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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 16 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (1988) BY AMENDING SECTIONS 16-64, 16-65, AND 16-66 THEREOF PERTAINING TO REFUSE COLLECTION RATES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Sections 16-64, 16-65, and 16-66 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988) be amended and reordained to read as follows: Sec. 16-64. Rates for dwelling units and certain other establishments. The service charge for the collection and disposal of trash and garbage from any dwelling unit and any other establishment not subject to the charges imposed by section 16-65 shall be at the rate of $18.00 per month per dwelling unit or, in the case of such other establishments, at the rate of $18.00 per month for each such other establishment. The charges imposed under this section shall be billed with the statement rendered for water and sewer charges. Sec. 16-65. Rates for standard containers. (a) Where garbage and refuse are stored in automated 65- or 105-gallon refuse containers, the charge for each month shall be based upon the volume of refuse normally generated for the particular class of business, and the rate shall be as follows: Collections Standard Containers Minimum Charge per week per Collection per Month 1 0 to 2 $18.00 (b) Charges for volumes in excess of the above schedule shall be determined by the director based on an extension of the above rates. (c) The charges imposed under this section may be billed with the statement rendered for water and sewer charges or as otherwise provided for in this chapter. Sec. 16-66. Rates for automated containers in the downtown commercial business district. (a) The downtown commercial business district shall be defined as the area north of Interstate 264, south of London Boulevard, east of Elm Avenue, and west of the Elizabeth River's Southern Branch. (b) Where garbage and refuse are stored in automated 105-gallon refuse containers in the downtown commercial bUsiness district, the rate charged for service shall be as follows: