§ 14-6. Residential brush/bulky waste collection procedures.

The city may collect and dispose of brush and bulky waste from residential properties only. The collection of these items may be scheduled on a three (3) times per year basis, as published from time to time by the department, located at 1100 Eidson Road, Eagle Pass, Texas, and as periodically revised by such department based on operational changes. During city-sponsored clean up campaigns, collection trucks will only pass by each residence once per campaign. An out-of-schedule request for collection of these materials or waste shall be charged at the rate of nine dollars and seventy-five cents ($9.75) per cubic yard but such charge shall not be less than fifty dollars ($50.00) per collection. Property owners may dispose of their construction and demolition materials, brush and yard waste and bulky items at the City of Eagle Pass Type IV AE Permit 1918 landfill site located on 123 State Highway 131. There shall be no charge for city residents that take trash to the type IV landfill site provided they present a Texas Driver's License or State of Texas-issued identification form that shows the same address as the EPWWS bill showing payment of garbage fees.

Persons residing outside the corporate city limits may also use the city type IV AE landfill located on 123 State Highway 131 to dispose of type IV waste only, and will be charged twenty-four dollars ($24.00) per ton or eight dollars ($8.00) per cubic yard or any fee designated by the city council.

City and county residents may also dispose of all type I municipal solid waste at the Maverick County Solid Waste Authority Landfill Permit 2316 Solid Waste site located at 16179 Farm to Market Road 1021, El Indio, Texas, 78860.

1.

Time for brush cuttings/bulky waste collection . The owner, manager, tenant or occupant of any residential property shall separate wastes so that brush is not commingled, and place brush cuttings, free of whole tree trunks, and other bulky wastes separately at the curb and not in the alley, all in a safely accessible location, no further than eight (8) feet from the curb, clear of overhead obstructions, clear of utility appurtenances, clear of fences, and other personal property. Brush must be bundled and may not exceed two and one-half (2.5) feet in height, four (4) feet in width and five (5) feet in length and shall not weigh more than thirty-five (35) pounds. Requests for brush cuttings and bulky items collection service other than during the regularly scheduled clean up campaigns will be considered "out-of-cycle" brush/bulky wastes.

2.

Out-of-cycle brush cuttings and bulky wastes collection .

A.

A person may arrange for brush cuttings and bulky waste collection at irregular times at the person's cost. The person must arrange for collection by requesting an out-of-cycle service collection according to the schedule of fees set out in section 14-10.

B.

The person making the request shall place these items at the curb in a segregated manner. The person making the out-of-cycle brush cuttings and bulky waste items collection request shall ensure that the items are not placed on or near curbs in violation of this chapter.

C.

The person desiring bulky waste collection shall place all large white goods, furniture, mattresses and cabinets separate from all other items placed for removal by city trucks. These items have no size or weight limitation, but are limited to residential items only.

D.

No items designed for commercial use will be collected.

E.

The person desiring bulky waste collections shall remove the door or lids of all refrigerators, freezers and similar air-tight appliances for safety. Doors or lids shall be placed alongside said appliances.

F.

No bulky waste collection in alleys. It shall be unlawful for any person to place bulky waste in alleys.

G.

The property owner or occupant shall be primarily responsible to the city for reimbursement of any and all remediation expenses incurred by the city as a result of damage to personal or real property that may occur during any brush or bulky waste collection action (whether regular, specially scheduled, or ordered for purposes of protecting the public health, safety, or welfare) caused by waste materials obscuring the property or impeding the city's ability to address the waste matter. Damages to property may include damage to meters, sprinkler systems, plumbing appurtenances, fencing, mailboxes, automobiles, or any other item of personal or real property. Costs may be undertaken, at the discretion of the city, to repair or replace items in order to preserve public health or safety. Tenants and other persons shall be secondarily responsible for reimbursement to the city. The same priority for reimbursement responsibility shall apply to direct fees and payment of administrative costs for extraordinary solid waste services.

(Ord. No. 2012-06, § 1, 3-6-2012)