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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, <br />VIRGINIA, 1988, BY AMENDING SECTION 16-64 AND 16-65 (a) <br />THEREOF, PERTAINING TO REFUSE COLLECTION FEES. <br /> <br /> BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia: <br /> <br /> 1. That Sections 16-64 and 16-65 (a) of the Code of the <br />City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1988, be amended and reordained <br />to read as follows: <br /> <br />Section 16-64. <br /> <br />Rates for dwelling units and certain other <br />establishments. <br /> <br /> The service charge for the collection and disposal of <br />trash and garbage from any dwelling unit and any other <br />establishment not subject to the charges imposed by Section <br />16-65 shall be at the rate of seven dollars ($7.00) per month <br />per dwelling unit or in the case of such other establishments, <br />at the rate of seven dollars ($7.00) per month for each such <br />other establishment. The charges imposed under this section <br />shall be billed with the statement rendered for water and <br />sewer charges. <br /> <br />Section 16-65. Rates for standard containers. <br /> <br /> (a) Where garbage and refuse are stored in thirty-two <br />(32) gallon containers or the equivalent thereof, the charge <br />for each three month period shall be based upon the volume of <br />refuse normally generated for the particular class of <br />business, and the rate shall be as follows: <br /> <br />Collections <br />per week <br /> <br />Standard containers <br /> per collection <br /> <br />Minimum charge <br /> per quarter <br /> <br />2 0 to 4 $ 21.00 <br />2 5 to 8 42.00 <br />2 9 to 12 63.00 <br /> <br />3 0 to 4 35.00 <br />3 5 to 8 70.00 <br />3 9 to 12 105.00 <br /> <br />4 0 to 4 49.00 <br />4 5 to 8 98.00 <br />4 9 to 12 147.00 <br /> <br />5 0 to 4 63.00 <br />5 5 to 8 126.00 <br />5 9 to 12 189.00 <br /> <br /> <br />