2024-011 - Repealing Article 12.04 Solid Waste of Chpater 12 Utilities and replacing same with a New Article 12.04 Solid Waste

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EXHIBIT A ARTICLE 12.04 SOLID WASTE Division 1 Generally § 12.04.001 Purpose; collection required. (a) The accumulation of Garbage, Rubbish, junk, and other deleterious substances on the premises of Residential Units, Commercial Units, and Industrial Units, 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. It is, therefore, imperative and urgent for the preservation of health, safety, sanitation, peace, and public welfare that regulations be adopted to provide for the responsible and adequate removal of Waste and Waste Materials from public and private property and from streets and alleys. (b) Every owner or occupier of a Residential Unit within the corporate limits of the city shall be required to utilize Collection services for the removal of Waste generated at that Residential Unit and shall contact the city to set up service prior to first occupying a Residential Unit. The city's duly selected Contractor shall be the exclusive provider of such Collection services for all Residential Units within the city limits. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or other business entity other than the city's Contractor to provide such Collection services to any person for compensation within the city or to make use of the public streets for that purpose except as provided in this article. Provision of city water service to Residential Units within the city is conditioned upon compliance with this section. (c) Up to and including August 31, 2 02 4, every owner or occupier of a Commercial Unit or Industrial Unit within the corporate limits of the city shall be required to arrange by individual agreement for the collection of Waste at that unit through a person, firm, corporation, or other entity, approved by and permitted by the city pursuant to division 2 of this article. Beginning on September 1, 2024, the city's duly selected Contractor shall be the sole provider of Collection services for Waste for all owners or occupiers of Commercial Units and Industrial Units other than industrial roll off customers, temporary roll off customers, and local taxing units including Lamar County, Paris Junior College, and independent school districts. Provision of city water service to Commercial and Industrial Units within the city and subject to this subsection (c) is conditioned upon compliance with this section. (d) Unless as otherwise provided in this Article, transporting Waste from the location of a Residential or Commercial or Industrial Unit to another Residential or Commercial or Industrial Unit for disposal shall be prohibited. (e) Nothing in this article is intended to prohibit the transportation of recyclable solid waste from a Residential Unit to a designated recycling drop-off point in the city.