The following words when used in this article shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
City.
The word “city” when used in this article shall mean the City of Knox City, Knox County, Texas.
Garbage.
All animal and vegetable matter such as waste material and refuse from kitchens, residences, grocery stores, butchershops, cafes, restaurants, drugstores, hotels, rooming, boarding, and apartment houses, and other deleterious substances, not including dirt, concrete, tile, plaster, rocks and other such substances.
Trash.
Rubbish, such as feathers, ashes, tin cans, paper bags, boxes, glass, newspapers, magazines, and other such paper products, grass, shrubs, flowers, yard cleanings, grass clippings, leaves, and tree trimmings, not including dirt, concrete, tile, plaster, rocks and other such substances.
Person.
Includes both singular and plural and shall mean and embrace any person, firm, or corporation, their agents, servants, tenants, and employees.
Pronouns in the masculine gender shall include the corresponding word in the feminine or neuter gender.
(Ordinance 1023, sec. I, adopted 9/28/71; 1996 Code, sec. 11.101)
It shall be unlawful for any person to sweep, haul, throw, or deposit any garbage, hand bills, trash, dirt, concrete, rocks, brick, plaster, tile, stagnant water, or dead animal into, upon, or along any drain, gutter, alley, sidewalk, parkway, street, or vacant lot, or upon any public or private premises within the corporate limits of the city.
(Ordinance 1023, sec. II, adopted 9/28/71; 1996 Code, sec. 11.102)
(a) 
The city shall contract for the provision of garbage containers (dumpsters) for all household and commercial garbage. Such containers are to be emptied one (1) time per week.
(b) 
Each occupied household with water service shall be responsible for a monthly collection fee. Each commercial establishment will be subject to a minimum monthly collection fee. If a commercial establishment requires service in addition to that provided minimally, it shall contact the city secretary regarding those needs.
(c) 
If the containers are not emptied timely or if there is any damage or disrepair to the container, it shall be the duty of the resident or commercial establishment to notify the city secretary of this fact within three (3) days of so learning.
(d) 
Schedules of the fees to be charged for collection shall be maintained on file in the office of the city secretary.
(Ordinance adopted 7/11/96; 1996 Code, sec. 11.103)
In the event trash is of such a nature that it cannot be put in the regulation containers, it shall be placed in disposable containers or bundled and placed in neat and orderly piles, and placed adjacent to the alley or on the edge of the alley, in order that it may be removed conveniently. Grass and hedge clippings shall not exceed ten (10) feet in length and no single tree limb, stump, or cutting shall exceed fifty (50) pounds each. Trash collected under this section shall not exceed two (2) cubic yards by volume or a single truck load, whichever is the greater, on any one collection day. Provided, however, that it shall be unlawful for any person to place trash in an alley or street so as to obstruct or hamper vehicular or pedestrian traffic. Grass and other clippings will be placed in plastic bags or boxes not to exceed fifty (50) pounds.
(Ordinance 1023, sec. VII, adopted 9/28/71; Ordinance adopted 7/11/96; 1996 Code, sec. 11.104)
Dogs, cats, or any other dead animals shall not be placed in garbage or trash containers. The dead animal pick-up service of the city will, upon notice to do so, remove such small dead animal.
(Ordinance 1023, sec. VIII, adopted 9/28/71; 1996 Code, sec. 11.105)
Rock, dirt, concrete, brick, tile, plaster, waste, scrap building materials, or other trash resulting from a general clean up of vacant or improved property just prior to its occupancy; or resulting from sizable amounts of trees, brush, and debris, cleared from property in preparation for construction, will not be removed by the city as regular service. The owner will have such debris removed at his expense.
(Ordinance 1023, sec. IX, adopted 9/28/71; 1996 Code, sec. 11.106)
It shall be the duty of any person employing, engaging or otherwise paying a contractor, student, professional tree trimmer, or any other person, to trim and prune his trees or shrubs to have the trimmings and debris removed at the owner’s expense. The city will not remove trimmings and debris created by such persons as a regular service.
(Ordinance 1023, sec. X, adopted 9/28/71; 1996 Code, sec. 11.107)
The collection, removal, and disposal of all garbage and trash shall be made at least twice each week from houses, buildings, and premises used for residential purposes and certain types of places of business as weather conditions and other uncontrollable factors will permit. The collection, removal, and disposal of all garbage and trash shall be made daily Monday through Saturday from certain types of places of business as weather conditions and other uncontrollable factors will permit. Such collection, removal and disposal of garbage and trash shall be carried on in a systematic and efficient manner, keeping the city in a clean and sanitary condition.
(Ordinance 1023, sec. XI, adopted 9/28/71; 1996 Code, sec. 11.108)
In addition to the usual enforcement agencies of the city, it is hereby the duty of the city health officer or his authorized representatives to make inspection trips at regular intervals to determine whether or not garbage and trash is being properly collected, removed, and disposed of as required by the provisions of this article or any other ordinance. In the event it is found that this article or any other applicable ordinance is being violated, appropriate and timely action shall be taken to insure full compliance with its provisions.
(Ordinance 1023, sec. XIV, adopted 9/28/71; 1996 Code, sec. 11.111)
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof in the municipal court of the city shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision found in section 1.01.009 of this code.
(Ordinance 1023, sec. XV, adopted 9/28/71; 1996 Code, sec. 11.112; Ordinance adopting 2022 Code)