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Section 13.02.0502
 

Title 13 Public Utilities and Services

Chapter 13.02 Solid Waste

Article V. Residential and Commercial Rates

Section 13.02.0502 Residential Service Rates
  1. Service is billed monthly and is calculated by the size of the cart multiplied by the number of carts. There is an additional cost for service if cart is not placed at the curbside.
  1. Single-family residential premises or equivalent are presumed to require service of at least one thirty gallon automated cart.
  1. Rates include all taxes imposed on the department. Taxes imposed on the customer are not included in rates stated, but added on to the rates specified herein.
  1. Adjacent Service.

Container pickup location is up to two feet from vehicle access point for automated service or six feet from the collection vehicle access point for semi-automated service areas. For semi-automated service, automated carts more than six feet from the pickup location will be charged for rollout at rates specified hereafter.

Residential Automated Cart Service

Monthly Amount

 

2024

20 gallon (Discontinued)

$18.26

30 gallon

$21.70

60 gallon

$39.29

90 gallon

$57.37

  1. Debris extending above the top of the automated cart such that the lid is at or above a forty-five degree angle will be charged at a rate of:

2024

$5.08

  1. Rollout Service.

Rollout Service

(Pack-out is on a per automated cart basis.)

Monthly Amount

 

2024

Container pickup location from collection vehicle access  (in feet).

2 feet (Automated) / 6 feet (Semi-automated) to 50 feet

$17.36

More than 50 feet to 100 feet

$34.67

More than 100 feet to 150 feet

$51.98

More than 150 feet to 200 feet

$69.30

  1. Extra/additional items and extra automated cart dumping charges.
  1. Occasional, infrequent extra waste material (boxes, bags, cans, carts, etc.) which can be readily loaded by hand and when placed at curb or alley will be taken and charged as additional items. Additional items are based on 30-35 gallons; items in excess of 30-35 gallons will be charged a higher fee.
  1. Regular extra waste will require service upgrade to a larger service category. Cart charges are based on actual cart size multiplied by the base per unit price.

 

2024

Additional items (per item)

Adjacent service

$5.08

Rollout service

$6.42

Extra automated cart dumping charges

30 gallon

$5.43

60 gallon

$9.81

90 gallon

$14.34

Contaminated recycling cart

$9.81

Contaminated yard cart

$14.34

  1. Overloaded/Overweight/Oversize Containers.
  1. Overloaded

Debris extending above the top of the automated cart such that the lid is at or above a forty-five degree angle will be charged at a rate of:

2024

$5.08

  1. Overweight.

For residential service, those containers in excess of the maximum allowed weight, as referenced in SMC 13.02.0354(A), are subject to an overweight charge per container, if accepted, of the following:

2024

$5.08

  1. For purposes of assessing an overweight cart or container charge, the good faith estimation of the solid waste collector shall be sufficient to support the charge, absent further information, considering that such employees handle a high volume of carts and containers with regularity and are familiar with standard cart and container weight limits prescribed herein.
  1. In practice, for an overweight container charge, the assessment generally arises where the solid waste collector requires assistance.

Date Passed: Monday, August 28, 2023

Effective Date: Monday, January 1, 2024

ORD C36428 Section 2

April 28, 2024