HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-1589 FEES & RULES & REGULATIONS ON REFUSE COLLECTION. ORDINANCE NO. /.5
AN ORDINANCE relating to health and sanitation; specifying fees and
prescribing rules and regulations applicable to refuse
collection in the residential classification of the
City of Yakima; and amending Subsection 4.16.140 (c)
(2) of the City of Yakima Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Subsection 4.16.140 (c) (2) of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"4.16.140 Classification of 'remises--Char.
(c) (2) A surcharge of $1.00 per month, in addition to
the charges imposed by subsections (1.a) and (1.b) of this
section, is hereby imposed on each residential unit for an
eight month period of each year. Such an eight month period
shall commence during the month of February or March, and shall
terminate during the month of October or November, as the case
may be for any particular residential unit depending on and
to coincide with the billing cycle for city services to such
residential unit.
Where refuse collection service is performed for multiple
dwellings wherein all units are carried under a single account
number and street address for water department metered services,
the multiple dwelling shall be deemed a single residential unit
for the purpose of computing the surcharge imposed by this sub-
section.
The surcharge imposed by this subsection shall be known
as the 'Yard Service Charge', and it is the intent of this sub-
section to impose such charge for additional service performed
by the City for collecting lawn clippings, yard trimmings and
similar refuse during the period for which the surcharge is
imposed as contemplated and regulated by Subsection 4.16.140
(d) of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. Any person billed
for such 'Yard Service Charge' who does not utilize any such
additional refuse collecting service may request such surcharge
to be cancelled from his billing by notifying the Utility Accounts
office of the City of Yakima; and upon such notification being
made, the request for such cancellation shall be granted, subject
to verification by the City that such additional service is not
utilized."
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty days after its passage, approval and publication as provided
by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 6,Z/
of , 1973.
ATTEST: Mayor
y Clerk