54-89 ORDINANCE NO. 54-89
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING TITLE V,
"PUBLIC WORKS", CHAPTER 51, "GARBAGE AND TRASH",
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING "RATES AND CHARGES",
SECTION 51.70, "REGULAR CHARGES LEVIED" , TO
PROVIDE FOR INCREASED GARBAGE AND TRASH SERVICE
CHARGES AND FEES; AND TO PROVIDE FOR FEES FOR
BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS FOR
RECYCLING SERVICE; PROVIDING A GENERAL REPEALER
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, ~E IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CO~MISSION
OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Title V, "Public Works", Chapter 51,
"Garbage and Trash", "Rates and Charges", Section 51.70, "Regular
Charges Levied", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 51-70 REGULAR CHARGES LEVIED.
The following service charges or fees are levied for
garbage and trash service:
(A) Charges for the below-described garbage and trash
pickup service shall be as follows and shall
commence when a certificate of occupancy is issued
for any residential or commercial units, and shall
continue monthly thereafter unless service is
discontinued in accordance with Section 51-72:
(1) For those customers receiving Type A, roll-
out cart service, the service charge shall be
~&~ $19.27 per month for garbage and trash
pickup. However, the levy for "Tropic Palms
and Palms of Delray" (known as Type F) shall
be $t~ $17.67 per month for garbage and
trash pickup.
(2) For those customers receiving Type B, rear-
dooz/side-door service, the service charge
shall be ~I~]~ $18.33 per month for garbage
and trash pickup.
(3) For those customers receiving Type C,
curbside, garbage and household trash in
disposable containers service, the service
charge shall be $~I; $12.96 per month for
garbage and household trash p~ckup.
(4) For those customers receiving Type D,
curbside in owner's container (or for those
customers who, by reason of disability, as
certified by a doctor and previously approved
by the city, are unable to place refuse
containers on the street, and whose collec-
tion by the city or its contractor is thus
pursuant to the Type B, rear-door/side-door
service), the service charge shall be $~g~
$16.36 per month for garbage and trash
pickup.
NOTE: Residential customers shall be assessed a
$1.85 per unit charge for recyclin~ service
(included in rates set forth above).
(B) Mechanical containers and commercial refuse
container service.
(1) For customers receiving Type E, mechanical
containers and commercial refuse container
service, the service charge shall be based
upon the following for such garbage and trash
services:
Container
Container Size Pickups Monthly
(Square Yard) Per Week Billing Rate
2 1 $/~ $ 52
3 1 ~Z 74
4 1 79 95
2 2 ~ 103
3 2 ~2~ 148
4 2 ~ 19'0
6 2 227 27'5
8 2 Zg~ 353
2 3 ~ 15~
3 3 t~ 22'2
4 3 2~7 285
6 3 ~4~ 412
8 3 ~ 530
2 4 ~7~ 206
3 4 Z47 296
4 4 ~ 38%
6 4 ~4 549
8 4 ~2 70"~
2 5 Z~ 257
3 5 ~ 370
4 5 ~g~ 475
6 5 ~ 68'~
8 5 7~7 88---~
2 6 ~ 309
3 6 ~7~ 444
4 6 ~7~ 570
6 6 ~ 824
8 6 ~7~ 1,061
(2) Multiple-family dwelling units containing
five units or more shall use containers
emptied by mechanical means, except as
otherwise approved by the city because of
lack of suitable space for a mechanical
container or other good reason.
(3) Commercial customers shall use mechanical
containers and commercial refuse container
service (Type E). Commercial customers shall
include, but not be limited to, all office
buildings, stores, filling stations, service
establishments, light industry, schools,
churches, clubs, lodges, motels, laundries,
hotels, public buildings, food service, and
lodging establishments. Commercial customers
may use any of the following containers for
accumulation of refuse:
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(a) Commercial refuse containers. The city
shall require any commercial customer
needing more than six refuse containers
to use mechanical containers, if feasi-
ble.
(b) Mechanical containers.
(4) The owners/operators of commercial establish-
ments and other commercial customers shall
accumulate such refuse in those locations
mutually agreed upon by the owner/operator
and the city or its contractors, and which
are convenient for collection by the city or
its contractors.
(5) Containers emptied by mechanical means shall
be provided by the city or its contractors.
These containers shall be emptied on a
schedule mutually agreed upon by the customer
and the city or its contractors, but not less
than one day a week nor more than six days a
week. Maintenance of that container shall be
as set forth in this chapter; however, the
city's contractors shall not impose any
separate or additional charges to customers
or to the city for the rental or rou-
tine/regular maintenance of such containers
that may be performed by the city's contrac-
tors.
(6) Commercial customers needing less than six
refuse containers, and those approved for
this type of service by the city in advance
because they lack a suitable location for a
mechanical container shall also be serviced
at least once per week. All garbage and
commercial trash shall be collected from such
refuse containers at locations agreed to
between the city or its contractors and the
customer.
(C) The charges set forth above for mechanical con-
tainers and commercial refuse container service
(Type E) shall accrue and be payable on the total
capacity of the container whether or not it is
full. Containers of the type and size designated
by the city or provided by the city's contractors
shall be used. Where more than one user is
serviced by one container, the monthly charges
shall be levied to each customer by dividing the
total monthly cost by the number of customers
using that container; however, in no event shall
the monthly service charge be less than ~ $52
per customer. The term "CUSTOMER" as employed
herein is any person using the service or to whom
the service is available. Even if the customer is
different from the person who is actually billed
for or pays for the service, the minimum monthly
charge referred to above shall be calculated as to
each customer.
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(D) Commercial Rates For Recycling:
HAULING CHARGES 2-CU YD 3-CU YD 4-CU YD 6-CU YD 8-CU YD
1X PER WEEK SVC 43.00 62.00 79.00 114.00 146.00
NOTE: Rates are stated in terms of monthl~ service charges,
and Waste Management will invoice the City for services as
well as prOvide the CitY with a_-de~ied lis~ of commercial
recyciing._customers and containers. Waste .M~na~ement will
provide 2-cubic yards of container space for each thirty
(L0) ~d~'l'li~g. uhi~s 1-66ated'"in Condom~hi6m or apartmen~
complexes, waste Management_ will d~t6rmine appropriate
container sizes in cooperation ~ith th~ owners/operators of
the c'6ndomi~dms and apar ~tments. Recycled mixed paper will
~ coll~=ted once each week.
Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
which are in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3. That should any section or provision of
this ordinance or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence,
or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the part
declared to be invalid.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage on second and final reading, and the
changes set forth herein shal'l be applicable to all bills ren-
dered on or after October 1, 1989.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and
final reading on this the 26th day of September , 1989.
M A Y 0 R
ATTEST:
City Clerk --
First Reading September 12, 1989
Second Reading September 26, 1989
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