O72-30ORDINANCE NO. 72 ~ ~0
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 13-39 OF THE CODIFIED
ORDINANCE~OF SAID CITY, PROVIDING FOR INCREASED
MONTHLY GARBAGE, TRASH AI~D REFU~ RATES;
PROVIDING FURTHER FOR AUTHORITY TO CODIFY;
SAVINGS CLAUSE; REPEALING PROVISIONS;, AN EFFECTIVE
DATE; AND FOR OTI-IER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORI)AINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1: That Section 13,39 of the Codified Ordinances of
the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, be, and the same, is hereby amended
to read:
Section 13-39 -- Containerized refuse service; charges and
(1) Containerized refuse service. Containerized refuse service
shall be inaugurated by the City at_any commercial or residential
establishment where practical or in the promotion of improved
sanitary conditions or elimination of health hazard. Containers
are an~ shall remair~'J property of the City. The user is
responsible for the protection of containers placed on or adja-
cent to his premises. The user shall be held liable to the extent
of the cost of repairs or replacement of containers when damage~
by fire, negligence, vandalism or other forms of abuse.
(2) Free access to containers at all times shall be provided by
user. All containers shall be located so that driver can dump
container without leaving vehicle. Customers using garbage
chutes shall pr, ovide additional containers for storage. T. ke
(3) The size or number of containers shall be determined by the
volume of refuse to be deposited and in direct relationship to the
manner in which user elects to utilize the space provided in said
container or containers, as charges shall be assessed on the
basis of cubic yards of refuse removed from premises whether
manually compacted or loose. A carton 3' x 3' x 3', not crushed
shall be considered one cubic yard (1 cu. yd. ).
(A) Commereial-Containerized Excluding Family Units.
(a) Single user, $1. 25 per cubic yard. Charges to be
based on container size and frequency of collection
(b) Removal charges for mechanically compressed
refuse shall be computed at 3 to 1o (Containers
furnished by owner. ).
Two or more places of business using a single con-
(c) tainer shall be assessed charges in the amount of
$1, 25 per cubic ya.rd, and shall be charged on pro-
rated basis according to level c~ service. Any joint
user generating one cubic yard or less per month, sha~l
be charged minimum fee of $5.00 monthly.
(B) Non-containerized Commerical
(a)
Refuse picked up from bins shall be charged at a rate
of $3.75 per cubic yard, (noncompacted measure).
Small businesses, generating one cubic yard per mont]
or less, $5.00 per month.
(b)
Refuse picked up from residential type cans shall be
charged atthe rate of 8.1¢ per can or 2.6¢ per cubic
yard.
Level of service shall be negotiated by the refuse
colleciion service department. Minimum of $5.00
per month shall be charged for 1 can or 3 cubic feet
picked' up 2 times per week, and additiom ] charge of
629 per month shall be made for each pickup in excess
thereof.
(C) Residential rates
(a) $2.50 per month for single family dwelling.
(b) $2. 50 per month for each family unit duplex or triplex.
(c) $2. 50 per month for each family unit for apartments
and condominiums.
(d) $2. 25 per month for each family unit rot apartments
and condominium thai can be served by high volume
containers (Containerized).
(e) Trailer parks - $2.50 per month per ~tra~le,r.
(f) Special pickup charges - $18.75 minimum charge for
curbside pickup of horti~cultural refuse not exceeding
8 cubic yards, $36. 00 for amounts from 8 To 16 cubic
yards.
(D) Responsibility of occupanT.
(a)
Furniture, appliances, toys, bicyhles, cans, automo-
tive waste, crates, etc. shall not be place~,~ streez
rights-of-way, but shall be disposed of by occupant.
Residents of the City shall not be charged for disposal
of said items at the City Dump.
(b)
All persons delivering garbage, trash, refuse and
debris to the City Dump shall be charged at the rate of
50Q per cubic yard, with a nimirmm charge of $1.00
for each dumping, except as provided for in this
Article. Persons using the City Dump as set out in
this section shall do so only after purchasing tickets
for said pLr pose from the City.
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Section 2: Authority to Codify: Specific authority is hereby
granted lo codify and iaterporale ibis Ordinance in lhe City's existing
Code.
Section 3: Separabilily: Each of lhe provisions of this
Ordinance are separable, including word, clause, phrase or sentence, and
if any portion thereof shall be declared invalid, the remaining portion
shall not be affected but shall retrain in full force and effect.
Section 4: Repealing Provisions: All ordinances or paris of
ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 5: An effective Date: This Ordinance shall become
effective in lhe manner and au the time provided in the Charier and
Ordinances of the City of Boyn~on Beach, Florida.
First reading this day of ~ ~-l=-r9 ~/d~ , 1972.
Second, final reading and passage this J~-%day of
1972.
CI/Y OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Mayor
Vice
ATTEST:
COuncilman
(CORP. SEAL)
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