HomeMy WebLinkAbout032847 ORD - 09/06/2022 One-reading ordinance amending various sections of the Code of
Ordinances, Chapter 21, Solid Waste, by revising applicable fees, rates,
and charges.
WHEREAS, the fees, rates, and charges ("rates and charges") established for the
collection and disposal of solid waste are located in various sections of Chapter 21 of the
Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances ("Code") and need to be revised.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Various sections of Chapter 21, "Solid Waste," of the Code of Ordinances are
amended by revising the rates and charges for the collection and disposal of solid waste,
with the relevant sections' new text shown underlined and deleted text shown stricken, 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
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
Collection
(1) One-family dwelling $16.91
(2) Two-family dwelling on one (1) water and/or gas meter $37.20
(3) Two-family dwelling to eight-family dwelling on separate water $16.91
and/or gas meters each unit
(4) Apartment $16.91
per unit
(5) One-family dwelling and single apartment on one (1) water $37.20
and/or gas meter
(6) Apartment house, travel trailer park, or manufactured home $16.91
park on one (1) water and/or gas meter per unit
(7) Apartment house, travel trailer park, or manufactured home $16.91
park—Each apartment, travel trailer pad, or manufactured per unit
home site on separate water and/or gas meter
(8) Additional charge for rear door pick up on any type above $13.05
per unit
(8.1) Commercial customer, on one (1) water and/or gas meter $37.20 39.06
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(9) Additional truckloads of yard waste, heavy brush, clean wood $82.50
waste, or bulky items at time of scheduled yard waste, heavy per truckload
brush, or bulky item collection
(10) Surcharge for bulky item pick up $13.20
per item
(11) Special non-scheduled yard waste, heavy brush, clean wood Actual cost not
waste, debris, or bulky items collection, including pick up of to exceed
yard waste, heavy brush, clean wood waste, debris, and bulky $220.00
items set out more than five days prior to the scheduled pick per truckload
up of brush, waste, debris, or bulky items and that is a traffic,
safety, or health hazard
(12) Reserved Reserved
(13) Surcharge for tires set out for collection on a non-designated $5.50
collection day; size of tires must be 20 inches or less in per tire
diameter
(14) Garbage cart delivery fee—assessed for every second and $11.00
additional residential cart delivered and for every third per cart
commercial cart delivered per account
(14.1) Monthly collection fee on second and additional residential $10.00
carts and commercial carts per cart
(15) Improvements to solid waste services $2.39
per month
(16) Recycling education—Surcharge $0.25
per month
(17) Solid waste capital improvements $1.50
per month
(18) Non-scheduled cart collection—Assessed for service or for $11.00
removal of cart when cart is an immediate hazard to vehicular per incident
traffic on a street or alley or to pedestrian movement on a
sidewalk, or when cart is left out for collection and remains
present on an undesignated collection day
(19) Super bag collection service (sales tax included) $135.00 each
(20) Special waste collection fee — recycling cart $25.00
«(b) * * *
"Sec. 21-41. Charges—For disposal services.
"(a) * * *
"(e) The following fee schedule applies to each load of solid waste deposited at a
disposal site operated by the department:
"(1) Residential customers.
"(2) Commercial vehicles— Landfill (tipping rate).
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A Solid waste by weight $10.11 43.05
per ton*
B Loose load of solid waste, not weighed $11.12 11.94
per cubic yard*
C Compacted load of solid waste, not weighed $14.56 15.63
per cubic yard*
D Construction and demolition debris, not weighed $14.56 $15.63
per cubic yard*
E Heavy brush and yard waste, not weighed $14.56 15.63
per cubic yard*
F Commercial vehicle transporting household waste for a No charge
residential customer when accompanied by the residential
customer. (The residential customer must be the driver or a
passenger in the commercial vehicle or arrive in a separate
vehicle at the landfill with the residential customer's waste.)
" * Includes state disposal fee, state/federal mandated surcharges as provided by
section 21-42.
" (3) Commercial vehicles— Transfer station (tipping rate).
A Solid waste by weight $4-1.89 48.03
per ton*
B Loose load of solid waste, not weighed $11.62 13.33
per cubic yard*
C Compacted load of solid waste, not weighed $15.20 17.44
per cubic yard*
D Construction and demolition debris, not weighed $15.20 17.44
per cubic yard*
E Heavy brush and yard waste, not weighed $15.20 17.44
per cubic yard*
F Commercial vehicle transporting household waste for a No charge
residential customer when accompanied by the residential
customer. (The residential customer must be the driver or a
passenger in the commercial vehicle or arrive in a separate
vehicle at the landfill with the residential customer's waste.)
" * Includes state disposal fee, state/federal mandated surcharges as provided by
section 21-42.
" (4) Special fees.
A Clean, uncontaminated dirt that is suitable for landfill use No charge
(as determined by landfill superintendent or designee of the
superintendent)
B Clean wood waste, heavy brush, or rubble suitable for $11.00 12.65
recycling, including crushed concrete, asphalt, bricks, etc. per ton
C Large household appliances, such as stoves, washing $11.50 13.23 each
machines, clothes dryers, dishwashers, refrigerators, or
other similar items, except large household appliances
transported in a non-commercial vehicle by a residential
customer who resides within the city
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D Tires
Automobile $240 2.25
Truck or large trailer tires (16-19") $3.25 3.75
Tractor tires (520") $4 5.50
Larger than 20" Market price as
determined by
director
Cut into quarters or more Tipping fee rate
E Vehicles with loads not adequately secured so as to prevent $12.00 14.00
any of the contents of the transported load from being
ejected or dropped during transport of the load
F Use of scales $27.78 31.95
G Any solid waste that requires special preparation, handling, As determined by
or cover the director
"(f) * * *
" * * *
"Sec. 21-47. Municipal solid waste system service charge.
"(a) * * *
" * * *
"(b) The municipal solid waste system service charge for all waste collected is:
"(1) * * *
, * * *
"(6) For customers within the city, who are billed by the permitted solid waste
hauler for hire by the volume of the dumpster and frequency of service, if their
permitted solid waste hauler for hire pays the tipping rate published in
subsection 21-41(e)(2)a., the municipal solid waste system service charge will
be credited with one d^"ar and nine cents ($1 09) forty-nine cents ($0.49) for
the portions of the charge that are collected through the tipping fee. The
municipal solid waste system service charge, with the credit, is thirty one cents
($0.31) ninety-one cents ($0.91) per cubic yard of capacity each time the
customer's dumpster is serviced. Except as provided in subsection (d) of this
section, if the hauler pays the tipping fee at the time the hauler disposes; of the
solid waste, the municipal solid waste system service charge must be paid at
the time the hauler disposes of the solid waste at the disposal site operated by
the department. For customers located within the city, who are billed by their
permitted solid waste hauler for hire by the volume of the roll-off box and
frequency of service, if their permitted solid was hauler for hire has a put or pay
contract with the city and disposes of the customer's solid waste at a disposal
site operated by the department, the municipal solid waste system service
charge will be credited with one dollar and twenty-nine cents ($1.29) for the
portions of the charge that are collected through the hauler's acceptance fee.
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The municipal solid waste system charge, with the credit, is two dollars and
forty cents ($2.40) per cubic yard of capacity each time the customer's roll-off
box is serviced. For customers located within the city, who are billed by their
permitted solid waste hauler for hire by volume of the roll-off box and frequency
of service, if their permitted solid waste hauler for hire pays the tipping rate
published in subsection 21-41(e)(2)a., the municipal solid waste system service
charge will be credited one dollar
and twenty-nine cents ($1.29) for portions of the charge that are collected
through the tipping fee. The municipal solid waste system service charge, with
the credit, is eighty two ccnts ($0.82) two dollars and forty cents ($2.40) per
cubic yard of capacity each time the customer's roll-off box is serviced.
"(7)
« * * *
"(c) * * *
" * * * «
Section 2. If, for any reason, any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word
or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgement
or decree 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 3. This ordinance takes effect October 1, 2022; provided, however, that the
increases to the tipping fees stated in Section 1 of this ordinance, specifically in Sections
21-41(e)(2) and (3), as made applicable to permitted solid waste haulers holding either
an 80% or a 100% guaranteed waste volume contract with the City, take effect on and
after January 1, 2023.
Section 4. Upon the written request of the Mayor or a majority of the members of the
City Council, 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 City Charter rule that requires consideration of and
voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings so that this ordinance is pass d and takes
effect upon first reading as an emergency measure on this the (DM day of
WkrAVW , 2022.
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE 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 City 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.
Respectfully, Respectfully,
Paulette Guajardo
Mayor
Council Members
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Paulette Guajardo John Martinez L(K
r
Roland Barrera Ben Molina
Gil Hernandez �� Mike Pusley e
Michael Hunter KU Greg Smith c-(Q
Billy Lerma /'1k� /-\`r
ATTEST: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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Rebecca Huerta Paulette Guajardo
City Secretary Mayor
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