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Spokane Municipal Code

***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 13
Chapter 13.02
Section 13.02.0508
 

Title 13 Public Utilities and Services

Chapter 13.02 Solid Waste

Article V. Residential and Commercial Rates

Section 13.02.0508 Commercial Container Service, Placement
  1. For all commercial capacity containers, the following rules apply:
  1. To avoid container damage, location changes are to be made by the department.
  1. Where customer needs require the container be moved, an additional container placement charge is assessed at the following rates:

2024

$35.15

  1. A delivery charge accrues for cancellation of a container delivery request on less than twenty-four hours’ notice.
  1. An additional service call charge is assessed if the collection vehicle must return to dump a container that had been scheduled and not dumped for any reason not of the department’s responsibility.
  1. If the collection vehicle is required to move/pull out a front-load (one- to six-cubic-yard) container for the dump, a “pullout” fee is charged in addition to the disposal/dump charge at the following rates:

2024

$35.15

  1. Accepting delivery of the dumpsters includes acceptance of these additional charges where the department determines necessary.
  1. If the driver must exit the truck to open an enclosure gate, a fee may be assessed at the following rates:

2024

$18.30

  1. Once a container is placed, billing continues until the container is removed from the property by the department.

Date Passed: Monday, August 28, 2023

Effective Date: Monday, January 1, 2024

ORD C36428 Section 5