(a) Any residential owner may suspend uniform handling service by a grantee up to 45 consecutive days during a given fiscal year (i.e., July 1 - June 30).
(b) The owner shall give written notification to the grantee at least 15 working (waste collection) days prior to the first day of the period for which suspension of service is requested pursuant to this Section.
(c) Should an owner, after suspending service, request that service be re-established, the grantee may charge a resumption fee not to exceed 50 percent of the cost of one month's regular uniform handling service as specified in the applicable franchise agreement. In no event shall a resumption fee exceed $50.00.
(d) Any suspension of service established pursuant to this Section shall be canceled if the Director determines that the conditions cited in subsection (a) of this section no longer exist.
(e) In addition, the Director and/or each grantee servicing a franchise area is authorized to waive the total rate established in the applicable franchise agreement for an individual owner under circumstances approved by the Director or designee, including but not limited to infrequent use of the dwelling or when the property does not require regular collection service.
(Ord. 4385, passed - -2020; Am. Ord. 4434, passed - -2022)