HomeMy WebLinkAbout0002_1983GARBAGE AND TRASH ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE
AND TRASH IN THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN TEXAS AND
IN OTHER AREAS SERVED WITH CITY UTILITIES
DEFINING CERTAIN WORDS REGULATING THE TYPE OF
CONTAINERS REQUIRING THE KEEPING OF CONTAINERS
PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE AND BRUSH
AND OTHER WASTE MATERIALS SETTING PROCEDURE FOR
FIXING RATES AND CHARGES REQUIRING MANDATORY
RESIDENTIAL COLLECTION REQUIRING THE DISPOSAL OF
INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND WASTE FROM BUILDING OPERATIONS
BY OWNER PROHIBITING THE ACCUMULATIONS OF WASTE
MATTER REGULATING THE BURNING OF TRASH AND OTHER
WASTE MATTER REGULATING THE REMOVAL OF WASTE
MATERIALS AND THEIR DISPOSAL REGULATING SANITARY
LANDFILL PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF AND
FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION PROVIDING A SAVING
CLAUSE AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND AUTHORIZING
PUBLICATION OF THE DESCRIPTIVE CAPTAIN AND PENALTY
CLAUSE HEREOF
WHEREAS the Collection and disposal of garbage vitally affects
public health and welfare and
WHEREAS in the course of protecting the health and welface of
the citizens of the City of Georgetown and of the public in general it is incumbent
upon the governing body of the City of Georgetown by virtue of the statutes of the
State of Texas to provide adequate garbage collection and disposal services for
the citizens of the City of Georgetown and those citizens in the areas served by
said city with water sewer service or electrical service or all such services
or part of said services
GEORGETOWN
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SECTION 1 Scope of the Ordinance
The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all territory within
and without the corporate limits of the City of Georgetown served by said city with
utilities as herein defined or other areas as may be described in this ordinance
SECTION 2 Definitions
(a) Brush Large tree or shrub limbs branches or trimming which
cannot be handled in standard garbage trucks
(b) Garbage Kitchen refuse ordinarily including only foodstuffs
or related materials that may accumulate at a household
(c) Large appliances and trees All refrigerators stoves water
heaters trees tree limbs etc that are too large heavy or bulky to be collected
with normal collection equipment
(d) Refuse All wastes resulting from domestic commercial or
industrial operations incident to urban life except sewage but including garbage
brush and trash
(e) Trash Refuse that can be handled in a standard garbage truck
such as household trash (discarded clothing toys papers etc ) and yard trash
(grass clippings small shrub and tree trimmings leaves and the like)