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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING
CHAPTER 23 ENTITLED "UTILITIES AND
SERVICES" OF THE CITY
SPECIFICALLY AMENDING
RATES"d SECTION 23-1
ARTICLE III. "GARBAGE
REGULATIONS; PROVIDING
CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN
PUBLICATION
OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
ARTICLE I., SECTION 23-1 (F) "GARBAGE
(H) "FAILURE TO PAY CHARGES"; AND AMENDING
AND COLLECTION"; REPEALING CONFLICTING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY
EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas finds
it necessary and in the best interest of the citizens of Georgetown to
enter into an exclusive contract for the collection of garbage, and
WHEREAS,
Chapter 23
of
the Code of
Ordinances
of
the
City of
Georgetown must
be amended
to
implement
the effects
of
this
contract
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION I.
IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
The City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas hereby finds and
determines the recitals set forth above to be true and correct and are
incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a part hereof, as
if copied verbatim.
SECTION II.
Chapter 23 entitled "Utilities and Services" of the City of Georgetown,
Texas Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended by specifically amending
the following:
A. Chapter 23, Article I., Section 23-1 (f) "Garbage Rates" is
hereby amended to read as referenced in the attached Exhibit "A" which
attached hereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth at
length.
B. Chapter 23, Article I., Section 23-1 (h) "Failure to Pay Charges"
is hereby repealed from this Chapter and Section 23-1 (h) is reserved
for future provisions.
C. Chapter 23, Article III. is hereby repealed in its entirety and a
new Chapter 23, Article III. is hereby adopted by reference in Exhibit
"A" which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as if fully set
forth at length.
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SECTION III.
That any person violating any
provision
of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
punished by a fine of not more
and
that
upon
$200.00.
conviction thereof, shall be
SECTION IV.
In the event any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
provision, sentence or part of this ordinance or the application of
same to any person or circumstance shall for any reason be adjudged
invalid or held unconstitutional, by a court of competent jurisdiction,
it shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this
ordinance which shall be given full force and effect.
SECTION V.
If any ordinance, resolution, policy or procedure is in conflict or
inconsistent with the terms, conditions or provisions of this
ordinance, then the same is hereby repealed to the extent of any
conflict or inconsistency.
SECTION VI.
Upon final passage the City Secretary shall cause this ordinance's
caption to be published in the newspaper of general jurisdiction and
this ordinance shall become effective ten days after its publication
ATTEST:
LtITA F.
WILLOUGHB
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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TIMI KENNEDY, MAYOR
CIT SECRETARY
DIANE CAhLANDER, CITY ATTORNEY
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EXHIBIT A
CHAPTER 23
UTILITIES AND SERVICES
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Section 23-1. Rates and Charges for city service - Schedules.
(F) RATES FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL:
Frequency
Per Week Monthly Charge (1)
Residential (2)
Inside City Limits 2
Outside City Limits, no Contractor 1
supplied container
Outside City Limits, wheeled container 1
supplied by Contractor
Commercial
4 Containers
or Bags per pick-up
2
Commercial
4 Containers
or Bags per pick-up
3
Per each
additional cu.yd./month
Construction
Debris,
Churches
Hazardous
Waste or
1
Schools
or volumes
greater
5
Waste from
clean-ups/building,operations/
as the case
may
Brush &
Clean Lumber
Waste, maximum 4 cu.
yds.
Cubic
Per each
- 2
additional
per
week
cu.yd.
4
Special Pick -Up -Bulky Waste, per item
Cubic
Bulk Waste
- Stoves,
refrigerators,
water tanks,
washing
machines, and
furniture, and
other than
Construction
Debris,
Dead Animals,
Hazardous
Waste or
Stable Matter
with weights
or volumes
greater
than those
allowed for Bins
or Containers,
as the case
may
be.
$35.00
Clean-up collection and disposal of
solid waste for special occasions
such as annual festivals, per hour per vehicle
Commercial Service including Bin rental:
$ 7.00
9.00
11.00
25.00
Cubic
50.00
- 1
3.00
per
20.00
$25.00
150.00
2
12.50
Yards
3.00
$ 10.00
$80.00
2
Cubic
Yards
- 1
time
per
week
$25.00
2
Cubic
Yards
- 2
time
per
week
$45.00
3
Cubic
Yards
- 1
time
per
week
$35.00
3
Cubic
Yards
- 2
time
per
week
$68.00
4
Cubic
Yards
- 1
time
per
week
$43.00
4
Cubic
Yards
- 2
time
per
week
$74.00
6
Cubic
Yards
- 1
time
per
week
$53.00
6
Cubic
Yards
- 2
time
per
week
$95.00
8
Cubic
Yards
- 1
time
per
week
$63.00
8
Cubic
Yards
- 2
time
per
week
$110.00
8
Cubic
Yards
- 3
time
per
week
$158.00
8
Cubic
Yards -
4
time
per
week
8
Cubic
Yards -
5
time
per
week
8
Cubic
Yards -
6
time
per
week
10
Cubic
Yards
- 1
time
per
week
10
Cubic
Yards
- 2
time
per
week
10
Cubic
Yards
- 3
time
per
week
10
Cubic
Yards
- 4
time
per
week
10
Cubic
Yards
- 5
time
per
week
10
Cubic
Yards
- 6
time
per
week
Public Disposal Fee:
*10
$237.00
$270.00
$73.00
$133.00
$187.48
$237.00
$281.00
$320.00
City Customer w/picture I.D. and current bill w/same name:
First 3 cubic yards - no charge
Next 3 cubic yards - $3.00 per cubic yard
Maximum 6 cubic yards per month but no more
than 3 deliveries per month
Non -Customer
Cost per cubic yard - $3.00
Maximum 6 cubic yards per month but no more
than 3 deliveries per month
Roll -off Service includ
20
cubic
yards
- per
load
30
cubic
yards
- per
load
40
cubic
yards
- per
load
Delivery Charge (one time)
Front load compactor: (3)
Bin rental: (3)
Per cubic yard capacity, per scheduled pick-up
Compactor rental
Roll -off compactor (30 cu. yard): (3)
Per load, as required
Monthly rental
(1) Unless noted otherwise
$106.00
$123.00
$139.00
$45.00
$3.50
negotiated per customer
$160.0.0
negotiated per customer
(2) Limited to 10 Bags, Containers or bundles as defined in Ordinance
(3) Service billed directly by Longhorn Community Disposal
Rates
for solid waste
disposal shall
be approved by the City of
Georgetown
City Council
by
ordinance and
such rates shall be available
available
at the office
of
the City Secretary.
If service is rendered during any portion of any month the customer
will be required to pay a pro -rated fee for service.
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(H) Reserved.
ARTICLE III. GARBAGE AND
TRASH COLLECTION
Sec. 23-30. Scope of article.
The provisions of this article shall
without the corporate limits of the
with utilities, as herein defined, o
this article,
Sec. 23-31: Definitions.
apply to all territory within and
City of Georgetown served by the city
r other areas as may be described in
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the respective
meanings ascribed to them:
Bags: Plastic sacks designed to store Refuse with sufficient wall strength
to maintain physical integrity when lifted by the top. Total weight of a
Bag and its contents shall not exceed 50 pounds.
Brush: Large tree or shrub limbs, branches or trimmings which cannot be
handled in standard garbage trucks.
Building
construction,
waste:
Rock waste,
remodeling or
scrap building
from a general
materials,
cleanup of
refuse resulting from
vacant or improved
property
just
prior to its
occupancy.
and ordinances.
City: Not only the area within the corporate limits of the city as it now
exists and as may hereafter be changed, but also those areas outside such
city limits where a utility or utilities are served by the city, except in
those instances where a contrary intent is apparent.
Container: A receptacle with a capacity of greater than 20 gallons but not
more than 32 gallons constructed of plastic, metal or fiberglass having
handles of adequate strength for lifting, and having a tight fitting lid
capable of preventing entrance into the Container by Vectors. The mouth of
the Container shall have a diameter greater than or equal to that of the
base. The weight of a Container and its contents shall not exceed 50
pounds.
Garbage: Kitchen refuse, ordinarily including only foodstuffs or related
materials that may accumulate in a household.
Hazardous
which is
Waste: Any
designated
chemical, compound,
to be "hazardous" as
mixture, substance or article
that term is defined by or
pursuant
to Federal,
tree limbs,
etc., that are too large, heavy or
State or
local laws
and ordinances.
Infectious Waste: Any chemical, compound mixture, substance or article
which is designated to be "infectious" as that term is defined by or
pursuant to Federal, State or local laws and ordinances.
Large
appliances
and trees: All refrigerators, stoves,
water
heaters,
trees,
tree limbs,
etc., that are too large, heavy or
bulky
to be collected
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by normal collection equipme-nt.
Refuse: All wastes resulting from domestic, commercial or industrial
operations incident to urban life, except sewage, but including garbage,
brush and trash.
Roadside: Within the State, County or City right-of-way, incl-ading
alleyways, on either side of open ditches.
Toxic Waste: Any chemical, compound, mixture, substance or article which is
designated to be "toxic" as that term is defined by or pursuant to Federal,
State or local laws and ordinances.
Trash: Refuse that can be handled in a standard garbage truck, such as
household trash (discarded clothing, toys, papers, etc.) and yard trash
(grass clippings, small shrub and tree trimmings, leaves and the like).
Utilities: Water,
sewer service,
electrical service, garbage
collection
service. As used
in this article,
it shall mean
one or more
of said
services.
thrown,
any garbage, brush,
loose waste
or
Vector (Of Disease):
An animal or
insect which transmits infectious
diseases from one
person or animal
to another by
penetrating
the skin or
mucous membrane, or
by just depositing
infective
material on
the skin or
food or on another
object.
the
provisions of
Section 23-32. Accumulation of waste matter prohibited.
(a) It
shall be unlawful for any person,
firm
or corporation to
place,
deposit or throw, or
permit or
cause
to
be placed, deposited or
thrown,
any garbage, brush,
loose waste
or
refuse
of any kind, on
public
or private property outside
of
any
house,
building, flat or
tenement.in
the city, unless
the same
has
been
deposited in accordance
with
the
provisions of
this
article.
(b) The following acts, among others, are declared to be unlawful and
in violation of this section, and subject to the penalties as provided
by this article, but such enumeration shall not be deemed to be
exclusive:
(1) Throwing, placing, dumping or depositing of any lawn
trimmings, hedge trimmings or any other cuttings or
trimmings, or weeds, flowers or other vegetation on any
lot, vacant or occupied, driveways or any other
property;
(2) Throwing, placing, dumping or depositing of any lawn
trimmings, hedge trimmings or other .cuttings or
trimmings, or weeds, flowers or other vegetation in any
gutter, street, sidewalk, parkway, driveway, curb, alley
or any other public property;
(3) Throwing, placing, dumping or depositing of any garbage,
refuse or animal or vegetable waste matter of any kind
on or in any lot, vacant or occupied, driveways or any
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other private property;
(4) Throwing, placing, dumping or depositing of any garbage,
refuse or animal or vegetable waste matter of any kind
on or in any lot, vacant or occupied, driveways or any
other private property;
(5) Causing or permitting to be or remain in or upon any
premises, private or public, any animal, vegetable or
mineral matters of any composition, or residue thereof,
which is an unsanitary condition or injurious to public
health, and after any of such has remained upon any
premises, public or private, for more than seven (7)
days, it will be presumed that same is an unsanitary
condition and injurious to public health.
(c)
A violation
of
this
section
shall
constitute a misdemeanor
and
shall be subject
to
the
penalties
herein provided.
Sec. 23-33. Garbage collection and charges therefor mandatory; exceptions.
(a) Required. The charges fixed herein for the removal and
disposal of all garbage, brush, trash, refuse or other waste
material shall be levied by the city against all owners,
occupants, tenants or lessees using or occupying any building,
house or structure receiving such service. Since the proper and
prompt removal of all garbage, brush, trash, refuse matter and
other waste materials is essential to the preservation of public
health and safety, it is deemed necessary that at least the
appropriate minimum charge be levied against every person, owner
or occupant, tenant or lessee, using or occupying any premises as
a residence or commercial establishment and thus provide for more
even and equitable distribution of the cost of this service to the
citizenry enjoying the benefits thereof. Where an apartment house
or other building is served water through one meter, the person in
whose name the water account stands shall be responsible for the
payment of the garbage fees for all persons in such apartment or
building who are subject to the provisions of this article.
Except as provided herein, all owners, occupants, tenants and
lessees using or occupying any building, house or structure within
the corporate limits of the City of Georgetown shall be required
to use exclusively the city's waste disposal services.
The City Manager shall establish
and a complaint procedure,
(b) Exceptions..
the hours and days of collection
(1) Hazardous,
Infectious and Toxic Wastes must be legally
disposed of
by the
owner through facilities
or services
other than
those of
the city.
(2) Customers
requiring
roll -off service in
containers
twenty cubic
yards
or greater, roll -off
compactor
service or
front load
compactor service
shall arrange
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for such service thr�=gh the city's designated provider
of disposal service.
Sec. 23-34. Persons required to keep coibtainers.
Every owner, agent, lessee, tenant or occupant of any house, building,
flat, apartment, tenement or commercial establishment in the city, where
persons reside, occupy, board -or lodge, or where animal or vegetable food
is prepared or served, shall provide such house, building, flat, apartment,
tenement or commercial establishment, and at all times maintain in good
order and repair, a Bag or Container, or bin which may be provided by the
city's designated provider of disposal service.
Sec. 23-35. Collection of garbage, refuse, brush and other waste
material.
Every person subject to the provisions of this Article "Garbage and Trash
Collection" shall place solid waste in required containers at the roadside.
However, the city manager shall have the authority to designate the
location of such containers, taking into consideration, among other things,
convenience to collection crews, convenience to the customer, hazardous
conditions such as electrical wiring, danger of the collector being bitten
by household pets, and other such matters.
Tree parts, shrubbery, bagged or containerized Rubbish, newspapers and
magazines shall be limited to 50 pounds in weight and not be larger than 4
feet in any direction; bundling of these items is required.
Sec. 23-36. Reserved.
Sec. 23-37. Reserved.
Sec. 23-38. Use of another's container; meddling with or scattering
contents of container.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, occupant, tenant or lessee, using or
occupying a building, house or structure as a separate unit, to utilize the
garbage.containers or receptacles of another owner, occupant, tenant or
lessee for the disposal of his own refuse or garbage, and in this manner
evade the payment of the fees levied by this chapter.
It shall be a violation of this article for any person to meddle with any
garbage container or trash receptacle unless such container or receptacle
is owned or controlled by such person, or unless such person is an
authorized collector of the contents, under this article.
It shall
be
a violation
of this article for any person to scatter the
contents
of
any garbage
container.
Sec. 23-39. Reserved.
Sec. 23-40. Rates generally.
The general and reasonable rates for collecting garbage and brush under the
provisions of this article shall be determined and fixed by ordinance from
(6 of 7)
time to time by the city council. Such collection rates shall at least be
in an amount necessary to meet the cost of services contemplated hereby.
Such rates shall be available in writing at the city offices during,
business hours.
Sec. 23-41. Billing and collecting; duty of city manager.
For the purpose of convenience, the billing and collecting of the charges
levied for the services mentioned in this article shall be done under the
direction of the city manager.
Sec. 23-42. Failure to pay charges; discontinuance of water service.
All sanitary service charges, including, but not limited.to, garbage
collection service, shall be due monthly and must -be paid at.cty hall,.and
if not paid, the city shall have the right to shut off the water and tither
utilities and services from such premises and such services shall not be
turned on again until sa., .11 has been paid in full, including additional
charges for disconnectin; 1.1 resumpt_ <f services. Such charges shall
be fixed and may be incre.._ d or decre d by the city council by
ordinance, from time to time, and such v:aarges small be available in
writing at the city offices.
Sec. 23-43. Penalties.
Any corporation, firm agent or person who violates this article, upon
conviction hereunder, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one
dollar ($1.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00). Each violation
shall constitute a separate offense. The city shall also have the power to
enforce the provisions of this article through civil court action.
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