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Ordinance No. 660. C�DINANCE NO. 660 AN O,`IIIINANCE unULATING THE COLLECTION CF GA-UAGE AND REFUSE ivITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOi'J'N; F_iOVIDING THE SIZE OF CONTAINEZS; ESTABLISHING A FL's: FOR THE A SIDENTIAL COLLECTION AND PROVIDINIG LM-MOD OF BILLING A14D COLLXTING SUCH FEE; rROVIDING FOR BMIMUM PENALTY OF $200.00 FCA VIOLATION AND FOR 13FFECTIVE DATE HEREOF AND REPEALING ALL PRIGS ORDINANCZS AND Ai4 MMENTS ''EL.ATING THF.'IETO. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF B,AYTOWN: THAT the collection of garbage and refuse within the City of Baytown is hereby regulated as follows: Section 1: Garbage as used herein is defined as rubbish, trash, kitchen and household waste, tin cans, ashes, paper, food or merchan- dise containers, and refuse but not soil. Section ion 2 , It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to place or throw any garbage or refuse of any kind or character on the streets or in the alleys of the City of Baytown at any time, but all such garbage and refuse shall be placed in a receptacle as hereinafter described. It is specifically provided that no person shall throw or place any garbage, refuse, leaces, trash, or soil in any gutter or other drainage structure within the City of Baytown. :section 3: The regulations and provisions hereof relate to and cover the residential collection of garbage and refuse and are not intended to apply to the collection thereof in the business areas. ecttion 4: Garbage and refuse shall be placed in containers of not more than 30 gallons capacity; each container shall be a water- tight receptacle and shall be provided with suitable handles on th&•Out- side and with a tightly- fitting cover. The container Faust not have any inside structures such as Inside bands or anything within the con- tainer to prevent the free discharge of the contents. The lids or covers of all containers shall at all times be kept secure so that flies and other insects may not have access to the contents thereof. Section 5: Any person desiring to place garbage for collection shall place the container on or near the curb line in front for at the side) of his residence or in an open alley -way adjacent to such residence not later than 7:30 a.m. on those days designated by the proper -1- authorities of the City for the collection of garbage in that area of the City, After the garbage has been collected, the owners of the containers shall remove the same from the space between the sidewalk and curb line or from the alley -way not later than 7:00 p.m. on the day such garbage has been collected. Section 6: The City shall charge for its services in removing and disposing of garbage and refuse from houses, buildings and premises used for residential purposes the sum of $1,00 a month for each resi- dence, dwelling or apartment from which garbage is collected. The charge or fee herein fixed for removal and disposal of garbage shall be and is hereby levied by the City of Baytown against all owners, occupants, tenants or lessees using or occupying any building, house or structure receiving such service, it is deemed necessary that this charge be levied as provided in order to provide and maintain proper and prompt removal of all refuse and garbage, trash and other accumula- tions, such removal being essential to the preservation of public health and safety. Any person who shall fail or refuse to pay the charge herein specified within thirty days from the date same shall become due and payable, shall have his service suspended, and the City Health Gfficer shall be notified immediately for appropriate action in accordance with the ordinances and laws regulating sanitation. Section 7: For convenience of collection, it is provided that this charge shall be added to the monthly water bills prepared and mailed by the City ,'later Department and collection of said charge shall be made by that department. The owner of each residence or dwelling from which garbage and refuse is so collected by the City shall pay the one dollar ($1.00) charge therefor at the time of payment of the monthly water bill covering aervice to such residence or dwelling. After such charge has been made, employees of the City shall not accept payment of the monthly water bill from any such owner of residence without collecting the full amount of said bill including the garbage collection charge. Section 8` Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to allow the City to collect for services unless garbage is actually removed by the City and nothing herein shall affect the right of the householder -2- or others to remove their own garbage to the city's sanitary garbage landfill. Section 9: Dogs, cats or other dead aminals shall not be placed in garbage containers. Section 10: The funds derived from the charges made under the terms of this ordinance shall be used exclusively for the operation, mainte- nance and improvement of the Garbage Department of the City. Section 11: Rock, waste, scrap building materials, or other trash resulting from construction or remodeling, or resulting from a general clean -up of vacant or improved property in preparation for construction, will not be removed by the City as regular service, but may be done for the owner on payment of an extra charge. The owner, at his option, may have such.debris removed at his expense by private haulers. Section l2: Grass cuttings and leaves shall be placed in containers that can be readily handled by one man; and limbs, brush, and tree trimmings shall be cut in to lengths and sizes that can be readily handled by one man. This refuse shall be collected by the City on a schedule so as to provide approximately one such collection a week throughout the residential section. The proper authorities of the City shall designate the manner and time of making sucli collections so as to provide effective collections of such material, at a minimum expense. Section 13: It shall be the duty of the City Manager to designate an employee or employees to make all necessary inspections and investigations to see that the terms hereof are being fulfilled. Section 14: It shall be unlawful for any person, owner or occupant of any dwelling, resident or other premises in the City to deposit garbage or refuse in any receptacle or container other than as defined herein. Section 15: Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not less than $5.00 nor more than $200.00 Section 16: If any section, subsection, paragraph, clause, phrase or sentence of this ordinance, or the application of the same to a particular set of persons or circumstances should, for any reason, be -3- • held invalid, such invalidity shall in nowise affect the retraining portions of this ordinance, and to such end the various sections and paragraphs hereof are declared to be severable. Section 17: This ordinance shall take effect from and after ten days from its passage by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice hereof by causing the caption of this ordinance to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Baytown at least twice prior to the effective date hereof. Section 16: All ordinances and amendments thereto heretofore passed governing the above and foregoing subject or any part thereof are hereby expressly repealed. I1WRODUCED, PLEAD and FASSM by the affirmative vote of a majority of the City Council of the City of Baytown on this the llth day of October, A. D., 1962. ^Al Clayton, Mayor ATTEST: ( jc't"J�-� Edna Oliver, City Clerk