HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 4238 Amends Ordinance No. 2393, 2460,
3149, 3274, 3630, 4213, 4214
Amended by Ordinance No. 4304, 4351,
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON 4376, 4411, 4414, 5133
ORDINANCE N0. 4238
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 3, 50LID WASTE MANAGEMENT, OF TITLE
VIII (HEALTH AND SANITATION) OF ORDINANCE NO. 1628
ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
RENTON, WASHINGTON" RELATING TO SOLID WASTE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION I: Existing Chapter 3, Garbage, of Title V�II
(Health and Sanitation) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of
General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 8-301. INTENT AND SCOPE: The maintenance of health,
sanitation, and public welfare require and it is the intention of
this chapter to make the collection, and removal of garbage within
the City compulsory and universal . Collection of recyclables and
yard waste shall be voluntary.
Section 8-302. DEFINITIONS:
A. ALLEY: The word "alley" means public or private way
giving access to the rear of lots or buildings .
B. BULKY WASTE: The term "bulky waste" means large items of
waste, such as furniture and other oversized wastes which would
typically not fit into garbage cans .
C. COLLECTION CONTR.ACTOR: That entity holding a valid
current contract with the City of Renton to collect solid waste.
D. C�MMERCIAL CUSTOMER: A non-residential non-industrial
customer and those multi-family complexes not selecting residential
service for each unit.
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E. CURBSIDE: On the homeowner' s property, within ten ( 10}
feet of the public street without blocking sidewalks, driveways, or
on-street parking. For households currently receiving garbage
pickup in an alley accessible by collection vehicles, "curbside" can
be considered to be in the current alley location and within ten
( 10) feet of the edge of the alley. If extraordinary circumstances
preclude such a location, curbside shall be considered a placement
suitable to the resident and convenient to the contractor's
equipment and approved by the City.
F. DETACHABLE CONTAINER: The term "detachable container"
means a watertight, all metal container, not less than one cubic
yard in capacity and equipped with a tight-fitting cover.
G. ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD: A residence containing not more than
two dwelling units and in which each unit receives single-family
unit collection services .
H. EXTRA GARBAGE UNIT: A garbage unit in addition to the
number of garbage cans or garbage units to which the customer has
subscribed.
I . GARBAGE: The term "garbage" shall be synonymous with
Municipal Solid Waste ( "MSW" ) and shall mean and include all
accumulations of waste matters discarded as of no further value to
the owner, such as kitchen and table waste, wrappings and small
discarded containers, and small dead animals weighing not over
fifteen ( 15) pounds, but shall exclude all manure, sewage, large
dead animals, petroleum products, cleanings from public and private
catch basins, washracks or sumps, white goods, bulky waste,
recyclables, yard waste, and special or hazardous wastes.
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J. GARBAGE CAN: The term "garbage can" means a city-
approved container of material of similar size and weight to a
container that is a water-tight galvanized sheet-metal, or plastic
container not exceeding four (4 ) cubic feet or thirty-two {32 )
gallons in capacity, weighing not over fifteen ( 15) pounds when
empty, fitted with two (2 ) sturdy handles, one on each side, and a
tight cover equipped with a handle; such can to be rodent and
insect-proof.
K. GARBAGE DISPOSAL SITE: The terms "garbage disposal site"
and "disposal site" shall mean the areas owned, leased, or
controlled by the King County Solid Waste Division, King County,
Washington, for the disposal of garbage, or such other site as may
be approved by the City and any other governmental agency having
jurisdiction thereover.
L. GARBAGE UNIT: The term "garbage unit" means secure and
tight bundles, none of which shall exceed three feet ( 3 ' ) in the
longest dimension, and shall not exceed eighty (80 pounds) in weight
or such "garbage unit" may be packed in small discarded boxes,
barrels, or bags, or in securely tight cartons or other receptacles
reasonably easy to be handled and loaded by one person onto a
collection vehicle. A garbage can may be a garbage unit.
M. HAZARDOUS WASTE: Any wastes included in the State of
Washington, Department of Ecology Dangerous Waste Regulations,
chapter 173-303 WAC.
N. INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMER: Any commercial customer for
municipal solid waste collection services in the City generating in
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excess of 175 tons of municipal solid waste per week on an on-going
basis .
0. INDUSTRIAL WASTE: The term "industrial wastes" means and
includes waste generated as a by-product of manufacturing
operations, usually consisting of large quantities of paper,
cardboard, metal, plastics, scrap lumber and dunnage, and other
materials incidental to and connected with the manufacturing process
and not otherwise included in the definitions of "Garbage, "
"Hazardous, " or "Special Wastes" hereinabove.
P. MINI-CAN: The term "mini-can" means a container that is a
water-tight galvanized, sheet-metal container not exceeding ten ( 10)
gallons in capacity, fitted with a tight cover equipped with a
handle.
Q. MULTIPLE-FAMILY COMPLEX: The words "multiple-family
complex" means a structure containing three (3) or more dwelling
units .
R. MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) : The term "municipal solid
waste" ( "MSW" ) shall be synonymous with garbage.
S. PERSON: The term "person" shall mean every person, firm,
partnership, association, institution, or corporation in the City
accumulating garbage refuse requiring disposal. The term shall also
mean the occupant and/or the owner of the premises for which service
herein mentioned is rendered.
T. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR: The term "Public Works Director"
means the official of the City holding that office, or the
designated representative.
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U. RECYCLABLES: The term "recyclables" means newspaper,
uncoated mixed paper, aluminum, glass and metal food and beverage
containers, and such other materials that the City and contractor
determine to be recyclable.
V. RECYCLING BINS: The term "recycling bin" means a city-
provided container for the purpose of collecting recyclables.
W. RESIDENCE: The word "residence" means a building or
portion thereof containing not more than two (2 ) dwelling units.
X. RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER: Those customers residing in
single-family units and duplexes, and those customers residing in a
multi-family complex in which each and every unit within the duplex
or complex will be charged as a single-family unit.
Y. SINGLE-FAMILY UNIT: The words "single-family unit" means a
residence containing not more than one dwelling unit.
Z . SOLID WASTE: Solid waste means all putrescible and
nonputrescible solid and semisolid wastes including, but not limited
to, garbage, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, demolition and
construction wastes, abandoned vehicles or parts thereof, and
recyclable materials .
AA. SOLID WASTE UTILITY COORDINATOR: The term "Solid Waste
Utility Coordinator" means the official of the City holding that
office, or the designated representative.
BB. SOLID WASTE UTILITY: That enterprise fund of the City
of Renton managing the financial and administrative responsibilities
for solid waste collection and disposal .
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CC. SPECIAL WASTE:
a. Chemical waste from a laboratory. (This is limited
to discarded containers of laboratory chemicals, lab equipment, lab
clothing, debris from lab spills, or cleanup and floor sweeping) .
b. Articles, equipment, and clothing containing or
contaminated with poly-chlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) . (Examples
are: PCB capacitors or transformers, gloves or aprons from draining
operations, empty drums that formerly held PCB's, etc. )
c. "Empty" containers of waste commercial products or
chemicals . (This applies to a portable container which has been
emptied, but which may hold residuals of the product or chemical.
Examples of containers are: portable tanks, drums, barrels, cans,
bags, liners; etc. A container shall be determined "empty"
according to the criteria specified at 40 C.F.R. 261 . 7 ) .
d. Asbestos containing waste from building demolition or
cleaning. (This applies to asbestos-bearing waste insulation
materials, such as wallboard, wall spray coverings, pipe insulation,
etc. ) .
e. Commercial products or chemicals : off-specification,
outdated, contaminated, or banned. (This also includes products
voluntarily removed from the marketplace by a manufacturer or
distributor in response to allegations of adverse health effects
associated with product use. )
f. Residue and debris from cleanup of spills or releases
of a single chemical substance or commercial product, or a single
waste which would otherwise qualify as a miscellaneous special
waste.
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g. Medical or infectious by-product waste from a medical
practitioner, hospital, nursing home, medical testing laboratory,
mortuary, taxidermist, veterinarian, veterinary hospital, or animal
testing laboratory.
h. Animal waste and parts from slaughterhouses or
rendering plants .
i. Pumpings from septic tanks used exclusively by
dwelling units . (Single-family homes, duplexes, apartment
buildings, hotels or motels) .
j . Sludge from a publicly owned sewage treatment plant
serving primarily domestic users . (i.e. , with no substantial
industrial or chemical influent. )
k. Grease trap wastes from restaurants or cafeterias not
located at industrial facilities .
1. Washwater wastes from commercial car washes . (Note:
this does not include facilities used for washing the exterior of
bulk chemical or waste tank trucks, or for washing out the interior
of any truck. )
m. Washwater wastes from commercial laundries or
laundromats .
n. Chemical-containing equipment removed from service.
(Example: cathode ray tubes, batteries, fluorescent light tubes,
etc. )
o. Waste produced from the demolition or dismantling of
industrial process equipment or facilities contaminated with
chemicals from the process .
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p. Closed cartridge filters from dry-cleaning
establishments . (Such filters being used to filter used dry-
cleaning fluids or solids. )
DD. STREET: The word "street" means a public or private way,
other than "alleys, " used for public travel.
EE. WHITE GOODS: The term "white goods" means any large
household appliance including refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers,
water heaters, washers, dryers, or other similar appliances.
FF. YARD WASTES: Includes leaves, grass, pruning and
clippings of woody as well as fleshy plants. Materials larger than
two inches in diameter and four feet in length shall not be
considered yard waste.
Christmas trees will be eligible for collection as yard
waste provided that they have been cut and bundled by the resident.
GG. YARD WASTE CART: The term "yard waste cart" means a
city-approved container for the purpose of collecting yard wastes .
8-303: SOLID WASTE COLLECTIONS:
A. COLLECTION OF GARBAGE: Al1 garbage within the City shall
be collected by the City of Renton's collection contractor.
B. COLLECTION OF RESIDENTIAL RECYCLABLES: Any party may
collect residential recyclables . However, once recyclables are
placed at the curbside or other approved point of collection, then
residential recyclables may be collected only by the City of
Renton's collection contractor.
C. COLLECTION OF RESIDENTIAL YARD WASTE: Any party may
collect residential yard waste. However, once residential yard
waste is placed at the curbside or other approved point of
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collection, then residential yard waste may be collected only by the
City of Renton's collection contractor.
8-304: DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RECYCLABLES, AND YARD WASTE:
A. All persons accumulating solid waste in the City shall
place and accumulate the same in garbage cans, garbage units, or
detachable containers . Recyclables may also be accumulated in
recycling bins and yard waste may also be accumulated in yard waste
carts.
B. It shall be unlawful for residential customers or
occupants of public buildings to deposit, throw, or place garbage,
recyclables, or yard waste in a garbage can or garbage unit except
for the purpose of storing such garbage, recyclable, or yard waste
until the next regular collection date. Likewise, it will not be a
violation of this section for residential customers or occupants of
public buildings to store recyclables in recycling bins or yard
waste in yard waste carts awaiting the next regular collection date.
Any unauthorized accumulation of garbage, recyclables, or yard waste
on any premises is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is
prohibited.
C. It shall be unlawful to deposit, throw, or place any
garbage, recyclables, or yard waste in any lane, alley, street, or
other public place, or to deposit, throw, or place any garbage or
refuse on any private property regardless of ownership. It shall be
unlawful to place garbage recyclables or yard waste in the garbage
can, garbage unit, or detachable container owned by or for which
service is paid for by another.
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Enforcement and penalties for such unlawful act shall be pursuant to
the City's nuisance ordinance.
D. No garbage can when filled shall weigh more than eighty
(80) pounds and shall be so packed that the contents thereof will
dump out readily when it is inverted. For residential customers,
all garbage cans, recyclable bins and yard waste carts shall be
placed at curbside of the alley, street, or road at which collection
trucks are to be loaded.
E. Special pickup services will be provided when authorized
by the City, to those residences where there are handicapped or
elderly people who cannot move their recycling bins, garbage cans,
or yard waste carts to the curb. Residences which are
geographically located so as to make moving containers to the curb
an unreasonable physical hardship must apply to the City for the
special collection service and submit documentation to justify their
application. Residences which qualify for this service will be
determined by the Solid Waste Utility Coordinator based upon
submitted documentation. Special pickup services shall be from a
convenient location, but such location shall be approved by both the
City and the contractor.
F. Any person accumulating garbage, recyclables, and yard
wastes in the downtown or suburban business areas whose location
requires the placing of garbage cans, garbage units or containers on
sidewalks or alleys for collection shall not place same on sidewalks
or alleys until the close of each business day, and shall remove
cans from sidewalks or alleys immediately after the opening for
business each morning if the cans have been emptied, but if they
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have not, they shall be immediately removed following collection.
This requirement shall be rigidly enforced.
G. No hot ashes or hot clinkers shall be placed in any
garbage can or container for collection or removal .
H. Sufficient garbage cans must be provided for the
collection of all garbage as defined in this chapter. All garbage
cans and detachable containers shall be kept tightly covered and in
good and sanitary condition for garbage storage and handling, and
garbage cans and detachable containers which leak or have jagged
edges or holes shall not be used. The Solid Waste Utility
Coordinator, independently or at the request of the contractor,
shall determine whether or not the condition of any garbage can or
detachable container is satisfactory for use.
I . Contagious Disease Refuse. The removal of wearing
apparel, bedding or other refuse from homes or other places where
highly infectious or contagious diseases have prevailed shall be
performed under the supervision and direction of the City Health
Officer. Such refuse shall not be placed in containers for regular
collections .
J. Commercial and Industrial. Subject to the approval of the
City, agreement will be reached between the City of Renton's
collection contractor and commercial and industrial customers
concerning security, location of detachable containers, frequency of
removal, and receipts for removal .
8-305: SUPERVI5ION: The Public Works Director of the City,
or the Director's duly authorized representative, is hereby
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authorized and directed to supervise the collection and disposal of
all garbage, recyclables, and yard waste as herein defined.
8-306: RESTRICTIONS AND ANTI-SCAVENGING:
A. RESTRICTIONS: It shall be unlawful for anyone, except the
following, to haul garbage through the streets in the City:
l . The City's collection contractor.
2 . Anyone authorized to collect and haul garbage under
RCW 35. 13.280 (Franchise) or holding a valid permit from the
Utilities and Transportation Commission.
B. ANTI-SCAVENGING: Once residential recyclable materials
and residential yard waste materials have been set out on the
curbside, or at such other location as authorized by the City,
ownership of those recyclables and yard waste materials passes to
the contractor. It shall be unlawful for any person other than the
contractor to remove or collect any such recyclable materials or
yard waste materials once they are set out on the curbside or other
approved location. However, any person may collect recyclables and
yard waste materials from the occupants of residences or may accept
recyclables or yard waste materials delivered to such person at a
location where it is legal to accept such materials.
8-307: SCHEDULE OF COLLECTION: Al1 garbage, recyclables,
and yard wastes as herein provided will be collected within the
boundaries of the City as follows :
A. Regular collections from business firms and commercial
enterprises will be made as often as required but shall not exceed
one pickup per day, five (5) days per week, Monday through Friday,
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between the hours of four o'clock (4 : 00) A.M. and four o'clock
(4 : 00) P.M. , unless the City authorizes an extension of such time.
B. Regular collections of garbage and recyclables from
residences shall be made one day per week between the hours of seven
o'clock (7 : 00) A.M. and four o`clock (4 : 00) P.M. , Monday through
Friday. Regular collections of yard waste from residences, except
those located in mobile-home courts, shall be biweekly on the same
day per week as regular garbage collection. Mobile-home courts may
have collection of yard wastes only upon agreement of the City and
its collection contractor.
C. When a legal holiday falls during the work week and the
contractor does not work on such holiday, Saturday collections will
be permitted.
8-308: BILLING5 AND COLLECTIONS; LIEN AND ENFORCEMENT:
A. BILLINGS AND COLLECTIONS:
1 . Billings . Unless otherwise specified in any contract
between the City and the City' s collection contractor, the City
shall collect the charges for services rendered hereunder from the
person as hereunto defined for whom collection services are
furnished and/or the owner of the property for which the collection
service is rendered. Such billing shall be made monthly or
bimonthly and may include charges for other services rendered to the
City to such person.
a. All charges for collection services rendered and
billed hereunder shall be payable to the City within fifteen ( 15)
days from billing date, and if not paid within said period, such
charge or charges shall become delinquent.
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b. If the charges billed are not paid within the
fifteen ( 15) day period from billing date, such charges shall become
delinquent. Once the charges become delinquent, there shall be
added a late fee of 10� of the past-due charges but not less than 50
cents to compensate the City for handling the past-due account,
subsequent billings, and any collection action taken. Additionally,
there shall be assessed interest at the rate of 1� per month on the
unpaid balance.
c. Upon such delinquency occurring, and following
at least one further billing for the charges, if the account is not
paid within 120 days of the rendering of the initial bill which has
become delinquent, the City acting through its Utility Billing
Section, in conjunction with the Solid Waste Utility Coordinator,
shall notify the collection contractor to cease all further
collections for said account until payment of accumulated fees has
been made in full. The stoppage of services for nonpayment of
collection charges shall be in addition to any and all other rights
of the City to proceed for the collection to unpaid charges .
d. Following cessation of collection due to non-
payment of charges, the delinquent customer shall be penalized
monthly an amount equivalent to the monthly services charged for
collection as billed prior to the delinquency.
B. LIEN AND ENFORCEMENT: Any such delinquent charges shall
become a lien against the property for which the garbage collection
service is rendered. A notice of the City's lien for garbage
collection disposal service specifying the charges, the period
covered by the charges, and giving the legal description of the
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premises sought to be charged, shall be filed with the office of the
King County Auditor within the time required, and shall be
foreclosed in the manner and within the time prescribed for liens
for labor and material and as otherwise specified in RCW 35.21 . 140
et seq. All liens filed pursuant to the aforecited State Statute
shall be prior to any and all other liens and encumbrances filed
subsequent to the filing of such lien with the office of the King
County Auditor, except the lien for general taxes and local
improvement assessments whether levied prior or subsequent thereto.
The City shall have the right to claim its collection costs and
attorney's fees for foreclosure of the lien.
C. RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHARGES: The customer receiving
collection services shall have a personal obligatian to pay charges
for said services . This obligation is in addition to the
obligations detailed in paragraphs 8-308A and B. The City's Solid
Waste Utility shall have the absolute authority, except as limited
by State laws, to refuse to furnish service to, to discontinue
service to, or to refuse to resume services to any applicant or
customer on account of their failure to pay delinquent bills owing
said utility by such person, whether such bills cover service at the
premises sought to be served, or elsewhere within the City.
D. APPEAL: Prior to the City terminating further
collections, the Utility Billing Section shall send a notice to the
responsible person or persons that the bill for services is
delinquent and of the City's intention to terminate service. The
person or persons so notified shall have the right, within ten days
of receipt of such notification, to appeal to the Finance Director,
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in writing, the declaration of delinquency and the City's intention
to terminate service. The notice shall be deemed received three (3)
days following mailing of the notice. The Finance Director's
inquiry shall be limited to whether or not a delinquency exists, and
whether or not the City should terminate further collection
services .
8-309: RATES FOR SERVICES: The following schedule is hereby
adopted as the charges to be paid to the City for services rendered
for each category:
A. Residential Customers.
1 . For "garbage cans" and/or "garbage units" :
1 can collected per week $ 7 .25 per month
2 cans collected per week 9 .25 per month
3 cans collected per week 11 .25 per month
4 cans collected per week 13 .25 per month
5 cans collected per week 15.25 per month
6 cans collected per week 17 .25 per month
Extra garbage unit 1 .86 per unit
Return trip charge, per request 3 . 00
2 . All categories in Section 8-309 . 1 are subject to a
flat one dollar ($1 . 00) fee for senior citizens who qualify for the
Senior Citizen Rate and those permanently disabled as follows :
a. Every single person, sixty-two (62 ) years of age
or older, and every single person, substantially and permanently
disabled residing in a single-family dwelling, either as owner or
purchaser, whose income from all sources does not exceed the current
income ceiling established by the City of Renton then shall qualify
for the Senior Citizen and Disabled Rate. The maximum figure shall
increase whenever there is a change in the maximum income figure to
qualify for supplemental social security benefits.
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b. Every married couple, constituting a marital
community, residing in a single-family dwelling either as owner or
purchaser, and both spouses being sixty-two ( 62 ) years of age or
older, or one person being substantially and permanently disabled,
while the other spouse is under the age of sixty-two ( 62) , and whose
income from all sources does not exceed the current income ceiling
established by the City of Renton then shall qualify for the Senior
Citizen Rate. The maximum figure shall increase whenever there is a
change in the maximum income figure to qualify for supplemental
social security benefits.
c. Every such person (if married, then either
spouse) shall file with the Utilities Billing Section of the City,
his or her statement, under oath, that he/she or they are qualified
to be charged the special rate for such garbage collection services
hereinabove stated. Such statement shall contain such other
information as the Utilities Billing Section may prescribe,
including address, ownership or interest in the dwelling occupied by
such applicant(s) ; amount, source and nature of all income from any
and all sources, together with the applicant's unqualified promise
to forthwith notify the City of any circumstances or change in
condition which would make the applicant(s) ineligible to receive
said special rate.
All of such information shall be treated in
confidence and all such applications and statements shall only be
available for inspection by authorized personnel of the City. The
Utilities Billing Section shall have the right, whenever deemed
necessary, to require such statement on an annual basis .
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B. Commercial Customers :
1 . For "garbage cans" and/or "garbage units" as herein
defined - $1 .51 per can collected per week. The minimum monthly
charge for each such business or commercial account shall be $10 . 57
per month.
2 . The rate for the handling of hydraulically handled
containers approved by the City's contractor and the City for the
use by commercial, industrial, and multiple-dwelling establishments
shall be as follows :
Commercial Can, per can $ 1 .51 per pickup
1 yard detachable container 7 . 47 per pickup
1 . 5 yard detachable container 10 . 62 per pickup
2 yard detachable container 13 . 19 per pickup
3 yard detachable container 19 . 11 per pickup
3 yard compactor 90 . 00 per pickup
4 yard detachable container 25 . 04 per pickup
4 yard compactor 102 . 00 per pickup
6 yard detachable container 35 .08 per pickup
8 yard detachable container 45 . 34 per pickup
20 yard detachable container 52 . 04 per pickup
30 yard detachable container 58 .43 per pickup
40 yard detachable container 64 . 77 per pickup
Compactors (Yd) 3 . 87 per cubic
yard per
pickup plus
dump fee
Minimum Pickup:
1 to 8 yard detachable containers - once per week
20 to 40 yard detachable containers - twice per month
Compactors - twice per month
3 . The rate for handling temporary contractor drop boxes
shall be as follows :
1 to 8 yard detachable container $45 . 34 per pickup, dump
fee included
20 yard detachable container $74 . 15 per pickup plus
dump f ee
30 yard detachable container $ 91 .59 per pickup plus
dump fee
40 yard detachable container $108 . 96 per pickup plus
dump fee
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Minimum Pickup:
Temporary contractor drop boxes - twice per month.
4 . Extra Charges .
a. There will be a minimum service charge of $52 . 00
per month for compactor users .
b. A $3 . 00 charge will be added for each occurrence
of the following services :
(i} Container roll-outs and roll-backs over
fifteen ( 15 ) feet from the point of safe
truck access .
(ii) Cans not centrally located or placed more
than fifty (50) feet from the point of safe
truck access .
(iii) Opening and closing of container enclosure
gates .
(iv) Unlocking or locking of container lids .
c. A $10 . 00 charge will be added for each
occurrence of the following services :
(i) Hydraulic disconnect and reconnect on
compactors .
(ii) Compactor roll-off box turnaround.
(iii) Containers are not available for collection
at regularly scheduled pickup time and
request is made that the contractor make a
special trip.
5 . Special Services . Whenever special services not
contained within this schedule are required, the rate charged for
those special services shall be negotiated by the customer with the
City and the collection contractor.
C. Industrial Service Customers .
l . Collection of Industrial Waste and Rates :
"Industrial waste, " shall be collected by the City's collection
contractor, from the manufacturing establishments having such
wastes . The following rates and conditions are based on annual
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quantities of industrial wastes of loose measure or equivalent in
combination of loose and compacted waste.
a. Forty (40) yard load of loose industrial waste,
whether in contractor' s or customer's containers, exclusive of
"dumping fee" at disposal facility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61.52 per load
b. All loose industrial waste hauled in other than
contractor's or customer's forty (40 ) yard containers, exclusive of
"dumping fee" at disposal facility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3. 87 per cubic yard
c. Compacted industrial waste in customer furnished
containers, exclusive of "dumping fee" at disposal
facility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79 .86 per load.
The above rate schedule does not include container rental
for all commercial and industrial users nor the dump fees for 20
yard or larger containers .
D. Classification and Appeal : Service category
classifications shall be on the basis of the type and volume of
solid waste and the purpose and type of the dwelling or facility
being served as determined by the Public Works Director of the City,
or the Director' s duly authorized representative. Any person who
shall deem their classification improper may appeal to the Solid
Waste Utility Coordinator within forty-five (45) days following
their classification or change of classification. After the
decision of the Solid Waste Utility Coordinator, if the party
appealing is still aggrieved, then the party may appeal to the
Public Works Director, whose decision shall be final.
SECTION II: This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage, approval, and thirty days after publication.
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 11th day of September ,
1989 .
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APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this llth day of September , 1989 .
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Lawrence J. War�en, City Attorney
Date of Publication: September 15, 1989 (Fublished in Suznmary)
ORD. 99 : 08/10/89 .
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