A. All business, commercial, educational and other nonresidential buildings and other institutions shall be placed into fair and reasonable classes for the purpose of establishing rates for garbage and rubbish accumulation and removal. The classes shall be divided based on average volume of garbage and rubbish produced. The service provided and the degree of use thereof, according to the following table:
HARDIN COMMERCIAL GARBAGE RATE STRUCTURE
Garbage Unit | Volume | I | II | III | IV | V | VI |
ABCD | BCD | CD | D | D | D |
Garbage Unit | Volume | I | II | III | IV | V | VI |
ABCD | BCD | CD | D | D | D | ||
1 | 1.0 | Fees to be established by resolution | |||||
2 | 1.5 | ||||||
3 | 2.0 | ||||||
4 | 2.5 | ||||||
5 | 3.0 | ||||||
6 | 3.5 | ||||||
7 | 4.0 | ||||||
8 | 4.5 | ||||||
9 | 5.0 | ||||||
10 | 5.5 | ||||||
11 | 6.0 | ||||||
12 | 6.5 | ||||||
13 | 7.0 | ||||||
14 | 7.5 | ||||||
15 | 8.0 | ||||||
16 | 8.5 | ||||||
17 | 9.0 | ||||||
18 | 9.5 | ||||||
19 | 10.0 | ||||||
Groups I - VI represent the number of garbage containers available for use.
Groups A - D represent degree of use as follows: A - very light; B - light; C - moderate; D - heavy.
1.0 - 10.0 represents the average volume of garbage collected at the various businesses.
1.0 - 3.0 would be classified as very light (A).
2.5 - 4.5 would be classified as light (B).
3.0 - 6.0 would be classified as moderate (C).
5.5 - 10.0 would be classified as heavy (D).
B. The City Council shall classify each nonresidential building or other institution by resolution, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Public Works, and may repeal, alter or amend any classification by further resolution from time to time as the Council deems necessary.
C. The City Council shall establish base commercial garbage collection fees for each class of user, and shall establish gradations of such fees for each subclass set forth in the above table by resolution, and may from time to time repeal, alter, amend or increase such fees and rates as the Council deems necessary by further resolution.
D. New nonresidential and commercial users shall be initially classified the same as a like user already in existence, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Public Works. The new user's classification may be adjusted after analysis of all relevant factors by the Superintendent of Public Works.
E. All resolutions approved by the City Council under this section shall be placed on file in the Office of the Finance Officer/City Clerk for public inspection while in force. (Ord. 97-2, 7-15-1997)
F. Every owner of every commercial lot in the City of Hardin shall pay the minimum rate for solid waste collection of a single 300-gallon garbage container serviced one time per week, per lot. This minimum requirement applies to all commercial lots with a structure, but does not apply to empty lots. There shall be no pro-rata charge if the structure is unoccupied, unused, or seasonally unoccupied. This minimum charge does not obligate the City to provide each lot with a single 300-gallon container if the City provides other larger containers in the vicinity of the lot, and does not obligate the City to provide solid waste collection at least once a week if the collection frequency is different, but equivalent considering the size of container provided. Any commercial lots or subdivisions annexed into the City with written agreements regarding solid waste collection frequency different from this section will be honored. (Ord. 2018-02, 2-20-2018)