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<br />.~ <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. l729 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12, "GARBAGE AND TRASH," OF THE CODE <br />OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON <br />VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A <br />MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED A SUM NOT TO EXCEED <br />TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00)1 CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE1 <br />FIND~NG COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW1 AND PROVIDING AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: <br /> <br />Section l. Section l2-23, of the Code of Ordinances of the <br /> <br />City of La Porte, is hereby amended, to hereafter read as follows, <br /> <br />to-wit: <br /> <br />"Sec. l2-23. When required. <br /> <br />(a) Public, business and commercial institutions and <br />establishments shall use the city's, or the city-authorized <br />contractor's, solid waste container system service for the <br />removal of garbage and trash under the rates and rules set <br />forth in this chapter. <br /> <br />(b) Apartment projects containing four (4) or more units and <br />mobile home parks shall use the city's, or the city-authorized <br />contractor's, solid waste container system service for the <br />removal of garbage and trash under the rates and rules set <br />forth in this chapter." <br /> <br />Section 2. Section 12-24, of the Code of Ordinances of the <br /> <br />City of La Porte, is hereby amended, to hereafter read as follows, <br />to-wit: <br /> <br />"Sec. l2-24. City to furnish containers. <br /> <br />Under the city's sanitation container system service, the <br />city, or the city's authorized contractor, will furnish a <br />container, or containers, to be used in the collection and <br />removal of garbage and trash." <br /> <br />Section 3. Section l2-42 (b), of the Code of Ordinances of the <br /> <br />City of La Porte, is hereby amended, to hereafter read as follows, <br /> <br />to-wit: <br /> <br />"Sec. l2-42. Same-For business and commercial establishments. <br /> <br />. . . <br /> <br />(b) Subject to the foregoing m1n1mum charges for business and <br />commercial establishments, the following formula shall be used <br />to determine the monthly charge for each user of a sanitation <br />container furnished by the city, or the city's authorized <br />contractor, at a business or commercial establishment: <br /> <br />Number of cubic yards furnished <br />x city's contract cost per <br />cubic yard, plus l5%, rounded <br />to the nearest $.05 increment <br />x number of pickups per week <br />x 52 weeks <br />l2 months = Monthly charge <br />