HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 93-5 ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES AND
FEES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND PROVIDING
A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That Chapter 28, Section 28-21.2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be
and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 28-21.2. Solid waste collection service.
Standard residential solid waste collection service shall include:
(1) Once a week collection of one (1) garbage container, recycling bins, and bagged
or containerized yard waste. All materials shall be collected by separate vehicles
on the same day as designated by the director of solid waste management.
(2) Twice monthly collection of oversized tree and shrubbery trimmings, household
trash, and bulky items such as major appliances or furniture.
To receive service, the dweller of the property shall be current on the garbage
collection service fee in accordance with Section 28-24.1.
Residential and commercial accounts are limited to three (3) containers. If additional
containers are obtained and then discontinued there will be a six (6) month waiting period to
reapply for additional containers. Requests for additional containers must be submitted in
writing to the solid waste management department. The person whose name appears on the
account must sign the request.
That Chapter 28, Section 28-24.l(b)(1) be, and the same is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 28-24.1. Collection and removal charges - Residential service.
(b) (1) The monthly rate for standard solid waste management services per
household unit shall be $ 10.89 and shall consist of the following
elements:
Garbage and trash collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.08
Litter removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Landfill closure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
The monthly fee for each additional container is $2.50 per month. Single family and
owner-occupied residential units will be charged a litter removal fee at a rate of fifty
cents ($.50) per unit. Multifamily dwellings and/or rented properties of two or more
units will be charged a litter removal fee at a rate of twenty-five cents ($.25)per unit.
Section 2.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the
application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances should for any reason be held
to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and to
such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 3.
All ordinances or part of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent of the
conflict only.
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Section 4.
That any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be
punished as provided in Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont, Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the,-'o� day
of 9-4 ' , 1993.
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