OR 2004-1069 Yard Trimmings RecyclingAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2004-1069
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING ARTICLE 3-5 OF CHAPTER 3 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CODE SECTION 3-5-2; ADDING
THERETO A NEW SECTION 3-5-13 "YARD TRIMMINGS RECYCLING"
PROVIDING REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE ADDITIONAL
RECYCLING SERVICE; PROVIDING A REPLEALING CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: The City of Coppell Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by amending
code Section 3-5-2 to read as follows:
"Sec. 3-5-2.
That the term of the Agreement as modified shall be modified to take effect and
continue in full force for a period of six (6) years, commencing, April 1, 2004 (the prior
Agreement terms to remain in effect prior to such date) with the Agreement termination date
being April 1, 2010."
SECTION 2: That the Code of Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas be, and the same is
hereby amended by amending Chapter 3, by adding Section 3-5-13 to provide for additional
recycling service to include Yard Trimmings,, which shall read as follows:
"Sec. 3-5-13. Yard Trimmings Recycling
A. The City, or its authorized contractor shall provide service to residential
households to collect, haul and delivery to a compost facility the properly prepared yard
trimmings that have been generated at that residential premise.
B. Yard Trimmings collected for recycling shall include grass trimmings,
leaves, brush trimmings, tree trimmings, and bedding/vegetable plants, and shall not include
soil and common poisonous plants.
C. Yard Trimmings shall be prepared properly for recycling collection by
placing in brown yard bags, designed to store yard trimmings with sufficient wall strength to
maintain physical integrity when lifted, or loose in a container with a lid. All brush and tree
trimmings with a diameter less than six (6) inches, shall be cut into five (5) foot lengths and
tied with cotton/jute string. All containers and bundles shall weigh less than fifty (50)
pounds.
D. Yard Trimmings Recycling collection shall occur once a week, with
collections on Wednesdays and Saturdays in the city. All other collection conditions apply
as in previous ordinance.
E. The authorized contractor shall collect, haul and deliver to a compost facility
that is registered with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and is actively
recycling yard trimmings into a compost/mulch product. The Contractor shall be
responsible for fees associated with delivery and provide the City with monthly reports of
cubic yards delivered.
F. The authorized contractor shall return, at no charge, 15 c. yards of finished
compost each month to a location designated by the city of Coppell Parks and Recreation
Department to be used at the City's discretion
G. The authorized contractor shall provide, at no charge, a roll-off container for
city yard trimmings with a monthly haul to the compost facility. The City shall provide
training to city staff to insure clean loads. In the event that repeated hauls are contaminated
with non-yard trimming materials, the City and the authorized contractor shall agree to
terminate this roll-off service.
H. The authorized contractor and the City shall work cooperatively on the
education and promotion of the Residential Yard Trimmings Recycling program.
I. For one family residential service (once a week yard trimmings recycling)
the fee shall be $1.60 per month. This amount shall be added to the existing residential rate,
and shall be subject to the franchise fee and rate adjustments."
SECTION 3: That all provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas,
in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other
provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4: That should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or
section of this ordinance, or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be
unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole,
or any part or provision thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional, illegal or
invalid, and shall not affect the validity of the Code of Ordinances as a whole.
SECTION 5: The effective date for the Yard Trimmings Recycling service as described in
this ordinance and fee shall become effective between April 1, 2004 and June 1, 2004.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppe11, Texas, this the ,z~.~' ~"day of
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CITY ATTORNEY
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