Ordinance No. 6,009910926 -8
ORDINANCE NO. 6009
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE IV, SECTION 14 -16, "CHARGE
FOR COLLECTION," OF CHAPTER 14, "GARBAGE, TRASH AND
BRUSH," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A REPEALING
CLAUSE; 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 Article IV, Section 14 -16 of Chapter 14,
"Garbage, Trash and Brush," of the Code of Ordinances, City of
Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE IV. FINANCE ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 14 -16. Charge for collection.
Each occupied residential unit within the city
limits shall be charged the sum of ten dollars and
sixty -six cents ($10.66), plus applicable sales tax,
per month for city refuse collection services. This
charge is based on the availability of city removal and
disposal services, and shall be collected regardless of
whether or not the occupant of a residential unit
places any refuse out for collection. When the owner
of an unoccupied residential unit certifies in writing
to the utility collections office that the unit is
unoccupied, the monthly charge from that time forward
shall not be assessed for howsoever long the unit
remains unoccupied. Also, when the head of the
household of a residential unit certifies in writing to
the utility collections office that he /she is over
sixty -five (65) years of age and that he /she will place
no more than one (1) thirty - gallon can or one (1)
thirty - gallon plastic bag of refuse at his /her
residential unit for collection on each regularly
scheduled collection day, the monthly charge will be
the sum of seven dollars and ninety -one cents ($7.91)
plus applicable sales tax. In the case of multifamily
dwelling unit projects, the monthly charge for
collection of refuse shall be the sum of ten dollars
and sixty -six cents ($10.66), plus applicable sales
tax, times the number of occupied units in the project.
Multifamily units which exceed eight (8) units will be
considered commercial and no city collection will be
provided.
Section 3: 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repealed; provided however, that such repeal shall be only to the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
ordinance shall be cumulative of other
governing the subject matter covered by
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all other respects this
ordinances regulating and
this ordinance.
Section 4: 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 26th day of
September, 1991.
EMMETT • HUTTO, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
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JG�CIO RAMIREZ, ., City Attorney
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