HomeMy WebLinkAbout032294 ORD - 12/01/2020Ordinance amending Chapter 21 of the Corpus Christi Code to
establish the "Super Bag Collection Service" residential waste
collection service and enact a cost recovery fee of $135.00 to be paid
at time of bag purchase.
SECTION 1. Chapter 21 of the Corpus Christi Code is amended by enacting new section
21-29 and subsection 21-40(a)(19) to establish the "Super Bag Collection Service"
residential waste collection service and enact a full cost recovery fee (including sales
tax) to provide the service, with such new section and subsection to read as follows, with
stricken language being deleted and underlined language being added:
"Sec. 21-29. Reserved. Super Bag Collection Service.
"(a) Any person may purchase collection service for a disposable "Super Bag" at the
J.C. Elliott Citizens Collection Center during hours of operation. The cost of the Super
Bag collection service (which includes use of the bag) is set out in Section 21-40(a)(19)
and includes applicable sales tax. A person may purchase and utilize the Super Bag
collection service multiple times as needed.
"(b) A Super Bag may be placed outdoors on the person's residential property and filled
for a period up to seven calendar days prior to scheduling collection. Placement of the
Super Bag may not obstruct the street or sidewalk and must be within 15' of the curb.
"(c) The following items may be placed in a Super Bag: bulky items (excluding large
household appliances), clean wood waste, clothes, construction/demolition materials
(excluding asbestos -containing siding), rubbish generated from the premises, and yard
waste.
"(d) The following items may not be placed in a Super Bag: food waste; hazardous
waste including, but not limited to, toxic substances, materials containing asbestos,
batteries, e -waste and electronics, fluorescent bulbs, fuels, propane, liquids, oil, and
paint; hot materials; household appliances; medical waste; railroad ties; and tires.
"(e) Accumulations on the person's residential property of litter and solid waste outside
of the Super Bag are not allowed, will not be collected, and may be subject to a citation
and fine under other provisions of this Code.
"(f) It is the person's responsibility to contact the department to schedule collection
service. In the event the person does not schedule collection within seven days of
placing the Super Bag in the collection area, the department is authorized, pursuant to
the purchase of the Super Bag collection service, to collect the Super Bag from the
person's residential property for disposal following the seventh day.
"Section 21-30. *
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SCANNED
"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
Operations Department customers 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 21-20 and state and city taxes. The
charges for collection services are:
Type
Description
Minimum
Charge Per
Month or
Fraction Thereof
(19)
Super Bap Collection Service
$135.00 each (sales tax included)
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SECTION 2. If, for any reason, any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word, or provision of this ordinance is 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 portion or provision of this ordinance be given full force and
effect for its purpose.
SECTION 3. This ordinance takes effect on January 1, 2021.
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The foregoingordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on
this the �� day of -;- 2 , 2020, by the following vote:
Joe McComb
Roland Barrera
Paulette Guajardo
Gil Hernandez
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Michael Hunter
Ben Molina
Everett Roy
Greg Smith
The foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed to its second reading
on this the 16) -day of _In , 2020, by the following vote:
Joe McComb
Roland Barrera
Paulette Guajardo
Gil Hernandez
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