2017-041 - Amending Chapter 16, Garbage and Waste Materials, Article II, Regulation of the Collection of Solid Waste...

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ORDINANCE NO. 2017-041 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 16, "GARBAGE AND WASTE MATERIALS," ARTICLE II, "REGULATION OF THE COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS PROVIDING FOR MANDATORY RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Section 12 of the City Charter of the City of Paris, Texas authorizes the City to prescribe rules and regulations for the handling and disposition of garbage; and WHEREAS, on December 11, 2000, the City Council for the City of Paris adopted Ordinance No. 2000-067 relating to the regulation of residential and commercial collection of solid waste; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that the adoption of specific ordinance provisions making collection of solid waste from residential and commercial properties mandatory within the city limits of the City of Paris is consistent with state law and the City Charter and is in the interest and furtherance of public health, safety and welfare; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That Section 16-21, "Purpose of Article," of Chapter 16, "Garbage and Other Waste Material," Article II, "Regulation of the Collection of Solid Waste," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: " Sec. 16-21. - Purpose of article. "(a) The accumulation of garbage, rubbish, junk, and other deleterious substances on the premises of private residences, commercial and industrial institutions, and in streets and alleys constitutes a public menace and nuisance and greatly increases the danger of the spread of infectious, contagious, and epidemic diseases, and it is imperative and urgent for the preservation of health, safety, sanitation, peace, and public welfare that proper and adequate regulations be adopted to require property owners, tenants, occupants, or lessees to secure containers and receptacles of sufficient size and material in which to deposit garbage and trash for collection and removal at regular intervals. The an