90-F-4 Garbage Fees
ORDINANCE NO .9t2- j~___tj
AN ORDINANCE
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ.
TEXAS. AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 85-H-18.
SCHEDULE "A" GARBAGE COLLECTION FEES AND
PROVIDING FOR A SERVICE FEE INCREASE;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE i AND REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT.
five-year
October 1.
Industrial
1989i and
WHEREAS, Waste Management of San Antonio was granted a
contract to operate a garbage collection service on
1985 and the contract was transferred to Moore
Disposal. Inc. by Resol ution 89-R-l on February 7,
WHEREAS. the contract contains a rate increase option
based on proof of increased operating COStSi and
WHEREAS, Moore Industrial
exercise the option of increasing
operating costSi NOW THEREFORE,
Disposal,
charges
Inc. desires to
due to increased
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
SECTION I
THAT the garbage collection fees as established in
Schedule "A" 0: the contract, and as increased by unanimous vote
of the City Council on November 15, 1988, are hereby changed per
the revised Schedule "A" attached and made a part hereof.
SECTION II
THAT all ordinances. parts of ordinances, or s(,;hedules
in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION III
THAT this ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after the 11th day of February 1990.
APPROVED on first reading thelGday Of____~. ,
ADOPTED this the________m,~ day of
, 1990. 1
tfd~~-.
Mayor, City of Scher
PASS~~~ND
ATTEST:
1990.
OF CITY)
SCHEDULE "A"
1. Routes and Times of Collection.
twice a. wee~ per custorne~ in City.
into two routes for purposes of
garbage, small brush and limb p~ckup
Garbage piCk-up shall be
The City shall be divided
the collection of regular
as follows:
A.Monday and Thursday
Tuesday and Friday
Route No. I
Route No. :2
B. Resident's Special Pickup. When the trash, rubbish,
limbs, rocKs and other waste which cannot-conveniently be placed
into regular' garbage containers, as outlined in paragraph 6, or
rep:cesent an unusual weight or size', the L"esident or pr:ope"--ty
owner may negotiate directly with the ~ontractor to remove such
trash, by special pickup at an agreeable price.- If an agreeable
price cannot be established, the resident is authorized to
negotiate with any other person for this special service.
2. Pickup Points for Collection.
A. Garbage containers shall be placed so that they a!:"e
accessab~e from the curb line without the collecto{ entering upon
private p~operty. Special cases to allow for front buildi~g line
collection will be authorized by mutual agreement of the
contractor and the City when the residents at any house are
mentally or physically incapable of placing contai.ners at the
curb line.
B. No trash. or garbage containe!:"s will be placed on the
curb llne earlier than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time
of collection nor later than twenty-four (24) hours after the
time of collection.
3. Times of Collection. Cont~actor shall make no collections in
residentail districts prior to 7:00 a.m. and collections in
business districts shall not be commenced earlier than 6:00 a.m..
4. Waste from Building Operations. Rocks, waste, scrap,
building materials, or other trash resulting from construcClon or
major remodeling; resulting from a general cleanup of vacant or
improved property just prior to its occupancy; or resulting from
sizeable amounts of trees, brush and debris cleared from property
in prepaL'ation for construction, will not be refiloved by the
contractor as part of regular service but may be done for the
owner on payment of an extra charge as agreed to beb...een the
owner and the contractor with such payments being made directly
to the Contractor. If, after negotiation with the Contractor,
the owner and the contractor cannot agree on a charge for
removing such deb!:'is, the owner may contract with the pr ivate
hauler of his cho~ce for removal of such debris.
5. Dead Animals. Dead animals shall not be placed ir. garbage
containers. Dead animals except for small dead animals such as
.'
cats, dogs and the like, are not required to be -accepted by the
Contracto~. The contracto~ upon call with no extra compensation
shall .as a special service, pick up small dead animals from the
street or upon request f~om a customer. A record shall be kept
of . these special servic~ pickups and filed with the City
Secretary on a monthly basi3. The owner sha~l be responsible for
the removal and dispo~al of excessively large dead animals, such
as cows, horses, mules and goats.
6. Limit on Tre~ 1?ickups. All bi:'ush and large trimmings to be
collected by Contractor shall be placed by property Owners at the
curb line. Trees, orush and limbs cannot exceed th=ee (3) inches
in diameter nor five (5) feet in length. All limbs and brush
must be tied in bundles not to- exceed sixty (60) pounds each.
Leaves and grass, clippings. ,and small - brush items are to be placed
in cardboard containers and/or garbage cans.
7. Types of Containers. Garbage containers shall be water tight
receotacle3 of solid and durable grade of metal or plastic, not
to exceed thirty (30) gallons in capacity, or plastic or other
waterproof bags manufactured for the purpose of containing
garbage or refuse; the combined weight of the garbage and
container shall not exceed seventy-five (75) pounds. Containers
shall be provided with suitable lifting handle or handles on the
outside and close. fittihg cover equipped ,with a handle. The
container must not -' have any inside s~ructures, such as inside
bands, and reinforcing angles or anything within the container to
?revent the free discharge of the contents. Containers that have
dete~iorated, or that have been damaged to the extent of having
jagged or sharp- edges capable of causing injury to garbage
collectors or other per:sons whose duty it is to handle the
containers, or to such an extent that the covers will not fit
securely, will be condemned by the City of Schertz.
8. Ser:vice Fees. The fair and reasonable rates for collecting
garbage, trash, and brush as equitable to all residents are:
A. Residential
Class I Residential, Single Family
7.37
10.60
per month
Class I A Residential, Front Door
(see Section 2A of schedule)
per month
Class II Trailer: Parks (2 or more Trailers)
(based on number in park on the
15th day of month) 4.56 per unit
per month
Class III Apartments 4.74 per unit
per mo nth
Class IV Motels 1.88 per unit
per month
B. Commercial
Class V
Offices, barbar shop and
professional services'
8.58
per month
Class VI
Light retail, wholesale,
commercial or industrial
(under 2000 square feet)
12.63
per month
Class VII
Medium retail, wholesale
Commercial or industrial,
2000 to 4000 square feet
ana excl~9ing large grocery
stores, etc.
Class VIII Heavy volume retail, whole-
sale, commercial or industrial
(placement into a categorY,in
this class will be determined
by a time and cost study of
refuse generation and collection.
The cateSories in this class
us~ally require hane loading
fro.~ rooms or pEns and would
not apply when comwercial
containers are used.)
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21.54
per month
a. Two weekly pickups of approx-
~ately 1.5 cu~ic yards each
(13 cu. yds. per month) ex-
cluding large grocery, fur.-
ni ture or department stores. 41 .55 per month
b. T~o weekly pickGps of approx-
i~~tely 3 c~.yds each (26 cu.
yds. per month) excluding
large grocery, furniture or
<-- oepartme1":t stores, etc. 82.43 per month
c. Three weekly piCkups of
approximately 3 cu. yds each
(39 cu.yds per ~oA~h) exclud-
ing large grocery; furniture
or aepartment stores, etc. 121.J3,per month
d. Four weekly pickups of
approximately 3 to 4 cu.yds.
each, including large grocery
furniture or department
stores, etc. - 142.99 per month
e. Five weekly pickups of
approxi2ately 3 to 4 cu.yds.
.,
each including large grocery
furniture or dep~rtment
stores, etc. 185.05
.'
.
per month
f. Six weekly pickups of approx-
imately 3 to 4 cu.yds each
including large grocery,
furn~ture or department
stores, etc. 227,.10
per month
g. Customer requiring more
than four (4) cubic'yards
each pickup would be charged
per cubic yard: collected. 2.78
per ~
- 9. Commercial Containers'. Contractor will provide
commercial containers to those customers who desire to use them
in lieu of garbage cans. The use of such containers is not
required by this contract by any specific customer. If desired,
arrangements for their lease or purchase will be made with the
Contractor.
Container Size Times Served Per Week
1 2 3 4 5 6
cUo yd NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM MANUFACTURERS
2 yd. 30.84 52..89 72.70 88.22 99.24 11 0.27
cUo
3 yd 43.5.7 70 ..5 7 103.64 136.72 165.38 182.8q
cu.
4 yd. 54.48 91 .96 124..86 158..17 190.98 224.24
cUo
La rge capacity containers are available i f des ired by customer.
6 yd. 85.59 1 32.98 185.33 238.38 287.89 340.95
cu.
8 ydo 99.03 165.52 226..36 292.14 358.63 418".}5
cu.
10 cu. yd. 114.59 198..05 264.55 339.53 396- ..12 479.58
Contractor also requests that the 92-ga11on residential ~arts
be included as an optional item for us~ throughout t~e C1ty at
a rate of $2.60 each per month to beb111 ed by the C1 ty on the
same basis as other services, (85%-15%)