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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, <br />VIRGINIA, 1973, BY AMENDING SECTION 14-5, PERTAINING TO <br />CHARGES FOR HANDLING REFUSE AT CITY INCINERATOR OR I~ANDFILL. <br /> <br /> BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia: <br /> <br /> 1. That Section 14-5 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia, 1973, be amended and reor~ained to read as follows: <br /> <br />Section 14-5. Charges for handling refuse at City incinerator, <br /> or landfill. <br /> <br /> (a) Whenever incinerable refuse is brought to the City <br />incinerator by persons other than residents with refuse from <br />their personal premises, a fee of nine dollars and twenty-five <br />cents ($9.25) per ton or a minimum fee of six dollars ($6.00) <br />per load shall be charged for the service. <br /> <br /> (b) Delivery to a city landfill by persons other than <br />residents of the City with refuse from their personal abode <br />shall pay a fee of four dollars ($4.00) per ton or tWO dollars <br />($2.00) per cubic yard or a minimum charge of two dollars [$2~00) <br />per load, whichever is greater° The fee for depositing rubber <br />tires that have not been sliced, chopped, or otherwise suf- <br />ficiently deformed to lose their rebounding characteristics <br />in the opinion of the director of public works shall be triple <br />the rates specified herein. <br /> <br /> (c) Whenever refuse brought by any person to a city in- <br />cinerator or landfill for disposal is of such volume or character <br />as to cause undue expense to the City, the director shall refuse <br />to accept the same unless such person shall agree to pay a <br />service charge based upon the cost of handling and disposing <br />of such refuse. <br /> <br />2. This Ordinance shall take effect as of July 1, 1981. <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, <br />at a meeting held May 12, 1981. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />