The owners of improved real estate and the operators of businesses within the city limits shall pay to the city a waste collection service charge as follows:
(A) The owners of real estate improved by a building or dwelling occupied by a one or two family dwelling shall pay an annual service charge for curbside waste and recycling, as determined annually by City Council.
(B) The owners or agents of real estate improved by a building or buildings containing more than two units, apartments, condominiums, or town houses shall be required to utilize common dumpster(s), of adequate size to properly dispose of the development’s solid waste on a weekly basis. The dumpster is to be provided by the owner/agent through direct contracting with a licensed waste hauling company whereby no service charge will be levied by the city to individual units using dumpster service. Inadequate size or service of the dumpsters will be considered a violation of this chapter and will require up-sizing to meet the needs of the development.
(C) The individual business owner, firm, or corporation operating a business shall be required to pay an annual minimum service charge for curbside waste and recycling as determined annually by City Council; use of additional containers will necessitate the negotiation of an additional charge or any individual dumpster may be obtained through direct contracting with a licensed waste hauling company, whereby no service charge will be levied by the city.
(D) The owners of real estate used as a residence and business combined shall pay an annual service charge for curbside waste and recycling, as determined annually by City Council; use of additional containers will necessitate the negotiation of an additional charge. In order to qualify for the residence and business combined, the following two requirements must be met:
(1) The resident of the building or dwelling must also be the owner of the business conducted in the building or dwelling.
(2) The receptacles used for residential waste must be the same as those used for the business waste.
(E) Any change from individual containers to dumpsters or from dumpsters to individual containers must be approved by City Council.
(F) Charges for individual dumpster service will be set by the licensed waste hauler.
(G) All charges in this section are in addition to any occupancy charge within the same building owned by the proprietor or operator in any business set forth herein.
(H) Churches and/or schools utilizing individual containers shall pay an annual service charge for curbside waste and recycling as determined annually by City Council.
(I) Waste and recycling collection service charges as provided in this section shall be payable annually. The service charge will be added to the annual city tax bill. Fees for the use of dumpsters as outlined in this chapter will be billed directly from the waste hauler.
(J) All waste collection charges remaining due and unpaid for a period of thirty (30) days after they have become due shall be deemed delinquent and subject to a penalty of ten (10) percent of the amount of the charge with interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum until paid.
(K) Payment of all waste collection service charges are the responsibility of the property owner of record. Refunds for properties that transfer within any calendar year shall be handled between the individuals transferring properties.
(Ord. 89-1105, passed 11-20-89; Am. Ord. 92-1201, passed 1-13-93; Am. Res. 94-1103, passed 11-21-94; Am. Ord. 95-1202, passed 1-2-96; Am. Ord. 99-0101, passed 2-1-99; Am. Ord. 99-1201, passed 1-3-00; Am. Ord. 02-0103, passed 2-4-02; Am. Ord. 03-0103, passed 1-22-03; Am. Ord. 04-0101, passed 2-2-04; Am. Ord. 04-0901, passed 10-4-04; Am. Ord. 06-0802, passed 9-5-06; Am. Ord. 12-0802, passed 9-4-12; Am. Ord. 13-0901, passed 9-16-13; Am. Ord. 14-0901, passed 9-15-14; Am. Ord. 15-0801, passed 9-8-15; Am. Ord. 16-0901, passed 9-19-16; Am. Ord. 17-0901, passed 10-2-17; Am. Ord. 18-0901, passed 9-17-18; Am. Ord. 19-0901, passed 9-16-19; Am. Ord. 20-0901, passed 9-21-20; Am. Ord. 21-0901, passed 9-20-21; Am. Ord. 22-0901, passed 9-19-22; Am. Ord. 23-0801, passed 9-5-23; Am. Ord. 23-0902, passed 9-18-23)
Cross-reference:
Ad valorem property tax, see §§ 37.10 et seq.