Ord 2905 9/24/1974 ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 17-19 OF CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS , IN-
CREASING THE RATES FOR COLLECTION OF GARBAGE
AND REFUSE, AND AMENDING SECTION 17-62, IN-
CREASING LANDFILL USE FEES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS , THAT:
SECTION 1 . Section 17-19 of Code of Ordinances of the City
of Wichita Falls , is hereby amended so that such section shall hereafter
read as follows :
"Sec. 17-19. Charges for city collection-prescribed. The
rates for gathering and removal of garbage and refuse from all premises
within the city shall be calculated on the following basis :
(1) Single family unit served from alley or curb $2.25
per month
(2) One family unit or single family unit , without
alley entrance, where it is necessary to carry
out refuse or garbage for more than (10) feet
but less than fifty (50) feet from curb $5.00
per month
(3) One family unit:or single family unit , without
alley entrance, where it is necessary to carry
out refuse or garbage for more than fifty (50) V
feet from curb but less than one hundred (100)
feet from curb $7.50
per month
(4) One family unit or single family unit, without
alley entrance, where it is necessary to carry
out the refuse or garbage more than one hun-
dred (100) feet from the curb $10.00
per month
(5) Two (2) family units on one (1 ) meter $4.50
per month
(6) Two (2) family units on separate meter, per
unit $2.25
per month
(7) Apartment houses in one building up to and in-
cluding three units, per unit , each $2.25
per month
Four to twelve units , each $2. 10
per month
Over twelve units, each $2.00
per month
(8) Housing developments where alley is available
for service, per unit $2.25
per month
Any housing units where alleys are not available :
Ten (10) feet but less than fifty (50) feet. .$ 5.00
per month
Fifty (50) feet but less than one hundred ( 100)
feet $ 7.50
per month
One Hundred (100) feet and over $10.00
per month
(9) Any alley or easement from which sanitation service is-
to be provided shall be at least fifteen (15) feet
wide and provide adequate clearance so collection ve-
hicles may safely negotiate said alley or easement.
Any alley or easement which shall , in the opinion of
Sanitation officials, become unsafe may have service
discontinued and require movement of cans or recep-
tacles to street collection, and fees for such ser-
vice will be charged accordingly.
(10) Commercial and business establishments , regardless of
location 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 concern, or
establishment shall be less than $5. 75 per month. Pub-
lic, business , and commercial institutions will receive
sanitation container system service for the removal of
trash and garbage 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 deter-
mined from the schedule below. These charges are based
on the container size and number of collections per
week.
CONTAINER SIZE PICKUPS MONTHLY CHARGE CONTAINER SIZE PICKUPS MONTHLY CHARGE
(Cubic Yards) per week per container (Cubic Yards) per week per container
3 1 $ 7.00 3 4 $ 28.00
3 2 14.00 3 5 35.00
3 • 3 21 .00 3 6 42.00
4 1 8.00 4 4 32.00
4 2 16.00 4 5 40.00
4 3 24.00 4 6 48.00
8 1 16.00 8 4 64.00
8 2 32.00 8 5 80.00
8 3 48.00 8 6 96.00
Any institution which pays the rate set forth above for
containers and has been furnished the same, may upon re-
quest be furnished additional containers. The rate in-
crease is to be determined by the above schedule. When
containers can serve several adjacent business institu-
tions , they will be required to use the same container
and pay a pro-rata part of the charge determined accor-
ding to the appropriate quantity of space used.
• Additional pickups will be made at $6.00 per con-
tainer, or $12.50 an hour where there are no con-
tainers.
(11) Services rendered outside the corporate limits shall
be one and one-half (l1) times the rates set out in
this section."
SECTION 2. Section 17-62 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended so that such section shall hereafter read as follows :
"Sec. 17-62. License and landfill use fees established.
(a) License. The license fee for each class license
shall be as listed herein. Each vehicle so licensed shall require a separ-
ate fee.
License Fees : Class 1 - No Charge
Class 2 - No Charge
Class 3 - $10.00
Class 4 - $10.00
(b) Landfill use fees. Fees for the use of the land-
fill shall be at the rate of $1 .60 per ton for garbage and trash originating
from within the city limits and $3.20 per ton from outside the city limits.
Weights shall be determined to the nearest 1/4 ton and charged accordingly,
except for loads of less than 250 pounds ; the fee for a load of less than
250 pounds originating from within the city limits shall be $.25, and such
load originating from outside the city limits shall be $.50. Fees for each
type license and use are as follows :
(1) Residents of Wichita Falls hauling refuse from their place
of residence and paying regular prescribed residential
rate, any type vehicle, no charge.
(2) Class 1 . $1 .60 per ton with a minimum charge of $.25
for each vehicle entering landfill , charges to be accum-
ulated on a monthly basis. Monthly total will be billed
subtracting the $5. 75 minimum rate for commercial estab-
lishments. No monthly rate will be reduced below minimum
fee but all charges in excess of the minimum fee will be
added to the monthly utility bill .
•
(3) Class 2. $1 .60 per ton , minimum $.25 per vehicle
entering landfill . Charges to be accumulated on monthly
basis. Charges so accumulated will be added to the
monthly utility bill .
(14) Class 3. $3.20 per ton, minimum charge $.50 for each
vehicle entering landfill . Fee shall be collected upon
entrance to landfill by cash, coupon or prearranged
charge account.
(5) Class 4. Rate to be charged upon origination of gar-
bage. $1 .60 per ton for inside city limits or $3.20
for outside city limits . Payment shall be on pre-
arranged method, to be arranged upon issuance of license."
SECTION 3. The fact that the present garbage and refuse col-
lection rates are inadequate to cover the cost of providing the service
creates an emergency, and this ordinance is declared to be an emergency
measure, and it shall become effective November 1st , 1974.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1974.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk