The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About336 Collection and removal of garbage and trash 1� S 3 1 280 � � Pl ECC 1s7' VERIFIED FILED FOR RECORD :cLR.cIR OT-Pasco COUNTY FLA: SEP i2 10 56AM '8 ORDINANCE NO. 336 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS AMEND- ING ORDINANCE #280 AND AMENDING TO PROVIDE FOR COLLECTION AND REMOVAL OF GARBAGE AND TRASH; PROHIBITING CERTAIN PLACEMENTS OF DISPOSABLE ' ` 8 MATERIAL; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING 0 -0 FOR THE REQUIREMENT THAT. SERVICES BE UTILIZED; SCHEDULE OF FEES CHARGED; PROVIDING FOR BILLING, PAYMENT AND DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS; PROVIDING FOR PUNISHMENT IN THE EVENT OF A VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE TOGETHER WITH SETTING PENALTY. CD Ordinance #280 be, and the same is hereby amended 00 in total and hereafter shall read as follows : W SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS. The following terms and phrases , when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section: BUSINESS: A commercial or industrial establishment or enterprise except mobile home parks . ? DWELLING UNIT: . Any place where persons live and resideand where the usual housekeeping tasks are performed. For the purpose of this chapter, mobile home and/or travel trailer parks shall be regulated under the rate schedule for dumpsters when dumpsters are used for collection and storage of garbage debris . Furthermore, said dumpster rates shall apply when owners of stated uses collect and deposit garbage debris in dumpster (s) . If the city assumes the responsibility of collecting garbage from individual lots , then each lot shall be charged accord- ing to rates for single-family dwellings . GARBAGE : Every residence, restaurant, kitchen, store or factory accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable matter , liquid or otherwise that attends the preparation, use or cooking, dealing in or storage of meats , fish, fowl, fruit 'or vegetables , and any bottles , cans or other containers which, due to their ability to retain water, may serve as breedingplaces for mosquitoes or other water-breeding insects . Garbage products are also inclusive of paper boxes , paper products , tar paper, appliances , wire and other similar matter.' . • Please return this to RCity of Zephyrhills, ( O. R. 1210 PG _ 00463 603 8th St. Zephyrhills, Fla. 33599 34 TRASH: Leaves , shrubbery, trimmings , tree trimmings , tree limbs , sweepings and all other accumulations of any nature other than garbage which are usual to housekeeping and to the operation of stores , offices and other places of business . Tree limbs shall not exceed six feet in length, except that any such tree limbs having diameters of one foot or more shall be cut in lengths not exceeding three feet. SECTION 2 . DEPOSIT ON PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit, discard, throw, place or pile any trash, litter of any type , paper, garbage, cans , cartons , bottles or other waste or discarded materials along any public street , sidewalk or right-of-way within the City limits ; however, materials left on property by the respective property owners for collection by the street and garbage department shall be excluded from the provisions hereof. 11/ SECTION 3. REQUIRED. All residents , occupants or owners of premises in the city, and all other uses as determined by the city council, shall be required to have accumulation of garbage and trash removed in a manner arid at rates prescribed by the city council . SECTION 4. CHARGES-SCHEDULE OF. FEES. (a) Garbage removal . For the removal services required by Section 3, all residents, occupants or owners of premises shall pay to the city a monthly collection charge , as per the following schedule: (1) Dwellings . Single-family dwellings , per month $5 00 111 Duplexes (each unit) per month 5 00 Multifamily dwellings (each unit if individual garbage cans are used) per month, 5 00 Multifamily complexes that utilize dumpsters shall be charged according to rates defined in subsection (b) . p, •R. 1210 PG . 00464 385 (2) Motels , hotels . . First twelve (12) rooms , per room, per month $ 2 . 50 Motels , hotels having more than twelve (12) rooms shall utilize a dumpster of proper capacity. (3) Business establishments , regardless of nature, not hereinabove provided for, minimum: Two (2) pickups per week and removal of twelve (12) thirty-gallon cans or containers of garbage, per month. . . 5. 00 The removal of garbage in excess of the amount provided for in the minimum M above shall be at the rate of five 00 dollars ($5 . 00) per month for each twelve (12) thirty-gallon cans or con- (..J tainers or any part thereof. W (b) Use of Container for Garbage Removal . Should the use of containers be required and used, in lieu of con- ventional garbage cans , the following rate schedule shall apply: Container Size Number of Pickups (cubic yard) 2 3 4 5 2 $33. 75 $36. 00 $39 . 00 $42 . 00 3 36. 00 40 . 50 45. 00 49 . 50 III 4 39 . 00 45 . 00 51. 00 , 55 . 50 6 45 . 00 54. 00 63. 00 72 . 00 8 51. 00 63. 00 75 . 00 87 . 00 (1) The City may require the use of dumpsters in lieu of conventional garbage cans for other than single-family residential use. (2) The..number of pickups required by users , together with requirement as to container size and capacity for dumpsters , shall be determined by the City. . (3) For installation of new containers , itisthe responsibility of the customer to have an adequate pad of concrete, asphalt or timber of proper size and storage capability at a location acceptable to the city. (4) There shall be acharge of twenty-five dollars ($25 . 00) for delivering, removing, exchange or placement of a dumpster for users . (c) Trash removal. (1) Single-family dwelling, per month . . . 1. 50 (2) Duplexes (each unit) , per month . , . . . 1 . 50 (3) Multifamily dwellings (each unit if individual garbage cans are used) , per month _ 1. 50 (4) Hotels and motels , per month 2 . 00 (5) Multifamily complexes that utilize dumpsters (each unit) per month . . . . 0 . 25 (6) Commercial and industrial . '. B,usiness establishments , regardless of nature, not hereinabove provided for: 1O. R. 1210PG " 004651 t3 (3 Minimum, per month $ 1 50 Each additional occupant in common building, per month 0 25 (7) There shall be a charge of twenty-five cents ($0 . 25) per lot per month for trash removal from mobile home and/or travel trailer parks . The number of lots to be assessed is the total , lots located within a park. (8) Should the trash removal from any of the afore- mentioned three (3) locations exceed one truck load (twelve-foot by eight-foot truck bed) in any two-week period of time, an additional charge of five dollars ($5 . 00) shall be made for any such additional load or portion thereof. (d) Multiple businesses in same building. In the event that more than one business establishment is contained in a common building, the owner of the building, at his option, may provide for a single place of deposit for the garbage of all such occupants of that building and be billed for garbage . collections by paying one minimum charge of five dollars ($5 . 00) per month and whatever additional charge provided for in this section. This charge shall be in lieu of the minimum charge being paid by each occupant of such common building, plus any overcharge , as is provided in this section. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the city council from designating a different type of garbage container than that presently in use and setting charge accordingly, as provided by subsection (b) of this section. (e) Effective time. The rate schedules provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall remain in effect until changed by the city council. A public hearing shall be had by the city council regarding any change in such rate schedule , and notice of such public hearing shall be duly published at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of such public hearing. SECTION 5 . BILLING; PAYMENT; DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS. (a) The monthly charge provided for in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 4, shall be billed on -month:lY , statements , issued by the City, for water services ; but such garbage and trash collection shall be itemized separately on such statement . 10. R. 1210 PG 00466 • 387 (b) Such garbage and trash collection charge herein provided for shall be paid within thirty (30) days after the date of mailing of the statement, as stamped thereon; or such collection service shall be discontinued until all of II llsuch charges shall be paid in full. (c) No customer shall be allowed to terminate. charges for garbage and trash fees unless such customer also terminates ' _ water service to the premises . SECTION 6. USE OF LANDFILL WITHOUT CHARGE BY RESIDENTS. - VZ 00 (a) All residents of the city who use the city landfill � facility shall be permitted to do. so without charge provided such resident show proof of residency within the corporate limits of the city when required. (b) This section is intended for _individual residents only, and shall not apply to any resident engaging in commercial use of such landfill facility. SECTION 7. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF ARTICLE. Any person or persons found guilty of the violation of . this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree as defined by state law. The foregoing Ordinance No. 336 was read and passed on its first reading by the City Council of the_ City of Zephyrhills , Florida , on the 9th day of August , 1982. c- , •.\ y _ tr, ` / / l C` 0 '..._; \\ ; �' PRESI TENT 0' G i Y OUNCIL , ; e__ t 'fTUSTu — ''"• >;3 -- - ' ,CI•Ty MANAGER ' - 4 ",,tirY.0• The foregoing Ordinance No. 336 was read and passed on its :second reading by the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills , e,,,,f-F .` da, on the - 23rdday of August , 1982 40 Awlr Viv0A-Cie-7 ..a-dt-e/J-,f- ,li PRESIDENT 0410 COUNCIL ,,,.,d5 -..• ,� .: . 1210 „, _. . ,”'CITY M GER - 467 e, �: C ANA - �� - 388 The foregoing Ordinance No. 336 was read and passed on its third reading by the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills , Florida, on the 13th day of Sept-mber , 1982 . 107 c5s' ....... PRESIDENT 4F 4110 Y COUNCIL /-."• . _ e cri c'S.° &VEST: • ' ITY MANAGER • , - ' • • ''(1) CIO%• The foregoing Ordinance No. 336 was approved by •. c."0, ....... 04.1T 13th day of September , 1982 . :17 11111K41 ilt,,,, 14111 10. OR AIPP" • 00468 R 1210 i!G -