§ 5.04.110. Classification—Collection—Fees.

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For the purpose of regulating the collection of garbage and rubbish in the city, there are established two classifications: one to be known as the "residential classification" and the other to be known as the "business classification." The residential classification includes all premises occupied as a single-family, housekeeping unit, either in dwelling houses, apartments, housekeeping units, mobile home parks, auto courts or other multiple residences. Business classification includes all stores, restaurants, taverns and other premises not included within the residential classification.

Rubbish and garbage in residential classification premises shall be collected by the city, or its designate, once a week. The garbage collection fee, and residential recycling collection fee, for all residential classification premises are fixed and established on a monthly basis according to the following schedule; provided that all residences shall pay a minimum monthly rate of eleven dollars and ninety cents ($11.90) for garbage collection; and further provided that mobile home parks and auto courts shall pay a minimum monthly rate of eleven dollars and ninety cents ($11.90) for garbage collection, per pad, whether or not occupied unless the mobile home park or auto court is served by a commercial drop box.

If such mobile home park or auto court is served by one or more one and one-quarter-yard community recycling bins rather than individual stackable bins, then the entire mobile home park or auto court shall be charged a monthly recycling fee of nineteen dollars and forty-four cents ($19.44) per one and one-quarter yard recycling bin.

The public works director shall determine whether a mobile home park or auto court shall be served with community or individual bins. The director's decision shall be based upon the accessibility of the residential units by commercial recycling truck(s), including road width, grade, type of pavement surface, availability of turnarounds, and other factors which may affect accessibility. The decision of the director shall be final unless appealed as follows: Any person directly aggrieved by a decision of the director, either oral or written or otherwise, shall within ten (10) business days of the decision file a petition for appeal with the city clerk. The petition shall be accompanied by a filing fee in the amount as set forth in Section 17.110.010. The procedures for appeals set forth in Chapter 8.20 shall apply.

Rubbish and garbage for all business classification premises shall be collected by the city, or its designate once a week. The garbage collection fees for business classification are fixed and established on a monthly basis according to the number of collections made per week and the number of garbage cans and containers or bins emptied, according to the following schedule; provided that all businesses shall pay a minimum monthly rate of eleven dollars and thirty-six cents ($11.36).

Residential Rates: For each occupied residence or separate unit thereof, the charge shall be as listed below per month for weekly solid waste collection services.

Solid waste collection service shall include:

Provision and collection of a 96-gallon capacity container, plus one 32-gallon can.

Rates:

96-gallon cart

$11.90/month

Fuel surcharge: Fuel surcharge methodology is based on base fuel expense multiplied by percent change in fuel price and percentage increase in cost of fuel.

Contractor shall be responsible for repair and/or replacement of such contractor provided containers within forty-eight (48) hours of notification by customer. Customer shall be responsible for cleanliness of container.

Each additional item (can, bag, box) will be charged at two dollars and twenty-one cents ($2.21) per 32-gallon can equivalent.

Return Trip Charge: If in the instance a residential cart was not placed out for service prior to 6:00 a.m., or was not placed in a place accessible to the contractor during its regular collection route, and the customer requests a special return trip to empty their cart, a charge of five dollars and sixty-nine cents ($5.69) will be assessed.

Yard Waste: Shall be collected without charge from each residential unit from May 1 through December 1. Contractor shall collect up to four 40-pound bags of residential yard waste generated by the same residence in which collection is occurring, at least two times per month from each said residential unit.

Residential Recycling: Contractor shall perform residential recycling services as described in this agreement. If the current conditions (total number of participating residents, collected volume, use of two-piece bin sets, etc.) prevail, the contractor will continue to provide this service without charge. If in the instance that additional participation levels by residential units are experienced, or if program changes are requested by the city, including but not limited to the addition of carts for single-stream commingled recycling collection, the contractor and the city will enter into negotiations to arrive a fair and equitable rate for such service.

Christmas Trees: The contractor shall collect at curbside one Christmas tree per residence during the first week of January. Contractor shall not be paid additionally for this service.

Commercial Rates: Each commercial establishment within the city limits which is open for business shall pay a monthly rate for weekly solid waste collection services as per the schedule below.

Fuel surcharge: Fuel surcharge methodology is based on base fuel expense multiplied by percent change in fuel price and percentage increase in cost of fuel.

Carts—64-Gallon
	i)	1 64-gallon cart	$11.36
	ii)	2 64-gallon carts	$21.90
	iii)	3 64-gallon carts	$32.36
	iv)	4 64-gallon carts	$42.88
	v)	5 64-gallon carts	$53.38
	vi)	1 64-gallon cart (2 × week)	$23.10
Carts—96-Gallon
	i)	1 96-gallon cart	$14.97
	ii)	2 96-gallon carts	$26.95
	iii)	3 96-gallon carts	$40.42
	iv)	4 96-gallon carts	$53.91
	v)	5 96-gallon carts	$67.39
	vi)	1 96-gallon cart (2 × week)	$28.50
Delivery charge			$5.69
Rollouts; each pickup			$4.27

Containers—1¼ yard through 8.0 yard

Regular Route per Month
One Collection per Week
1.25 yard	$46.57
2.0 yard	$56.33
3.0 yard	$77.58
4.0 yard	$88.25
6.0 yard	$113.19
8.0 yard	$133.14
Two Collections per Week
1.25 yard	$93.14
2.00 yard	$112.67
3.00 yard	$155.16
4.00 yard	$176.46
6.00 yard	$226.40
8.00 yard	$266.27
Three Collections per Week
1.25 yard	$139.69
2.00 yard	$169.02
3.00 yard	$232.42
4.00 yard	$264.71
6.00 yard	$339.59
8.00 yard	$399.42
Four Collections per Week
1.25 yard	$186.24
2.00 yard	$225.34
3.00 yard	$310.32
4.00 yard	$352.91
6.00 yard	$452.80
8.00 yard	$532.55
Five Collections per Week
1.25 yard	$232.80
2.00 yard	$281.67
3.00 yard	$387.92
4.00 yard	$441.16
6.00 yard	$566.02
8.00 yard	$665.68

Delivery charge, per container: $10.48

Extra yards, per yard: $8.81

Temporary and Special Route; per Pickup

Temporary route pick-ups shall be defined as temporary service that requires the delivery of a container to said customer, with one or more collections required. The service frequency shall be a minimum of twice per month. Additionally, the rates herein defined shall apply to those customers requesting collection service outside of the scope of regular route service. Such temporary service shall become defined as regular route service beginning on the sixtieth (60th) day of service.

Additionally, the rates defined herein shall also apply towards special pickups. A special pickup shall be defined as those collections that are not part of a customer's regularly scheduled collection service.

1.25 yard	$23.51
2.0 yard	$30.23
3.0 yard	$32.45
4.0 yard	$42.11
6.0 yard	$51.66
8.0 yard	$59.67
Delivery fee for temporary containers (1.25 yd through 8 yd)	$10.48

Roll-Off Loose Yards

Roll-off loose yards shall be defined as drop boxes that are not subject to compaction forces. Customers requesting temporary drop box service shall be defined as "temporary haul" customers. Temporary haul customers shall be defined as those requesting service for a period of sixty (60) days or less. Temporary drop box customers shall be subject to a minimum of two hauls per month, or, in the alternative, the customer shall pay at two times the applicable haul rate set forth below.

Customers that are on permanent drop box service, or customers retaining drop box service for a period of over sixty (60) days, shall be defined as "permanent haul" customers. Permanent haul shall be subject to a minimum haul frequency of once per week. Drop box containers shall be offered in the following sizes: twenty (20) cubic yards, thirty (30) cubic yards, and forty (40) cubic yards.

Permanent Drop Boxes:
20-yard haul fee, per collection	$76.95 + dump fee
30-yard haul fee, per collection	$83.94 + dump fee
40-yard haul fee, per collection	$90.94 + dump fee
Delivery fee	$33.05
Temporary Drop Boxes:
20-yard haul fee, per collection	$76.95 + dump fee
30-yard haul fee, per collection	$83.94 + dump fee
40-yard haul fee, per collection	$90.94 + dump fee
Delivery fee	$33.05
Roll-Off Compactor:
6-yard front load compactor	$99.02 per dump
10—25-yard compactor	$104.94 + dump fee per haul
30—40-yard compactor	$118.92 + dump fee per haul
Disposal fee per ton:	$41.75
Turn-around charge (compactor units)	$35.87 per haul

Special Services: It is anticipated that from time to time special services may be required by residential or commercial customers, in which case contractor shall make a reasonable effort to provide same at the following rates.

Hourly Charge: Eighty-one dollars and six cents ($81.06) per hour for a truck and one person crew for collection beyond the scope of the regular service provided for herein.

Roll-Out: Contractor will provide roll-out services without charge for disabled persons at the request of the city. Eligibility for such service will mutually be determined by the city and contractor based on the status of having difficulty handling or maneuvering container due to being disabled.

Locking Container/Roll-Out Charge: Locking containers shall be provided upon the request of the customer. The contractor will provide to customer a locking container for an initial fee of eighty-one dollars and nineteen cents ($81.19). This fee is intended to cover the fabrication cost of mounting a locking mechanism on said container. Further, a fee of two dollars and ninety-nine cents ($2.99) lock/unlock charge per pickup will be assessed in addition to the normal collection fees in the instance where the contractor must lock and unlock said container, or roll out said container more than five feet in order to provide service to that particular container.

Appliances and Refrigerators: The contractor agrees to pick up appliances (refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers, etc.) from the residential customer's address for the fee of sixteen dollars and eighty-nine cents ($16.89) plus the Yakima County Landfill dump fee at the time of pickup. Contractor will submit these charges to the city for the purposes of including these charges on the customer's normal billing from the city.

Steam Clean Charge: The customer shall be charged according to the following schedule for each request of steam cleaning the following containers. The steam cleaning charge is in addition to the normal delivery or haul charge necessary to move the container, unless otherwise noted.

(a)	Cart (64- or 96-gallon)	No charge (plus delivery charge of $5.69)
(b)	Container	$11.96 (plus delivery charge of $10.48)
(c)	Drop box	$29.89 (plus applicable haul charge)
(d)	Compactor	$59.78 (plus applicable haul charge)

(Ord. 2370 § 1, 2003: Ord. 2148 § 1, 1999: Ord. 2012 § 1, 1997: Ord. 2006 § 1, 1996: Ord. 1927 § 1, 1996: Ord. 1853 § 1, 1995: Ord. 1649 § 1, 1993: Ord. 1548 § 3, 1992: Ord. 1534 § 3, 1991: Ord. 1455 § 3, 1191: Ord. 1343 § 1, 1989: Ord. 1248 § 1, 1989; Ord. 1156 § 1, 1987; Ord. 1152 § 1, 1987; Ord. 1090 § 1, 1986; Ord. 1043 § 1, 1985; Ord. 983 § 1, 1984; Ord. 937 § 1, 1983; Ord. 865 § 1, 1982: Ord. 817 § 1, 1981; Ord. 807 § 1, 1981: Ord. 772 § 1, 1980: Ord. 731 § 1, 1979: Ord. 671 § 1, 1977: Ord. 579 § 1, 1974: Ord. 537 § 3, 1974: Ord. 481 § 1, 1972: Ord. 416 § 11, 1969)

(Ord. No. 2603, § 1, 12-8-08; Ord. No. 2670, § 1, 3-22-10; Ord. No. 2882 , § 1, 11-9-15)

                    
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