HomeMy WebLinkAbout144_Mandatory Refuse Service EstablishedORDINANCE NO. 144
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY COLLECTION
OF GARBAGE AND HOUSEHOLD REFUSE BY THE TOWN OF OWASSO
OR ITS DESIGNATED TOWN TRASH COLLECTOR; AUTHORIZING
A MANDATORY COLLECTION SERVICE CHARGE TO BE ADDED
TO STATEMENT OF WATER AND/OR SEWER CHARGES AND FIXING
FEES FOR SERVICE; SETTING SPECIFICATIONS FOR GARBAGE
CONTAINERS; DECLARING UNCOLLECTED GARBAGE A NUISANCE;
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TOWN OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA:
Section 1. DEFINITIONS.
A. "Garbage," as used herein, is defined as waste from the
handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
B. "Household refuse," as used herein, is defined as being
all waste substances other than garbage which normally
accrue as a result of household occupancy, including, but
not limited to, trash, wastepaper, boxes, bottles, cans
and other containers, ashes, cinders and lawn trimmings
(not to exceed fifty pounds per peek, bagged for collection).
Section 2. COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF GARBAGE AND
REFUSE BY THE TOWN OR THE DESIGNATED TOWN TRASH
COLLECTOR.
A. Duty to request Garbage Service.
It shall be the duty of every person occupying or having
control of the occupancy of any residential premises located within
the corporate limits of the Town of Owasso to request, at the beginning
of such occupancy or on or before the effective dare of
this ordinance, garbage pickup service; provided, however, that
failure of any owner, rental agent or occupant of such premises
to make such request shall not prevent nor in any way impair or
impede the said Town or the designated Town Trash Collector from
adding the address of such premises to the proper garbage collection
route records and providing said service and otherwise enforcing
by appropriate action the regulatory measures herein prescribed
and causing the fee or charge therefore to be paid.
B. Services Fee - Residential.
Residential service shall consist of twice weekly removal
of garbage and household refuse which has been placed in containers
in the manner hereinafter specified. this service is deemed to
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to be necessary to protect the health, safety and we
citizens of the fawn of Uwasso and the fees for said
aeemea necessary uo pay ror tne removal of such garbage and house-
hold refuse, to protect the health of the occupant, owner, tenant
or lessee and others in the near vicinity by such removal. 2he
iees ror sail service shaii Ke as follows;
1. Single family residences - 62.50 per montn per facily unit,,
2. Duulexes - 52.50 ner month per family unit,
3. Apartments (three (3) or more units) 42.00 per month oer
family unit.,
4. Trailers - 52.50 per month per unit unless -, garbage an
refuse pick-up can be made at a common scint of
collection in which case the charge shall be $2.00
per unit.
The Town Clerk is hereby authorized to add the appropriate
fee to the statement of water and/or sewer charges. Provided,
that the person, firm or corporation responsible for the payment
of water service charges and/Or sanitary sewon service ohar&as
shall be billed and be resocnsible for the payment of all refuse
service charges to the premises whether said services be to single
or multiple family dwelling units.
it shall be unlawful for any owner, occupano, tenant or
lessee, using or occupying a building, house, structure or aoart
menz as a separate unit, to utilize the garbage containers. ca
or receptacies or another owner, occupant, tenant or lessee, for
the disnosal nf MR nwr aRphRup or YnnQmYnip m=p"on om" Y>_
of avoiding payment of the fees levied by this Drdin2nos,
inasmuch as the fees provided for herein are for the
removal of household refuse,
of oublic health it shall nc
tenant or lessee to refuse t
Ordinance on the ground that
unit or trash incinerator.
as well as garbage, for the protec
t be a defense for any ownev, occqc
o comply with the provisions of thi
he owns and uses a garbage disposa
in the event that any person, firm or corpoTasion shall
tender as payment for water sers
service an amount insufficient t
so billed, credit shall be giver
service; second, to the charges
lastly, to the charges for watei
Loe, sewer service and refase
a pay in full all of the service
first to the charges for refuse
Tor sanitary sewer service; and
sar7ice
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in the event that any utility accouATshall become delin-
quent, water service mav be terminated by tYp Tnwr nf nwPqqo "ot,,
all delinquent charges for refuse service, sanitary sewer service and
water service shall be aid in full,
i2cjj2n,_2, NON-COLLECTION OF GARBAG3 OR MEW
No garbage or refuse shall be collected from any premises
where the owner or lessee is in arrears on his garbage bill for a
period of one month,
Section 4. UNCOLLECTED GARBAGE DECLARED A NUISANCE.
Fermenting, putrefying, or odoriferous garbage in 3ontainers
uncollected or dumped in the open due to failure to nay garhaoe
service charge or to improper type, placement or maintenance of
containers shall be declared a nuisance.
jfcjj2n_j& GARBAGE CANS - SPECIFICAMONS9 PLACEMENT, USE,
The owners, occupants or rental agents of all premises in the Town
of Owasso shall place all garbage in water-tight, metal or plastic
containers that must be of sufficient size to hold not less that 10
nor greater than 30 gallons with close-fitting covers; said containers
to be placed not greater 40 feet from the front street curb line.
not requiring the opening of gates or doors to gain access thereto
and not exceeding two (2) in number,
Section 6. VIOLATIONS,-
Garbage and household refuse, as define? herein, may be collected,
removed, transported and/or disposed of only by the Town of Owasso,
Oklahoma, its agents, servants and employees, or the designated,
Town Trash Collector. All other persons are hereby prohibited
therefrom unless express written permission is obtained from the Town,
The owner or person having control or occupant of any residential
premises In said Town who shall fall, neglect, or refuse to furnish.
water-tight, metal or plastic containers and to deposit and place
therein garbage, refuse and rubbish as provided in this Ordinance.,
or shall remove or attempt to remove any garbage or refuse,
or shall fall, refuse or neglect to pay any uncontested bills for
services as required under this Ordinance for a period exceeding
ten days after official notification to deposit said
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garbage or refuse in metal or plastic containers or to may fcr she
removal and disposal of said garbage or refuse when the same is
due and unpaid, or for violations of any other provision of this
Ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of an offense and shall upon
conviction be fined for each offense in a'sum not greater than
020.00 including costs, nor less than $5.00 plus c osts; provided
that the refusal, neglect and failure to comply with any of the
provisions of this Ordinance for each and every 24 hours after
said conviction shall be deemed a separate offense hereunder.
Sy2tj.2nZ,_ OFFICERS TO MAKE ARRESTS.
T
t is hereby made the duty of tVie puice officers of said Town
upon report being made to them of the violation of any of the pro-
visions of this Ordinance to immediately cite the person or persons
guilty of such violation and cause them to appear before the Municipal
Court on i e
ts nxt scheduled docket,tiernA to be dealt$ with according
to law for such violation.
Section 8. EMERGENCY CLAUSE
Whereas, it being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the peace, health and safety of the Town of Owasso and the
inhabitants thereof, that the provisions of this Ordinance be out
into full force and effect, and an emergency is hereby declared.
to exist by reason thereof, this ordinance shall take effect and,
be in full force from and after its passage, as provided by law.
Emergency clause voted upon separatel pF! and. passed by
vote of the Board of Trustees this day of jane, 19 ?2.
Passed Py the Board of Trustees of w of Owasso, Oklahoma,
this day of june, 1972.
Approved by the President of thy Board of Trustees of the
Town of Owasso, Oklahoma, this day 9F June, 1972.
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-Tresident of the Board of Trustees
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APPROVED: Ward Member
Town Attorney
Board M em, e r
Boa-7"d Member
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PROOF OF PUB_ C]ATION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA, TULSA COUNTY, sse
Bill lam Retherford, of lawful age, being duly sworn, upon Lqe�'gal Notice
oath deposes and says that he is the publisher of the
Owasso <e-ro ter°
m a m m m m m m m m, a newspaper Published in the Owasso Reporter, Owasso, 'Tulsa County,
printed in the English language, in the City of Okla., Thurs. June 8, 1972.
vm a o . o .mom, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, ORDINANCE No, 144
having a bona fide paid general circulation therein, and
with entrance into the United States snail as second class AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE MAN -
mall matter in Tulsa County and published in said county DATORY COLLECTION OF GARBAGE AND HOUSE -
where delivered to the United States mail, and that the notice HOLD REFUSE, BY TIME TOWN OF OWASSO OR ITS
by publication, a copy of which is hereto attached, was DESIGNATED TOWN TRASH COLLECTOR;
AUTHORIZING A. MANDATORY COLLECTION
published in said newspaper for m m m m, m m m m o m a m o m m m SERVICE CHARGE TO BE ADDED TO STATEMENT
consecutive weeks, the first publication being on the OF WATER AND? -O', SEWER CHARGES AND FIXING
c` 3 o m m m m, FEES FOR, SERVICE; SETTING' SPECIFICATIONS
. el m m m m ®m m m m m m . m . m day of > "m . a m FOR GARBAGE CONTAINERS; DECLARING UN-
19 COLLECTED GARBAGE A NUISANCE; PROVIDING
19 m m and the last day of publication being on the PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
as FL PAP .............. day of ............ m,
NOW „THEREFORE „BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD
19 m m m < m, and that said newspaper has been continuously OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA:
and uninterruptedly published in said county during the
period of more than One hundred and Four (104) weeps Section 1. DEFINITIONS.
consecutively, prior to the first publication of said notice, A. "Garbage,” as used herein, is defined as waste from the
or advertisement, as required by Section one, Chapter handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
four, Title 25 Oklahoma Session laws, 1943, as amended B. "Household refuse,” as used herein, is defined as being
by House Bill No. 495, 22nd legislature, and thereafter, all waste substances other than garbage which normally
aid complies with all of the prescriptions and require- accrue as a result of household occupancy. including, but
"gents of the laws of Oklahoma. (The advertisement above not limited ;to, trash, wastepaper, boxes bottles cans
referred to is a true and printed opy,agd notice was
p and other containers ashes cinders and lawn trimmings
published in Al ed' ions of said- ws r am not in a ,
supp ement thereo (not to exceed fifty pounds per week, bagged for
Jc p' collection).
Section 2. COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF
Subscribed and sworn to before me by Bill R. " therford, GARBAGE AND REFUSE BY THE TOWN OR
THE DESIGNATED TOWN TRASH
publisher of the . m .0y Boa s g o $ e q t er m m m . > m, COLLECTOR.
this m m day of , m� _T le m o m m ., m e A. Duty to Request Garbage Service
It shall be the fluty of every persozl occupying or having
.. m , .. control of theoccupancy of any residentl premises located
Notary p _ic. ,withinthe corporate limits of the Town, of Owasso to request,
at the beginning of such occupancy or.on or before the ef-
My commission expires � -2m 6— € festive date of this ordinance; garbage pickup service;
Provided, however, that failure of any owner, rental.aent or
occupant of such premises to make such request shall not
PUBLISHER'S FEE $..7'1,p . prevent nor in abY way impair or impede the said Town or
e designated Town Trash Collector from adding the ad-
uch premises to the proper garbage collection route
mad providing, said service and otherwise enforcing
ate, action the'regulatory.measures herein r encaus the, 'fee or charge therefor to be paid.
Service�Fees - �'R,esidential.
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removal
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Greetings-
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... has made a survey and found the folloming
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discrepanes: P '17
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According to City Ordinance Ll .... you are in violation
If this condition is not eliminated within
. from date shown at the top of this letter,
the Town of Owasso will take further action.