Ordinance No. 6,527930128 -19
ORDINANCE NO. 6527
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE III, "RESIDENTIAL
COLLECTION," SECTION 14 -13, "COLLECTION OF BRUSH" OF
CHAPTER 14, "GARBAGE, TRASH AND BRUSH," OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES TO PROVIDE FOR BRUSH COLLECTION EACH FOUR
WEEKS; AND AMENDING ARTICLE IV, "FINANCIAL
ADMINISTRATION," SECTION 14 -16, "CHARGE FOR COLLECTION,"
OF CHAPTER 14, "GARBAGE, TRASH AND BRUSH," OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN RATES;
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 III, "Residential Collection,"
Section 14 -13, "Collection of Brush," of Chapter 14, Garbage, Trash
and Brush," of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE III. RESIDENTIAL COLLECTION
Sec. 14 -13. Collection of brush.
The collection of brush that is disposed in containers
or tied bundles shall be made on a regularly scheduled
basis twice weekly. On official city holidays, the
regular collection will be deferred until the next
scheduled day of collection. Brush that is stacked or
exceeds the limitations set forth in section 14 -5 will
be picked up on a regularly scheduled basis once each
four weeks.
Section 2: That Article IV, "Financial Administration,"
Section 14 -16, "Charge for Collection," 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.
1.) Each occupied residential unit within the city
limits shall be charged the sum of Eleven Dollars
and Sixty -six cents ($11.66), 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.
2.) When the owner of an unoccupied residential unit
certifies in writing to the utility collections office
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that the unit is unoccupied, the monthly charge from
that time forward shall not be assessed for as long the
unit remains unoccupied.
3.) 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 Eight Dollars and Ninety -one
cents ($8.91) plus applicable sales tax.
4.) In the case of multifamily dwelling unit projects
containing eight occupied dwelling units or less, the
monthly charge for collection of refuse shall be the
sum of Eleven Dollars and Sixty -six cents ($11.66), plus
applicable sales tax, times the number of occupied
units in the project.
5.) Multifamily units which exceed eight (8) occupied
dwelling units will be considered a commercial
multifamily unit 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 all other respects this
ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances regulating and
governing the subject matter covered by 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: The provisions of this ordinance shall become
effective beginning with the first billing for the month of
February, 1993.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown, this the 28th day of January,
1993.
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OBB� RE ILLE, Mayor
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ATTEST:
ILEEN P. MLL, City Clerk
ACIO RAMIREZ, �SRU City Attorney
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