HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-006 Yard Waste Rates Change; YMC Amendment 4.16.140ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -06
AN ORDINANCE relating to health and sanitation; concerning containers for and storage of
garbage and yard waste for collection by the City of Yakima, and
amending Section 4.16.140 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
accordingly.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 4.16.140 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
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
Monthly
Weekly
Refuse Collection
Charge
Charge
Service
At Curb or Alley
each 32- gallon cart
$9.45
$2.18
each 96- gallon cart
$16.05
$3.71
Carry Out Collection
each 32- gallon cart
$18.29
$4.22
each 96- gallon cart
$26.52
$6.12
An overfill fee of two dollars and twenty -two cents ($2.22) 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.
A call -back charge of eleven dollars and thirty -eight cents ($11.38) shall
be imposed each time a customer requests refuse collection service at a time
other than the regularly scheduled time.
Metal bin service charges as follows:
Weekly
Type of Residential Bin Service Monthly Charge Charge
2 -YARD
Each bin collected weekly
$77.12
$17.81
Each additional bin
$77.12
$17.81
Each additional pickup per bin
$46.26
$10.68
4 -YARD
Each bin collected weekly
$123.37
$28.49
Each additional bin
$123.37
$28.49
Each additional pickup per bin
$92.51
$21.36
6 -YARD
Each bin collected weekly
$169.63
$39.18
Each additional bin
$169.63
$39.18
Each additional pickup per bin
$138.77
$32.05
An overfill fee of eleven dollars and fifty -seven cents ($11.57) shall be
imposed each time a bin is filled past its visible full limit or the bin lid will not close
due to overfilling.
Temporary 2 -yard Bin Accounts:
Initial Delivery Fee
Pickup Charge
Daily Service Fee
Temporary 4 -yard Bin Accounts:
Initial Delivery Fee
Pickup Charge
Daily Service Fee
Temporary 6 -yard Bin Accounts:
Initial Delivery Fee
Pickup Charge
Daily Service Fee
K
$38.56
$9.64
$.32
$61.69
$15.42
$.51
$84.82
$21.21
$.71
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 64- gallon cart or one or more 96-
gallon carts owned and provided by the city. The yard service charges shall be
as follows:
Type of Residential Yard
Waste Service
64- gallon cart
96- gallon cart
Each Additional 96- gallon cart
Monthly
Weekly
Charge
Charge
$6.60
$1.53
$12.10
$2.79
$6.05
$1.40
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 call -back charge of eleven
dollars and thirty -eight cents ($11.38) shall be imposed each time a customer
requests yard material collection service at a time other than the regularly
scheduled time.
3. All of the charges for garbage and refuse collection provided in
subsections (C)(1) and (C)(2) 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 Section 7.68.025 for payment of water
service charges.
4. 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 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 is
likewise suspended.
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. 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.
6. 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
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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 64- gallon or 96- 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 twenty -two cents ($2.22), 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."
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 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 18th day of January, 2011
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ATTEST: Mica Cawl y, Mayor
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City Clerk
Publication Date: January 21, 2011
Effective Date: February 20, 2011
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• BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 2Z
For Meeting of January 18, 2011
ITEM TITLE: Consideration of Ordinance Amending the Yakima Municipal Code, Title 4,
Health and Sanitation, Chapter 4.16 Relating to 2011 Yard Waste Rates
SUBMITTED BY: Chris Waarvick, Director of Public Works
Nancy Fortier, Refuse and Recycling Manager
CONTACT PERSONITELEPHONE: Nancy Fortier, 576 -6421
SUMMARY EXPLANATION: The 2011 Refuse Division Budget included an
unbudgeted policy issue to purchase 64- gallon yard waste carts to be packaged with
32- gallon garbage carts at a rate equal to the monthly cost of a 96- gallon garbage cart.
This package will encourage Yakima residents to separate their yard waste from their
household refuse in order to reduce the amount of yard waste being buried in the
landfill. The yard waste can then be taken to the Yakima County Compost site to be
made into a useful product. At the Budget Wrap -up held December 7, 2010, City
Council approved the policy issue. The current monthly rate for a 96- gallon garbage
cart is $16.05. The combine rate for the 32- gallon garbage cart ($9.45) along with the
tproposed rate for the 64- gallon yard waste cart ($6.60) equals $16.05.
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The attached ordinance contains revisions to Section 4.16.140 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code. This ordinance has been amended to include minor word changes and the monthly and
weekly charge for the 64- gallon yard waste cart for each residential unit that elects to receive
this service.
Resolution Ordinance X _ Contract _Other (Specify)
Mail to (name and address): Phone
Funding Source:
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: �'%� City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff respectfully requests the City Council pass the ordinance.
BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: At the Budget Wrap -up held December 7,
2010, City Council approved the policy issue to purchase 64- gallon yard waste carts.
COUNCIL ACTION:
Agenda Statement 2011 64 -gal YW Rates.rtf
