(a) 
Flat rate charge.
The following resident and non-resident charges are hereby established for the disposal of garbage, trash, brush/yard waste and construction material at the city-owned transfer station:
(1) 
City residents, upon providing proof of residency, shall be charged a flat rate of $12.00 for each load of garbage, trash, brush/yard waste or construction material delivered to the transfer station and weighing one to 500 lbs.
a. 
Non-residents and commercial establishments shall be charged a flat rate of $93.50 for each load of garbage, trash, brush/yard waste or construction material delivered to the transfer station and weighing one to 500 lbs.
(2) 
City residents, upon providing proof of residency, shall be charged a flat rate of $22.00 for each load of garbage, trash, brush/yard waste or construction material delivered to the transfer station and weighing from 501 to 1,000 lbs.
a. 
Non-residents and commercial establishments shall be charged a flat rate of $93.50 for each load of garbage, trash, brush/yard waste or construction material delivered to the transfer station and weighing from 501 to 1,000 lbs.
(3) 
City residents, upon providing proof of residency, shall be charged a flat rate of $32.00 for each load of garbage, trash, brush/yard waste or construction material delivered to the transfer station and weighing from 1,001 to 1,500 lbs.
a. 
Non-residents and commercial establishments shall be charged a flat rate of $93.50 for each load of garbage, trash, brush/yard waste or construction material delivered to the transfer station and weighing from 1,001 to 1,500 lbs.
(4) 
Non-residents and commercial establishments shall be charged a flat rate of $93.50 for each load of garbage, trash, brush/yard waste or construction material delivered to the transfer station and weighing from 1,501 to 2,000 lbs.
(5) 
For each tire delivered to the sanitary transfer station by automobile the sum of $4.00 per tire (13" and 14"), $6.00 per tire (15" and 16") and $8.00 per tire (truck tires 20" and 22").
(b) 
Charge per ton.
All other vehicles shall pay a rate based upon the number or tons of garbage, trash and brush delivered by vehicles to the Harlingen Sanitary Transfer Station as follows:
(1) 
For city residents disposing of garbage, trash, brush/yard waste or construction material originating within the limits of the city for disposal, a charge of $40.00 per ton shall be imposed.
(2) 
For non-residents and commercial establishments disposing of garbage, trash, brush/yard waste or construction material originating outside of the city limits the sum of $93.50 per ton shall be imposed.
(3) 
For a non-resident corporation that has entered a current non-annexation or industrial district agreement with the city, a charge of $40.00 per ton shall be imposed.
(c) 
Dual axel trailer fee.
Charges for all dual axel trailers will be charged as follows:
(1) 
For those with less than 2,000 lbs. will be a flat rate of $20.00 in addition to the flat rate fee of $93.50.
(2) 
For those with more than 2,000 lbs. will be charged a rate of $20.00 per ton in addition to the $93.50 per ton fee.
(d) 
Unsecured load fee.
Charge for loads not securely covered for disposal at the Harlingen Transfer Station.
(1) 
Securely cover the vehicle or trailer with a tarpaulin or adequately cover the load to prevent any solid waste from falling or blowing out of the vehicle between the point of pick-up and the point of disposal.
(2) 
Prevent any solid waste from falling or blowing out the vehicle by bouncing sliding, or slipping due to the movement of the vehicle, the wind action, or because of improper placement of the contents in the vehicle.
(3) 
Vehicles with loads not adequately secured or covered so as to prevent any of the contents of the transported load from being ejected or dropped during transport of the load shall be assessed a fee of $10.00.
(Code 1973, § 14-29; Code 1997, § 50.40; Ordinance 79-40, adopted 8/1/1979; Ordinance 93-73, adopted 11/3/1993; Ordinance 94-40, adopted 6/15/1994; Ordinance 95-52, adopted 9/6/1995; Ordinance 00-75, adopted 9/20/2000; Ordinance 06-50, adopted 8/23/2006; Ordinance 2022-26, § III, adopted 6/15/2022)
All persons dumping brush at the Harlingen Sanitary Landfill shall pay the per ton charges as set forth in section 38-103 or the minimum or flat rate charges, whichever are greater.
(Code 1973, § 14-29; Code 1997, § 50.41; Ordinance 79-40, adopted 8/1/1979; Ordinance 92-78, adopted 10/7/1992; Ordinance 93-73, adopted 11/3/1993; Ordinance 94-40, adopted 6/15/1994)
Since residents of the city, in paying monthly garbage collection bills at rates heretofore established by the city commission, have included therein charges for garbage and brush pickup on a noncommercial basis, and the delivery by such residents of brush and garbage relieves the city in part from the burden of collecting and disposing of such brush and garbage, the residents of the city shall be permitted to dump garbage and brush, not more than one time during any calendar month and not to exceed 500 lbs. in total weight, at the sanitary transfer station without application of the above set forth charges. However, prior to the brush and garbage charges being exempted by the city water bill showing garbage charges thereon issued not prior to 45 days from the date of delivery of the said brush and garbage in the name of the person requesting the exemption. Nothing herein shall prohibit personnel of the city from asking for additional identification to verify the legitimacy of the water bill naming one and the same person delivering the said brush and garbage to the city sanitary transfer station.
(Code 1973, § 14-29; Code 1997, § 50.42; Ordinance 79-40, adopted 8/1/1979; Ordinance 92-78, adopted 10/7/1992; Ordinance 93-73, adopted 11/3/1993; Ordinance 94-40, adopted 6/15/1994; Ordinance 06-50, adopted 8/23/2006; Ordinance 2022-26, §§ II, IV, adopted 6/15/2022)
All charges for the use of said landfill shall be payable in cash to the city at the time the garbage and trash is delivered to said sanitary landfill, and such user shall be entitled to a receipt for the payment of such cash rates as hereinabove set forth.
(Code 1973, § 14-29; Code 1997, § 50.43; Ordinance 79-40, adopted 8/1/1979; Ordinance 92-78, adopted 10/7/1992; Ordinance 93-73, adopted 11/3/1993; Ordinance 94-40, adopted 6/15/1994)
It shall be unlawful for any company, corporation, individual, or business entity engaged in the business of collecting or hauling of garbage or trash to deliver to or deposit at the city sanitary landfill any garbage or trash. This section shall not apply to the department of public works of the city. This section shall not apply to the delivery or deposit of construction waste materials at the Harlingen Sanitary Landfill hauled from any construction or building site within the city if the building contractor has notified the department of planning and development at the time of obtaining a building permit of the person or business entity designated by the building contractor to haul said materials to the sanitary landfill. This section shall not apply to any business engaged in landscaping or tree-trimming, or otherwise engaged in cutting and hauling objects of natural growth such as brush or tree limbs, if such are hauled from locations within the city.
(Code 1973, § 14-29; Code 1997, § 50.44; Ordinance 79-40, adopted 8/1/1979; Ordinance 92-78, adopted 10/7/1992; Ordinance 93-73, adopted 11/3/1993; Ordinance 94-40, adopted 6/15/1994)