Ord 43-89 7/6/1989 ORDINANCE NO. 4-0
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 17-4, 17-8, 17-14,
17-19 AND 17-62 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO
CHANGE VARIOUS SANITATION RATES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section 17-4 is amended to read as follows:
"It shall be the duty of every person owning, managing,
operating, leasing or renting any premises to place all trash or
rubbish from such premises in suitable leakproof refuse
containers, provided that the gross weight shall not exceed (60)
pounds. "
SECTION 2 . Section 17-8 is amended to read as follows:
"Any person desiring to place tree trimmings or hedge
cuttings for collection, shall cause the same to be securely tied
for collection in bundles not heavier than fifty (50) pounds nor
more than five (5) feet in length and eighteen (18) inches in
diameter. These shall be placed with other garbage and trash for
pickup at the regular time for collection. If more than three
(3) bundles are removed at any one time, an additional fee shall
be charged for the additional hauling. The charges shall be
seventy dollars ($70. 00) per hour for provision of a dump truck
and a crew of two for hauling. A 15 minute travel time will be
assessed plus loading time in computing the charges. "
SECTION 3 . Subsection (a) of Section 17-14 is amended to
read as follows:
" (a) Rock, waste, scrap building materials, or
other trash resulting from construction or remodeling
or from a general cleanup of vacant or improved
property or from sizeable amounts of trees, brush, or
debris cleared from property will not be removed by the
City as a regular service, but may be done for the
owner on payment of extra fees at the rate of seventy
dollars ($70.00) per hour for provision of a dump truck
and a crew of two. "
SECTION 4 . Section 17-19 is amended to read as follows:
"The rates for gathering and removal of garbage and
refuse from all premises within the city shall be calculated
on the following basis:
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Per Month
(1) Single-family unit. $ 7.84
(2) One-family unit or single family unit, $21.20
without alley entrance, where it is necessary
to carry out refuse or garbage for more than
ten (10) feet but less than fifty (50) feet
from the curb.
(3) One-family unit or single-family unit, $26. 50
without alley entrance, where it is necessary
to carry out refuse or garbage for more than
fifty (50) feet but less than one hundred (100)
feet from the curb.
(4) One-family unit or single-family unit, $31.75
without alley entrance, where it is necessary
to carry out the refuse or garbage more than
one hundred (100) feet from the curb.
(5) Multi-family units on one (1) meter, $ 7.84
excluding apartment complexes and mobile home
parks, per unit.
(6) Multi-family units on separate meter, $ 7.84
excluding apartment complexes and mobile home
parks, per unit.
(7) Apartment houses and complexes, which $ 7.84
receive hand collection service, all residential
units therein, each unit.
(8) Mobile home parks, which receive hand 7.84
collection service, all mobile home spaces
therein, each space.
(9) Commercial and business establishments, which
receive hand collection service, shall be charged at a rate
to be established by the Sanitation Superintendent on the
basis of cost of service to be determined by the container
volume or time consumed, but no business, commercial
customer or establishment shall be charged less than fifteen
dollars ($15. 00) per month for hand collection service.
(10) Commercial and business establishments, apartment
complexes and mobile home parks, and the Housing Authority
of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, which receive
sanitation container system service for the removal of trash
and garbage, shall be regulated under the rates and rules
hereinafter set forth, as routes for such service are
established by the City. Under the sanitation container
system service, the City of Wichita Falls will furnish a
container or containers to be used in the collection and
removal of trash and garbage. The monthly charges will be
determined from the schedule below. These charges are based
on the container size and number of collections per week.
Container Size Pickups Monthly Charge
(Cubic Yard) Per Week Per Container
3 2 $46. 00
3 3 $70. 00
4 2 $52 . 00
4 3 $76. 00
8 2 $100. 00
8 3 $150. 00
3 4 $92 . 00
3 5 $114. 00
3 6 $136. 00
4 4 $100. 00
4 5 $126. 00
4 6 $150. 00
8 4 $202 .00
8 5 $250.00
8 6 $294.00
Any institution requesting container system service,
shall provide adequate access to the container site, as
approved by the Sanitation Superintendent. If at any time,
the requested container service level is determined to be
inadequate to meet required service demands, the Sanitation
Superintendent shall have the authority to increase the
number of containers and/or frequency of collections.
Any institution which pays the rate set forth above for
containers and has been furnished the same, may upon request
be furnished additional containers. The rate increase is to
be determined by the above schedule. When containers can
serve several adjacent business institutions, they will be
required to use the same container and pay a pro rata part
of the charge determined according to the appropriate
quantity of space used. Additional pickups will be made at
thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per container. Nothing outside
the container will be removed for the container fee.
Containers must be properly loaded with doors closed for
pickup to occur. Business institutions shall be responsible
for the cleanliness around the container and insure boxes
(cardboard/wood) are broken down prior to being placed in
container.
(11) Service rendered outside the corporate limits
shall be 200 percent of the rates set out in this section. "
SECTION 5. Section 17-62, Subsection (a and b) of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Wichita Falls, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
" (a) License. The license fee for each class license
shall be as listed herein. Each vehicle so licensed shall
require a separate fee.
License Fees: Class 1 -- No Charge
Class 2 -- No Charge
Class 3 -- $25. 00
Class 4 -- $25. 00
Class 5 -- $85. 00
(b) Landfill and Transfer Station Use Fees. Fees for
the use of the Landfill shall be at the rate of nine dollars
($9. 00) per ton for garbage and trash originating from
within the City limits and eighteen dollars ($18. 00) per ton
from outside the City limits. Fees for the use of the
Transfer Station shall be at the rate of fourteen dollars
and fifty cents ($14.50) per ton for solid waste originating
from within the City and twenty-nine dollars ($29. 00) per
ton for solid waste from outside the City limits. Weights
shall be determined to the nearest one-quarter (1/4) ton and
charged accordingly. The minimum charge shall be equal to
the rate for one-quarter (1/4) ton. Fees for each type
license and use are as follows:
(1) Commercial haulers will be assessed the
appropriate "users fee" for use of the Landfill or
Transfer Station. Payment shall be by cash or
pre-arranged charge account. Fee may be charged
to users utility bill with verifiable
identification. Refuse from a Wichita Falls
residence which is assessed the residential rate
may be disposed of at the Landfill or Transfer
Station without charge. If rental property is
involved, or if the hauler is being compensated
for the hauling, a disposal fee shall be assessed.
All governmental entities, excluding the City of
Wichita Falls, shall be charged the commercial
rate. The Sanitation Superintendent or Disposal
Site Supervisor shall have the authority to
determine if a fee is to be assessed in situations
not otherwise covered by City ordinance.
(2) Class 1: Nine dollars ($9.00) per ton
for refuse hauled to the landfill, fourteen
dollars and fifty cents ($14.50) per ton for
refuse hauled to the transfer station. At either
site, there will be a minimum charge equal to the
applicable rate for one-quarter (1/4) ton. All
charges will be accumulated on a monthly basis
with the monthly total billed subtracting the
fifteen dollar ($15.00) minimum rate for
commercial establishments. No monthly rate will
be reduced below minimum fee and all charges in
excess of the minimum fee will be added to the
monthly utility bill.
(3) Class 2: Nine dollars ($9. 00) per ton
for refuse hauled to the landfill, fourteen
dollars and fifty cents ($14. 50) per ton for
refuse hauled to the transfer station. At either
site, there will be a minimum charge equal to the
applicable rate for one-quarter (1/4) ton.
Charges will be accumulated on a monthly basis and
added to the monthly utility bill.
(4) Class 3 : Eighteen dollars ($18.00) per
ton for refuse hauled to the landfill and twenty-
nine dollars ($29. 00) per ton for refuse hauled to
the transfer station. There will be a minimum
charge equal to the applicable rate for one-
quarter (1/4) ton. Fee shall be paid upon
entrance to disposal site by cash, coupon, or
prearranged charge account.
(5) Class 4: Rate to be determined by
origination of refuse. Refuse hauled from inside
the City limits will be charged nine dollars
($9. 00) per ton at the landfill or fourteen
dollars and fifty cents ($14 .50) per ton at the
transfer station. Refuse hauled from outside City
limits will be charged eighteen dollars ($18. 00)
per ton at the transfer station. There will be a
minimum charge equal to the applicable rate for
one-quarter (1/4) ton. Payment shall be made by
the method arranged upon issuance of license.
(6) Class 5: Rate to be determined by
origination of refuse. Refuse hauled from inside
the City limits will be charged nine dollars
($9. 00) per ton at the landfill or fourteen
dollars and fifty cents ($14 .50) per ton at the
transfer station. Refuse hauled from outside the
City limits will be charged eighteen dollars
($18. 00) per ton at the landfill or twenty-nine
dollars ($29. 00) per ton at the transfer station.
There will be a minimum charge equal to the
applicable rate for one-quarter (1/4) ton.
Payment shall be made by method arranged upon
issuance of license. Provided, however, the
landfill fee for vacuum trucks containing material
originating from within the City limits shall be
at the rate of four dollars ($4.00) per ton and
for material originating from outside the City
limits the fee shall be ten dollars and fifty
cents ($10. 50) per ton. "
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SECTION 6: Ordinance No. 103-88 is hereby repealed.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JULY, 1989.
MAYOR
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AN ORDINANCE CLOSING,VA- , THE STATE OF TEXAS
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