HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 71-19ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, BY
AMENDING SECTION 15-43 REQUIRING GARBAGE CONTAINERS;
PROVIDING SPECIFICATIONS FOR GARBAGE CONTAINERS; PRO-
VIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS:
1.
That Section 15-4 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Beaumont, Texas, be amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 15-4. Garbage containers required; specifications.
(a) Every owner or occupant using or occupying
any building, house, or structure within the
corporate limits of the city, for residence,
church, school, lodge, commercial, business,
or other purposes, shall provide and maintain
garbage containers of sufficient number and
size to hold the garbage that will normally
accumulate on the premises.
(b) Such containers shall be not less than ten
nor more than thirty gallon capacity, constructed
of metal or plastic, with a tight fitting lid
or cover that is not attached and with handles
sufficiently strong for workmen to empty con-
veniently; provided that nothing herein shall
prohibit the use of plastic bags as garbage
containers so long as said plastic bags are at
least one and one-half (1 1/2) milsin thickness,
have a capacity of not more than thirty (30)
gallons, and are tied or closed securely. The
city in no way shall be responsible for damage
to plastic containers. The top of such containers
shall be larger in diameter than the bottom to
prevent garbage from sticking to the sides. Every
such owner or occupant shall place all garbage
which has accumulated on his premises in such
container."
2.
That any person who violates any provision of this Ordinance
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall
be punished as provided in Section 1-8 of the .Code of Ordinances.
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3.
That all Ordinances and parts of .Ordinances in conflict here-
with are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
4.
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 in no wise affect the remaining portions of this
Ordinance, and to such end the various portions and provisions of this
Ordinance are declared to be severable.
PASSED by the City Council this j9 -f- day of j
1971.
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Mayor -