Page 1 “~ ORDINANCE NO.: _ 1950 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 1947 FIXING AND COLLECTING REASONABLE FEES AND PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE AND TRASH AND STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 11-47-13 AND 11-89C-9, CODE OF ALABAMA 1975, AS AMENDED BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD, ALABAMA, as follows: 4 SECTION 1. Subsection (d)() of Section 1 of Ordinance No.1947 is hereby amended to read, as follows: “(d) “Solid Waste” shall mean the following: (i) Garbage: All putrescible waste including dead animals of less than 10 pounds in weight, except those slaughtered for human © consumption; every accumulation of waste (animal, vegetable and/or other matter) that results from the preparation, processing, consumption, dealing in, handling, packing, canning, storage, transportation, decay or decomposition of meats, fish, fowl, birds, fruit, grains or other animal or vegetable matter (including, but not by way of limitation, used in tin cans and other food containers; and all putrescible or easily decomposable waste, animal or vegetable matter which is likely to attract flies or rodents, generated by an occupant of a residential unit; except, however, in all cases any matter included in the definition of Bulky Wastes, Construction Debris, Hazardous Waste, Trash or Stable Matter; and” SECTION 2. Subsection (f) of Section lof Ordinance No. 1947 is hereby amended to read, as follows: “@) “Bags” shall mean clear plastic sacks designed to store Trash with sufficient wall strength to maintain physical integrity when lifted by the top, 1.3 mil or higher. Total weight of a bag and its contents shall not exceed 50 pounds.” O “ Page 2 . SECTION 3. Section 2 and subsection (a) of Section 2 of Ordinance No. 1947 are hereby C) amended to read, as follows: “SECTION 2. FEES: SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL: STORM WATER. MANAGEMENT. In order to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Prichard, there is hereby levied a service charge to defray a part of the cost to collect and dispose of solid wastes, Storm Water Management, and the administrative cost associated with such services; including the enforcement of this Ordinance in such areas as follows: (a) Upon every person who is the occupant of a dwelling unit the sum of $15.00 per month per unit. Where water service is furnished to a dwelling unit by the Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Prichard, the term, “Occupant” shall be taken to refer to the person in whose name such service is subscribed at such dwelling unit, regardless of whether or not such person resides in such dwelling unit. Where the dwelling unit is not served by the Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Prichard, the term, “Occupant” shall be taken to refer to the person in whose name any public utility service (water, gas or electricity) is subscribed at the dwelling unit, regardless of whether such person resides in such dwelling unit.” SECTION 4. Subsection (£) of Section 2 of Ordinance No.1947 is hereby amended to © read, as follows: “(f) Where initial service is commenced after the 15th of the month, there shall be no charge for service during the month, but where such service is commenced on or before the 15th day of the month, the full monthly charge shall be due.” SECTION 5. Section 5 of Ordinance No.1947 is hereby amended to read, as follows: “SECTION 5. SPECIAL FEES; (a) ADDITIONAL CARTS. In addition to the service charge levied in Section 2 of this Ordinance, a fee of $10.00 per month will be assessed for each additional cart authorized by the City of Prichard. (b) SPECIAL TRASH HAULS. The City of Prichard will make special trash hauls by request. These hauls will be made outside of the regular trash pick-up schedule. For each request for a special trash haul, the City of Prichard will assess a fee in the amount of $200.00 for the first load and Page 3 $50.00 for each additional load, for a single request. In no event will the City of Prichard haul more than 25 cubic yards per special trash haul.” SECTION 6. If any clause, sentence, section. subsection or other provision of this Ordinance is held invalid or inoperative, the remainder of the Ordinance shall not be affected thereby. SECTION 7. The fees set in Sections 5 of this Amendment of Ordinance shall become effective immediately. SECTION 8. This Ordinance shall have full force and effect upon its adoption and publication as required by law. ADOPTED this the 27 day of March, 2008. APPROVED: — - “) C Z RONALD K. DAVIS, Mayor ATTEST: AN bane Ll Xossee DARLENE PALMER-LEWIS, City Clerk 3-