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HomeMy WebLinkAbout024131 ORD - 07/25/2000 . 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 R03322A3.wpd 024131 2 (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: R03322A3.wpd 3 (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. * * * * * (e) The following fee schedule applies to each load of solid waste deposited at a disposal site operated by Solid Waste Services: * * * * * (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 R03322A3.wpd 4 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 R03322A3.wpd 5 APPROVED: This .2.J-Sfiay of . Iv ly .2000: , James R. Bray. City Attorney By: ity Attorney R03322A3.wpd 6 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. ~ ~ If ~ Javier D. Colmenero Melody Cooper Henry Garrett Dr. Arnold Gonzales Rex A. Kinnison Betty Jean Longoria John Longoria Mark Scott R03322A3.wpd 0~4131 State of Texas County of Nueces PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT } } ss: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Ad # 3524279 PO # 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, ~~'1)rlI3NO. ~?t~(3( 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. '" __ Chepa .ClIIt~ $46.20 , . t(r4 S' t?~ Customer Service Manager Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of AUGUST 01. 2000. ~1J-~~ Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas CONNIE HARALSON Print or Type Name of Notary Public My commission expires on 5/14/01.