Ord 072-2005 9/20/2005ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTIONS 90 -96, 90 -126 AND 90 -128 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ADJUST SANITATION RATES FOR
RETAIL CUSTOMERS; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE
MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,
TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section 90 -96 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended at
subsection (a) to read as follows:
"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 $77.00 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."
SECTION 2 . Section 90 -126 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"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 .................. ............................... $ 11.50
b. Curbside automated collection ........................... 10.00
(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 .................... ............................... 24.20
(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 ................... ............................... 29.70
(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 ..... ............................... 35.20
(5) Multifamily units on one meter, excluding apartment
complexes and mobile home parks, per unit:
a. Alley collection .............. ............................... $ 11.50
b. Curbside automated collection ........................... 10.00
(6) Multifamily units on separate meter, excluding apartment
complexes and mobile home parks, per unit:
a. Alley collection ................. ............................... $ 11.50
b. Curbside automated collection ........................... 10.00
(7) Apartment houses and complexes, which receive
curbside automated collection, all residential units
therein, each unit ....................... ............................... 10.00
(8) Mobile home parks, which receive curbside automated
collection, all mobile home spaces therein, each space ..... 10.00
(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 $22.00 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:
Container Size
(cubic yard)
Pickups Per Week
Monthly Charge Per Container
3
2
$ 66.00
3
3
99.000
3
4
132.00
3
5
165.00
3
6
198.00
2
74.80
3
112.20
149.60
5
187.00
6
224.40
8
2
143.00
8
3
214.50
8
4
286.00
8
5
357.50
8
6
429.00
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 $27.50 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 $38.50 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.
(13) The charges for ten cubic yard roll -off service are as follows:
a. Delivery charge ................. ...............................
$ 27.50
b. Fixed use fee ................... ...............................
22.00
C. Per day rental, per day ....... ...............................
3.30
d. Landfill charge for refuse, per ton ........................
30.80
e. Landfill charge for compostible organic
material, per ton ................ ...............................
19.80 „
SECTION 3 . Section 90 -128 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Sec. 90 -128. Commercial landfill and transfer station charges.
The charges for commercial landfill and transfer station charges are as follows
(1) Municipal /industrial solid waste hauled
to landfill, per ton ..................... ............................... $30.80
(2) Municipal /industrial solid waste hauled to transfer
station, per ton ......................... ............................... 40.15
(3) Source - separated compostable organics hauled to
the landfill, per ton .................... ............................... 19.80
(4) Contract haulers and private firms hauling commercial and certain
industrial waste in detached bulk containers in a minimum annual amount of 100 tons
may negotiate a disposal charge by written contract with the city manager. The city
manager shall negotiate a rate profitable to the city after considering current market
conditions and the city's disposal costs.
(5) Commercial, residential. Commercial haulers will be assessed the
appropriate user fee for the use of the landfill or transfer station. Payment shall be by
cash or prearranged charge account. The fee may be charged to the user's utility bill
with verifiable identification. Municipal solid waste from a city 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, 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."
SECTION 4 . The above rates shall be effective during the first full billing cycle
after October 1, 2005, and thereafter.
SECTION 5 . 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 20 day of September, 2005.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ity Clerk