HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-038 Refuse Rates and Related Levels of Service; YMC Amendment 4.16.140 and 4.16.150AN ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE NO. 2016-038
relating to health and sanitation; revising various refuse rates, fees and
charges; adjusting various refuse rates, fees and charges; and amending
Sections 4.16.140; and 4.16.150 of the Yakima Municipal Code
accordingly.
WHEREAS, the City Council determines that it is in the best interests of the residents of
the City that ordinances related to refuse fees, charges and related matters be amended
as set forth in this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council determines that the rates, fees and charges contained in this
Ordinance are fair, just and reasonable; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. YMC 4.16.140 is amended to read as follows:
4.16.140 Classification of premises—Charges.
A. For the purpose of regulating the collection of garbage and refuse in the city of Yakima
there are established two classifications: one to be known as the "residential classification," and
the other as the "business classification." The residential classification shall include all premises
occupied as a single-family housekeeping unit, either in dwelling houses, apartments, or other
multiple residences. "Residential unit," as used herein, is defined as a unit in which all persons
reside together as a single family, whether in single or multiple dwellings. The business
classification shall include all other premises.
Provided, property owned by the city may be served by city equipment and crews independently
of the classifications and rates established by this chapter; provided further, the rules and
regulations established by this chapter pertaining to receptacles and to the preparation, storage,
and collection of garbage, refuse and debris shall be applicable to all property within the city,
including that owned by the city.
B. The collection of all refuse in the business classification shall be made only by licensed
collectors, hereinafter provided for, at rates to be set by the Washington Utilities and
Transportation Commission.
C. The collection of all refuse in the residential classification shall be conducted by the city of
Yakima equipment and personnel and financed by garbage and refuse collection fees
hereinafter set forth. The city of Yakima shall not collect refuse from apartments or multiple units
in excess of four units except upon the request of the owner or operator thereof. The following
collection fees and practices shall apply for all garbage collection services conducted by the city
of Yakima.
1. There are hereby imposed for refuse collection in the residential classification the
following charges for each single-family dwelling and for each residential unit in any multiple
dwelling:
Type of Residential
Refuse Collection
Service
At Curb or Alley
Average
Monthly
Charge
Effective
Jan8,2017
Average
Monthly
Charge
Effective
Jan 1,2018
Average
Monthly
Charge
Effective
Jan 1,2019
Average
Monthly
Charge
Effective
Jan 1,2020
Each 32 -gallon cart
$17.15
$17.60
$18.05
$18.50
Each 96 -gallon cart
$19.60
$20.10
$20.60
$21.10
Carry -Out Collection
Each 32 -gallon cart
$31.20
$32.00
$32.83
$33.65
Each 96 -gallon cart
Overfill Fee
$33.35
$2.70
$34.22
$2.77
$35.11
$35.99
$2.84
$2.91
Call Back Charge
$13.83
$14.19
$1.94
$14.55
$2.00
$14.92
$2.05
Ready to Serve Fee
Weekly
$1.90
Ready to Serve Fee
Monthly
$8.21
$8.42
$8.64
$8.86
Extra Container
$2.70
$2.77
$2.84
$2.91
An overfill fee of two dollars and seventy cents ($2.70) shall be imposed each time an
automated cart is filled past its visible full limit or the cart lid will not close due to overfilling.
Carts filled with unacceptable material will be tagged and left at the curb.
A call-back charge of thirteen dollars and eighty three cents $13.83 shall be imposed each
time a customer requests refuse collection service at a time other than the regularly
scheduled time.
Metal bin service charges shall be as follows:
Type of Residential Bin
Service
Average
Monthly
Charge
Effective Jan -
8, 2017
Average
Monthly
Charge
Effective
Jan 1,
2018
Average
Monthly
Charge
Effective
Jan 1,
2019
Average
Monthly
Charge
Effective
Jan 1,
2020
2 -Yard
Each bin, collected weekly
$99.84
$102.44
$105.10
$107.73
Each additional bin
$99.84
$102.44
$105.10
$107.73
Each additional pickup per bin
$60.33
$61.90
$63.51
$65.10
4 -Yard
Each bin, collected weekly
$158.97
$163.10
$167.35
$171.53
Each additional bin
$158.97
$163.10
$167.35
$171.53
Each additional pickup per bin
$117.88
$120.95
$124.09
$127.20
6 -Yard
Each bin, collected weekly
$218.14
$223.82
$229.64
$235.38
Each additional bin
$218.14
$223.82
$229.64
$235.38
Each additional pickup per bin
$178.63
$183.28
$188.04
$192.74
An overfill fee of fourteen dollars and seventy cents $14.70 shall be imposed each time a
bin is filled past its visible full limit or the bin lid will not close due to overfilling. Bins
containing unacceptable material will not be collected.
Service
Effective
Jana, 2017
Effective
Jan 1, 2018
Effective
Jan 1, 2019
Effective
Jan 1, 2020
Temporary 2 -Yard Bin Accounts:
Initial Delivery/Rental Fee
$49.02
$50.29
$51.60
$52.89
Pickup Charge
$12.26
$12.58
$12.91
$13.23
Daily Service Fee
$0.41
$0.42
$0.43
$0.44
Temporary 4 -Yard Bin Accounts:
Initial Delivery/Rental Fee
$78.44
$80.48
$82.57
$84.64
Pickup Charge
$19.60
$20.11
$20.63
$21.15
Daily Service Fee
$0.64
$0.66
$0.68
$0.69
Temporary 6 -Yard Bin Accounts:
Initial Delivery/Rental Fee
$107.85
$110.65
$113.53
$116.37
Pickup Charge
$26.97
$27.67
$28.39
$29.10
Daily Service Fee
$1.05
$1.08
$1.10
$1.13
Overfill Fee
$14.70
$15.09
$15.48
$15.87
Bin service will be considered temporary for the first two months of service and charged per day
rent charges accordingly. After two consecutive months of service, users will be considered
permanent.
2. In addition to the charges imposed by subsection (C)(1) of this section, a separate
charge, to be known as the "yard service charge," is imposed on each residential unit that
elects to receive yard material collection service from the city during the nine-month period
of each year commencing March 1st and ending November 30th. Such service shall utilize
one or more ninety -six-gallon carts owned and provided by the city. The yard service
charges shall be as follows:
Type of Residential Yard
Waste Service
Average
Monthly
Charge
Effective
Jana, 2017
Average
Monthly
Charge
Effective
Jan 1, 2018
Average
Monthly
Charge
Effective
Jan 1, 2019
Average
Monthly
Charge
Effective
Jan 1, 2020
Each 96 -gallon cart
$15.88
$16.30
$16.72
$17.14
Each additional 96 -gallon cart
$7.94
$8.15
$8.36
$8.57
Overfill (yard debris)
$2.70
$2.77
$2.84
$2.91
The appropriate charge shall be billed to each residential unit that elects to receive this
service at the time and as a part of the billings rendered for other city services applicable for
that nine-month period.
A two month minimum service level shall be established. If yard waste service is cancelled
mid-season accompanied by a cart removal request a thirteen dollar and eighty three cent
$13.83 call back fee shall be imposed.
A call-back charge of thirteen dollar and eighty three cent $13.83 shall be imposed each
time a customer requests yard material collection service at a time other than the regularly
scheduled time.
Yard waste containers shall only contain vegetation material such as grass clippings and
plant trimmings including woody material less than four inches in diameter. Dirt,
construction and demotion debris, tree branches more than four inches in diameter, or
rubble is not allowed in yard waste containers. Yard waste containers filled with non -
vegetation material will be tagged and left at the curb. Failure to use this container as
described will result in an additional refuse container fee added to the utility bill.
3. All of the charges for garbage and refuse collection provided in subsections (C)(1)
and (C)(2) of this section shall be billed for and paid at the same time and for the same
period as billings and payments are made for other city utility services; or, in the event a
customer is served by the refuse division but is not served with another city utility, garbage
and refuse collection charges shall be billed and paid for according to the schedule which
would be applicable to such customer were he so served with another city utility service.
Accounts shall become delinquent if not paid within the time specified by YMC 7.50.080 for
payment of water service charges.
4. Occupied Residences. A residence shall be considered occupied until the owner or
his/her authorized agent notifies the city's utility billing department that the unit is vacant.
Vacancy status starts the date the owner gives proper notice or at a future date specified
by the owner. A residence is considered occupied until it no longer contains residents or
occupants. Upon notification to the city, the account can be placed in abeyance for a fee
of $25.00, which will suspend the monthly refuse charge until a notification of occupancy is
received by utility billing. The refuse containers will be picked up upon abeyance
notification and returned upon renewed occupancy notification. If containers are not
available for pick up, then the abeyance will be denied and monthly refuse charges will
continue to be billed. Garbage and refuse collection charges will be suspended for any
customer upon advance notice to the office of the division of utility accounts that a
particular premises served will be unoccupied and such charges will be resumed on notice
to such office to resume service. No refund of charges will be made if the resident makes
application after the fact. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 below pertaining to
snowbird accounts, no such suspension of charges for garbage and refuse collection
service will be made for any premises served with any other city utility unless all city utility
service to such premises are likewise suspended or placed in abeyance.
Application for resumption of service to a new customer shall be made to the office of the
division of utility accounts on forms provided for that purpose which shall contain the name
of the customer and the street address and number of units of the premises to be served.
5. Snowbird — Owner/occupants who are planning to leave the City of Yakima for a
period greater than 30 days may make application at the city utility division to have their
waste collection placed in snowbird status for the time of their absence. The absence
must be continuous and the request for a disruption in serve must be made prior to the
resident leaving the city for an extended period.
No refund of charges will be made if the resident makes application after the fact.
Owner/occupant must request a resumption of service in the month of their return. If the
cart is placed out for service while the account is in snowbird status, a collection fee will be
assessed.
Owner/occupant must request a resumption of service in the month of their return. If the
cart is placed out for service while the account is in snowbird status, a collection fee will be
assessed.
Owner/occupant will be charged the ready to serve fee of eight dollars and twenty one cent
$8.21 a month or one dollar and ninety cent $1.90 for each week that they are in
snowbird status.
Waste pick up may be discontinued for no more than ninety days and not less than thirty
days during snowbird status.
A callback fee will be assessed if a cart is requested to be removed during snowbird status.
Any resident who is found abusing this policy will not be given the opportunity to availing
themselves to this policy in the future.
6. Collection service may be suspended for nonpayment of accounts, but such
suspension shall not relieve the person owing such account from the duty of complying with
the provisions of this chapter or other ordinances pertaining to garbage, refuse, or
sanitation. Such suspension of service shall render the premises where such collection
service is suspended subject to condemnation for lack of sanitary requirements, and the
owner or person in charge or in possession of said premises shall be subject to prosecution
for maintaining a nuisance thereon, as well as enforcement of all other applicable laws.
7. Upon failure to pay such charges and upon delinquency, the amount thereof shall
become a lien against the property from which the garbage collection service shall have
been rendered. Such lien shall be made effective by filing a notice thereof specifying the
charges, the period covered by the charges and giving a legal description of the premises at
which the service was rendered. Such lien shall be filed with the same official and within the
time and shall be foreclosed within the time and manner prescribed by law for filing and
foreclosing liens for labor and material, and shall be superior to encumbrances filed
subsequent to the filing of such lien, but shall be subject to all general taxes and local
improvement assessments, whether levied prior or subsequent thereto.
D. The yard material collection service, for which the yard service charge is imposed by
subsection (C)(2) of this section, shall include the weekly collection of yard material from
automated ninety -six-gallon carts furnished by the city department of public works during the
nine-month period for which the yard service charge is billed to any particular premises. For
collection purposes, the total weight of each cart including yard material deposited therein may
not exceed two hundred pounds. Yard material larger than four inches in diameter or too long to
fit within a yard waste cart when covered by its lid shall not be placed in a cart for collection, but
may, upon proper request, be collected as special haul material.
E. In addition to the regulations adopted and charges imposed by subsections C and D of
this section, further charges are imposed in the following types of service:
1. A charge of two dollars and seventy cent $2.70 , in addition to the surcharge for
collecting refuse and yard material, shall be made for each extra container, bag, box or
bundle of tree or shrub trimmings, collected from any particular residential premises.
2. For a special garbage pickup, actual cost shall be charged to the customer. Actual
cost shall include the city's actual cost for labor, equipment rental, and landfill fees. The
minimum charge for this service shall be twenty-five dollars.
3. A replacement fee respective to the cost of the bin shall be applied to the utility account
if the refuse containers are damaged, misused or lost.
4. The city will clean any size residential container. Cleaning is completed off site;
therefore, an agreed time will be scheduled for to pick up the containers. Charges for this
service are based on an hourly rate and will be arranged at the time of the request and
billed to the utility account.
5. Residents will be limited to one free cart exchange per year per household. Each
exchange over the one-time exchange will be charged a call back rate of thirteen dollars
and eighty three cent $13.83 .
6. A call-back charge of thirteen dollars and eighty three cent $13.83 shall be imposed
when a customer fails to have a cart accessible for removal after the first attempt.
7. Request to have refuse collected on private drives not at the curbside will be assessed
the carry -out fee.
8. Residential requests for call back or return by solid waste personnel to empty containers
which had cars parked too close to a container; not a curbside and in street by 6:00 am; had
grass, cardboard or any other obstruction preventing the flow of the refuse out of the
container; or to pick up additional refuse will be charged a call back fee of thirteen dollars
and eighty three cent $13.83 .
Section 2. YMC 4.16.150 is amended to read as follows:
4.16.150 Disposal of garbage and refuse by private citizens - Compulsory- Base Fee.
A. Service Compulsory. Every residential premises in the city falling within the residential
classification shall be assessed and shall be required to pay for refuse collection services
provided by the refuse and recycling division of the department of public works or its licensed
collector in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
B. Base Fee. The Base Fee imposed for refuse collection in the residential classification shall
be $8.21 per month for each single-family dwelling and for each residential unit in any multiple
dwelling. The refuse collection service charges set forth in YMC 4.16.040(C) include the Base
Fee. In the event any customer in the residential classification declines or refuses to allow the
city or its licensed contractor to collect refuse, such customer shall remain liable for the Base
Fee and any other applicable charges unless such garbage and refuse charges are suspended
pursuant to YMC 4.16.140(C)(4).
C. Disposal of Garbage and Refuse by Private Citizens. No garbage shall be collected or
disposed of by other than the refuse and recycling division of the department of public works or
by a licensed collector; provided that nothing in this chapter shall prevent a person from hauling
refuse accumulated from that person's own premises to the sanitary landfill for disposal in
accordance with regulations applicable to the sanitary landfill operation. Notwithstanding the
above, the Base Fee shall be assessed by the city on every premises in the city falling within
the residential classification pursuant to subsections A and B above, and paid by such resident,
even when such residents elects to haul any or all refuse accumulated from that person's own
premise to the sanitary landfill for disposal.
Section 3. Except as amended herein, Chapter 4.16 YMC shall remain unchanged.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) calendar days after
its passage, approval and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL at a regular meeting and signed and approved this 6th day of
December, 2016
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ATTEST:
Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk;; ;'
Publication Date: December 9, 2016 /y,
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Effective Date: January 8, 2017
ITEM TITLE:
SUBMITTED BY:
BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDASTATEMENT
Item No. 18.
For Meeting of: December 6, 2016
Ordinance amending the Yakima Municipal Code, Title 4, Health and
Sanitation, Chapter 4.16 Relating to 2017 Refuse Rates and
Related levels of service
Scott Schafer, Director of Public Works - 509-576-6411
Loretta Zammarchi, Solid Waste And Recycling Manager - 509-
576-6421
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The attached ordinance contains revisions to Section 4.16.140 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code. In anticipation of landfill tipping fees and other operation cost increases effective January
1, 2017, this ordinance has been amended to include a 7.0% rate adjustment on residential
refuse cart and bin services, extra refuse charges, and yard waste collection for 2017, 2.6% for
2018, 2.5% for 2019 and 2.5% for 2020.
The increase in refuse rates is estimated to generate an additional revenue of $473,190 for
2017; allowing the Refuse Division to begin building up its reserve funds.
ITEM BUDGETED:
Yes
STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Trust and Accountability
APPROVED FOR
SUBMITTAL:
City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Pass ordinance
BOARD/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
At its November 28, 2016 study session, Council directed staff to include this increase in the
2017 proposed budget.
ATTACHMENTS:
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AN ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE NO. 201 6
relating to health and sanitation; revising various refuse rates, fees and
charges; adjusting various refuse rates, fees and charges; and amending
Sections 4.16.140; and 4.16.150 of the Yakima Municipal Code
accordingly.
WHEREAS, the City Council determines that it is in the best interests of the
residents of the City that ordinances related to refuse fees, charges and related matters be
amended as set forth in this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council determines that the rates, fees and charges contained in this
Ordinance are fair, just and reasonable; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 41. YMC 4.16.140 is amended to read as follows:
4.16.140 Classification of premises—Charges.
A. For the purpose of regulating the collection of garbage and refuse in the city of Yakima
there are established two classifications: one to be known as the "residential classification," and
the other as the "business classification." The residential classification shall include all premises
occupied as a single-family housekeeping unit, either in dwelling houses, apartments, or other
multiple residences. "Residential unit," as used herein, is defined as a unit in which all persons
reside together as a single family, whether in single or multiple dwellings. The business
classification shall include all other premises.
Provided, property owned by the city may be served by city equipment and crews independently
of the classifications and rates established by this chapter; provided further, the rules and
regulations established by this chapter pertaining to receptacles and to the preparation, storage,
and collection of garbage, refuse and debris shall be applicable to all property within the city,
including that owned by the city.
B. The collection of all refuse in the business classification shall be made only by licensed
collectors, hereinafter provided for, at rates to be set by the Washington Utilities and
Transportation Commission.
C. The collection of all refuse in the residential classification shall be conducted by the city of
Yakima equipment and personnel and financed by garbage and refuse collection fees hereinafter
set forth. The city of Yakima shall not collect refuse from apartments or multiple units in excess of
four units except upon the request of the owner or operator thereof. The following collection fees
and practices shall apply for all garbage collection services conducted by the city of Yakima.
1. There are hereby imposed for refuse collection in the residential classification the
following charges for each single-family dwelling and for each residential unit in any multiple
dwelling:
r Type of Residential
Refuse Collection
Service
Average
Monthly
Charge
Effective
Average
Average
Average
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
Charge
Charge
Charge
Effective
Effective
Effective
Jan -8, 2017
Jan 1, 2018
Jan 1, 2019
Jan 1, 2020
At Curb or Alley
Each 32 -gallon cart
$17.1516.02
$17.60
$18.05
$18.50
Each 96 -gallon cart
$19.6018.32
$20.10
$20.60
$21.10
Carry -Out Collection
Each 32 -gallon cart
$31.2029.12
$32.00
$32.83
$33.65
Each 96 -gallon cart
$33.3531.16
$34.22
$35.11
$35.99
Overfill Fee
$2.70
$2.77
$2.84
$2.91
Call Back Charge
$13.83
$14.19
$14.55
$14.92
Ready to Serve Fee
$1.90
$1.94
$2.00
$2.05
Weekly
Ready to Serve Fee
$8.21
$8.42
$8.64
$8.86
Monthly
Extra Container
$2.70
$2.77
$2.84
$2.91
An overfill fee of two dollars and seventy - cents ($2.70) shall be imposed each time an
automated cart is filled past its visible full limit or the cart lid will not close due to overfilling.
Carts filled with unacceptable material will be tagged and left at the curb.
A call-back charge of thirteen dollars and eighty three cents $13.83 twelve dollars and ninety
shall be imposed each time a customer requests refuse collection service at a time
other than the regularly scheduled time.
Metal bin service charges shall be as follows:
Type of Residential Bin
Service
Average
Monthly
Charge_
Effective Jan
Average
Average
Average
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
Charge
Charge
Charge
Effective
Effective
Effective
-8, 2017
Jan 1,
Jan 1,
Jan 1,
$52.89
2018
2019
2020
2 -Yard
$12.91
$13.23
Daily Service Fee
$0.410.38
Each bin, collected weekly
$99.8493.22
$102.44
$105.10
$107.73
Each additional bin
$99.8493.22
$102.44
$105.10
$107.73
$80.48
Each additional pickup per bin
$60.3356.33
$61.90
$63.51
$65.10
4 -Yard
$20.63
$21.15
Daily Service Fee
$0.640:-60
Each bin, collected weekly
$158.971,18.13
$163.10
$167.35
$171.53
Each additional bin
$158.971'18.'13
$163.10
$167.35
$171.53
Each additional pickup per bin
$117.88110.07
$120.95
$124.09
$127.20
6 -Yard
Pickup Charge
$26.9725.18
$27.67
Each bin, collected weekly
$218.14203.68
$223.82
$229.64
$235.38
Each additional bin
$218.14203.68
$223.82
$229.64
$235.38
Each additional pickup per bin
$178.63166.79
$183.28
$188.04
$192.74
An overfill fee of fourteen dollars and seventy cents $14.70 thirteen dollars and seventy thrcc
shall be imposed each time a bin is filled past its visible full limit or the bin lid will not
close due to overfilling. Bins containing unacceptable material will not be collected.
Service
Effective Jan-
Effective
Effective
Effective
8, 2017
Jan 1, 2018
Jan 1, 2019
Jan 1, 2020
Temporary 2 -Yard Bin Accounts:
Initial Delivery/Rental Fee
$49.02'15.77
$50.29
$51.60
$52.89
Pickup Charge
$12.2611.'15
$12.58
$12.91
$13.23
Daily Service Fee
$0.410.38
$0.42
$0.43
$0.44
Temporary 4 -Yard Bin Accounts:
Initial Delivery/Rental Fee
$78.4473.2'1
$80.48
$82.57
$84.64
Pickup Charge
$19.6018.30
$20.11
$20.63
$21.15
Daily Service Fee
$0.640:-60
$0.66
$0.68
$0.69
Temporary 6 -Yard Bin Accounts:
Initial Delivery/Rental Fee
$107.85400-
'
$113.53
$116.37
7-0$110.65
Pickup Charge
$26.9725.18
$27.67
$28.39
$29.10
Daily Service Fee
$1.050-96
$1.08
$1.10
$1.13
Overfill Fee
$14.70
$15.09
$15.48
$15.87
Bin service will be considered temporary for the first two months of service and charged per day
rent charges accordingly. After two consecutive months of service, users will be considered
permanent.
2. In addition to the charges imposed by subsection (C)(1) of this section, a separate
charge, to be known as the "yard service charge," is imposed on each residential unit that
elects to receive yard material collection service from the city during the nine-month period of
each year commencing March 1st and ending November 30th. Such service shall utilize one
or more ninety -six-gallon carts owned and provided by the city. The yard service charges
shall be as follows:
Type of Residential Yard
Waste Service
Average
Monthly
Charge_
Effective
Average
Average
Average
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
Charge
Charge
Charge
Effective
Effective
Effective
Jan -8, 2017
Jan 1, 2018
Jan 1, 2019
Jan 1, 2020
Each 96 -gallon cart
$15.881'1.82
$16.30
$16.72
$17.14
Each additional 96 -gallon cart
$7.947--44
$8.15
$8.36
$8.57
Overfill (yard debris)
$2.70
$2.77
$2.84
$2.91
The appropriate charge shall be billed to each residential unit that elects to receive this
service at the time and as a part of the billings rendered for other city services applicable for
that nine-month period.
A two month minimum service level shall be established. If yard waste service is cancelled
mid-season accompanied by a cart removal request a thirteen dollar and eighty three cent
$13.83 twelve dollar and ninety cents call back fee shall be imposed.
A call-back charge of thirteen dollar and eighty three cent $13.83 twelve dollars and ninety
cents shall be imposed each time a customer requests yard material collection service at a
time other than the regularly scheduled time.
Yard waste containers shall only contain vegetation material such as grass clippings and
plant trimmings including woody material less than four inches in diameter. Dirt, construction
and demotion debris, tree branches more than four inches in diameter, or rubble is not
allowed in yard waste containers. Yard waste containers filled with non -vegetation material
will be tagged and left at the curb. Failure to use this container as described will result in an
additional refuse container fee added to the utility bill.
3. All of the charges for garbage and refuse collection provided in subsections (C)(1) and
(C)(2) of this section shall be billed for and paid at the same time and for the same period as
billings and payments are made for other city utility services; or, in the event a customer is
served by the refuse division but is not served with another city utility, garbage and refuse
collection charges shall be billed and paid for according to the schedule which would be
applicable to such customer were he so served with another city utility service. Accounts shall
become delinquent if not paid within the time specified by YMC 7.50.080 for payment of water
service charges.
4. Occupied Residences. A residence shall be considered occupied until the owner or
his/her authorized agent notifies the city's utility billing department that the unit is vacant.
Vacancy status starts the date the owner gives proper notice or at a future date specified by
the owner. A residence is considered occupied until it no longer contains residents or
occupants. Upon notification to the city, the account can be placed in abeyance for a fee of
$25.00, which will suspend the monthly refuse charge until a notification of occupancy is
received by utility billing. The refuse containers will be picked up upon abeyance notification
and returned upon renewed occupancy notification. If containers are not available for pick
up, then the abeyance will be denied and monthly refuse charges will continue to be billed.
Garbage and refuse collection charges will be suspended for any customer upon advance
notice to the office of the division of utility accounts that a particular premises served will be
unoccupied and such charges will be resumed on notice to such office to resume service. No
refund of charges will be made if the resident makes application after the fact. Except as
otherwise provided in subsection 5 below pertaining to snowbird accounts, no such
suspension of charges for garbage and refuse collection service will be made for any
premises served with any other city utility unless all city utility service to such premises are
likewise suspended or placed in abeyance.
Application for resumption of service to a new customer shall be made to the office of the
division of utility accounts on forms provided for that purpose which shall contain the name of
the customer and the street address and number of units of the premises to be served.
5. Snowbird — Owner/occupants who are planning to leave the City of Yakima for a period
greater than 30 days may make application at the city utility division to have their waste
collection placed in snowbird status for the time of their absence. The absence must be
continuous and the request for a disruption in serve must be made prior to the resident
leaving the city for an extended period.
No refund of charges will be made if the resident makes application after the fact.
Owner/occupant must request a resumption of service in the month of their return. If the cart
is placed out for service while the account is in snowbird status, a collection fee will be
assessed.
Owner/occupant must request a resumption of service in the month of their return. If the cart
is placed out for service while the account is in snowbird status, a collection fee will be
assessed.
Owner/occupant will be charged the ready to serve fee of eight dollars and twenty one cent
$8.21 seven dollars and twenty two ccnts a month or one dollar and ninety cent $1.90 e -
- for each week that they are in snowbird status.
Waste pick up may be discontinued for no more than ninety days and not less than thirty days
during snowbird status.
A callback fee will be assessed if a cart is requested to be removed during snowbird status.
Any resident who is found abusing this policy will not be given the opportunity to availing
themselves to this policy in the future.
6. Collection service may be suspended for nonpayment of accounts, but such suspension
shall not relieve the person owing such account from the duty of complying with the provisions
of this chapter or other ordinances pertaining to garbage, refuse, or sanitation. Such
suspension of service shall render the premises where such collection service is suspended
subject to condemnation for lack of sanitary requirements, and the owner or person in charge
or in possession of said premises shall be subject to prosecution for maintaining a nuisance
thereon, as well as enforcement of all other applicable laws.
7. Upon failure to pay such charges and upon delinquency, the amount thereof shall
become a lien against the property from which the garbage collection service shall have been
rendered. Such lien shall be made effective by filing a notice thereof specifying the charges,
the period covered by the charges and giving a legal description of the premises at which the
service was rendered. Such lien shall be filed with the same official and within the time and
shall be foreclosed within the time and manner prescribed by law for filing and foreclosing
liens for labor and material, and shall be superior to encumbrances filed subsequent to the
filing of such lien, but shall be subject to all general taxes and local improvement
assessments, whether levied prior or subsequent thereto.
D. The yard material collection service, for which the yard service charge is imposed by
subsection (C)(2) of this section, shall include the weekly collection of yard material from
automated ninety -six-gallon carts furnished by the city department of public works during the
nine-month period for which the yard service charge is billed to any particular premises. For
collection purposes, the total weight of each cart including yard material deposited therein may
not exceed two hundred pounds. Yard material larger than four inches in diameter or too long to fit
within a yard waste cart when covered by its lid shall not be placed in a cart for collection, but may,
upon proper request, be collected as special haul material.
E. In addition to the regulations adopted and charges imposed by subsections C and D of this
section, further charges are imposed in the following types of service:
1. A charge of two dollars and seventy cent $2.70 two dollars and fifty one ccnts, in
addition to the surcharge for collecting refuse and yard material, shall be made for each extra
container, bag, box or bundle of tree or shrub trimmings, collected from any particular
residential premises.
2. For a special garbage pickup, actual cost shall be charged to the customer. Actual cost
shall include the city's actual cost for labor, equipment rental, and landfill fees. The minimum
charge for this service shall be twenty-five dollars.
3. A replacement fee respective to the cost of the bin shall be applied to the utility account if
the refuse containers are damaged, misused or lost.
4. The city will clean any size residential container. Cleaning is completed off site;
therefore, an agreed time will be scheduled for to pick up the containers. Charges for this
service are based on an hourly rate and will be arranged at the time of the request and billed
to the utility account.
5. Residents will be limited to one free cart exchange per year per household. Each
exchange over the one-time exchange will be charged a call back rate of thirteen dollars and
eighty three cent $13.83 twelve dollars and nincty ccnts.
6. A call-back charge of thirteen dollars and eighty three cent $13.83 twelve dollars and
ninety cents shall be imposed when a customer fails to have a cart accessible for removal
after the first attempt.
7. Request to have refuse collected on private drives not at the curbside will be assessed
the carry -out fee.
8. Residential requests for call back or return by solid waste personnel to empty containers
which had cars parked too close to a container; not a curbside and in street by 6:00 am; had
grass, cardboard or any other obstruction preventing the flow of the refuse out of the
container; or to pick up additional refuse will be charged a call back fee of thirteen dollars and
eighty three cent $13.83 twelve dollars and nincty ccnts.
Section 2. YMC 4.16.150 is amended to read as follows:
4.16.150 Disposal of garbage and refuse by private citizens - Compulsory- Base Fee.
A. Service Compulsory. Every residential premises in the city falling within the residential
classification shall be assessed and shall be required to pay for refuse collection services
provided by the refuse and recycling division of the department of public works or its licensed
collector in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 2013 009 § 1 (part), 2013: Ord.
96 12 § 1, 1996: Ord. 3005 § 3, 1987: Ord. 259 (part), 1961: Ord. B 1523 § 11, 1953).
B. Base Fee. The Base Fee imposed for refuse collection in the residential classification shall
be $8.21 7.22 per month for each single-family dwelling and for each residential unit in any
multiple dwelling. The refuse collection service charges set forth in YMC 4.16.94Q -040(C1
include the Base Fee. In the event any customer in the residential classification declines or
refuses to allow the city or its licensed contractor to collect refuse, such customer shall remain
liable for the Base Fee and any other applicable charges unless such garbage and refuse charges
are suspended pursuant to YMC 4.16.1401 CI (4).
C. Disposal of Garbage and Refuse by Private Citizens. No garbage shall be collected or
disposed of by other than the refuse and recycling division of the department of public works or by
a licensed collector; provided that nothing in this chapter shall prevent a person from hauling
refuse accumulated from that person's own premises to the sanitary landfill for disposal in
accordance with regulations applicable to the sanitary landfill operation. Notwithstanding the
above, the Base Fee shall be assessed by the city on every premises in the city falling within the
residential classification pursuant to subsections A and B above, and paid by such resident, even
when such residents elects to haul any or all refuse accumulated from that person's own premise
to the sanitary landfill for disposal.
Section 3. Except as amended herein, Chapter 4.16 YMC shall remain unchanged.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) calendar days after
its passage, approval and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL at a regular meeting and signed and approved this 6th
day of NovemberDecember, 2016
Kathy Coffey, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk
Publication Date: NovemberDecember — 9 , 2016
Effective Date: Decembc January 8, ,
2016 2017