(a) The fee for branch chipping shall be twenty five dollars ($25.00) for every fifteen (15)-minute block of time the branch chipping service is being provided or rendered. The Mayor or Director of Public Service may suspend the fee for good cause, at their sole discretion, such as when extreme weather conditions result in excessive amounts of downed branches.
(b) No fee shall be charged if the total time of service is fifteen (15) minutes or less unless:
(1) The branches are a by-product of a contractor’s services or a tree service.
(c) Residents who have consented to or requested a branch chipping service or who have failed to remove branches from their tree lawn five (5) days after receiving notice pursuant to Section 952.01(c) shall be invoiced for branch chipping services on a monthly basis via regular, first-class mail. Residents shall pay the invoice no later than thirty (30) days of receipt. If the services are not paid after the resident has been invoiced for at least three (3) consecutive months, then, upon the receipt of a statement of costs incurred, Council shall give written notice to the Fiscal Officer of Cuyahoga County with a statement of the charges for its services, the amount paid for the performing of the labor and a proper description of the premises for the purpose of making the same a lien upon the lands and to be collected as other taxes and returned to the Municipality for placement into the General Fund.
(Ord. 143-2017. Passed 2-13-18.)