For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
Alley.
Any public way, generally of less width than a street, used
for public utility purposes and right-of-way and as an alternate secondary
or emergency route for vehicle and pedestrian traffic, generally situated
at the rear or alongside a tier of lots.
Apartment.
A portion of a building used as a multiple dwelling for the
purpose of providing three (3) or more separate dwelling units.
Authorized commercial contractor.
A person (as defined in this section) authorized under and
by virtue of a permit, contract or franchise agreement with the Town
to collect recyclable and/or solid waste materials within the corporate
limits of the Town.
Brush.
Nonputrescible solid waste consisting of tree, shrub and
hedge clippings, provided that trunks and limbs shall not exceed five
feet (5') in length.
Bulky waste.
Solid waste and/or landscape waste items (as defined in this
section) of such size or quantity that they cannot feasibly be kept
and/or collected in a residential solid waste container (as defined
in this section). Bulky waste shall be placed on the parkway in a
manageable pile for collection.
Commercial account.
Solid waste and recycling disposal and collection service
provided in reusable containers at any location other than a single-family
residence, a two-family (duplex) residence, or a multifamily residence.
Commercial customer.
All persons (as defined in this section) receiving solid
waste and recycling collection services from the Town at a location
other than a single-family residence, a two-family (duplex) residence,
or a multifamily residence.
Commercial solid waste container.
All on-premises reusable receptacles designed to hold solid
waste, and specifically all roll-off open-top containers, roll-off
closed-top containers, roll-off compaction containers, and all receptacles
with a volume of between two (2) cubic yards and ten (10) cubic yards,
inclusive, provided however, such receptacles shall not include:
(1)
Any receptacle used for accumulating and/or holding materials
to be recycled;
(2)
Any receptacle provided by or through the Town for accumulating
and/or holding solid waste.
Construction and demolition debris.
Waste generated from construction, remodeling, repair and
demolition of structures, road building, and land clearing, including,
but not limited to bricks, concrete, rebar and other masonry material,
soil, rock, lumber, metal, paving material, and tree and brush stumps.
Director.
The Director of Sanitation of the Town or his designee.
Front building line.
A line parallel or approximately parallel to the street line
at a specific distance therefrom marking the minimum distance from
which a building may be erected.
Garbage.
All decayable wastes, including vegetable, animal, and fish
offal and carcasses of such animals and fish, but excluding:
Hazardous waste.
Any waste identified or listed as a household hazardous waste
by the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) pursuant to Federal law. Household hazardous waste includes,
but is not limited to: ammonia-based cleaners, drain and oven cleaners,
fire extinguishers, floor care products, furniture and metal polishes,
insect sprays, aerosol spray paint, antifreeze, automatic transmission
and brake fluids, diesel fuel, gasoline, car batteries, automotive
cleaning products, kerosene, latex paint, oil-based paint, motor oil,
oil filters, paint stripper and thinner, propane tanks, turpentine,
varnish, wood preservatives, fertilizer, fungicide, herbicide, pesticide,
alkaline additives, pool chlorine and cleaners, muriatic acid, and
pool shock treatment.
Landscape waste.
Items such as yard trimmings, brush, clean wood material,
tree trimmings, vegetative material, leaves, grass clippings (no sod),
mixed yard waste, leaf mulch, shrubbery, sawdust, Christmas trees,
wood chips, wood demolition debris (nonpainted), wood fence material
(nonpainted), wood pallets, old corrugated containers, tree limbs
and tree trunks no greater than five feet (5') long, and any other
landscape waste material conducive to the composting process.
Manageable pile.
Bulky waste (as defined in this section) that is staged for
collection, stacked on the parkway in an organized manner, and which
is safe for a two-person crew to move by hand from the staging point
into the rear of a collection vehicle.
Multiple-family dwelling.
Any building or portion thereof which is designed, built,
rented, leased, or let to be occupied as three (3) or more dwelling
units or apartments; or which is occupied as a home or residence of
three (3) or more families; and no portion of any such dwelling unit
is used for commercial purposes.
Occupant.
The person residing in a dwelling unit, specifically the
head of such household.
Owner.
The record title holder of real property.
Parkway.
The area ordinarily intervening between the curbline of a
street and the inside property line.
Person.
Any individual, corporation, organization, partnership, or
association, or any other legal entity.
Public way.
Any street, alley, easement, or other right-of-way.
Recyclable materials, recyclables (or any form of that word).
Materials that have been separated from other solid waste
materials and placed at a designated collection location for the purpose
of collection and recycling, including but not limited to newspapers,
magazines, all paper, junk mail, telephone books, boxboard or chipboard
boxes, corrugated cardboard, aluminum and bi-metal cans including
aerosol cans, glass, Polyethylene (PET) and High Density Polyethylene
(HDPE) plastic bottles bearing the “1” or “2”
symbol, and such other items as may be designated by the Sanitation
Department.
Recycling collection service.
The collection and removal of recyclables from single-family
residences, two-family (duplex) residences, or multifamily residences
made once weekly.
Recycling container.
A receptacle furnished and designated by the Town to hold
recyclable materials.
Residence.
A structure intended for use and occupancy as a one-family
or a two-family dwelling unit.
Resident.
The owner or occupant (as defined in this section).
Residential customer.
Persons (as defined in this section), including but not limited
to owners, occupants, tenants, or lessees receiving solid waste and
recycling collection services from the Sanitation Department at single-family
residences, two-family (duplex) residences, or at multifamily residences.
Roll-out.
The manual collection of garbage by a Sanitation Department
employee or an authorized solid waste contractor from a collection
point behind the front building line of a residence where said residence
is not contiguous to a paved alley.
Sanitation Department.
The division of the Town responsible for environmental waste
management, including but not limited to the collection, transportation,
and disposal of solid waste, landscape waste, bulky waste and recyclable
materials. The Sanitation Department is also responsible for enforcing
the provisions of this article and other related ordinances of the
Town.
Solid waste.
Any and all garbage and trash (as defined in this section),
refuse, and other discarded material held or accumulated in containers,
including but not limited to animal and vegetable waste materials
resulting from the preparation, processing or consumption of food;
combustible waste material such as paper, rags, cartons, boxes, and
plastics; and noncombustible waste materials such as glass, crockery
and metal cans. Solid waste does not include hazardous, biomedical
or body waste.
Special paid collection.
The removal of bulky waste items outside of the regularly
scheduled bulky waste collection as requested by the residential or
commercial customer or as required by the Town.
Tenant or lessee.
One who holds land or property of another by virtue of any
type of legally recognized right, whether evidenced by legal instrument
or otherwise.
Trash.
Rubbish such as tin cans, paper, ashes, dry trash, pieces
of wood, boxes and crates.
(Ordinance 1722 adopted 1/14/08)
With the approval of the Town Administrator, the Director of
Sanitation or his designee is authorized to promulgate and enforce
rules and regulations administratively, not contrary to the provisions
of this article which govern the receptacles and containers to be
used, the contents to be placed therein, and the method of preparing
them for collection; and every owner, occupant, tenant or lessee using
or occupying any building, house, or structure within the corporate
limits of the Town for any purpose shall abide by such rules and regulations.
(Ordinance 1722 adopted 1/14/08)
Any person found to be violating any term or provision of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof may be fined as provided in section
1.01.009 “General penalty for violations of code; continuing violations,” of this code. Every day a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 1722 adopted 1/14/08)
Dead dogs, cats, or any other dead animals shall be removed
from private property by the owner or occupant of said property at
said person’s own expense.
(Ordinance 1722 adopted 1/14/08)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to place or throw any solid waste
of any kind or character upon any street, sidewalk, alley, easement,
public park, or private property in the Town, but all such solid waste
shall be placed in a receptacle or receptacles as provided for in
this article, and it shall be unlawful and an offense for any person
or the person in charge of any residence, business, or commercial
establishment to fail to place said solid waste in said receptacle(s),
such that it is piled, placed, or accumulated on any sidewalk, street,
alley, easement, public park, or private property within the Town.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to sweep, throw, or deposit any
solid waste, landscape waste, construction and demolition debris,
stagnant water, or dead animal into, upon, or along any drain, gutter,
alley, sidewalk, parkway, easement, street, or vacant lot, or upon
any public or private property within the corporate limits of the
Town.
(Ordinance 1722 adopted 1/14/08)
The Director shall be responsible for the safe passage of collection
vehicles through Town alleys to include tree trimming and brush removal
as necessary.
(Ordinance 1722 adopted 1/14/08)
(a) The Sanitation Department of the Town shall be the exclusive provider
of solid waste, recycling, and landscape waste collection for residential
and commercial customers in the Town.
(b) The frequency and schedule of residential collection of solid waste
shall be twice weekly, and the collection of recyclable material shall
be weekly. The Director has the authority to revise the collection
schedules as deemed necessary for holidays or other compelling reasons.
(Ordinance 1722 adopted 1/14/08)
(a) Residential customers and commercial customers shall utilize a specified
collection container for the collection and removal of solid waste.
One such container will be distributed to each residential customer
and commercial customer by the Town or by a representative of the
Town. The container shall remain the property of the Town and shall
not be removed from the property when changing residences.
(b) The Town will replace the container, at no cost to the customer,
if the assigned container is stolen or damaged beyond repair by any
reason other than the customer’s own neglect or misuse. If the
container is lost or damaged beyond repair as a result of the customer’s
neglect or misuse, a fee to cover the cost for the replacement of
the container will be charged to the customer by the Town.
(c) The occupant shall promptly notify the Sanitation Department in the
event the container is stolen or damaged.
(d) When storing the container or when the container has been set out
for collection, the lid must be kept closed at all times to prevent
any accumulation of water. No bags, boxes, or other items shall be
placed on top of the closed container lid so as to hinder servicing
of the container.
(e) Solid waste placed in the residential solid waste container must
be contained in either plastic or paper bags to help prevent odors
and to prevent the contents from blowing out of the container when
the container is being emptied.
(f) Residential customers and commercial customers are prohibited from
putting hazardous waste, construction and demolition debris, ashes,
or ignited coals in the residential solid waste container.
(g) Any container containing more than two hundred (200) pounds of solid
waste will not be serviced.
(h) If a residential customer serviced by the Town regularly generates
more solid waste than can be placed in the residential solid waste
container for the twice-weekly collection, the Town will require the
residential customer to obtain an additional residential solid waste
container and that customer will be charged a one-time delivery fee
as established by Town Council Resolution in the form of the Town’s
Miscellaneous Fee Schedule. Said fee will be applied to the customer’s
utility bill.
(i) The residential or commercial customer shall be responsible for maintaining
the residential solid waste container in a clean condition.
(j) The residential solid waste container shall not be marked or defaced
in any way without prior authorization by the Director.
(k) No person other than the residential customer, the commercial customer, an employee of the Town or an authorized solid waste contractor may remove, collect, or transfer solid waste materials that have been placed in a residential solid waste container in the Town. Each violation of this provision shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as provided in section
13.05.003 of this article.
(Ordinance 1722 adopted 1/14/08)
(a) Residential customers and commercial customers shall utilize a specified
collection container for the collection and removal of recyclable
materials as defined herein. The Town or the Town’s designated
representative will distribute one recycling container to each residential
customer or commercial customer. The container shall remain the property
of the Town and shall not be removed from the property when changing
residences.
(b) Customer use of the recycling container for residents shall be subject
to the same regulations for storage, repair, replacement, and care
as specified herein for residential solid waste containers.
(c) If a residential customer or commercial account serviced by the Town
regularly generates more recyclables than can be placed in the recycling
container for the weekly collection, the Town will provide the residential
or commercial customer with a second recycling container for an additional
fee as established by Town Council Resolution in the form of the Town’s
Miscellaneous Fee Schedule. Said fee will be applied to the customer’s
utility bill.
(d) No person other than the residential customer, the commercial customer, a Sanitation Department employee, or an authorized recycling contractor may remove, collect, or transfer recyclable materials that have been placed in a recycling container in the Town. Each violation of this provision shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as provided in section
13.05.003 of this article.
(Ordinance 1722 adopted 1/14/08)
(a) Placement of containers in alley.
Residential solid
waste and recycling containers set out for alley collection should
be aligned with the handles facing the house and located within two
feet (2') of the paved alley. The containers must also be located
at least six inches (6") from any fence, and at least eighteen inches
(18") from any gas or electric meter, other containers, or other large
objects so that the container is accessible to the collection vehicle.
Residential solid waste and recycling containers located behind fences,
inside garages, or outside the collection area described above will
not be serviced. Under no circumstance will Town employees or contractors
leave the public rights-of-way to enter garages, breezeways, carports,
or other structures to make collections. If it is not practicable
to place the containers for collection as specified above, the Director
shall determine where the containers will be placed for collection.
(b) Placement of containers for roll-out.
Residential solid
waste containers positioned for roll-out collection should be set
at a collection point behind the front building line that provides
a Sanitation Department employee or an authorized solid waste contractor
safe and unrestricted access, with a minimum width of five feet (5')
of ground clearance to properly collect and remove the solid waste.
If it is not practicable to place the container for collection as
specified above, the Director shall determine where the container
will be placed for collection.
(c) Recycling containers should be set at a collection point on the parkway
located within two feet (2') of the paved curb.
(Ordinance 1722 adopted 1/14/08)
It shall be unlawful to stop, stand, or park a vehicle or trailer
on public or private property in a manner that prevents access to
a residential solid waste or recycling container by a collection vehicle
that is attempting to service the container. For the purposes of this
article, it shall be presumed that the owner of record of any violating
vehicle or trailer is the person who stopped or parked the vehicle
or trailer in the offending location.
(Ordinance 1722 adopted 1/14/08)
(a) Dallas County, Texas operates a Household Hazardous Waste Program
(the “Program”) as a means to divert certain Household
Hazardous Waste (“HHW”) from the landfill and make them
available for reuse by other citizens. Dallas County (the “County”)
operates the Program in accordance with an interlocal agreement with
the Town.
(b) The Program is restricted to chemicals used in household quantities
and is not intended for commercial grade, quantities, and materials.
Certain chemicals and products require special handling for safe disposal.
The following items will not be accepted by the HHW Program: expired
medication, ammunition, arsenic, chemicals not in their original containers
with the exception of used motor oil, explosives, medical waste, mercury,
nuclear/radioactive waste, thermometers, chemical containers larger
than five (5) gallons, and all unidentified chemicals. The Dallas
County HHW Program Manager can assist residents with the appropriate
disposal of HHW items.
(Ordinance 1722 adopted 1/14/08)
It shall be unlawful for any individual, person, or organization
to discard or otherwise dispose of any regulated hazardous waste,
as that term is defined and listed by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Solid Waste Act, Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) with the Town, except through an approved method as defined
and regulated by Title 30 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC),
Chapter 335.
(Ordinance 1722 adopted 1/14/08)
(a) The Town will promote and encourage its citizens to use lawnmowers
with mulching blades rather than bagging cut grass. By using mulching
lawnmowers and leaving grass clippings on the lawn, the Town and its
citizens will divert significant quantities of bagged landscape waste
from the landfill.
(b) Landscape waste such as leaves or grass clippings shall be placed
in either plastic or paper bags of sufficient strength and size to
properly contain the material. The maximum weight per bag shall not
exceed thirty-five (35) pounds. Bagged landscape waste in such quantity
that it cannot be kept and/or contained in a residential solid waste
container shall be placed on the parkway at the appropriate collection
point, and in a manageable pile.
(Ordinance 1722 adopted 1/14/08)
(a) Bulky waste collection.
(1) The Town deems it beneficial to provide bulky waste collection to
its residential customers twice weekly. Bulky waste items shall be
placed on the parkway in a manageable pile for collection.
(2) Large amounts of construction and demolition debris generated by
a private contractor in connection with a construction project or
major renovation project will not be eligible for bulky waste collection
and must be scheduled for a special paid collection.
(3) An environmental fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) will be charged
for each appliance scheduled for collection and disposal to cover
the Town’s operational and administrative costs associated with
verifying that all refrigerants including but not limited to Freon,
chlorinated fluorocarbons (CFCs), or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
have been removed from the appliance in accordance with State-established
guidelines. This fee will be added to the customer’s monthly
utility bill.
(4) Due to the size and nature of bulky waste items, these items shall
be placed on the parkway as defined herein, as long as those items
do not create an immediate health and/or safety hazard as determined
by the Director.
(b) Special paid collection.
(1) The Town deems it necessary to offer a special paid collection service
to its citizens for off-schedule collection of bulky waste items,
landscape waste, construction and demolition debris and other large
or cumbersome quantities of solid waste that have not been collected
through normal collection services. Such solid waste would include,
but not be limited to, waste resulting from construction, remodeling,
or destruction by fire, the elements, acts of God, or other causes
resulting from a general cleanup of a vacant or improved property,
or landscape waste cleared from property in preparation for construction
or occupancy.
(2) Special paid collections must be scheduled in advance and shall be
coordinated through the Sanitation Department.
(3) An environmental fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) will be charged
for each appliance scheduled for collection and disposal to cover
the Town’s operational and administrative costs associated with
verifying that all refrigerants including but not limited to Freon,
chlorinated fluorocarbons (CFCs), or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
have been removed from the appliance in accordance with State-established
guidelines. This fee will be added to the customer’s monthly
utility bill.
(4) Due to the size and nature of the items set forth above in subsection
(b)(1), these items shall be placed on the parkway as defined herein, as long as those items do not create an immediate health and/or safety hazard as determined by the Director.
(Ordinance 1722 adopted 1/14/08)
All solid waste, landscape waste, and/or construction and demolition
debris that is mixed with water or any other liquid shall be drained
before being placed in a container or receptacle. All animal matter
that is subject to decomposition shall be wrapped in paper or other
combustible material before being deposited in such container or receptacle.
(Ordinance 1722 adopted 1/14/08)
Failure to place solid waste containers, recyclable containers,
landscape waste material, bulky waste, and special paid collection
waste at its proper collection point by 7:30 a.m. on the specified
collection day may result in the items not being collected.
(Ordinance 1722 adopted 1/14/08)
(a) Commercial solid waste.
No person other than a solid waste services provider, as described in section
13.05.019(a), shall engage in the business of collecting, transporting, and disposing of solid waste materials for commercial customers located within the Town, and no person shall use the public streets, alleys, or thoroughfares within the corporate limits of the Town for the purpose of engaging in such business, other than a person who has executed said permit with the Town.
(b) Commercial recyclable materials.
No person other than the owner, his authorized agent, an employee of the Sanitation Department, or a permitted recycling services provider, as described in section
13.05.019(a), may collect or transport recyclable materials from the property of a commercial customer located in the Town. Each violation of this provision shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as provided in section
13.05.003 “penalty,” of this article.
(c) Liquid waste.
No person other than the owner, his authorized agent, an employee of the Sanitation Department, or a permitted liquid waste hauler may collect or transport liquid waste from the property of a commercial customer located in the Town. Each violation of this provision shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as provided in section
13.05.003 “penalty,” of this article.
(Ordinance 2024 adopted 8/28/17)
(a) Prohibited without permit.
No person shall provide commercial
solid waste or recycling services in the Town or operate a motor vehicle
for the purpose of transporting commercial solid waste or recycling
containers on a public street or alley within the corporate limits
of the Town without first registering and obtaining a permit from
the Town.
(b) Permit within each vehicle.
Each motor vehicle utilizing
the public streets or alleys in the Town for the purpose of collecting
or transporting solid waste or recyclable materials from commercial
customers shall at all times carry a valid permit issued by the Town.
(c) Default.
In the event a commercial solid waste or recycling
services provider or transporter defaults under any of the terms of
their registration or permit with the Town, the Town will provide
written notice of the areas of default to the solid waste or recycling
services provider or transporter. The solid waste or recycling services
provider or transporter shall then have ten (10) business days to
correct the default and provide the Town with evidence that the default
has been cured.
(d) Revocation of permit.
If the commercial solid waste
or recycling services provider or transporter fails to correct the
noticed default within the time provided herein, the Town may revoke
the registration and permit of said solid waste or recycling services
provider or transporter.
(Ordinance 1838 adopted 9/13/10)
Recyclable materials placed for collection in or adjacent to
a residential recycling container shall become the property of the
Town.
(Ordinance 1838 adopted 9/13/10)
Nothing in this article shall limit the right of an individual
person, organization, or other entity to donate, sell, or otherwise
dispose of recyclable materials, provided that any such disposal is
in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(Ordinance 1838 adopted 9/13/10)
It is the duty of the Sanitation Department to make inspection
trips at regular intervals to determine whether or not garbage, trash,
and rubbish are being properly collected, removed, and disposed of
as required by the provisions of this article or any other applicable
health ordinance of the Town, and in the event it is found that this
article is being violated, appropriate and timely action shall be
taken to ensure full compliance with said provisions.
(Ordinance 1838 adopted 9/13/10)
The charges provided for herein shall be added to and made a
part of the water bill for water users within the Town and shall be
paid in the same manner and at the same time as the water bill for
services furnished by the Water Department of the Town. A penalty
of ten percent (10%) shall be added to all garbage collections bills
which are not paid by the sixteenth (16th) day of the month during
which said bills are received. Failure on the part of the consumer
of water to pay the garbage removal charge shall be considered notice
to the Water Department to discontinue water service to such consumer,
and to disconnect said consumer from the Town’s water mains;
and the Town Administrator is hereby authorized to discontinue such
water service on the failure of the user to pay such charges.
(Ordinance 1838 adopted 9/13/10)
Where multiple occupants occupy premises within the Town, the
person in whose name the water connection or connections are maintained
by the Town shall be liable for the charges for garbage collection
services as provided for in this article.
(Ordinance 1838 adopted 9/13/10)
(a) For all bills rendered by the Town on or after October 1, 2010, for
the removal of garbage and trash, the Town shall charge for its services
in removing garbage and trash as follows:
(1) The collection service for a single-family or duplex residence:
Alley service
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$21.45/dwelling unit per month
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Pack-out collection service
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$42.57/dwelling unit per month
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(2) The collection service charge for an apartment which receives collection
services from the Sanitation Collection Department per dwelling unit:
$19.51/ per month.
(3) For business and commercial establishments, schools and churches:
No. of Poly Carts
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Monthly Charge
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1
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$106.30
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2
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$200.13
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3
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$291.67
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5
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$447.23
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10
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$760.00
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11
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$822.54
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(b) Commercial sanitation collection charges shall be based on studies
made by the Sanitation Department in regard to volume, time necessary
for collection, and days per week of collection.
(c) Periodic inspections will be made of all businesses falling under
the commercial rates to assure that the correct rate is being charged.
(d) Commercial service charges for annual mechanical collection with
a maximum of one (1) truck load per week average shall be two thousand
seven hundred sixty-two dollars and eighty-one cents ($2,762.81) per
month.
(e) For commercial or residential collection requests that do not fall
into one of the above categories, individuals may request a special
one (1) time collection of brush, logs or bulky items. The Sanitation
Department shall charge for such request at a rate equal to the Town’s
cost plus thirty-eight percent (38%).
(Ordinance 1838 adopted 9/13/10)
For all bills rendered by the Town after October 1, 2008, for
the collection of recyclables, the Town shall charge for its services
in collecting recyclables as follows:
Collection service for a single-family, a two-family
(duplex) or a multifamily residence:
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$2.62/dwelling unit per month
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(Ordinance 1762 adopted 9/8/08)