The City will provide for the collection and disposal, at the expense of the property owner or manager, of refuse, recyclable items, and green waste from residences as provided herein. The City will provide for the collection and recycling of recyclable items, and green waste, at the expense of the property owner or manager, from eligible recycling customers as provided herein. Said collection shall be under the supervision of the Department of Sustainability pursuant to the following:
A. Refuse, Green Waste, Recycling, And Glass Recycling Collection Services To A Residence:
1. Refuse Service To A Residence And Responsibility For Payment: Except where water, sewer, and refuse service to a residence is properly terminated, or the owner of that residence notifies in writing the director of sustainability that the owner's refuse will be picked up and disposed of by a private hauler, the owner of every residence shall be responsible and liable for the below enumerated monthly charges for refuse service. The charge for such service shall be billed with the city's regular water and sewer billings to the owner, at the owner's address as shown on the records of the public utilities department. In those instances where the water and sewer bill for a residence is currently being sent to the property manager of that residence at the owner's request, the refuse service will be similarly billed. However, the owner of the residence is responsible to pay and is liable for all charges for refuse service furnished to that residence if such property manager fails to pay the same.
2. Sizes Of Refuse Containers And Charges For Refuse Service To Residences:
a. Automated refuse containers are available in ninety (90) gallon, sixty (60) gallon, and forty (40) gallon sizes. The owner or property manager of a residence may arrange, in writing, to have one or more automated refuse containers, of the size or sizes described above. Any owner or property manager of a residence who changes refuse container size shall continue to use the new refuse container size for at least twelve (12) months before the owner or property manager may again change the size of the refuse container. Refuse containers may not be shared by residences with separate accounts on the public utility billing system.
b. Monthly charges for refuse collection service provided to residences shall be as shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule. Automated refuse containers shall be delivered to residences without a delivery charge. These fees are subject to modification by future city councils.
c. The property owner or manager of a residence will be charged a service fee shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule for each automated refuse and recycling container removed from that residence for any reason. The property owner or manager of a residence will not be charged a service fee for replacing any refuse container with another size of refuse container.
3. Green Waste Collection Service For Residences:
a. Each residence with at least one city issued refuse container shall be issued at least one green waste container. One additional green waste container may be provided at no additional charge upon approval of the director of sustainability or designee. Owners or property managers of residences receiving city refuse collection service will not be charged for green waste collection service in addition to the refuse collection fee shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule.
b. Owners or property managers of residences may opt out of green waste collection service, but shall comply with section 9.08.095 of this chapter. Owners or property managers who opt out of this service will nevertheless be charged the refuse collection fee shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule.
c. Owners or property managers of properties that do not receive city refuse collection service may elect to subscribe to the city's green waste collection service, but will be charged for this service at the rates set forth in subsection B3 of this section.
d. If an automated green waste container is removed from a property due to noncompliance, or at the request of the property owner or manager, the property owner or manager will be responsible for paying the remainder of the annual subscription fee for each container removed.
e. The property owner or manager will be charged a service fee shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule for each automated green waste container removed from service for any reason.
4. Recycling Collection Service Available To Residences:
a. Each residence with at least one city issued refuse container shall be issued at least one recycling container. One additional recycling container may be provided at no additional charge upon approval of the director of sustainability or designee. Owners or property managers of residences receiving city refuse collection service will not be charged for recycling collection service in addition to the refuse collection fee shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule.
b. Owners or property managers of residences may opt out of recycling collection service, but shall comply with section 9.08.095 of this chapter. Owners or property managers who opt out of recycling collection service will nevertheless be charged the refuse collection fee shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule.
c. Owners or property managers of properties that do not receive city refuse collection service may elect to subscribe to the city's recycling collection service, but will be charged for this service at the rates set forth in subsection B3 of this section.
5. Glass Recycling Collection Service Available To Residences:
a. Each residence with at least one city issued refuse container may elect to subscribe to the city's glass recycling collection service. Monthly charges for glass recycling collection service provided to residences shall be as shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule. Automated glass recycling containers shall be delivered to residences without a delivery charge.
B. Green Waste And Recycling Collection Service Available To Eligible Recycling Customers:
1. Green Waste Collection Service: Eligible recycling customers who desire to subscribe to the city's green waste collection service shall do so in writing, and may request up to two (2) automated green waste containers. Such service shall be billed with the city's regular water and sewer billings to the owner of the property receiving green waste collection service, at the owner's address as shown on the records of the public utilities department. In those instances where the water and sewer bill for a property is currently being sent to a property manager of that property at the owner's request, the green waste collection service will be similarly billed. However, the owner is responsible to pay, and is liable for all charges, for the green waste collection service furnished to that property if such property manager fails to pay the same.
2. Recycling Collection Service: Eligible recycling customers may elect to subscribe to the city's recycling collection service, and may request up to two (2) automated recycling containers. Such service shall be billed with the city's regular water and sewer billings to the owner of the property receiving recycling collection service, at the owner's address as shown on the records of the public utilities department. In those instances where the water and sewer bill for a property is currently being sent to a property manager of that property at the owner's request, the recycling collection service will be similarly billed. However, the owner is responsible to pay, and is liable for all charges, for the recycling collection service furnished to that property if such property manager fails to pay the same.
3. Charges For Green Waste And Recycling Collection Service:
a. The minimum subscription period for each automated green waste and recycling container shall be twelve (12) months. Charges for green waste and recycling collection service provided to an eligible recycling customer shall be shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule, per month for each automated green waste and recycling container. Automated green waste and recycling containers shall be delivered to eligible recycling customers without a delivery charge. These fees are subject to modification by future city councils.
b. The owner or property manager will be charged a service fee shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule for each automated green waste and recycling container removed from service for any reason.
4. Promotion And Education Requirements Regarding Recycling Or Green Waste Collection Service For Eligible Recycling Customers: An eligible recycling customer who has subscribed to the city's recycling or green waste collection service shall distribute general recycling or green waste information and current recycling or green waste program guidelines to each person occupying, attending, or working on the property receiving recycling collection service within fourteen (14) days after commencement of recycling or green waste collection service and annually thereafter. If requested, the city will assist by providing educational fliers.
C. Billing:
1. Periodic Billing Statements: The department of public utilities shall cause billings for refuse collection, green waste collection, glass recycling collection, and recycling collection service to be rendered periodically at rates established in this chapter. If partial payment is made on a combined bill, the payment shall be applied first to franchise fees due, and then to each service on a pro wreathe basis as determined by the director of public utilities.
2. Delinquency: Fees and charges levied in accordance herewith shall be a debt due to the city. If this debt is not paid within thirty (30) days after billing it shall, at the option of the director of public utilities, be deemed delinquent and subject to recovery in a civil action for which the city may recover reasonable attorney fees, and said department shall have the right to terminate water, sewer, refuse collection, green waste collection, glass recycling collection, and recycling collection service to said premises. Any uncollected amount due from the owner on any inactive, terminated, or discontinued account may be transferred to any active account under the owner's name and, upon failure to pay said bill after at least five (5) days' prior written notice, water, sewer, refuse collection, green waste collection, glass recycling collection, and recycling collection service to that account and premises may be discontinued.
3. Restoration Of Service: Water, sewer, refuse collection, green waste collection, glass recycling collection, and recycling collection service shall not be restored until all charges shall have been paid.
D. Deposits Required From Nonowners: All new water, sewer, refuse collection, green waste collection, glass recycling collection, and recycling collection service users who are not the owners of the premises shall pay to the department of public utilities for deposit with the city treasurer an amount sufficient to cover the cost of city collection service that may accumulate. The amount deposited shall be not less than twice the monthly or bimonthly bill for refuse, green waste, glass recycling and recycling collection service. The department of public utilities shall issue a receipt of deposit. The amount deposited shall be refunded by the city treasurer to the holder upon the surrender of the receipt properly endorsed, provided all refuse collection, green waste collection, glass recycling collection, and recycling collection service bills and other charges are paid. All bills for city collection service shall be paid promptly without reference to said deposit. Whenever any user of city collection service fails to pay for city collection service rendered to such premises, the money deposited or any part thereof may be applied by the department of public utilities to the payment of such delinquent bills. The owner of the premises will be required to pay any deficiency.
E. Abatement: Those owners granted indigent abatement for taxes on their dwelling by Salt Lake County under section 59-2-1107 et seq., Utah Code Annotated, or its successor section, shall be granted a fifty percent (50%) annual abatement of the above city collection service charges during the year of such abatement.
F. Suspensions Or Terminations:
1. If a residence receiving city collection service is vacant and the owner is trying to sell it, or it will be vacant because of an extended vacation of the occupant, the owner may apply to the sustainability director, in writing, for suspension of city collection service for the period of time specified in the written request.
2. An owner of a residence may apply to the sustainability director, in writing, for termination of refuse collection service. If the residence will not be vacant, the request shall include an explanation of how refuse will be removed from the property, including applicable supporting documentation such as a billing statement or signed agreement with a private hauler.
3. In the case of any suspension or termination pursuant to this subsection F, all automated refuse, green waste, glass recycling, and recycling container(s) at the residence will be removed from that residence pursuant to the owner's request and upon payment of the per container service fee shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule.
G. Special Collection Events: The city may, at its discretion, also provide for the periodic collection and disposal of bulky waste. If the city elects to conduct one of these periodic collection and disposal events, all residences that receive refuse collection service from the city will be notified of the event and given instructions regarding the allowable dates and other rules governing the type and placement of allowable types of solid wastes on city streets for collection by the service provider. Only customers of city refuse collection service may participate in these periodic collection events. City customers of refuse collection service will not be charged for periodic collection and disposal events in addition to the fee set forth in subsection A2 of this section. Residents shall separate bulky yard waste from other solid waste disposed of through special collection events. (Ord. 49-16, 2016: Ord. 72-15, 2015)