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Ordinance No. 5,221890309 -1 ORDINANCE NO. 5221 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, "GARBAGE, TRASH AND BRUSH," BY ADDING ARTICLE VI, "SMALL BUSINESS.REFUSE"; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS: Section 1: That Section 14 -3(a) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 14- -3(a). The City shall not collect garbage, trash, brush or special items from commercial establishments other than certain small businesses that contract with the City for collection pursuant to Article VI. Apartment complexes or mobile home parks exceeding eight (8) units shall be considered commercial establishments. Section 2: That Section 14 -21, "Collection of Commercial Waste, Generally," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: The City shall not collect commercial waste other than from certain small businesses that contract with the City of collection pursuant to Article VI. The collection and disposal of commercial waste shall be carried out in a safe, sanitary and timely manner. Nothing in this article shall apply to any state approved sanitary landfill or other waste disposal regulated by other law. Section 3: That Chapter 14, "Garbage, Trash and Brush," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by adding Article VI, "Small Business Refuse," to read as follows: Article VI. SMALL BUSINESS REFUSE Sec. 14 -29. Contract with small businesses for garbage collection. The City Department of Public Works shall have the right to contract with certain small local businesses and professional offices for garbage service. The contract shall specify the maximum quantity of bags to be disposed of weekly and the rate to be charged. The charges shall be $20.00 per month for up to five (5) bags per week and each additional bag per week shall be charged at $2.00 per month. The Director of Public Works shall contract only with those who wish the service and are located near existing residential customers. 890309 -1a Sec. 14 -30. Small business garbage collection shall be same as residential. Those small businesses who choose to contract with the City for garbage service shall be subject to Sections 14 -4 through 14 -15 inclusive the same as residential customers except that only paper or plastic bags shall be permitted of small businesses. Sec. 14 -31. Approved small business waste container. Only plastic and paper bags as described in Section 14 -1 (d) (2) shall be approved for use by small businesses contracting with the city for garbage collection. Section 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance. Section 5: If any provisions, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or sets of circumstances and to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 5: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown. INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown, this the 9th day of March, 1989. EMMETT 0 ATTEST: �- 7 -- - EILEEN P .'HALL, City Cleric ANDALL B. STRONG, City A rney C :1:25 :1