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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1881 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 1881 4 /r9 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AND AMENDING CHAPTER 6.04 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTIONS 6.04.030, 6.04.070, 6.04.100, 6.04.240, 6.04.300, and 6.04.310 THEREOF. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Section 6.04.030 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 6.04.030 SUPERVISION BY CITY. The city manager is empowered and authorized to appoint a suitable and qualified person(s), subject to budget provisions, to supervise the collection, transportation and disposal of solid waste and garbage, for the supervision of the sanitary land fill operation, the arbitration to disputes between the contractor and the customer arising from missed pickups, size and/or condition of container, frequency of pickups and other complaints, and for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. The person appointed as herein provided shall have the authority and power to issue complaint citations for violations of the provisions of this chapter. All disputes with respect to the handling of complaints submitted to the person appointed herein not resolved by that person shall be submitted to the city manager for final resolution. The Benton -Franklin health district may order the removal of any solid waste or rubbish at any time and from any locality where it is determined by said authorities that such removal is necessary for the protection and preservation of public health, sanitation and cleanliness. In all cases, the Benton -Franklin health district shall notify the contractor that such removal is necessary. The contractor shall remove such solid waste and rubbish as ordered by the district; further, the contractor shall charge the city and the city in turn shall charge the occupant or the person who allows the deposit of solid waste or rubbish to accumulate a sum equal to three times the amount usually charged for such special service. If the premises is unoccupied, as an alternate, the city will then charge the owner of said premises a sum equal to three times the amount usually charged for such special service. Section 2. That Section 6.04.070 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 6.04.070 COLLECTION CONTRACTS - SOLID WASTE. In the event it is advisable for the city to arrange for the collection of solid waste from within the city by other than its own forces, it may, in accordance with the law, contract with another person to perform such service. Section 3. That Section 6.04.100 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 6.04.100 CAN, CONTAINER -.SPECIFICATIONS. Solid waste cans and containers shall be strong, water right, water impermeable, not easily corrodable, rodentroof and insectproof. Cans shall not be less than fifteen nor more than thirty-two gallons capacity. Cans shall have two handles at the sides thereof or other suitable handle. The city or solid waste collector, if any, with the approval of the Benton -Franklin health district may make special arrangements with the owners or operators of public food establishments and commercial establishments to permit the use of containers of greater capacity than thirty-two gallons which may be of nonstandard construction. All cans and containers shall meet all State Department of Ecology requirements and plastic bags may be substituted therefor providing they meet said requirements. Containers of a volume of one cubic yard or greater shall be placed and maintained on a hard, level surface at a grade equal to that of a street adjacent to the establishment maintaining the container. Section 4. That Section 6.04.240 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 6.04.240 SPECIAL COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION. The city may designate two special cleanup weeks, one of which shall be in the spring of the year and the other of which shall be in the fall of the year, during which time the city and the solid waste collector, if any, may collect solid waste other than garbage and swill at no additional cost:to residences or establishments. Section 5. That Section 6.04.300 of the Pasco -Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 6.04.300 SCHEDULE OF SERVICE CHARGES. (a) Occupied Residence.' The person responsible for water service to each residence or separate unit therefor shall be charged two dollars and seventy-five cents per month for each occupied residence or unit thereof for the weekly removal of up to two cans per week of solid waste from each residence or unit therefor. In addition, a special rate of one dollar and seventy cents per month for the weekly removal of one can per week from each residence or unit therefor is established. To qualify for this special rate, the person -2- responsible must be at least sixty years of age. In addition, he must be on or qualify for public assistance under the law of the state of Washington and certify on an appropriate form at the City Hall that one can per week is at least or more than adequate to meet his normal needs. In the event such person signs for this special service and requirements for compulsory and/or universal solid waste collection are subsequently eliminated, his application for such special service shall be voided. If the city's solid waste contractor is responsible for billing, the city shall notify the contractor of those persons qualifying for the special rate herein provided. (b) Occupied Multi -Family Residence. The person responsible for water service to each unit or units of a multi -family residence shall be charged two dollars and fifty-five cents per month per unit for the weekly removal of up to two cans per week of solid waste from each residence unit of the premises. As an alternate, the person responsible for water service may contract for centralized container service at the rate specified herein. As a further alternate, the person responsible for water service may contract for a special rate based on fewer than two cans per week, but not less than one can per week, from each residence unit of`the premises. Such a special rate shall be mutually agreeable to the person responsible, the contractor and the city. The additive for billing costs shall not be over two dollars per month per account. (c) Commercial Establishment. The minimum monthly charge shall be three dollars and seventy cents per month for the weekly removal of up to two cans per week of solid waste .from the premises. As an alternate, container service may be contracted for at the rate specified herein. As a further alternate, commercial accounts may be covered by a special rate. Such special rates shall be mutually agreeable to the person responsible, the contractor and the city. The additive for billing shall not be over two dollars per month per account. (d) Public Food Establishment. The charge for a public food establishment shall be fourteen dollars and twenty-five cents per month per can for daily service as described herein. The minimum monthly charge shall be fourteen dollars and seventy-five cents. As an alternate, the person responsible for water service to the public food establishment may contract for container service at the rate specified herein. (e) Extra Can or Bag Charges. There shall, be a charge of fi'f'ty cents per can or bag, per week for the removal of each can or bag in excess of thelevel- of service opted .for by the. customer., Section 6. That Section 6.04.310 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: -3- 6.04.310 BILLING PROCEDURE. The charges for solid waste collection and disposal as included herein shall be compulsory and universal and shall be billed by either the finance department or the city's contractor. Such charges may be included with the billing for water and sewer utility service. The charges shall be paid to the city or its contractor by the person responsible for the water and sewer utility billings and shall be paid not later than thirty days after the billing is mailed and, if not so paid, the charges shall be deemed delinquent. If the city does the billing, in the event of delinquency, charges for solid waste collection and disposal shall become a lien against the property prior to all other liens and encumbrances filed subseauent to such notice except liens for general taxes and local improvement assessments. Interests shall accrue upon de_linauent accounts at eight percent per year from the date of delinquency until paid; and in the event of foreclosure said lienable charge shall include all costs and fees of foreclosing said lien. Billings for commercial accounts shall be mailed to the tenant in possession unless special instructions to the contrary are received from the owner. Billing for a residence or a multi -family residence shall be charged to the tenant in possession of the premises providing prior written authorization has been given by the property owner and any required deposit has been made. If the citv's contractor does the billing for solid waste disposal, in the event of delinquency of four.(:4) months charges for solid waste collection and disposal, the city's contractor shall have the right to apply in writing for the right to refuse collection at the delinquent person's residence or establishment until the delinquency is paid. The application shall contain a verified statement of the name and location of the delinquent account, the amount of delinquency and the procedures utilized to attempt collection of the delinquency. The City, after reviewing the merits of the application and making a determination that the 'contractor has made a good faith effort to collect, A that the account remains months delinquent shall grant to the contractor in writing the right to refuse to collect solid waste from the delinquent customer until the delinquency is paid. Failure to pay charges for solid waste disposal serivices shall constitute a violation of this chapter and shall be punishable as herein provided. Section 7. That this Ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and publication as required by law. -4- of PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this %% day September, 1977. - 9VA-- !� - 2 Jagk Tidrick, Mayor TTEST: syn Wells, Deputy City Clerk APPRO,V ,D: -moi/�� � ` c Michael E. Cooper, Citj Attorney