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HomeMy WebLinkAbout023 - 03/15/1973 - AMENDING ARTICLE IV OF CHAPTER 54 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO THE LICENSING OF TRASH HAULERS r Y ORDINANCE NO ;3 1973 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE IV OF CHAPTER 54 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS COLORADO RELATING TO THE LICENSING OF TRASH HAULERS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS Section 1 That Section 54 18 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be and the same hereby is amended by adding at the end thereof the following Not withstanding any other provision in this ordinance in cases where there is no alley grass clippings may be placed in securely tied plastic bags deposited at the curb line on the day of trash pickup Such bags shall not be placed at the curb on any day other than the day such trash is picked up Section 2 That Section 54 20 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows 'Section 54 20 Charges Single family household garbage and household trash as defined in Section 54 15 of this article which is located as ,)rovided in Section 54 18 of this article and which is stored an accordance with Section 54 19 of this article will be removed from the premises at a monthly charge for weekly pickup not to exceed the following A No more than one (1) container each week $2 75 B More than one (1) but no more than four (4) containers each week $3 25 C Each additional container over four (4) 25¢ per container per week D Bags of grass clippings deposited in the alley or at curb line in accordance with Section 54 18 hereof shall not be considered in determining the number of containers Charges for trash pick up shall be billed four (4) months in advance by the licensed operator serving the area except that any charge for more than four (4) containers will be billed an the next billing cycle in accordance with the number of additional containers actually picked up In the event any customer terminates his trash pick up service for a period of two (2) continuous weeks or more and notified the operator of such termination in advance then such customer shall be entitled either to a prorata rebate or to a credit on his next billing cycle representing the period of terminated service Also in f� AIL J the event any customer who has paid for trash pick up in advance moves permanently from the location for which he has paid for trash service then upon notification to the trash hauler he shall be entitled to a prorata rebate representing the then prepaid amount of his trash hauling bill Nothing herein contained will prohibit a licensed operator from fur nishing pick up service other than weekly or from providing special service other than that contemplated by this article at a price negotiated between such operator and the customer providing such service is adequate ' Section 2 That Article IV of Chapter 54 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be and the same hereby is amended by adding thereto a new Section following Section 54 20 and by renumbering all subsequent Sections so as to accommodate such additional section with such additional section to read as follows Section 54 21 Regulation All persons licensed under this article shall comply with all reason able regulations adopted by the City Manager or his designated representative Such regulations may require the submission of uniform accounting information relating to the income and expenses of such licensed trash haulers as the same relate to single family household garbage and trash service provided pursuant to this article Such regulations shall also require that licensed haulers es- tablish a satisfactory means of receiving customer complaints regarding service and charges and shall further provide for an appeal of any dispute involving service or rates between a customer representative in which case the City Manager or his designated representative shall make a final determination of any such dispute Such regulations shall further provide for a special rate for minimum pickup service to persons o er the age of 65 years who have qualified for the city's low income senior citizens' property tax rebate program Before any such regulations are adopted the City Manager or his designated represen- tative shall set a date for hearing on such proposed regulations and shall give notice to all parties licensed under this article at least ten (10) days in advance of the date of hearing on such proposed regulations In the event any party licensed under this article objects to the regulations adopted after such hearing he may appeal the decision of the City Manager or his designated repre sentative to the City Council provided that a notice of such appeal is filed with the City Clerk within ten (10) days from the date of adoption of the regu lations by the City Manager or his designated representative Thereafter the City Council shall schedule a public hearing upon the question of adoption of such regulations and shall give at least ten (10) days notice of such hearing to all parties licensed under this article and the decision of the City Council at such public hearing or any adjournment thereof shall be final Introduced considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 22nd day of February A D 1973 and to be presented for final passage on the - 15th day of March A D 1973 Ma or ATTEST City Clerk r Passed and adopted on final reading this 15th day of March A D 1973 Mayor ATTEST City Clerk