Title 13 Public Utilities and Services
Chapter 13.02 Solid Waste
Article V. Residential and Commercial Rates
Section 13.02.0500 Residential Service Schedule
- Rates are stated for monthly billing, with once weekly collection of solid waste; once every two weeks collection of recycling.
- Automated carts are billed on a per-each basis. Multiple carts will be dumped on the same day/same trip unless excepted by the director.
- Where service is provided more frequently than weekly or customer requests additional pickup, monthly rate is multiplied by number of collections per week.
- For planned unit developments (PUD) or similar areas with free-standing residences billed as a single utility account as one customer, the level of service is set annually and billed thereafter in equal monthly installments. The monthly bill is established as follows:
- All occupied residences are included as generating solid waste.
- For purposes of this section, "occupied" means as stated in SMC 13.02.0300(A).
- Each year in June, or other month as set by the director, a count of occupied residences is established by the department.
- The number of automated carts determined necessary for an adequate service level is then set based upon the number of occupied residences, with a ten percent deduction to offset seasonal fluctuations.
- This method recognizes that from month to month the number of actually physically occupied units may fluctuate within the entire PUD.
- Because of the nature of the one customer account billing, however, no credit or offset in billing practices can be made for temporary vacancies.
- The occupancy level for billing purposes is established annually.
- Any adjustments are subject to the director’s approval, provided no payments or adjustments are made with individual residences, considering the entire PUD account is billed as a single account.
Date Passed: Monday, November 2, 2020
Effective Date: Friday, January 1, 2021
ORD C35954 Section 1
