The following words and phrases shall, for the purposes of this
article, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
Building wastes.
Discarded materials incident to and resulting from construction
or repair of buildings and the clearing of land for new construction,
such as, but not limited to, rock, brick, metal, wood, glass, trees,
brush and vegetation, when such materials are in greater quantity
than can be placed in one container.
Garbage.
All putrescible wastes, except sewage and body wastes, including
discarded particles of food and meat, vegetable and animal offal,
kitchen wastes in general, and tin cans, bottles, paper and other
containers, paper or any other materials that contain or have attached
thereto any residue of milk, soft drinks, food or other putrescible
wastes, but excluding industrial wastes and byproducts.
Industrial wastes.
The wastes and byproducts of manufacturing and processing
establishments.
Refuse.
All other wastes, such as tin cans, metal, wood, glass, bottles,
paper, cordage, ashes, household rubbish, tree limbs, brush, leaves,
lawn trimmings, weeds, flowers, other vegetation and any other nonclassified
trash or discarded materials, but not including stoves, refrigerators,
bedsprings, furniture or other household or commercial items of like
or similar kind.
(1975 Code, sec. 16-1; 2004 Code,
sec. 6.301)
(a) Prohibited; penalty.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drop, cast or deposit
upon any street, alley, sidewalk or any yard or premises, public or
private, any filth of any kind, or cans, paper, trash, paper containers,
rubbish, bottles or any other form of litter or waste matter.
(2) Every person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine in accordance with the general penalty provision set forth in section
1.01.009 of this code, with each day of violation or noncompliance to constitute a separate offense.
(b) Duties of business owners.
(1) Generally.
The owner or occupant of any store or other
place of business situated within the city shall exercise reasonable
diligence at all times to keep his premises clean of wastepaper, wrapping
paper, paper napkins, cartons, package containers and other used or
waste materials thrown or left on the premises by its customers, and
take reasonable measures to prevent the same from drifting or blowing
to adjoining premises.
(2) Receptacles.
Receptacles of sufficient size and number shall be placed on the premises accessible to the customers of such business where the articles of waste referred to in subsection
(1) may be disposed of.
(3) Signs.
Each and every business establishment shall place upon its premises in conspicuous places, in close proximity to the receptacles referred to in subsection
(2), signs which shall in essence convey to its customers a request that they use such receptacles for the disposal of waste material.
(c) Duties of customers.
It shall be unlawful for any customer
going upon the premises of another to in any manner dispose of wastepaper,
wrapping paper, paper napkins, cartons, package containers and other
used or waste materials except in receptacles provided for such purposes.
(1975 Code, secs. 16-2–16-4; 2004 Code, secs. 6.302–6.304)
(a) It shall be unlawful to deposit any of the following items in a dumpster
belonging to or emptied by the city:
(3) Hazardous materials of any nature.
(6) Garbage, refuse, rubbish, trash or waste generated and/or transported
from premises other than the premises at which the dumpster is located.
(7) Limbs, leaves, grass or other yard debris.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to salvage or remove any item
from a dumpster, other than the normal emptying of the same by city
personnel responsible for the collection of garbage.
(c) Any person violating any provision of this section or any portion thereof shall be subject to punishment by fine in accordance with the general penalty provision set forth in section
1.01.009 of this code.
(1975 Code, sec. 16-5; 2004 Code,
sec. 6.305)
(a) Collection by city.
It shall be the duty of the city
to collect and remove all garbage and trash from all premises, required
by this article to be removed by the city, in a reasonable and expeditious
manner under the circumstances.
(b) Types of waste not collected.
It shall not be the duty
of the city to collect and remove any garbage, trash or refuse which
consists of any of the following items:
(6) Flowers or other vegetation;
(c) Placement of waste in container.
All garbage and trash
shall be placed in a trash container in order to be picked up. The
city shall not pick up trash that is not in a trash container. Exception:
The city will pick up cardboard boxes that are placed outside of the
approved trash container provided that they are broken down.
(d) Penalty.
Every person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine in accordance with the general penalty provision set forth in section
1.01.009 of this code, with each day of violation or noncompliance to constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 1051, ex. E, adopted 9/2/09; 2004 Code, sec. 6.311)
It shall be the duty of every person, owner, agent, tenant,
lessee or occupant of any residence, house, building, apartment, store
or business establishment where persons reside, gather or congregate,
or where food is prepared or served, or trash collects or accumulates,
within the city, to provide and maintain in good order and repair
containers as herein provided for the deposit of garbage or trash
for collection by the city.
(1975 Code, sec. 16-16; 2004 Code,
sec. 6.312)
(a) Specifications.
One (1) 96-gallon cart will be provided per service address, which will be emptied by being mechanically flipped into the city trash truck. The city will only pick up trash contained in a city-provided cart. Exception: The city will pick up trash contained in a personal container only if it is the secondary can and is constructed in a like manner as the carts provided by the city so that it can be mechanically flipped into the city trash truck. No more than a total of three mechanically flipped carts will be picked up at one location during the scheduled pickup day. Cans requiring manual dumping will not be emptied. A customer may request additional city-owned cart(s) at a cost as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix
A of this code for each additional cart requested. Any additional fee will be added to the monthly charge detailed in section
13.04.014.
(b) Penalty.
Every person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine in accordance with the general penalty provision set forth in section
1.01.009 of this code, with each day of violation or noncompliance to constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 1051 adopted 9/2/09; 2004 Code, sec. 6.313)
It shall be the duty of every person owning, controlling, managing,
operating, policing, renting or occupying any premises where garbage
and trash accumulates to replace within ten (10) days after receipt
of a condemnation notice issued by the city, acting through its duly
designated officials, any container failing to meet the specifications
therefor, or which has deteriorated or that has jagged edges capable
of causing injuries to those whose duty it is to handle the container
or that has been damaged to such an extent.
(1975 Code, sec. 16-18; 2004 Code,
sec. 6.314)
Every garbage and trash container required by this article shall
be maintained in as sanitary condition as possible in view of the
use to which it is put, and shall be thoroughly cleansed as needed
by washing, scalding or otherwise.
(1975 Code, sec. 16-19; 2004 Code,
sec. 6.315)
Trash shall be placed in orderly, accessible stacks or piles
to facilitate the removal thereof.
(1975 Code, sec. 16-20; 2004 Code,
sec. 6.316)
Any person creating or in possession of industrial or building
wastes, oil, gasoline, iron, steel and other metals, other than common
household metal refuse, shall be responsible for the disposal of such
wastes in such manner and at such place as the department of public
health shall approve, and such wastes shall not be collected as a
part of the city’s refuse and garbage collection service, except
as a special collection, in which event such wastes shall be prepared
for collection as required by this article.
(1975 Code, sec. 16-21; 2004 Code,
sec. 6.317)
(a) Collection schedule.
The city, through its department
of public health, will collect garbage and refuse from family dwelling
units twice weekly, in accordance with schedules established by the
department of public health, and from business and commercial establishments
daily, Sundays and holidays excepted, unless the department of public
health shall determine that three (3) collections each week shall
be sufficient.
(b) Penalty.
Every person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine in accordance with the general penalty provision set forth in section
1.01.009 of this code, with each day of violation or noncompliance to constitute a separate offense.
(1975 Code, sec. 16-22; 2004 Code,
sec. 6.318)
(a) Establishment.
The fees to be charged by the city for
the collection and removal of garbage and trash shall be as determined
by the city council from time to time and on file in the office of
the city secretary. Such fees shall be charged and collected in the
same manner as utility rates charged and collected by the city.
(b) Penalty.
Every person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine in accordance with the general penalty provision set forth in section
1.01.009 of this code, with each day of violation or noncompliance to constitute a separate offense.
(1975 Code, sec. 16-23; 2004 Code,
sec. 6.319)
No person, other than employees of the department of public
health, may collect or haul garbage, refuse or other waste materials
within the city, with the following exceptions:
(1) A person may haul garbage and refuse originating within his personal
family dwelling unit to the official city dump, provided his means
of conveyance is approved by the department of public health as being
sanitary and of a type that will prevent the spilling or leakage of
its contents and the emanation of disagreeable odors.
(2) A person operating a business, commercial or industrial establishment
may haul garbage, refuse or other waste materials originating in his
own establishment to the official city dump, provided his means of
conveyance is approved by the department of public health as being
sanitary and of a type that will prevent the spilling or leakage of
its contents and the emanation of disagreeable odors.
(3) A person may collect and haul garbage only for use as livestock feed,
provided his means of conveyance is approved by the department of
public health as being sanitary and of a type that will prevent the
spilling or leakage of its contents and the emanation of disagreeable
odors.
(1975 Code, sec. 16-24; 2004 Code,
sec. 6.320)
(a) Monthly charges.
Monthly charges for solid waste collection and disposal shall be as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix
A of this code.
(b) Disposal at landfill.
Charges for disposal of materials brought to the landfill by the customers shall be as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix
A of this code.
(Ordinance 1051, ex. E, adopted 9/2/09; Ordinance 1111 adopted 11/5/12; 2004 Code,
sec. 6.401; Ordinance adopting 2019 Code)
(a) The disposal cost factor is the means whereby increases or decreases
in the cost of solid waste disposal occasioned by charges in state
and federal regulations are equitably passed on to the customer. The
monthly disposal cost factor for each customer class shall be determined
in the following manner:
CO
|
=
|
Total cost of solid waste disposal operation less tipping fees
|
TT
|
=
|
Total tonnage collected by city collection vehicles
|
$63.00
|
=
|
Total cost of solid waste disposal embedded in rates
|
MT
|
=
|
Tons collected manually
|
MC
|
=
|
Number of manual collection customers
|
DT
|
=
|
Tons collected from dumpsters
|
DC
|
=
|
Number of dumpsters collected
|
CC
|
=
|
Number of times individual customer’s dumpster was collected
|
(b) Residential disposal cost factor: CO/TT - $63.00 x MT/MC
(c) Commercial disposal cost factor: CO/TT - $63.00 x MT/MC x 2
(d) Dumpster disposal cost factor: CO/TT - $63.00 x DT/DC x CC
(e) Tipping fee disposal cost factor: CO/TT - $63.00 x 0.1
(Ordinance 773 adopted 5/6/97; 2004 Code, sec. 6.402)
(a) Split/quartered tires will be allowed at the landfill at the landfill
supervisor’s discretion. Tonnage limits regulated by TCEQ rules
will often dictate whether or not tires can be received by the landfill.
(b) The fee will be subject to section A10.017 on cost per ton.
(Ordinance 1051, ex. E, adopted 9/2/09; 2004 Code, art. 6.100)
(a) The establishment of a brush collection/chipping service for the
residents is hereby begun on a request-for-service basis.
(b) There shall be a minimum charge for the first half hour, then a charge for the second half hour, as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix
A of this code. The over one (1) hour price is to be determined by the city manager or department supervisor. Senior citizens age 65 and older will be charged a discount amount as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix
A of this code.
(c) Billing will be charged on the resident’s utility bill as a
miscellaneous charge of the month following the service.
(Ordinance 1052 adopted 9/2/09; 2004 Code, art. 6.200; Ordinance adopting 2019 Code)