(a) The director may authorize the waiver or reduction of fees established in § 57.047 if the waste was generated in Minnehaha, McCook, Lincoln, Turner, or Lake Counties.
(b) The fees may only be waived under the following circumstances, upon application and pursuant to criteria and procedures as established by the director.
(1) The fees waived will be replaced or substantially replaced by a grant or other funding source that encourages the removal of a particular waste item or items from the community to be disposed of at the sanitary landfill;
(2) A group, city, or county conducts a single event that benefits a community or communities within Minnehaha, McCook, Lincoln, Turner, or Lake Counties;
(3) An annual free landfill pass may be authorized for distribution by government agencies to residents within the limits of the five- county area served by the sanitary landfill, subject to limits and restrictions as determined by the director; or
(4) A community enhancement project, approved in advance, that benefits elderly residents or residents with disabilities.
(1992 Code, § 18-30.1) (Ord. 5-12, passed 1-9-2012; Ord. 117-18, passed 12-11-2018; Ord. 45-23, passed 6-20-2023)