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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance - 6222-1971 - Amending 14, Code Of Ordinances, "Garbage, Trash, Weeds & Brush: New Sec. 14-7.3 - 11/12/1971; II ~ .:!a,l. =-==-=¾1.-:eK:!::!-.T~·=E=W====================================#= ~ ORDINANCE NO. 6222 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES O ., THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, ENTITLED 1tiARBAGE. TRASH, WEEDS AND BRUSH11 , BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION 14-7. 3, PROVIDING FOR A CHARGE FOF GARBAGE COLLECTION; PROVIDING FOR EXCEPTIONS; PROVIDING FOR BILLING AND COLLECTION OF GARBAGE CHARGES; AMENDING SECTION 14-23 THEREOF TO PROVIDE FOR DUMPGROUND FEE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR INSTITUTION OF TIDS GARBAGE CHARGE; PROVIDING A :SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore considered and approved a budget for the operation of the City of Lubbock which enumerated the services to be pro- vided to the citizens of the City of Lubbock and the revenue requirements necessar to provide such services; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that garbage and trash collection is a necessary service which must be provided and the means of defraying the expense of such service must be found; and WHEREAS, extensive study has been made of the garbage and trash collection service and detailed findings of the cost of such services have been reported to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that in arriving at a determinatior of the amount of garbage and trash disposed of by the citfzens that an actual count- ing and record keeping of the number of garbage cans used would place a costly anc unnecessary expense upon the citizens of Lubbock and that a direct relation has been shown between the water usage of a residence and the garbage and trash generated at such residence, and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the management of the financial affairs of the City of Lubbock and the operation, without interruption, of the services rendered by the City of Lubbock to the citizens requires immediate passage of this measure to provide revenue for such necessary services, which creates an emer- gency; NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: SECTION 1. THAT Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock BE and is hereby amended by adding thereto a new Section 14-7. 3, which shall read as follows: 11Section 14-7. 3 -Charge for Garbage and Trash Collection -Billing and Collection. (a) An assessment is hereby levied for removing garbage, rubbish and trash in accordance with the schedule listed below. This shall b the minimum assessment and any additional charges for extra pickup~, extra service or extra containers which are now or may in the future be assessed shall be in addition to this charge. (1) Residential: Water consumption of Oto 3, 000 gallons per month --$1. 00 (When minimum water charge is assessed at least 7 months of the year, this minimum garbage charge will be assessed all months of the year.) Water consumption in excess of 3, 000 gallons per month -$2. 0 Residences not on City water service ..,$1. 0 {2) Small Commercial, churches, day nurseries, private schools, professional offices, home beauty shops, other custorrmy horn occupations, nursing homes, orphan, maternity and geriatrics homes, lodges, sororities and fraternities generating less tha twenty (20) cubic feet per pickup --$3. 00 Rooming houses without container $2. 00 + • 50 per rental room Mobile Home Parks -without containers -$1. 60 per space Multi-family (over 4 units) without containers -$1. 60 per unit (3) Multi-family (over 4 units), Mobile Home Parks, Commercial institutional, hotels, dormitories, motels, hospitals, clinics, governmental agencies, industrial --$3. 00 per cubic yard; 3 yard minimum. For the purpose of this Section and its use herein, the word 11Container11 shall mean a detachable container of heavy dura- ble material subject to being moved by automation. {b) There is excepted from this charge those schools, churches, hospital institutions, governmental agencies or businesses which file with the wate department of the City a copy of a contract between such resident, owner or occupant and a licensed private garbage or trash hauler for the re- moval of garbage and trash. (c) The charge assessed herein shall be collected by the water departmen of the City. The garbage charge shall be placed on the water bill of the person assessed such charge and shall become due and payable in the sam time and manner as the water charge. In the event the person, company or corporation does not have City water service, an agreement must be executed covering garbage service along with the payment of the first monthts service in advance, thereafter statements shall be made and mail ed to such person and shall be payable on or before the 10th day after the date of billing. (d) Partial payment of water and garbage charges shall be accepted only in cases of extreme hardship. In the event such partial payments are ac ... cepted, the amount paid shall be pro-rated between the water charge and the garbage charge. -2- (e) In the event the garbage charge is not paid after becoming due and pay able, notice of delinquency shall be mailed to the person owing such ac- count and water and garbage service shall be discontinued five (5) days after the date of such delinquent notice if the account is not paid. In the event the garbage charge is not paid in accordance with any garbage ser- vice agreement after delinquent notice as stated above, service shall be discontinued and shall not be commenced again, unitl payment of all due charges and the payment of one (1) month1s service charge in advance. 11 SECTION 2. THAT Section 14 ... 23 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock BE and is hereby amended by adding thereto the following paragraphs: "Persons desiring to dump such wastes as described above at the designat City dump grounds shall pay the following rate for each vehicle load dumpe Size of Vehicle Pickups, small trailers Bobtail trucks Semi-trailers Container trucks and packer trucks: 20 cubic yards 24 cubic yards 28 cubic yards Charge $ 0.50 1. 50 3. 00 7. 50 9.00 10. 50 Those persons subject to the assessment set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-section (a) of Section 14-7. 3 shall not be required to pay a dumping fee. It shall be unlawful for any person to dump any refuse at any City dump- ground without the payment of the prescribed fees where one is required. 11 SECTION 3. THAT the garbage collection charge assessed in Section 1 hereinabove shall become effective on Dec.ember 1 • 1 1971, and sha become due and payable on receipt of a statement rendered by the water departme t of the City and every month thereafter that garbage collection service is received. SECTION 4. THAT should any section. paragraph, sentence. clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby. SECTION 5. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause pub- lication of the entire text of this Ordinance, as an alternative method provided, once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper regularly published in the City of Lubbock. -3- SECTION 6. THAT the fact that public necessity and convenience requires that this Ordinance be passed as an emergency measure for reasons set forth in th preamble hereof, the rule requiring that no Ordinance shall be finally passed on the day of its introduction be suspended, and this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure to take effect from and after its passage and publication as set forth hereinabove. AND IT IS SO ORDERED. Passed by the Council on YOR ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: 4