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(Renumbered by Ord. No. 184,665, Eff. 1/25/17.)
(a) The Board may certify for a five-year period facilities to accept solid waste collected by franchisee’s providing collection services under a franchise agreement under criteria established by the Bureau and approved by the Board. Facilities shall be inspected by the City prior to certification, and each certification shall be conditioned on the facility granting the City the right to inspect the facility during the period of certification to verify compliance with the terms of certification.
(b) The City may suspend or revoke certification of a facility upon 30 days notice by issuance of a notice of suspension or notice of revocation, if the facility fails to comply with any of the terms and conditions specified in the certification or in this Code, under the process set forth in Section 66.32.3(d).
(Renumbered and Amended by Ord. No. 184,665, Eff. 1/25/17.)
(Renumbered by Ord. No. 184,665, Eff. 1/25/17.)
If any part or provision of this Section or the application of this Section to any person or circumstance is found to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Section, including the application of such part or provisions to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected by such holding and shall continue in full force and effect, and to this end, the provisions of this Section are severable.
(Art. 6.1 Added by Ord. No. 157,819, Eff. 7/21/83; Title Amended by Ord. No. 177,478, Eff. 6/4/06.)
Section
66.40 Definition.
66.41 Charge Imposed.
66.42 Customers Liable.
66.43 Billing, Collection and Payment of Charges.
66.44 Additional Powers and Duties.
66.45 Actions to Collect.
66.46 Uncollectible Accounts.
66.47 Refunds and Credits.
66.48 Extra Capacity Refuse Collection Fee.
The following words and phrases whenever used in this article shall be construed as defined in this section, unless otherwise defined:
(a) “Dwelling Unit” shall mean one or more rooms which has a kitchen and is designed for residential occupancy.
(b) “Single Family Dwelling” shall mean a building designed for residential occupancy, and containing one or two dwelling units.
(c) “Multiple Dwelling” shall mean any building, structure, unit or location designed for residential occupancy, exclusive of “Single Family Dwelling.”
(d) “Household Refuse” shall mean any combination of rubbish and garbage, as those terms are defined in Article 6 of this chapter, generated at a single family dwelling or a multiple dwelling.
(e) “Customer” shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, fraternal organization, corporation, estate trust, business trust, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, syndicate, the United States, any state, any county, city and county, municipality, district or other political subdivision of any state or of the United States, or any other group or combination acting as a unit.
(a) For all costs related to the collection, transfer, recycling, recovery of waste resources and/or disposal of solid waste collected by the City of Los Angeles including, but not limited to: salaries, direct and indirect overhead, equipment, ancillary equipment, refuse and recycling containers and vehicles, landfill costs, whether for disposal or for resource recovery facilities or refuse to energy and fuel facilities or closure of City owned facilities, development, acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance of equipment, alternative fuel infrastructure, buildings or facilities used in the collection, recycling, recovery of waste resources and/or disposal of solid waste or storage of solid waste related equipment, transfer facilities, resource recovery facilities or transfer equipment, maintenance of transfer facilities or equipment, or for facilities and equipment used in the recovery of waste resources in the form of energy, alternative fuels or manufacturing feedstocks, there is hereby imposed for all related costs of the services provided in the collection, the availability of collection, transfer, recycling, the availability of recycling, the recovery of waste resources, disposal and the availability of disposal of solid waste the following charges for the dwelling classifications listed: (Amended by Ord. No. 177,478, Eff. 6/4/06.)
(1) Single-Family Dwelling. $26.00 per month, or any fraction of a month for each single dwelling unit, effective through August 31, 2008; $36.32 per month, effective September 1, 2008, until further amended by the City Council. (Amended by Ord. No. 180,116, Eff. 9/8/08.)
(2) Multiple-Family Dwelling. $17.16 per month, or any fraction of a month for each dwelling unit within a multiple-family dwelling from which refuse is collected by the City, effective through August 31, 2008; $24.33 per month, effective September 1, 2008, until further amended by the City Council. No charge shall be imposed on any multiple- family dwelling where the City does not collect refuse. (Amended by Ord. No. 180,116, Eff. 9/8/08.)
(b) Reductions and Exemptions. (Amended by Ord. No. 181,410, Eff. 12/29/10.)
(1) An exemption from the charge imposed pursuant to Subsection (a) of this Section shall be provided for single family dwellings as to which City collection service cannot be provided because of physical limitations restricting access by City collection vehicles.
(2) The charge imposed pursuant to Subsection (a) of this Section shall be reduced by sixty-five (65) percent as of the effective date of this ordinance, and the charge shall be reduced by thirty (30) percent as of July 1, 2011, for any senior citizen or disabled customer who applies for a reduction and would qualify for a tax exemption pursuant to the provisions of Section 21.1.12 of this Code. A customer who applies for and receives the reduction shall be entitled to the reduction so long as the customer would qualify for a tax exemption pursuant to the provisions of Section 21.1.12 of this Code. The Office of Finance, with the assistance of the Bureau of Sanitation, shall every two years verify the continued eligibility of each customer granted a reduction pursuant to the provisions of this Subdivision, and if the Office of Finance determines that a customer is no longer eligible, or has failed to provide evidence of eligibility as requested by the Office of Finance, then the customer shall be charged the full amount of the charge imposed pursuant to Subsection (a) of this Section on the first bill sent to the customer following the Office of Finance determination. Customers who are charged the full amount of the charge imposed pursuant to Subsection (a) of this Section because of an Office of Finance determination that they are no longer eligible, or that they failed to provide evidence of eligibility, may submit a new application for a reduction pursuant to the provisions of Subdivision (4) of this Subsection.
(3) No more than 51,400 customers may receive a reduction pursuant to the provisions of Subdivision (2) of this Subsection at any one time. (Amended by Ord. No. 182,230, Eff. 9/30/12.)
(4) Applications for a reduction authorized pursuant to the provisions of Subdivision (2) of this Subsection shall be made upon forms supplied by the Office of Finance, who, with the assistance of the Bureau of Sanitation, shall review all applications and notify applicants in writing if it is determined that the applicants are not entitled to a reduction. The Office of Finance and the Bureau of Sanitation shall review the reduction percentage amount every five years and report to the City Council with recommendations as to the appropriate percentage.
(c) (Added by Ord. No. 179,070, Eff. 9/16/07.) For all costs related to the collection, transfer, recycling, and/or disposal of bulky items collected from multi-family apartment dwellings by the City of Los Angeles including, but not limited to, salaries, direct and indirect overhead, equipment and debt, there is hereby imposed a Multi-Family Bulky Item Fee (BIF) for the dwelling classifications listed:
(1) Owners of Separately Metered Apartment Buildings. $0.64 per month or any fraction of a month for each apartment unit, effective October 1, 2007.
(2) Owners of Master-Metered Apartment Buildings. $1.11 per month or any fraction of a month for each apartment unit, effective October 1, 2007.
(3) Apartment Tenants (Residents). $0.64 per month or any fraction of a month for each apartment tenant, effective October 1, 2007.
(4) Low Income Discount, Apartment Tenants (Residents). $0.44 per month or any fraction of a month for certain Low Income Apartment Tenants. Apartment Tenants (Residents) qualifying for DWP Low Income Discounts will be charged the discounted rate, effective October 1, 2007.
(d) Exemption. An exemption from the BIF imposed pursuant to the provisions of Subsection (c) of this Section shall be provided for any senior citizen or disabled customer who would qualify for a tax exemption pursuant to the provisions of Section 21.1.12
of this Code. Applications for an exemption shall be made upon forms supplied by the Office of Finance, who, with the assistance of the Bureau of Sanitation, shall review all applications and notify applicants in writing of their entitlement to an exemption. (Amended by Ord. No. 181,410, Eff. 12/29/10.)
(e) (Added by Ord. No. 179,070, Eff. 9/16/07.) Certain Apartment Complexes may qualify for full or partial exemptions to the fee. The Department of Public Works may grant exemptions or discounts under the following conditions:
(1) There are at least four staff members on site dedicated to trash disposal.
(2) The complex is a self-contained community, located on private streets, with no direct access by tenants to public property.
(3) There is private collection of bulky items at least twice per week.
(4) There is tenant outreach informing residents of the proper way to dispose of bulky items.
(5) There are no recorded bulky item service requests made in or around the complex, adjacent alleys, sidewalks or streets.
(6) Extraordinary circumstances resulting in a substantial number of vacancies for an extended period of time.
(f) (Added by Ord. No. 179,070, Eff. 9/16/07.) The following multi-family apartment complexes are exempt from payment of the Multi-Family BIF:
(1) Park La Brea (4,253 units).
(2) Oakwood Toluca Hills (1,151 units).
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