HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-043 Ordinance amending Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 4.16 Garbage Storage, Collection and Disposal ORDINANCE NO. 2024-043
AN ORDINANCE amending refuse collection rates and the City of Yakima Municipal Code
Chapter 4.16 Garbage Storage, Collection and Disposal.
WHEREAS, RCW 35.21.130 authorizes cities to set solid waste collections fees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously approved refuse rates for January 1, 2021 -
December 31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the attached "Refuse" rates for 2025-2028 will account for expected
increased costs due to inflation; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Yakima and its residents to adopt bulk
refuse collection fees—attached as "Bulk Refuse Fee Schedule"—to recover the costs of
providing that service, and which shall be included in the City of Yakima Master Fee Schedule;
and
WHEREAS, specifying that all solid waste collection fees shall be as listed in the City of
Yakima Master Fee Schedule will increase efficiency and consistency across the Yakima
Municipal Code; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 4.16.010 Definitions, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
4.16.010 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following
meanings ascribed to them, unless the context indicates otherwise:
"Ashes" means residue resulting from the combustion of coal, coke, wood or other
material in domestic, industrial or commercial stoves, furnaces or boilers.
"Base fee" means a "ready to serve" fee included within each refuse account. The base
fee is intended to defray operating costs incurred by the utility for the provision of refuse utility
service throughout the utility service area, including but not limited to transportation and refuse
collection services serving all accounts and persons within the utility service area. Such costs
are incurred by the city even when an individual collection account is suspended or otherwise
held in abeyance.
"Bulk refuse" means large items of refuse such as appliances, furniture, large auto parts,
trees and branches, palm fronds, stumps, floatage, etc.
"Cart," "container" or "bin" means a container provided by the city for refuse or yard
material designed for automated collection.
"Prepared and raw garbage" means waste materials from kitchens, dining rooms and
similar places from which liquids have been drained.
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"Refuse" means all sweepings, trash, rubbish, litter, garbage, industrial or domestic
wastes, organic wastes or residue of animals sold as meat, fruit or other vegetable matter from
kitchens, dining rooms, markets, or places dealing in or handling meats, fowls, fruits, grain or
vegetables, ashes and cinders, offal, animal excreta and accumulated waste materials or
substances which may become nuisances; provided, that any of the aforementioned items must
occur in volumes greater than one cubic foot.
"Special haul material" means waste material such as dirt, wood, stone, brick, plaster or
materials resulting from the demolition, alteration or construction of buildings or structures, or
yard trimmings or material larger than four inches in diameter or too long to fit within a ninety-
six-gallon cart when covered by its lid, or discarded fruit.
"Trash" means waste material containing no putrid matter.
"Unacceptable material" means material that is not accepted at the county landfill or
other disposal sites for disposal. Unacceptable material includes but is not limited to tires,
paints, oil, fluorescent tubes, car batteries, liquids or chemicals or other hazardous materials.
"Yard material" means waste material from tree and shrub trimmings, yard trimmings,
leaves and brush and uprooted trees or shrubs. For the purpose of YMC 4.16.020, yard
materials are rubbish, trash, or other refuse.
Section 2. Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 4.16.140 Classification of premises -
Charges, 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
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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 charges
and fees, as set forth in the city of Yakima master fee schedule adopted via resolution
by city council.
An overfill fee shall be imposed each time an automated cart or metal bin is filled past its
visible full limit or the cart lid will not close due to overfilling. Carts or bins filled with
unacceptable material will be tagged and left at the curb.
A call-back charge shall be imposed each time a customer requests refuse collection
service at a time other than the regularly scheduled time.
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. A yard service charge, as set forth in the city of Yakima master fee schedule adopted via
resolution by city council, 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 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
canceled mid-season accompanied by a cart removal request a call-back charge shall
be imposed.
A call-back charge shall be imposed each time a customer requests yard material
collection service at a time other than the regularly scheduled time.
Yard waste carts shall only contain vegetation material such as grass clippings and plant
trimmings including woody material less than three inches in diameter. Dirt, construction
and demolition debris, tree branches more than three inches in diameter, or rubble is not
allowed in yard waste carts. Yard waste carts filled with nonvegetation material will be
tagged and left at the curb. Failure to use this cart as described will result in an
additional refuse cart fee added to the utility bill.
An overfill fee shall be imposed each time a yard service cart is filled past its visible full
limit or the cart lid will not close due to overfilling. Carts containing unacceptable material
will not be collected.
3. A bulk refuse charge, as set forth in the city of Yakima master fee schedule
adopted via resolution by city council, is imposed on each collection of bulk refuse.
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4. All of the charges and fees for garbage, refuse and yard waste collection 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.
5. 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 twenty-five dollars, which will suspend the monthly refuse charge until a notification of
occupancy is received by utility billing. The refuse carts will be picked up upon abeyance
notification and returned upon renewed occupancy notification. If carts are not available
for pickup, 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 (C)(6) of this
section 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 services 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.
6. Snowbird. Owner/occupants who are planning to leave the city of Yakima for a
period greater than thirty 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 service 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 will be charged the ready to serve fee for each week that they are in
snowbird status.
Waste pickup may be discontinued for no more than ninety days and not less than thirty
days during snowbird status.
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A call-back charge 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 avail
themselves of this policy in the future.
7. 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.
8. 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 three 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. An extra charge shall be made for each extra cart, 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 container shall be applied to the
utility account if the refuse containers are damaged, misused or lost.
4. The city will clean any size residential cart. Cleaning is completed off site;
therefore, an agreed time will be scheduled to pick up the carts. Charges for this service
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REFUSE
Average Monthly Average Monthly Average Monthly Average Monthly
Charge Effective Charge Effective Charge Effective Charge Effective
Service Jan 1,2025 Jan 1,2026 Jan 1,2027 Jan 1,2028
Residential Bin Service
At Curb or Alley
Each 32-gallon cart $22.95 $23.65 $24.35 $25.10
Each 96-gallon cart $26.45 $27.30 $28.10 $28.95
Carry-Out Collection
Each 32-gallon cart $40.40 $41.60 $42.85 $44.15
Each 96-gallon cart $44.25 $45.60 $46.95 $48.35
Overfill Fee $3.60 $3.70 $3.80 $3.90
Call Back Charge $16.00 $16.50 $17.00 $17.50
Ready to Serve Fee Weekly $2.70 $2.80 $2.90 $3.00
Ready to Serve Fee Monthly $10.75 $11.05 $11.40 $11.75
Extra Cart $3.60 $3.70 $3.80 $3.90
Metal Bin Service
2-Yard
Each bin,collected weekly $136.45 $140.55 $144.75 $149.10
Each additional bin $136.45 $140.55 $144.75 $149.10
Each additional pick up per bin $82.45 $84.90 $87.45 $90.05
Call back charge $16.00 $16.50 $17.00 $17.50
4-Yard
Each bin,collected weekly $217.25 $223.75 $230.45 $237.35
Each additional bin $217.25 $223.75 $230.45 $237.35
Each additional pick up per bin $161.50 $166.35 $171.35 $176.50
Call Back charge $16.00 $16.50 $17.00 $17.50
6-Yard
Each bin,collected weekly $298.10 $307.05 $316.25 $325.75
Each additional bin $298.10 $307 05 $316.25 $325.75
Each additional pick up per bin $244.10 $251.40 $258.95 $266.70
Overfill fee $19.80 $20.40 $21.00 $21.65
Call Back Charge $16.00 $16.50 $17.00 $17.50
Temporary Service
2-Yard
Initial Delivery/Rental Fee $66.10 $68.10 $70.15 $72.25
Bin Dump and Disposal $21.45 $22.10 $22.75 $23.45
Daily Bin Rental $3.20 $3.30 $3.30 $3.50
4-Yard
Initial Delivery/Rental Fee $76.80 $79.10 $81.45 $83.90
Bin Dump and Disposal $32.30 $33.25 $34.25 $35.30
Daily Bin Rental $5.35 $5.50 $5.65 $5.80
6-Yard
Initial Delivery/Rental Fee $87.45 $90.05 $92.75 $95.55
Bin Dump and Disposal $43.10 $44.40 $45.75 $47.10
Daily Bin Rental $7.45 $7.65 $7.90 $8.15
Overfill Fee $19.80 $20.40 $21.00 $21.65
City of Yakima Master Fee Schedule-Page 1
Effective Jan 1, Effective Jan 1, Effective Jan 1, Effective Jan 1,
Service 2025 2026 2027 2028
Residential Yard Waste
Each 96-gallon cart $20.55 $20.95 $21.60 $22.25
Each additional 96-gallon cart $10.25 $10.55 $10.85 $11.20
Overfill fee(yard debris) $3.65 $3.75 $3.85 $3.95
Call-back charge $16.00 $16.50 $17.00 $17.50
Miscellaneous Refuse Charges
Abeyance $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Special garbage pickup-actual cost
shall be charged to the customer-
Minimum Charge $25.00 $25.00 $25 00 $25.00
Shopping Cart Collection Fee $115.00
Shopping Cart Operation Fee $50.00
City of Yakima Master Fee Schedule—Page 2
Collection Method: Rear Loader Collection Method Collection Method: Cart/Container Delivery Truck
Item Cost Item Cost
Couch $20.00 * Refrigerator(residential size) $38.00
Sectional (piece) $20.00 * Freezer (residential size) $38.00
Recliner or Similar Size Chair $15.00 * Air Conditioner (portable) $38.00
Accent Chair $10.00 *Assumed to be picked up with Freon/Refrigerants
Table (Over 5 foot in length) $15.00
Table (Under 5 foot in length) $10.00 Lawn Mower (fluids drained) $25.00
Book Shelf $10.00 Water Heater (drained) $15.00
Dresser $10.00 Stove $15.00
Office Chair $10.00 Washer or Dryer $15.00
File Cabinet $10.00 Dishwasher $15.00
Dining Chair $5.00 BBQ (no tank) $15.00
Hide-A-Bed $25.00 Microwave $5.00
Twin/Double $10.00
Queen $10.00 Car Tire (no rim) $4.00
King Mattress $15.00 Car Tire and Rim $5.00
King Box Spring $10.00 Truck Tire (no rim) $6.00
Hot Tub Cover $20.00 Truck Tire and Rim $11.00
Toilet (2 pieces) $10.00
Shower Doors (set) $10.00
Bike $10.00
Pallets (each) $5.00
Playpen/Crib $5.00
Vacuum $5.00
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 charge.
6. A call-back charge 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 at curbside and in street
by six a.m.; 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.
Section 3. The fees in the Refuse Rate Schedule and Bulk Refuse Rate Schedule
are adopted.
Section 4. 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 3rd day of December, 2024.
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Publication Date: December 7, 2024
Effective Date: January 6, 2025
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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 9.D.
For Meeting of: December 3, 2024
ITEM TITLE: Ordinance amending Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 4.16 Garbage
Storage, Collection and Disposal
SUBMITTED BY: Scott Schafer, Public Works Director
*Trace Bradburn, Solid Waste and Recycling Manager
Ryan Bleek, Senior Assistant City Attorney
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
This ordinance amends Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 4.16 to add a fee for bulk refuse collection
service and moves all of the refuse fees from the Chapter into the City's Master Fee Schedule.
The Master Fee Schedule contains proposed refuse rates. The Solid Waste Utility Rate Study presented
by Chris Bell and Associates to City Council on July 23, 2024, described the methodology behind the
evaluation and recommended the proposed rates to support the recovery of the actual costs of providing
services, including those identified in the proposed 2025-2026 budget. The study evaluated the Solid
Waste utility's on-going operating and maintenance costs and maintaining an adequate reserve balance
for unexpected emergency expenditures. It is the recommendation to City Council that we have a 3%
annual increase in the Solid Waste Rates starting January 1, 2025, running through December 31,
2028.
ITEM BUDGETED: Yes
STRATEGIC PRIORITY 24-25: A Resilient Yakima
RECOMMENDATION: Pass Ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS:
Ord-Amend 4.16_redline.pdf
ORDINANCE_amending YMC 4.16 garbage storage, collection, and disposal_final
Refuse Rates Jan 1, 2025 to December 31st, 2028.pdf
Yakima Bulky Waste Rate Schedule .pdf
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