HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 16-042ORDINANCE NO. 16-042
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE
22.05, SECTION 22.05.211 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
BEAUMONT, TEXAS PROVIDING FOR A VOLUNTARY RECYCLING
PROGRAM BY ADDING A RECYCLING CONTAINER SERVICE FEE
AND A MONTHLY RECYCLING SERVICE FEE; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND PROVIDING A
PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
THAT Chapter 22, Article 22.05, Section 22.05.211 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Beaumont, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 22.05.211 Residential & Recycling Service
(a) The solid waste division shall systematically collect and remove garbage, trash,
recyclable materials, and yard waste from premises used for residential purposes. All
residences in the city are subject to, and the owners or occupants are required to pay, a
collection services fee except:
(1) Residences from which the owners or occupants are serviced by a
private collector as defined in this article.
(2) Residences on which the owners or occupants use an on -property
disposal method that is approved by the city, county, and state.
(3) Residences that are vacant and water service for which is discontinued.
(4) Owners of vacant residences who do not require water service will not be
required to pay a garbage and trash collection fee.
(b) Garbage and trash rates. No rate adjustment will be made for temporary non-use
of service. Nonpayment of the collection services fee shall be sufficient grounds for
discontinuance of city water service. The rate for collection outside the city limits shall
be one hundred fifty (150) percent of the rate established for service inside the city
limits. No type of service will be offered residences exempted under section
22.05.007(c) or for vacant lots except as provided in section 22.05.062. If a business is
located in a part of a residence, a collection services fee shall be charged for each
connection to the city's water system. The following monthly rates apply for collection
services:
(1) The monthly rates for standard collection services shall consist of the
following elements:
(A) Garbage and trash collection: $17.00.
A 10% discount to the garbage and trash collection fee shall apply
to customers residing in single-family residences who are sixty-five
(65) years of age or older. To obtain the senior citizen garbage and
trash collection rate, eligible persons must file a sworn application
on a form provided therefor with the central collections division. The
rate shall remain in effect so long as the customer residing in the
single-family residence is sixty-five (65) years of age or older.
(B) Additional containers: A one-time $20.00 prep and delivery fee for
each additional container obtained. The monthly fee for each
additional container is three dollars and seventy-five cents ($3.75)
per month.
(C) Litter removal: Single-family and owner -occupied residential units
will be charged a litter removal fee at a rate of fifty cents ($0.50) per
unit per month. Multifamily dwellings and/or rented properties of two
(2) or more units will be charged a litter removal fee at a rate of
twenty-five cents ($0.25) per unit per month.
(2) A reconnect container fee will be assessed for those households whose
garbage container(s) have been collected by the city due to the removal of
a water meter as a result of nonpayment of city water and/or garbage
services, and then subsequently reissued upon payment and reinstallation
of the meter.
(A) Reconnect container fee: $20.00 per container.
(c) Recycling Service. Citizens participating in curbside recycling shall pay the fees
listed below.
(1) The rates to be charged for curbside recycling shall consist of the
following:
(A) A recycling container service fee of fifty eight dollars ($58.00) per
container. The container is to remain the property of the City of
Beaumont.
(B) A recycling fee of eleven dollars and fifty cents($11.50) per_
month.
(2) Recyclable materials will only be collected if they are placed inside the
recycling container.
(3) Recycling containers must be placed on the curbside for them to be
collected by the City of Beaumont.
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That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause of 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.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent
of the conflict only.
Section 4.
That any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be
punished, as provided in Section 1.01.009 of the Code or Ordinance of Beaumont,
Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 23rd day of
August, 2016.
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