HomeMy WebLinkAbout033147 ORD - 09/05/2023Ordinance amending various sections of the Code of Ordinances,
Chapter 21, Solid Waste, by revising applicable rates, fees, and
charges; and providing an effective date.
WHEREAS, the rates, fees, 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 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 fees, 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. 21-1. Definitions.
Rear door pick up Carry out service: Collection service where solid waste is
picked up in a location other than the designated standard collection point.
"Sec. 21-12. - Collection of tree limbs, grass clippings, etc. (e.g., yard waste),
heavy brush, clean wood waste and bulky items.
(e) Yard waste, heavy brush, clean wood waste, and bulky items shall generally
be collected in the same location as garbage is collected as provided by section
21-22. Rear door Carry out service garbage collection customers shall set out
yard waste, heavy brush, clean wood waste, and bulky items on the curb or alley
service location. Yard waste, heavy brush, clean wood waste, and bulky items
may not be set out in the side yard of a residence if the side yard adjoins an
arterial or collector street.
"Sec. 21-40. Charges—For collection services within the City of Corpus
Christi.
Type
Description
Minimum
Charge
Per Month or
Fraction
Thereof
Collection
(1)
One -family dwelling
$46,94 $17.76
(2)
Two-family dwelling on one (1) water and/or -gas meter
$3-7,28 $17.76
each unit
(3)
Two-family dwelling to eight -family dwelling on separate
water and/or meters
$46,94 $17.76
each unit
-gas
(4)
Apartment
$46.94 $17.76
per unit
(5)
One -family dwelling and single apartment on one (1) water
and/or gas meter
$37,20 $17.76
per unit
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(6)
Apartment house, travel trailer park, or manufactured home
park on one (1) water and/or gas meter
$46,94 $17.76
per unit
(7)
Apartment house, travel trailer park, or manufactured home
park – each apartment, travel trailer pad, or manufactured
home site on separate water and/or gas meter
$194 $17.76
per unit
(8)
Additional charge for rear door carry
$1-3.05 $13.70
out service pick up on
carry out service of any type above
per unit
(8.1)
Commercial customer, on one (1) water and/or gas meter
$39.06 $41.01
(9)
Additional truckloads of yard waste, heavy brush, clean
wood waste, or bulky items at time of scheduled yard waste,
heavy brush, or bulky item collection
$2,50 $82.63
per truckload
(10)
Surcharge for bulky item pick up
$13.20 $13.76
per item
(11)
Special non-scheduled yard waste, heavy brush, clean wood
waste, debris, or bulky items collection, including pick up of
yard waste, heavy brush, clean wood waste, debris, and
bulky items set out more than five days prior to the
scheduled pick up of brush, waste, debris, or bulky items and
that is a traffic, safety, or health hazard
Actual cost not
to exceed
$22-0,00
$231.00
per truckload
(12)
Reserved
Reserved
(13)
Surcharge for tires set out for collection on a non -designated
collection day; size of tires must be 20 inches or less in
diameter
$5.50 $5.78
per tire
(14)
Garbage cart delivery fee—assessed for every second and
additional residential cart delivered and for every third
commercial cart delivered per account
$11.00 $11.55
per cart
(14.1)
Monthly collection fee on second and additional residential
carts and commercial carts
$40.00 $10.50
per cart
(15)
Improvements to solid waste services
$2_-3-9 $2.51
per month
(16)
Recycling education—Surcharge
$0.25 $0.26
per month
(17)
Solid waste capital improvements
$1.50 $1.58
per month
(18)
Non-scheduled cart collection—Assessed for service or for
removal of cart when cart is an immediate hazard to
vehicular 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
$11.00 $11.55
per incident
(19)
Super bag collection service (sales tax included)
$135.00 each
(20)
Special waste collection fee – recycling cart
$25.00
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"Sec. 21-41. Charges—For disposal services.
"(a)..
"(d) .
"(e) The following fee schedule applies to each Toad of solid waste deposited at a
disposal site operated by the department:
"(1) . .
"(2) Commercial vehicles customers – Landfill (tipping rate).
A
Solid waste by weight
$43.05 $45.16 per
ton*
B
Loose load of solid waste, not weighed
$4-1.94 $12.53 per
cubic yard*
C
Compacted load of solid waste, not weighed
$63 $16.51
per
cubic yard*
D
Construction and demolition debris, not weighed
$63 $16.40
per
cubic yard
E
Heavy brush and yard waste, not weighed
$15.63 $16.40 per
cubic yard
F
Commercial vehicle transporting household waste for a
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.)
No charge
"* Includes state disposal fee, state/federal mandated surcharges as provided by
section 21-42.
"(3) Commercial vehicles customers – Transfer station (tipping rate).
A
Solid waste by weight
$48,03 $52.74 per
ton*
B
Loose load of solid waste, not weighed
$4-3.33 $14.64 per
cubic yard*
C
Compacted load of solid waste, not weighed
$17.44 $19.28 per
cubic yard*
D
Construction and demolition debris, not weighed
$17.44 $19.17 per
cubic yard
E
Heavy brush and yard waste, not weighed
$47.44 $19.17 per
cubic yard
F
Commercial vehicle transporting household waste for a
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.)
No charge
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"* 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
(as determined by landfill superintendent or designee of
the superintendent)
No charge
B
Clean wood waste, heavy brush, or rubble suitable for
recycling, including crushed concrete, asphalt, bricks, etc.
$425 $13.90 per
ton
C
Large household appliances, such as stoves, washing
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
$133 $14.55 each
D
Tires
Automobile
$2,25 $2.50
Truck or large trailer tires (16-19")
$35 $4.25
Tractor tires (<_20")
$5.50 $6.00
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 any of the contents of the transported load from
being ejected or dropped during transport of the load
$44.00 $15.50
F
Use of scales
$31.95 $35.10
G
Any solid waste that requires special preparation, handling,
or cover
As determined by
the director
Section 2. Should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of
this ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall
not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof other
than the part so decided to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, and shall not affect the
validity of the Code of Ordinances as a whole.
Section 3. This ordinance takes effect October 1, 2023; 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, 2024.
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That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second
reading on this the '`day of , 2023, by the following vote:
Paulette Guajardo
Roland Barrera
Sylvia Campos
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
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Jim Klein
Mike Pusley
Everett Roy
Dan Suckley
That tile foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this
the 51v1 day of 4 -4, -.0 -Ar- 2023, by the following vote:
Paulette Guajardo AL -1(Q
Roland Barrera A4?_.
Sylvia Campos kik
Gil Hernandez Alz_
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Michael Hunter ,A5-er,�i
Jim Klein
Mike Pusley
Everett Roy
Dan Suckley
ATTEST: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Re ecca Huerta
City Secretary
EFFECTIVE DATE
Paulette Guajardo
Mayor
EFFECTIVE DATE
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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, 2024.
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