(A) There is hereby enacted a trash collection fee on all Cheviot residences and businesses which shall be collected according to the rate schedule listed in Exhibit A, which is attached to Ordinance No. 14-12 and made a part hereof.
(B) Vacant parcels of real estate on which there is no structure shall not be subject to the fee.
(C) Landlords and tenants shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of the fee if neither notifies the City of Cheviot who is the party responsible for the payment of the fee.
(D) The City of Cheviot may undertake any method of collection of the fee which, in its judgment, is most convenient and economical. Collection may be by direct billing, by collection through a third party, such as a utility, or by any other method. If collection is done through a third party, the contract may provide that the third party charge appropriate service fees to the city and collection fees to any delinquent resident or business.
(E) All residences and businesses shall be subject to the fee. There shall be no provision for opting out, even if the resident or business elects to use a different means for the disposal of its trash, except for businesses and apartments using dumpsters, and only if the business or apartment has an existing contract with a service provider as of the date of the passage of this section.
(F) The Council may from time to time review the rate schedule contained in Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 13-27 and modify it as it becomes necessary.
(Ord. 12-38, passed 12-18-12; Am. Ord. 13-27, passed 11-19-13; Am. Ord. 14-12, passed 5-6-14)