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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 21-40 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, REGARDING CHARGES FOR COLLECTION
SERVICES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING FOR
PENALTIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 21-40 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 21-40. Charges -- For collection services within the City of Corpus Christi.
(a) The following charges apply to the collection of solid waste from Solid Waste
Services Department customer located within the limits of the City of Corpus Christi. In
addition to the charges listed below, each customer is liable for any applicable
Federal/State surcharges or fees specified in Section 21-42 and State and City taxes.
The charges for collections services are:
Type Description Minimum Charge Per
Month or Fraction Thereof
Collection
(1 ) One-family dwellinQ $11.00 $12.25
(2) Two-family dwelling on $23.20 $24.50
one (1) water and/or gas
meter
(3) Two-family dwelling on $11.60 $12.25 each unit
separate water and/or gas
meters
(4) Apartment $11.00 ~ 12.25 oer unit
(5) One-family dwelling and $23.20 $24.50
single apartment on one
(1) water and/or aas meter
(6) Apartment house on one $11.60 $12.25 per unit
(1) water and/or aas meter
(7) Apartment house -- Each $11.60 $12.25 per unit
apartment on separate
water and/or aas meter
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(8) Additional charge for rear $10.75 per unit
door pickup on any type
above
(9) Additional loads of heavy $48.00 per load
brush or bulky item at
time of scheduled heavy
brush or bulky item
collection
(10) Surcharge for bulky item $10.00 per item
pickup
(11 ) Special non-scheduled Actual cost not to exceed
heavy brush, clean wood $200.00 per load
waste, debris, or bulky
items pick up, including
pick up of heavy brush
and debris set out more
than two weeks prior to
the scheduled pick up or
brush or debris that is a
traffic, safety, or health
hazard
(12) Recycling containers: $4.00 per container
Each solid waste services
customer account will pay
a fee for recycling
containers that will be
refunded upon termination
of the account and return
of the recycling
containers.
(13) Surcharge for tires set out $5.00 per tire
for collection.
(b) Except as provided in section 21-41, any residence, apartment, or other premises
that does not receive collection services from the Department under the provisions of
section 21-10 of this chapter, will not be charged collection or disposal fees.
(c) A business and commercial institutions establishment and any other occupied
premises located within the City of Corpus Christi, except a residence covered by
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, shall be charged for collection services by the
Department at a rate determined by the Director based on the following:
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(1) Any rate set must be reasonable and determined by the type and amount of
refuse, the location of the refuse, the number of pickups per week that are
necessary to properly service and maintain sanitary conditions, and in proportion
to the minimum rate established in this paragraph.
(2) The Director may not set a rate below twent) t.~o dollar~ and sixty cents
($22.CO) twenty-three dollars and twenty-six cents ($23.26) a month (the
minimum rate), plus any applicable State disposal fees and State and City taxes.
SECTION 2. Section 21-41(e) is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 21-41. Charges -- For disposal services.
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(e) The following fee schedule applies to each load of solid waste deposited at a
disposal site operated by Solid Waste Services:
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(3) Special fees
A. Clean, uncontaminated dirt that is suitable
for landfill use (as determined by landfill
superintendent or designee of the No charge
superintendent)
B. Clean rubble suitable for recycling, including $8.00 per ton
crushed concrete, asphalt, bricks, etc.
C. Large household appliances, such as $2.00 each
stoves, washing machines, clothes dryers,
dishwashers, refrigerators, or other similar
items, except larae household appliances
transported in a non-commercial vehicle bv
a residential customer who resides within
the C~
D. Tires
Automobile $1.00 each
Truck or laroe trailer tires (16 -19") $2.00 each
Tractor tires (<; 20") $3.00 each
Laroer than 20" Not accepted
Cut into quarters or more Tippinq fee rate
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E. Vehicles with loads not adequately secured $5.00
so as to prevent any of the contents of the
transported load from being ejected or
dropped durina transport of the load
F. Use of scales $25.25
G. Any solid waste that requires special As determined by the
preparation, handlinq, or cover Director
SECTION 3. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section,
paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance, for it is the
definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause,
phrase, word or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 4. A violation of this ordinance or requirements implemented hereunder shall
constitute an offense, punishable as provided in Section 21-3 of the City Code of
Ordinances.
SECTION 5. The rates established in this ordinance shall take effect and be applied
against all service provided on or after the first day of August, which is billed in a utility
billing cycle, which includes only service provided on or after the first day in August.
SECTION 6. Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus
Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi.
SECTION 7. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council members, copy
attached, the City Council (1) finds and declares an emergency due to the need for
immediate action necessary for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs
and (2) suspends the Charter rule that requires consideration of and voting upon
ordinances at two regular meetings so that this ordinance i~~d and takes effect
upon f~i st eading as an emergency measure on this the ....d':1- day of
___ ,2000.
ATT~ ;~~'~~ORPUSCHRISTI
',m,"d" Chapa Samoel L Neal, J~
City Secretary
Mayor
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APPROVED: This .2.J-Sfiay of . Iv ly .2000:
,
James R. Bray. City Attorney
By:
ity Attorney
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Corpus Christi, Texas
~YOf ~ 2000
TO THE MEMSaRS O~E CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance an
emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and
voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings: I/we, therefore, request that you
suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or
at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfu lIy,
Respectfu lIy,
K~.~~~
/ Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Mayor
Council Members
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr. ~
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Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
Dr. Arnold Gonzales
Rex A. Kinnison
Betty Jean Longoria
John Longoria
Mark Scott
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State of Texas
County of Nueces
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Eugenia
Cortez, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is Customer
Service Manager of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, a daily newspaper
published at Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated in
Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg,
Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria and Webb Counties, and that
the publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. which the
annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and on
the World Wide Web on the Caller-Times Interactive on the 31ST day(s) of JULY,
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NOTICE OF PASSAGE
OF ORDINANCE NO.
024131
Ordinance amending
Section 21 ~40 of the
TWO (2) Code of Ordinances, City
of Corpus Christl,
regarding charges for
Collection Services;
providing for penalties;
providing for an effective
date, This ordinance was
passed and approved by
the City Council o~ the
City of Corpus Christi on
July 25, 2000.
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Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of
AUGUST 01. 2000.
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Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas
CONNIE HARALSON
Print or Type Name of Notary Public
My commission expires on 5/14/01.