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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-2625 GARBAGE COLLECTION & DISPOSAL REGULATIONS & TERMS DEFINED. ORDINANCE Na 2 25 41 0 AN ORDINANCE relating to health and sanitation; defining terms and adopting regulations pertaining to garbage collection and disposal; amending Sections and Subsections 4.16.140C, 4.16.140C(1), 4.16.150, III 4.16.170(k), and 4.16.180C and repealing Section 4.16.185, all of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. Subsection 4.16.140C of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "4.16.140 Classification of Premises - Charges. C. The collection of refuse in the residential classification shall be conducted by 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 A& II, apartments or multiple'units in excess of four units, except upon the request of the owner or operator thereof for can service only." Section 2. Subsection 4.16.140C(1) of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: ),.. "4.16.140 Classification of Premises - Charges. C.(1) Commencing January 1, 1982, there are 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: Basic charge for one-can residential service at alley or curb $3 37 per month Extra charge for the second and each additional can at alley or curb . . . . 1.86 per month Extra charge for carry-out service . . . Additional 50% of • basic or extra charge 411 "Carry-out service" as used in this section means any service performed for collecting from sunken containers, or from any container not placed at the curb or alley line from which • collection is made. No container shall be collected if placed more than one hundred feet from the curb or alley from which collection is made. Call-back charge $3 37 flat rate "Call-back charge" as used in this section means a charge to be imposed when any customer fails to place the garbage can at the appropriate place for collection during the regularly scheduled pickup, resulting in a customer request for garbage collection service at a time other than the regularly scheduled time." • Section 3. Section 4.16.150 of the City of Yakima Municipal 11/ Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "4.16.150 Disposal of Garbage and Refuse by Private Citizens. It shall be the duty of every person occupying-any4 III premises in the City falling within the resideritial tion, to cause all garbage to be removed and disposed in ' . . accordance with provisions of this chapter. No garbage shall be collected or.disposed of by other than the City Sanitation Department or by a licensed collector; provided, that nothing in this chapter shall prevent a person from hauling refuse accumulation from that person's own premises III to the Sanitary Landfill, however the hauling of refuse from one's own premises shall not relieve the responsible person from payment of the garbage collection fees and charges provided by this chapter. Section 4. Subsection 4.16.170(k) of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "4.16.170 Collection of Garbage in Residential District - Regulations. (k) In lieu of garbage containers specified in Subsection (c) of this'Section, multiple-unit dwellings and other premises where large amounts of refuse are collected may utilize drop- off bins, at the option of the property owner or person in charge of the premises. The collection service required for such bins will be collected as within the business classifi- cation by licensed collectors. No such bin shall be used unless it meets the following standards: Bins of three cubiC yards or smaller capacity shall be con- 0 structed of sixteen U.S. standard gauge metal and bins of over three cubic yards capacity shall be constructed of twelve U.S. standard gauge metal for sides and bottoms and shall have lids of a minimum thickness of fourteen U.S. standard gauge metal; All such bins shall be capable of passing the antitipping tests imposed by the United States Consumer Products Commission Regulations Sections 1301.4, 1301.6 and 1301.7." ..,- Section 5. Subsection 4.16.180C of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "4.16.180 License Tax Imposed - Amount. C. Commencing October 1, 1982, there is levied upon every person, association or corporation holding a license for the collection and hauling of garbage, refuse or debris within the city or in gathering the same within the city for dis- posal at some point or area outside of the city, a tax for the privilege of doing so, such tax to be equal to eight per- cent AI IIP of the cash receipts from all customers within the city served by the license holder. Such tax shall be due and payable in quarterly installments, for quarters ending with the last days of March, June, September and December of each year; and remittance therefor shall be made on or before thirty days after the end of the quarterly period for which it is due." Section 6. Section 4.16.185 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby repealed. Section 7. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty days after its passage, approval and publication as provided 11/ by law and by the City Charter. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this ,';'e • day of f4-4J , 1982. / / ■ _ III ilmoi... li • _LA AAA...-. 1 ..11.-...... Mayor ATTEST: _ - 1 ,7 3 .. City ac.cw.