ORD CC 01/13/76 - Amending Ch. 9 and 11 - Health-GarbageORDINANCE NO. 76 -1
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9, ENTITLED GARBAGE D
REFUSE AND CHAPTER 11, ENTITLED HEALTH AND SANITATION
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLI,
TEXAS, BY ADDING DEFINITIONS TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 9 -1,
AND BY AMENDING SECTION 9 -7 to CONFORM WITH OTHER
AMENDMENTS TO THE HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE OF THE CITY
OF HUNTSVILLE, BY AMENDING SAID HEALTH AND SANITATION
CODE BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS SECTIO 11 -26,
PROVIDING FOR RECLAMATION PERMITS TO BE ISSUED TO LOW
ACCUMULATION OF CERTAIN MATERIALS FOR RECLAMATION •F
REAL PROPERTY, BY AMENDING SECTION 11 -25, TO ELIMI ATE
CONFLICTS WITH THE NEW SECTION 11 -26, AND PROVIDIN AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in the interest of the Public Health and
certain Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Texas, now p
the dumping or accumulation of specified waste or unusable
materials or substances, which Ordinances are in the best
of the public Health and Welfare; however, the City Counci
City of Huntsville, finds that certain parcels of real pro
within the said City can be reclaimed for proper use by pr
of fill materials in such areas, provided that materials u
fill would not be detrimental or injurious to the public h
that therefore in order to utilize to the maximum extent p
all real property and at the same time protect the interes
public health from dumping or discarding of improper waste
provision should be made for reclamation of real property
approval of the City Health Officer and that the public in
would be best served by the passage of an ordinance author
same.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, that Section 9 -1, Chapter 9, of
of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville be amended in the
particulars:
SECTION 1: Section 9 -1 entitled definitions of th
Ordinances of the City of Huntsville is hereby amended to
following additional definitions:
Sec. 9 -1. Definitions:
Putrescible: The word " putrescible" shall be defi
ability of a substance to putrefy or
as to become rotten or malodorous.
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Non-putrescible: The word "non-putrescible" shall e defined
as the ability of a substance to retain its
original composition without putrefying or
decaying.
Rubbish or Trash: The words "rubbish" or "trash" s all be
interpreted to mean a mixture of putrescible
and non-putrescible wastes.
The definitions herein shall apply throughout the •ode of
Ordinances of the City of Huntsville unless otherwise spec'fied.
SECTION 2: Section 9-7 of Chapter 9 of the Code of Ordinances
is hereby amended by adding to the existing paragraph the following
proviso:
Sec. 9-7. Disposal at other than dumping grounds ar incinerator
prohibited. The disposal
Provided however, that approved refuse may be used under a thorized
reclamation permits as provided elsewhere in the Code of 0 dinances of
the City of Huntsville.
SECTION 3: Section 11-25 of Chapter 11 of the Cod of Ordinance'
of the City of Huntsville is amended so as to add at the b ginning of
said paragraph the following phrase: Otherwise, said para raph remains
the same.
Sec. 11-25. Accumulations of lumber, boxes, barrel
and until a reclamation permit has been issued, it shall b
for any person to permit to accumulate
SECTION 4: Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances o
of Huntsville is hereby amended by adding a Section to be
Section 11-26 as follows:
Sec. 11-26. Reclamation Permit.
a. Any person, firm, corporation or owner of real
within the corporate limits of the City of Huntsville who
fill low lying or unusable real property with non-putresci
for the purposes of reclamation may obtain a reclamation p
such purpose from the City Health Officer.
b. An application for an Reclamation Permit shall
the real estate with certainty, shall state the level or g
said property is to be raised and shall contain certifica
natural drainage channel shall be affected or that approve drainage
structures will be included in the reclamation project. The City
etc. Unless
unlawful
the City
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identify
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ion that no
Engineer shall review any certification regarding drainage
the Health Officer of the correctness of the applicants ce
No permit shall be issued without proper drainage plans fo
reclamation site. Such permit shall be issued conditioned
materials intended for use as fill material shall be non-p
or inorganic and shall be approved by the City Health Offi
City Health Officer shall inspect the reclamation site fro
time and shall immediately suspend a permit if unauthorize
are used in the eclamation project.
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and advise
tification.
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that all
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materials
c. A $/0,0 permit fee shall be paid for each permit issued
and shall be valid for a period of six months.
d. Any reclamation project not completed within s
shall nevertheless be covered by earth material at the end
six month period unless an additional permit is issued for
of such reclamation project. In any event, all reclamatio
shall be concluded within one year or the material used fo
be covered by earth material at such time,so as to prevent
and lengthy unsitely appearances within the City of Huntsv
City Health Officer shall advise any permitee to cover the
at the appropriate times as provided herein. It shall be
for any permitee to allow reclamation sites to remain unco
earth material after the time specified in this section an
receipt of the notice from the City Health Officer to comp
section.
PASSED IN OPEN COUNCIL on this the 13th day of Jan
PROVED AS TO F
CITY ATTORNEY
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after
y with this
ary, 1976.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
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0 RIS I. WALLER, MAYOR