HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 03.08.1976 - GarbageAN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE "GARBAGE AND TRASH ORDINANCE"
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN ON THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH, 1975, BY AMENDING
SECTION 4 TO INCLUDE THE LENGTH AND SIZE OF BUNDLES OF
BRUSH -AS DEFINED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED GARBAGE AND
TRASH ORDINANCE AND THE PLACING OF TRASH IN STANDARD
CONTAINERS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 4 of the "Garbage and Trash Ordinance" of the City of Georgetown, Texas,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 4. Collection of Garbage, Refuse, Brush, Trash, and Other Waste
Material.
It shall be the duty of the head of every family occupying or in possession of any
house, building, flat, apartment, tenement, or dwelling place in the City of Georgetown
which is a private residence and for which a garbage container is required under this
Ordinance, to place or cause to be placed such contain er in the alley at the rear of the
lot of said premises not exceeding three feet from the property line of the premises served,
for the removal of the contents of the container, at such times and in such manner as the
City of Georgetown may direct. In the event it is not practicable to collect and remove the
garbage from the alley, the owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee of the premises shall place
such garbage container at the street curb line in front of the property. The City Manager
shall have the authority to designate the location of such containers, taking into consider-
ation, 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.
A I I brush (trees, tree limbs, shrub limbs, branches, or trimmings which cannot be
handled in standard garbage trucks) to be removed from premises shall be trimmed free of
branches, cut in lengths not to exceed four feet in length, and shall be tied in bundles
not to exceed one hundred pounds. All brush, when prepared in accordance with this
section, must be placed between the curb line and the property line on the premises from
which same is to be collected and removed or in alleys as defined.
All trash (refuse other than garbage, brush, large appliance, and trees) to be removed
from the premises shall be placed in appropriate containers and placed between the curb
line and the property line on the premises from which same is to be collected and removed
or in alleys as defined.
All brush and trash, when prepared in accordance with this ordinance, will be collected
from premises free of charge.
PASSED on the first reading this 9th day of February, 1976, by a unanimous vote
of all members of the council.
PASSED on the second and final reading this 8th day of March, 1976, by a unanimous
vote of all members of the council.
ATTEST: 000,
D. W. Scott, Mayor, City of Georgetown
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Secretary . - F=1
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Joe McMaster, City Attorney