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Home My WebLink About310 Amending Ordinance 280 – Garbage & Trash /)"' I 01 C \(Th ORDINANCE NO. 310 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS , AMEND- ING ORDINANCE 280 (CHAPTER 11 of ZEPHYRHILLS CITY COUNCIL) , REGULATING THE COLLECTION AND REMOVAL OF GARBAGE AND TRASH; PROHIBITING CERTAIN PLACEMENTS OF DISPOSABLE MATERIAL; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS, PROVIDING 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 AND REPEALING ORDINANCE 110 , 189 , 205 , 232 , 280 AND RESOLUTION 24 . Chapter 11, Code of Zephyrhills and Ordinance 280 (effective date 4/10/78) are hereby amended to delete all provisions and to substitute the following : Article I . In General § 11-1 . Definitions . 0 11-2 . Deposit on public right-of-way. §§ 11-3--11-15 . Reserved. Article II . Removal by City §1.1-16. Required. §11-17 . Charges- -Schedule of Fees . §11-18 . Same- -Billing; payment ; delinquent accounts . §11-19 . Use of landfill without charge by residents . §11-20 . Penalty for violation of article . ARTICLE I . IN GENERAL Sec. 11-1. 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 enter- prise except mobile home parks . Dwelling Unit: Any place where persons live and reside and 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 , pG�� tom , ff 4v a„, 0, 2 p _t f �} • ; ,R 1103 PG 9 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 according 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, deal- ing 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 breeding places for mosquitoes or other water-breeding insects . Garbage products are also inclu- sive of paper boxes , paper products , tar paper, appliances , wire and other similar matter. Trash: Leaves , 5hrubbery, 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 (6) feet in length, except that any such tree limbs having diameters of one (1) foot or more shall be cut in lengths not exceeding three (3) feet. Sec. 11-2 . 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. Secs . 11-3-- 11-15 . Reserved. 3 P 1949 ARTICLE II . REMOVAL BY CITY Sec. 11716 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 and at rates prescribed by the .city council . Sec. 11-17 . Charges- -Schedule of fees . (a) Garbage Removal. For the removal services required by section 11-16 , 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 . . . . . . . . $4 . 00 Duplexes (each unit) , per month 4 00 Multi-family dwellings (each unit if individual garbage cans are used) , per month 4 00 Multi-family complexes that utilize dumpsters shall be charged according to rates defined in subsection (b) . (2) Motels ,. hotels . First twelve (12) rooms , per room, per month. . 2 . 00 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 4 00 The removal of garbage in excess of the amount provided for in :the minimum above shall be at the rate of one dollar ($1 . 00) per month for each twelve (12) thirty-gallon cans or containers _or any part thereof. (b) Use of Container for Garbage Removal . Should the use of containers be authorized and used, in lieu of conventional garbage cans , the following rate schedule shall apply : O.R.1103 PG 195U Container Size Number of Pickups 2 3 4 5 2 33 . 75 36 . 00 39 . 00 42 . 00 3 36 . 00 40 . 50 45 . 00 49 . 50 4 39 . 00 45 . 00 51 . 00 55 . 5.0 6 45 . 00 54 . 00 63 .00 72 . 00 8 51 . 00 63 . 00 75 . 00 87 . 00 (1) The number or pickups required by users , together with requirement as to container size and capacity for dumpsters , shall be determined by the city. (2) For installation of new containers , it is the responsibility of the customer to havean adequate pad of con- crete , asphalt or timber of proper size and storage capability at a location acceptable to the city. (3) There shall be a charge 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) Multifamily complexes that utilize dump- sters (each unit) , per month. . . . . . . . . . 25 (5) Hotels and motels , per month. . . . . . . . . 2 . 00 (6) Commercial and industrial . Business establishments , regardless of nature , not hereinabove provided for: Minimum per month 1 . 50 Each additional occupant in common building, per month . 25 (7) There shall be a charge of twenty-five cents 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 trash removal from any of the afore- mentioned three (3) locations exceed one (1) truck load (twevle-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 por- tion thereof. O.R. 1103 PG 1951 (d) Multiple Businesses in Same Building. In the event that more than one (1) business establishment is con- tained 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 (1) minimum charge of four dollars ($4 . 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 contained than that presently in use and setting charge accordingly, as provided by _ �J subsection (b) of this section. (e) Effective Time . The rate schedules provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall reman in . ffect 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. Sec. 11-18 . Same--Billing ; payment, delinquent accounts . • 1 (a) The monthly charge provided for in subsections_ (a) and (b) of section 1.1-17 shall be billed on quarterly statements , issued by the city for water services ; but such garbage and tras1 ) collection shall be itemized separately on such statement. (b) Such garbage and trash collection charge herein -17 provided for shall be paid within" thirty (30) days after the date of mailing of the statement, as stamped thereon; or such collection sezvice shall be discontinued until all of such 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 . Oa 1103 pc 1952-- Sec. 11-20 . 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, 111 This ordinance repeals Ordinance numbers 110 , 189 , 205 , 232 , 280 and Resolution Number 24 dated 9/7/74 . This Ordinance shall become effective when passed on its third reading and is signed by the Mayor. , The foregoing Ordinance No . 310 was read and passed on its first reading by the City Council of the City of Zephyr- hills , Florida, on the 24th day of November , 1980 . o` t c.r..a,,A../. v:' Com' - / Present of City Council - -MATTE S' �' ' //ra •" , City M.�7?ger III $s , ` R III 6"du,,1y .cThe foregoing Ordinance No. 310 • was read and pass=ed on its second reading by the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills , Florida, on the 8th day of December , 1980 . Qi ZEFM°R� o i do e / / _ 1 pre ident of City Council \ 1 lir _'�,4ATTEST:,O / r P 1 . Av�' _ ;ity ana:�.,r cn r° ` � o Tlte` foregoing Ordinance No . 310 was read and .passed on its third reading by the City Council of the City 111 of Zephyrhills , Florida, on the 22nd day of December , '• it 4 c v. t..,E,,,",,e_,/./ �. Pre ident of Cit Council '�, AT EST : lir- d."----� � c gyp" City a . ger eltf/1Tv.4 ®.R 1103 PG 1953 • The foregoing Ordinance No . 310 was approved by me this 22nd day of December , 1980 . pOPP"), �� 4 _� Ma . / F sF 1 • A ttr •, :37 t:' ' �� r�� KEr..Cll` D VERIFIED x.17 y k wJD PITTMAN A�, ' \� Clerk � t C ■V L q ®�0 ourt, Pasco County L c !ooh SY � • A f �< t 0.11. 1103 PG 1954