Ord 100-2001 10/16/2001ORDINANCE NO. 100 -2001
ORDINANCE REVISING CHAPTER 90 SOLID WASTE TO REFLECT
THE CONVERSION OF MANUAL CURBSIDE SERVICE TO
AUTOMATED CONTAINER SERVICE; FINDING AND DETERMINING
THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED
WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls has completed the conversion of manual
curbside refuse service to automated curbside collection service; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 90 of the Code of Ordinances still reflects restrictions and
requirements associated with manual curbside refuse service; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to revise Section 90 -61 through Section
90 -97 to reflect the conversion of all curbside refuse service to automated container
collection.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Sec. 90 -62 through Sec. 90 -97 is hereby revised as follows:
Sec. 90 -62. Required.
(a) Each owner, occupant, tenant or lessee receiving automated curbside
collection shall be provided a suitable refuse container by the City. Each
owner, occupant, tenant or lessee is responsible for keeping the container
in a clean and sanitary condition. The City Sanitation Division will make all
necessary repairs to the container that may be required from normal use.
(b) Each owner, occupant, tenant or lessee receiving automated curbside
collection shall utilize the container provided by the city sanitation division.
One replacement container will be provided at no charge unless it is
determined by the sanitation division supervisory staff that the container
was lost, stolen or destroyed due to abuse or neglect. Thereafter, each
replacement container will require a deposit of $50.00. All municipal solid
waste must be placed in the container and the lid tightly closed. The
sanitation superintendent shall determine those residences that
continually exceed the single container volume (96 gallons) and make
arrangements for them to receive a secondary container. Additional
containers will require an additional monthly charge as set forth in Division
4.
(c) Each owner, occupant, tenant or lessee receiving alley collection
refuse service shall place the household refuse within the three cubic yard
container provided by the City. Each user of the system shall endeavor to
keep the container lid closed so that flies and insects may not have
access to the solid waste contained therein. It shall be unlawful for
anyone to use an alley container unless such person is a resident in that
city block backing onto the alley or an agent or employee of a person in
the block.
-(Code 1966, §§ 17 -3, 17 -4)
Sec. 90 -63. Maintenance.
The containers for municipal solid waste automated collection shall be kept in a sanitary
condition and closed tightly at all times so that flies and other insects may not have
access to the municipal solid waste contained therein. (Code 1966, § 17 -5)
Sec. 90 -64. Placement for city collectors.
(a) Municipal solid waste automated containers, container racks, or
permanent or semi - permanent container holders of any nature shall not
be allowed to remain on the curb, except during collection as set forth
below.
(b) Containers for automated collection shall be placed at a point adjacent
to the street on the side so designated by the sanitation division to
facilitate cost effective and efficient service. Containers shall be placed at
the curb no earlier than the day of collection and not later than 7:00 a.m.
on the day of scheduled collection. Every resident shall ensure the
container is at least five feet from any horizontal obstruction as well as 12
feet from any vertical obstruction. Containers shall be removed from the
curb no later than 8:00 p.m. on the day of collection.
(Code 1966, § 17 -6)
Sec. 90 -65. Meddling with receptacles; pilfering, scattering contents or junking.
The meddling with municipal solid waste cans, yard waste or rubbish receptacles or in
any way pilfering, scattering contents or junking in any alley or street within the city
limits is prohibited.
(Code 1966, § 17 -7)
Sec. 90 -66. Yard Waste Disposal.
(a) Any owner, occupant, tenant or lessee may request one automated
yard waste container per single - family residence, which will be supplied by
the City Refuse Division free of charge. The yard waste containers will be
serviced once per week by the City without an additional charge. Persons
served by a yard waste automated container shall place the yard waste
completely within the container with the lid closed.
(b) Any person desiring to dispose of tree trimmings or other organic
material that will not fit into the automated yard waste container may
request a special crew pickup. The charges shall be $70.00 per hour for
provision of a truck and crew of two for hauling. A 15- minute travel time
will be assessed plus loading time in computing the charges.
(Code 1966, § 17 -8)
-(Code 1966, § 17 -11)
Secs. 90- 68-- 90 -95. Reserved.
DIVISION 3. SPECIFIC WASTES
Sec. 90 -96. Removal of construction, remodeling or cleanup waste.
(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
$70.00 per hour for provision of a dump truck and a crew of two. A 15-
minute travel time will be assessed plus loading time in computing the
charges.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, all types of trash, refuse
and rubbish will be carried by the city during various cleanup campaigns
proclaimed by the city. During a cleanup campaign, no additional charges
will be levied for picking up properly bundled or bagged trash, municipal
solid waste or rubbish.
(c) During the term of any cleanup campaign in which no charge will be
levied, it shall be unlawful for the user to load or allow to be loaded in the
trailer or disposer anything that will extend above the height or beyond the
side of it.
(d) Material described in subsection (a) of this section that is hauled in a
truck or trailer having a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or higher
shall be disposed of at the city sanitary landfill only.
(Code 1966, § 17 -14)
Cross reference(s) -- Buildings and building regulations, ch. 22.
-(Code 1966, § 17 -15)
Secs. 90- 98 - -90 -125. Reserved.
DIVISION 4. RATES, CHARGES AND BILLING PROCEDURE
Sec. 90 -126. Charges for city collection.
The rates for gathering and removal of municipal solid waste from all premises within
the city shall be calculated on the following basis:
Per Month
(1) Single- family unit ...
a) Alley Collection $10.55
b) Curbside Automated Collection $ 9.05
(2) One - family unit or single - family unit, without alley
entrance, where it is necessary to carry out municipal solid
waste for more than ten feet but less than 50 feet from the
curb ... 22.00
(3) One - family unit or single - family unit, without alley
entrance, where it is necessary to carry out municipal solid
waste for more than 50 feet but less than 100 feet from the
curb ... 27.00
(4) One - family unit or single - family unit, without alley
entrance, where it is necessary to carry out the municipal
solid waste more than 100 feet from the curb ... 32.00
(5) Multifamily units on one meter, excluding apartment
complexes and mobile home parks, per unit.
a) Alley Collection $10.55
b) Curbside Automated Collection $ 9.05
(6) Multifamily units on separate meter, excluding apartment
complexes and mobile home parks, per unit.
a) Alley Collection $10.55
b) Curbside Automated Collection $ 9.05
(7) Apartment houses and complexes, which receive
curbside automated collection, all residential units therein,
each unit ... 9.05
(8) Mobile home parks, which receive curbside automated
collection, all mobile home spaces therein, each space ...
9.05
(9) Commercial and business establishments, which receive
curbside automated collection, 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 $20.00 per month
for hand collection service. (10) Commercial and business
establishments, apartment complexes and mobile home
parks and the city housing authority which receive sanitation
container system service for the removal of municipal solid
waste shall be regulated under the rates and rules as
provided in this subsection, as routes for such service are
established by the city. Under the sanitation container
system service, the city will furnish a container to be used in
the collection and removal of municipal solid waste. The
monthly charges will be determined from the following
schedule; these charges are based on the container size
and number of collections per week:
.ontainer Size Pickups Per Week Monthly Charge Per Container
cubic yard)
2 $ 60.00
3 90.00
4 120.00
5 150.00
6 180.00
2 68.00
3 102.00
Any customer 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 customer who pays the rate set forth in this subsection
for containers and has been furnished the containers may
upon request be furnished additional containers. The rate
increase is to be determined by the schedule in this
subsection. A charge of $25.00 per container will be made
for each change in size or number of containers serving a
site when such change is requested by the customer. 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 $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. The customer shall be responsible for the cleanliness
around the container and shall ensure boxes
(cardboard /wood) are broken down prior to being placed in
the container.
(11) Service rendered outside the corporate limits shall be
200 percent of the rates set out in this section.
(12) Automated curbside service rates will be calculated on
the same basis as subsections (1) through (9) of this
section. Additional automated curbside service may be
added to any account for a rate, for each additional
container, that is 50 percent of the established rate.
(Code 1966, § 17 -19)
Sec. 90 -127. Due date of charges.
All sanitary service charges shall be due and payable as provided in section 106 -281.
(Code 1966, § 17 -20)
Secs. 90- 128 - -90 -155. Reserved.
ARTICLE III. LANDFILL
Sec. 90 -156. Unauthorized entry.
City employees and city officers directing operation of the city functions and persons
delivering municipal solid waste to the city sanitary landfill are allowed on the site. All
other persons are prohibited therefrom, and any such person shall be prosecuted as a
trespasser.
(Code 1966, § 17 -21)
Sec. 90 -157. Unauthorized separation or collection of material.
All junk and other material at the sanitary landfill is the city's property, and no person is
allowed to separate and collect, carry off or dispose of such material except under the
direction of the designated officials of the sanitation division.
(Code 1966, § 17 -22)
Secs. 90- 158 - -90 -185. Reserved.
ARTICLE IV. RECYCLABLE MATERIALS*
*State law reference(s) -- Recyclable material, V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code §
361.001 et seq.
SECTION 2. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at
which this ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 16th day of October, 2001.
AYOR
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ORDINANCE NO.
100-2001
ORDINANCE RE-
VISING CHAPTER
90 SOLID WASTE
TO REFLECT THE
CONVERSION OF
MANUAL CURB-
SIDE SERVICE TO
AUTOMATED CON-
TAINER SERVICE
ORDINANCE NO.
101-2001
ORDINANCE SET-
T I N G THE
CHARGE FOR 10
CUBIC YARD
ROLL-OFF CON-
TAINER REFUSE
SERVICE