The city shall charge the following sums per month for collection of garbage and trash from residences:
(1) 
Residential dwelling: $32.24.
(2) 
Carryout, per unit: $97.62.
(Resolution 20-021 adopted 9/15/20; Ordinance 22-027 adopted 9/20/22; Resolution 23-002 adopted 2/7/2023; Ordinance 23-021 adopted 9/19/2023; Ordinance 25-024 adopted 9/16/2025)
An extra charge shall be assessed for pick-up of brush and tree limbs that are too bulky to be tied in bundles. Brush and limbs shall be stacked on the parkway for pick-up and charged as follows:
(1) 
Manual pick-up: $33.30.
(2) 
Mechanical pick-up-less than 1/2 load: $108.56.
(3) 
Mechanical pick-up - 1/2 load: $167.21.
(4) 
Mechanical pick-up-full truckload: $220.76.
(Resolution 20-021 adopted 9/15/20; Ordinance 22-027 adopted 9/20/22; Resolution 23-002 adopted 2/7/2023; Ordinance 23-021 adopted 9/19/2023; Ordinance 25-024 adopted 9/16/2025)
(a) 
The city shall charge the following sums for the removal of appliances, furniture and other large items:
(1) 
Refrigerator, freezer, air-conditioning unit (freon): $108.56
(2) 
Washer, dryer, water heater, sofa, etc.: $33.30.
(b) 
These items shall be placed on the parkway and will be picked up on a "call-in" basis only.
(Resolution 20-021 adopted 9/15/20; Ordinance 22-027 adopted 9/20/22; Resolution 23-002 adopted 2/7/2023; Ordinance 23-021 adopted 9/19/2023; Ordinance 25-024 adopted 9/16/2025)
(a) 
The city shall for its services in removing garbage and trash from all businesses, lodging houses, boarding houses, commercial institutions, individual businesses, firms or corporations, churches, schools, office buildings and properties, charge for containers placed at any of such establishments, sanitation charges based upon the following schedule:
Collections per 6-day week
Number of 3-yard containers
1
2
3
4
3
$159.24
$318.47
$477.73
$636.95
6
$318.47
$636.95
$955.42
$1,273.90
12
$636.95
$1,273.90
$1,910.86
$2,547.81
18
$955.42
$1,910.86
$2,866.27
$3,821.71
(b) 
Nothing in this schedule shall prevent the superintendent of sanitation from calculating rates which are lower or which exceed the schedule as long as time, volume, and number of pick-ups are the basis for such calculation.
(Resolution 19-013 adopted 9/17/19; Resolution 20-021 adopted 9/15/20; Ordinance 22-027 adopted 9/20/22; Resolution 23-002 adopted 2/7/2023; Ordinance 23-021 adopted 9/19/2023; Ordinance 25-024 adopted 9/16/2025)
A one-time fee of $186.31 for garbage collection services will be charged at the time of issuance of a building permit for residential construction where the property will not be occupied during any or all of the construction, such as for new homes or major remodels. Garbage collection services will be rendered to the property during construction as part of the regular collection service to the area.
(Ordinance 22-027 adopted 9/20/22; Resolution 23-002 adopted 2/7/2023; Ordinance 23-021 adopted 9/19/2023; Ordinance 25-024 adopted 9/16/2025)
The city shall not issue a liquid waste transport to an applicant until the appropriate established fee is paid. A person shall pay a fee of $298.09 for the first vehicle and $211.15 for each additional vehicle operated by the person. Each permit must be renewed annually.
(Ordinance 22-027 adopted 9/20/22; Resolution 23-002 adopted 2/7/2023; Ordinance 23-021 adopted 9/19/2023; Ordinance 25-024 adopted 9/16/2025)
Editor’s note–Resolution 15/007 adopted by the city council on September 15, 2015, deleted former section A5.007 pertaining to yard waste bags charge in its entirety.
City residents may use the city’s transfer station once a month without charge. Use of the transfer station is restricted to residents, who must be present when off-loading. For more than one load per month, the following fees shall apply:
(1) 
Pick-up truck: $57.91.
(2) 
Single-axle truck, less than 15-feet long: $108.56
(3) 
Double-axle truck, more than 15-feet long: $144.76.
(4) 
Southern Methodist University vehicles: $163.58.
(Resolution 19-013 adopted 9/17/19; Resolution 20-021 adopted 9/15/20; Ordinance 22-027 adopted 9/20/22; Resolution 23-002 adopted 2/7/2023; Ordinance 23-021 adopted 9/19/2023; Ordinance 25-024 adopted 9/16/2025)
Each account with a dwelling unit receiving recycling collection service will be charged a monthly recycling fee:
(1) 
Alley/curbside service: $5.07.
(2) 
Carry-out service: $7.99.
(3) 
The fee for a 32-gallon recycling bin shall be $50.00 and the fee for the lid will be $15.00.
(Resolution 19-013 adopted 9/17/19; Resolution 20-021 adopted 9/15/20; Ordinance 22-027 adopted 9/20/22; Resolution 23-002 adopted 2/7/2023; Ordinance 23-021 adopted 9/19/2023; Ordinance 25-024 adopted 9/16/2025)