The charges for normal solid waste and recycling collection shall be as shown below. Normal collection for a single dwelling unit shall be solid and/or recycling waste placed in acceptable containers as defined in Section 917.04. In case of unusually large quantities, rates are subject to adjustment by the City Manager.
(a) Residential Service. Each residential dwelling unit is required to use the City provided sanitation services.
(1) The rate charged for regular weekly service to each dwelling unit consisting of no more than three (3) residential units shall be nineteen dollars and eighty cents ($19.80) per month, effective with the first billing cycle in April, 2017. Regular service includes up to three (3) bulk items per week.
(2) Bulk items serviced in excess of three (3) per week are considered extra pickups. Extra pickups shall be billed in four-yard increments. The rate for each four-yard increment shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00).
(b) Commercial/Residential Services. All multi-family dwellings of four (4) or more residential units are required to obtain solid waste and recycling containers through the City contractor based on the following criteria:
(1) Two-yard container with weekly pick-up is required for every four (4) residential units.
(2) Frequency of pick-ups must ensure all solid and recycling waste is contained inside of the container.
(3) Containers for this service shall be standardized 2-4-6-8 cubic yard containers designed for mechanized handling by solid and recycling waste collection vehicles.
(4) The City shall have the right to determine which type of solid waste service the residential dwelling may qualify for.
(5) The rate for Commercial/Residential solid waste disposal service shall be four dollars and thirty cents ($4.30) per cubic yard.
(6) The rate for Commercial/Residential recycling waste disposal service shall be two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per cubic yard.
(7) Extra pick-ups shall be billed in four-yard increments. The rate for each four-yard increment shall be twenty dollars ($20.00).
(c) Commercial/Business (Non-Residential) Services. To qualify for business status, there must be no residential capabilities on the property. Commercial/ Business is not required to use City provided solid waste and recycling disposal services. If they choose to do so there are two types of commercial collection service available:
(1) Standard Manual Collection. Manual collection services by hand shall be billed at seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per container serviced.
(2) Containerized solid waste disposal services. Containers for this service shall be standardized 2-4-6-8 cubic yard containers designed for mechanized handling by solid and recycling waste collection vehicles. The rate for Commercial/Business solid waste disposal service shall be four dollars and thirty cents ($4.30) per cubic yard.
(3) Extra pick-ups. Extra pick-ups shall be billed in four-yard increments. The rate for each four-yard increment shall be twenty dollars ($20.00).
(4) Containerized recycling waste disposal services. The rate for Commercial/Business recycling waste disposal service shall be two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per cubic yard.
(d) Special Service and Rates Outside the Corporate Limits. The rates for special collection of solid waste, and for cases not covered in this section shall be fixed by the City Manager. The rates charged users outside the corporation limits but within the limits of Bath Township shall be fifty percent (50%) in excess of regular rates. The rates charged users outside the corporation limits but not within the limits of Bath Township shall be 100 percent in excess of regular rates.
(e) Billing. Service charges for solid waste collection shall be billed monthly with the water and sewer bills and shall be payable in advance for residential users. Any service charges that cannot be billed with the monthly water and sewer bills shall be billed separately as determined by the City.
(f) Annual Review. The City Manager shall cause to be made annually a review of revenues and expenses of sanitation services and shall maintain a projection of requirements for the Sanitation Fund at a minimum for the forthcoming three (3) consecutive years. Council shall take actions necessary to maintain operations and debt service of the sanitary services on a self-supporting basis.
(g) Collection Conditions. The collection of all solid waste is conditioned upon the observance of all provisions of this chapter. Collection is subject to weather and other conditions beyond the control of the City.
(h) Uncollected Solid Waste. The City reserves the right to terminate the collection of solid waste from any premises where the owner or lessee is in arrears for a period of one month. Fermenting, putrefying, or odorous solid waste in containers uncollected or dumped in the open due to the failure to pay sanitation fees shall be declared a nuisance and persons responsible shall be liable to prosecution.
(i) Authorized Collector. No person other than Municipal street cleaners, Municipal solid waste collectors or other authorized persons shall interfere with solid waste placed in the streets and public places of the City for collection by City authorities, or interfere in any manner with solid waste receptacles in the City.
(j) Recyclable Waste Material Removal. From the time of placement of recyclable waste material at the curb in designated recycling containers, no person, other than an authorized agent of the City, shall remove recyclable waste material from such containers. Each such unauthorized collection from one or more locations shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(Ord. 6-17. Passed 2-20-17.)