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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-277ORDINANCE # 277 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE FEES AND OTHER THINGS WITHIN THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 9. That in the exercise of the police power of the City of Fairhope and for the purpose of enabling the City of Fairhope to performa governmental function, there is hereby fixed the following fees for the collecting, hauling and dispos- ing of garbage and trash for residential establishments, not including commercial stablishements and hotels and motels, within the City of Fairhope, Alabama, to -wit: (a) For single-family dwellings within the City of Fnir- hope, Alabama, �1.00 per month. (b) For each dwelling house or apartment building with more than one (1) but less than six (6) dwelling units, 50.75 per month for each dwelling unit. (c) For each dwelling house or apartment building with six () or more apartments or dwelling units, $0.50 per month for each apartment or dwelling unit. SECTION 2. That said fees fixed by this ordinance are to be paid by the person in possession or control of the dwelling unit or apartment unit. SECTION 3. All bills for services rendered hereunder shall be due and payable monthly and the fees charged hereunder shall be set out on the utility bills for power, water and gas or any one of them, mailed out by the Utilities Department of the City of Fairho e, and such fees shall be paid when the said bill is paid and the said Utilities Department shall not accept the payment of any utility bill unless the fee for garbage and trash service, hereunder, is also paid. All fees collected hereunder shall be net and all acccounts shall be considered delinquent if not paid within the time limit specified in the bills so rendered by the Utilities Department of the City of Fairhope, Alabama. All delinquent accounts are subject to the same pen- alties as are now in effect by the Utilities Department of the City n of Fairhope in connectiowith delinquent accounts for utility services rendered by the said city. All persons hereafter making application for power, water or gas service in the City of Fairhope shall deposit with the Utilities Department of said City asum equal to the fees here- under for two (2) months, such deposit to be held as security for the payment of such fees as may become due from the applicant under the terms of this ordinance. If such applicant shall fail to pay such fee or fees as may become due hereunder, the said deposit shall, to the extent necessary, be forfeited and be used to pay to the City such fees as may be due to it from such applicant under the terms of this ordinance. All delinquent accounts are subject to stoppage of service without notice. The stoppage of service hereinbefore authorized for nonpayment of collection char es shall be in addition to the right of the.City to proceed for the collection of such unpaid charges provided -by law for the collection of a municipal claim. SECTION 4. No person, firm, association or corporation may use the city dump for the disposal of refuse without first obtaining permission of the City of Fairhope. SECTION 5. It shall be unlawful to lace in any garbage or rubbish container any acids or other dangerous liquids or substances which would cause injury to the persons employed to handle said garbage. Leakinq and defective garbage cans or cans with sharp or ragged ed es likely to injure persons employed to handle said garbage wiN not be serviced and the City of Fairhope shall cause to be placed on such cans a tag marked, 'Condemned". SECTION 6. The fees provided for in this ordinance shall not be applicable to commercial establishments, hotels and motels. SECTION 7. Any.person, firm, association or corporation violating an y provisions of Sections 4 and 5 of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than $1.00 not more than $100.00. SECTION V. If any clause, sentence, section or provision of this ordinance is held invalid or inoperative, the remainder of the ordinance shall not be affected thereby. SECTION 9. This ordinance shall become effective the 1st day of April, 1961. Adopted this the 27th day of February, 1961. Mayor City Clerk STATE OF ALABAI4A COUNTY OF BALDWIN CITY OF FAIRHOPE 1, Marie Moore, Clerk of the City of Fairhope,.do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true, correct and lateral copy of Ordinance #277 duly adopted by the City Council oA the 27th day of February, 1961 as the same was entered in the Minute Book of the City of Fairhope, that such Ordinance was duly published as required by law. This the,2-2"-day of ; 1961 c Clerk of the City of Fairhope, Ala.