HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 23-069ORDINANCE NO. 23-069
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22,
SECTIONS 22.05.214 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, TO INCREASE LANDFILL
DISPOSAL FEES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
THAT Chapter 22, Sections 22.05.214 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Beaumont, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
All persons of the city may dispose of residential waste from their residence upon
presenting proof of residency. (1) All persons of the city and other municipality under a
disposal contract may dispose of residential waste from their residence upon presenting
proof of residency. (2) Nonprofit charitable organizations who operate as a necessary
part of their day-to-day business vehicles owned or leased by them for the transport of
waste or refuse resulting from the renovation or repair of donated used material shall be
exempt from the fee requirement of this section. (b) Disposal fees shall be based on
collection of refuse from inside the city limits. The fee shall be assessed to the nearest
cubic yard of refuse disposed. (1) Compacted refuse: $7.101cy. (2) Noncompacted
refuse: $6.311cy
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.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of the conflict only,
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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 of Ordinances of
the City of Beaumont, Texas.
Section 5.
This ordinance shall be effective October 1, 2023.
The meeting at which this ordinance was approved was in all things conducted in
strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
551.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. of the City of Beaumont this the 12th day of
September, 2023.
- Mayor Roy West —