HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-478ORDINANCE NO. 478
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL SECTION 10-4, 10-5, AND 10-9 OF THE
"CODE OF ORDINANCE" CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, AND TO AMEND AB
AND ADD THERETO AND IN ITS PLACE AND STEAD, AN ORDINANCE FIXING
FEES FOR COLLECTION OF GARBAGE OF RESIDENCES, FEES FOR COMMER _
CIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, HOTELS AND MOTELS - INDTJSTRIES, AND FIX
FEES FOR THE USE OF THE DUMP BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS.
BE IT ORDANED by the City Council of the City of Fairhope,
Alabama:
Section 1 - That Section 10-4, Section 10-5 and Section
10-9 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Fairhope, be, and the
same are hereby repealed.
Section 2 - To amend Section 10-4 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Fairhope to read as follows:
A. That in the exercise of the Police power of the City
of Fairhope, Alabama, and for the purpose of enabling the City
of Fairhope to perform a governmental function, there is hereby
fixed ,the following fees for the collection, hauling, disposing
of garbage and trash for residential establishments within the
City of Fairhope, Alabama, to -wit:
(1) For single-family dwellings or apartment units within
the City of Fairhope, Alabama - $2.00 per month.
Section 3 - Section 10-5 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Fairhope, Alabama is hereby amended to read as follows:
A. There is hereby fixed the following fees for collec-
tion, hauling and disposing of garbage and trash for commercial
establishments, hotels and motels, apartment houses, house trailers
within the City of Fairhope, Alabama, as follows:
(1) Apartment houses with more than one living unit -
$1.00 per month per unit.
(2) House trailers - $2.00 per month per trailer.
(3) Offices - #2.00 per month each.
(4) Businesses: (a) Two pickups per week $5.00 per month
(b) Three pickups per week - $8.00 per month
(c) One pickup per day - $20.00 per month
(d) Two or more pickups per day - $35.00 per mo.
(5) Industries: (a) Two pickups per week - $5.00 per month
(b) Three pickups per week - $8.00 per month
(c) One pickup per day - $20.00 per month
(d) Two or more pickups per day - $35.00 per mo.
Section 4 - It shall be unlawful to place in any garbage
or rubbish contained any acids or other dangerous liquids or
substances which could cause injury to employees of the Danita-
tion department engaged in removing refuse. Leaking or defective
garbage cans with sharp or ragged edges likely to injury employees
of the Sanitation Department engaged in removing refuse will not
be serviced and the Sanitation Department shall cause to be placed
on such cans a tag marked "Condemned".
Section 5 - Garhage Cpntainer" skull be taken to mean a
watertight receptacle or can having a capacity of not more than
thirty (30) gallons, of substantial construction is approved
by the Sanitation Department and applicable Codes, with a tigth
fitting lid or cover, and two handles on the sides of the recept-
acle or can.
Section 6 - Section 10-9 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Fairhope is hereby repealed, and in its paace and stead as follows:
Section 10-9 PERMIT TO USE CITY DUMP.
(a) Any person desiring to use the City Garbage Dump for the
purpose of dumping or disposing of refuse shall first make application
for a permit to do so, when application shall be prepared by the Sup erin-
tendent of the Sanitary Department, or his designated agent, deter-
mines that such refuse may be) -dumped without detriment to the garbage
dump of the City, the following charges will be paid therefor:
(1)
Amount
carried
by
hand or
automobile -
$1.00 per load
(2)
Amount
carried
by
vehicle
with capacity
above automobile,
to and
including
half -ton
pickup truck
- $2.50 per loan.
(3)
Amount
carried
by
vehicle
with capacity
above half -ton
pick-up
truck,
to
and including one ton
trucks $4.00 per load.
(4)
Amount
carried
by
vehicle
with capacity
in excess of one
ton truck,
to
and
including two ton trucks $6.50 per load.
(5)
Amount
carried
by
vehicle
with capacity
in excess of two
ton truck
or packer
truck
$13.00 per n¢aatkk load.
Section 7 - All bilas for services rendered hereunder shall
be due and pajable monthly and fees charged hereunder shall be sent
out on the utility bill for power, water and gas, or one of them mailed
out by the Utilities Department of theCity of Fairhope, Alabama, and
such fee shall be paid when the said bill is paid, and the said Utilities
Department shall not accept payment of any utility bill unless the fee
for garbage and trash servicae hereunder is also paid. All fees col-
lected hereunder shall he net, and all accounts shall be considered
delinquent if not paid within the time limit specified inthe bill so
rendered by the Utilities Department of the Cityof Faitphope, Ala.,
All delinquent accounts are subject to the same penalties as are now
in effect by the Utilities Department of theCity of Fairhope in con-
nection with delinquent accounts for utility servic a rendered by said
City.
Fees for use at the site of the garbage dump shall be paid
to the attendent on the site.
Section 8 - Any person, firm, associationor corporation viola-
ting any provision of these sections and this Ordinance shall be
�1ilty of misdemeanor and, on conviction shall be fined not less than
.00 nor more than $200.00 at the discretionof the CityRecorder
hearing the case.
(section 9 - If any clause, sentence, section or provision of
this Ordinance is held invalid or inoperative, the remainder of the Or-
dinance shall not be affected thereby.
Section 10 - AllOrdinances or parts of Ordinances in con-
flict with the provisions of this 0 rdiance are hereby repealed.
Section 11 - This Ordinance shall become effective on the
day of 1972, after due advertisement
in legal form.
ADOPTED this the _day of p C, C Z12 .� Y 197-L-.
CITY OF FAIRHOPE
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AsIt's Mayor
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City Clerk