2007-051-ORD-Amending Section 16-22 Definitions, Section 16-23 (a), (b), and (e) Storage Containers

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Section 4. That Section 16-24 of Article II of Chapter 16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby amended in part to read as follows: "Sec. 16-24. Container lids to be securely fastened. Lids or covers shall be maintained for all storage containers used to collect and hold solid waste. These lids and/or covers shall at all times be kept secured and fastened to the storage container so that rodents, flies and other insects may not have access to the contents thereof. The lids and covers shall only be removed while said containers and receptacles are being filled or emptied, as the case may be. Section 5. That Section 16-25 (a), (c), (d) and (e) of Article II of Chapter 16 the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: " Sec. 16-25. Rules for placement of bags or bundles for residential collection. (a) All residential garbage and rubbish placed for collection by City should be contained in bags only. Bags placed for collection shall be securely tied or otherwise fastened or closed so as to prevent spillage or entry by vectors and vermin. Bags placed for collection may be contained in appropriate storage containers as described in section 16-23 herein. Garbage or refuse that is loose in containers will not be collected. With the exception of brush, tree trimmings, and limbs, residential rubbish shall be placed for collection in bags. Brush, tree trimmings, and limbs shall be properly bundled. (c) Each bag, bundle or container shall be placed at curbside for collection. Curbside refers to that portion of right-of-way or private properiy adjacent to paved or traveled portion of the City roadway (including alleys). Bags, bundles and containers shall be placed as close to the roadway as practicable without interfering with or endangering the movement of vehicles or pedestrians. When construction work is being performed in the right-of-way, bags, bundles and containers shall be placed as close as practicable to curbside but at an access point for the City's collection vehicle. (d) Not more than a total of six (6) trash bags or bundles of brush will be collected per residential unit by the City sanitation department on each day of collection, with the exception that on the second collection day of the week an additional six (6) bags or bundles of brush may be set out in lieu of a bulky item. The weight limit for bags or brush bundles should not exceed fifty (50) pounds per bag or bundle. (e) Storage containers and trash bags containing residential solid waste shall be placed at curbside for collection no earlier than dusk the day before or later than 7:30 a.m. of the day on which collection is scheduled. Storage containers shall be removed from curbside following collection by 11:00 p.m. the day of collection." Section 6. That Section 16-27 of Article II of Chapter 16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: