTORS
Type of Rent
C~tmtmner p~r 30 Day.~ Rervme Charge
20 cubic yard compactor $190 80 $184 00 per pickup
30,cubic yard compactor 283 20 238 05 per pickup
35 cubic yard compactor 321 55 267 05 per pickup
42 cubic yard compactor 368 40 302 45 per pickup
BA~E MINTMI IM COMMg(RCtAT, CHARGE
A base minimum commercial customer charge of $22 50 per 30 days will be charged to all
commercial and mstatUtlonal sohd waste customo's
RHARED COMMERCTAT. CONTAINI~RR
Shared commercial contmners w~ll be limited on a cubic yardage basis to a mlmmum of 1
cubic yard per customer The maxlmmn number of customers with shared accounts per
dumpster size is as stated
Dnm?ter .q~ze Maximum Nnmher of Cu.~tomer.~
2 CY 2
3 CY 3
4 CY 4
6 CY 6
8 CY 8
SPECtAt, WA .~T~, ~
Disposal of"Speclal Waste" as $65 50 ton
defined by the State of Texas
Mumclpal Solid Waste Management
Regulations Acceptance of spemal
waste is subject to Federal and
State laws and regulations, and the
City has the right to refuse to
accept waste
St tRCHARGE
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 mcmved at landfills The City
staff is hereby anthonzed to remit such charge to the State, and should the State Legislature
increase ttus fee, such increase is hereby anthonzed to be charged and collected
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A dellv~ fee of $45 00 p~ contm~ will be ch~ged to all customers for roll-off contam~s
A dohv~ fee of $30 00 per contmer will be ch~ged m all customers for Dumpst~ se~lce
A ch~ge for inaccessible ~d ~s~lceable contm~ will be assess~ ~e ch~ge wall be
$45 00 for roll-offcontmn~, ~d $30 00 for dmpsters, per each a~empted collection
A relocation fee of $30 00 ~11 be ch~ged for each ~en-Top or Compactor conmner ~at Is
relocat~ at ~e custom~'s rote(s)
A $50 00 fee ~11 be ch~g~ for e~h request for sine day pic~p s~lce for ~en-Top ~d
Compactor custom~ who r~elve plc~p s~lce upon demmd ~e Sohd Waste
D~t must receive no~ficaaon of such requests prior to 10 00 AM, ~n order to
promde s~e-day p~ck-up se~lce
A $112 00 fee will be ch~g~ for contmn~ lock ~nstallat~ons prowded by the C~ of D~ton
A $70 00 fee ~11 be ch~ged for contaln~ lock removal
A eh~ge of $300 00 per each collection w~ll be assess~ m all Op~-Top customem who
have ~en-Top contmners whose w~te weighs ~n excess of rune tons
A d~os~t on ~-Tops ~d T~por~ Dmpsters will be ch~ged based upon one-s~xth
(1/6) of the est~mat~ ~u~ billing mo~t or semce con,act
A maim of once per week p~c~p se~ce ~s mqmr~ for pu~es~ble (food) w~te
con~n~
Up to e~t b~ ~t~s will be p~ck~ up ~ee of ch~ge on the 1~t Th~sday bu~ ~tem
pm~p of each mon~, ~f the custom~ c~ls the sohd w~te d~ment at le~t 48 ho~s m
advice of ~e sch~uled collec~on t~me Bu~y aems shall not be placed ne~ or adjacent to
contmers pnor to 48 ho~s before the scheduled 1~t ~umday b~ aem p~c~p A se~ce
fee of $35 sh~l be ch~ged, together ~ ~ additional fee of $10 per bu~ ~t~, for each
bu~ ~tem ~n excess of e~t bu~ ~tems placed ne~ or adjacent to contmners pnor to 48
ho~ before each 1 ~t Th~sday bu~ ~t~ p~c~p
~ere ~e no ch~ges for ~e collectmn of apph~ces w~ch do not cont~n e~er
polychlonnated b~ph~yls (PCB's) or chlorofluoroc~bons (CFC's) These ~tems ~e
considered bu~ ~tems ~e ~e no ch~ges for the collectmn of apph~ces w~ch have
contmned e~er polychlo~ated b~phenyls ¢CB's) or chlorofluoroc~bons (CFC's), ~f the
customer prowdes a c~fficate of docmentatmn ~om ~ approved bus~ness quahfied to
r~ove ~ese products ~nd~ca~ng that the PCB's ~or CFC's have been properly removed
for ~sposal For apph~ces w~ch contain PCB's ~or CFC's for w~ch no a~mved
r~ov~ docm~on ~s provided, ~ere w~ll be a $50 00 ch~ge per apph~ce
BU~ ~tems ~d apph~ces may be dehvered by Denton Sohd W~te customers to the
l~dfill for d~spos~ at no ch~ge, exc~t for those apph~ces or other ~tems contmmng PCB's
~or CFC's
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SCHEDULE SWL
(EffecUve 10/01/00)
APPI .TCATTON
Apphcable to ~nd~vldu~s ~d co~emml ent~t~es ~at use thc C~W's s~t~ l~ll s~te,
w~ sohd w~tc ongma~ng ms~dc ~ mW hmlts of Denton, Tcx~ Customers bnngmg
m~xed loads of sohd w~te, ~h, bu~ ~t~s, apph~ccs, or other rubbish to ~ l~dfill ~ll
be ch~ged at ~c l~dfill rate
r ATI~,~ AND CT4ARGF~,~
A City of Denton Users $32 50 / TON
APPT ,TC ATTON
Apphcable to ~ndlviduals and commercial entlt~es who are not residents of tho City of
Denton, or to any customer with solid waste that docs not originate mslde thc city limits of
Denton, Texas
B Outside the City of Denton Users $37 $0 / TON
C OUTSIDE THE CITY SOLID WASTE CONTRACT HAULERS
The City Manager may enter into contracts w~th outside the City of Denton solid waste
haulers for regular use of the Denton samtary landfill site at various negotiable rates
beneficial to the mttzens of Denton
All such contracts may contain conditions of operation, disposal, and dehvery as the City
Manager or Ins designee shall detenmne necessary for the effiment operaUon of the Denton
landfill rote and the method ofbdlmg and collection for such use
D TIRE CHARGES Charge Per %re
1 Automobde tires not shredded, $ 5 00
quartered or halved
2 Truck t~res not shredded, $ 7 00
quartered or halved
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E SPECIAL WASTE Charge
Disposal of "Special Waste" as $65 50 ton
defined by the State of Texas
Mummpal Sohd 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
F RECYCLED ASPHALT / CONCRETE $7 50 ton
No 3 5% surcharge reqmred
G APPLIANCES
There are no charges for the collection of appliances wluch do not contmn either
polychlonnated b~phenyls (PCB's) or chlorofluoroearbons (CFC's) There are no charges for
the collection of appliances wluch have contmned either polychlonnated b~phenyls (PCB's)
or ehlorofluorocarbons (CFC's), ~f the customer prowdes a certfficate of documentation fi.om
an approved busmess quahfied to remove these products ~ndxcatlng that the PCB's and/or
CFC's have been properly removed for disposal For appliances which contmn PCB's and/or
CFC's for winch no approved removal documentation ~s promded, there will be a $50 00
charge per apphance
H UNSECURED LOADS Charge Per I Mad
Applies to sohd waste loads that $12 00
are not secured wath a tarpauhn
or other equipment that prevents
material from spilling along and
w~tban the right-of-way ofpubhc
access roads semng landfill s~te
S~ T~ ~.HA~fi~, (.~v~)
An additional 3 5% charge will be assessed on all servme to the landfill to compensate for
the State of Texas surcharge for all sohd waste received at landfills The City staff ~s
hereby authorized to remit such charge to the State, and should the State Legislature
increase tins fee, such increase ~s hereby authorized to be charged and collected
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I ]?~IITATII3NR
Landfill penmts ~ssued by the City of Denton pnor to the effective date of tlus 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 penmt The customer ~s not entitled to a refund ~f the
face value of the permit exceeds the current rate
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SEC,_T_IO. IS_~ That the D~rector of the Sohd Waste Department of the C~ty of Denton ~s
authonzed lto deny the use of the C~ty of Denton landfill to customers for provlchng false
~nfonnat~oa regarding the residency of the ~nd~wdual or the ong~n of the sohd waste
SFI2.TION 3. That ~t is m the pubhc mterest 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 C~ty of Denton Code of Ordinances shall
expressly apply to C~ty of Denton Sohd Waste sennce
Sg. CTION 4. That all ordmances or parts of ordinances in force when the prowslons of
tins ordinance became effective wluch are inconsistent, or in conflmt with the terms or prows~ons
contmned m this orchnance are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict
~ql~.CTIONI 5. That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word ~n
flus ordinance, or the apphcatlon thereof to any person or under any clmumstances ~s held ~nvahd
by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holdmg shall not affect the vahdlty of the rematmng
portions of flus ordmance, and the C~ty Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it
would have enacted such remmmng portions despite any such lnvalid~ty
S1R.(2,TION! 6. That th~s ordinance shall become effective, charged, and apphed to all sohd
waste services rendered on and after October 1, 2000, and a copy of smd rates, fees, and charges
shall be mamtmned on file in the Office of the C~ty Secretary
PASSED AND APPROVED thls the ~"~--~ dayof (-~p~/~'- ,2000
EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
By _
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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