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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd.347.06-18-1986BILL NO.. 86-84 ORDINANCE NO. 3 �1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13 OF THE CITY CODE BY ESTABLISHING RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION FEES; INCREASING COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION FEES AND LANDFILL FEES; ELIMINATING REAR DOOR COLLECTION SERVICE; ESTABLISHING FEE COLLECTION PROCEDURES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR LATE PAYMENT AND NONPAYMENT OF FEES BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 13-18 of the Code of Ordinances of the .City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is hereby repealed. SECTION 2. A new Section 13-18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is hereby enacted to read as follows: Sec. 13-18. Collection of solid waste; residential and commercial. (a) Every owner or occupant of a residential dwelling unit within the city limits shall receive solid waste collection service and tender payment therefor in accordance with the fees established in this Article. The owners and occupants of individual premises receiving solid waste collection service shall be jointly and severally liable to pay such fees. The City shall have the power to file civil suit ' against owners, occupants or both to recover all sums due and, in addition thereto, reasonable attorney's fees. (b) The City, may, at its discretion, provide commercial solid waste collection services upon specific application by the owners or persons in charge thereof. However, in., the event such application is not made or approved, it shall be the duty of such commercial establishment to provide for collection ofall solid waste produced upon such premises, and to dispose of said waste in a lawful manner. SECTION 3. .Section 13-24 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is hereby repealed. SECTION 4. A new Section 13-24 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is hereby enacted to read as follows: Sec. 13-24. Disposal of waste; fee. (a) Solid waste shall be disposed of at a processing facility or disposal area approved by the City and shall comply with the requirements of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The City may classify certain wastes as hazardous and shall order disposal in a manner which will meet all local, state and federal regulations. (b) Charges for use of the City landfill shall be at the rate of $3.00 per cubic yard or fraction thereof. SECTION 5. Section 13-32 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is hereby repealed. SECTION 6. Section 13-33 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is hereby repealed. SECTION 7. A new Section 13-33 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is hereby enacted to read as follows: Sec. 13-33. Solid waste collection fees. (a) The monthly solid waste collection fee for residential customers shall be $4.85 per dwelling unit. (b) The monthly solid waste collection fee for commercial customers using storage containers shall be as shown in the following tables: TABLE ONE: BULK CONTAINERS I MONTHLY CHARGE FOR MONTHLY CHARGE FOR EACH CONTAINER ONE COLLECTION ADDITIONAL COLLECTION SIZE PER WEEK PER WEEK 1.0 Cubic Yard $ 13.50 $ 7.00 1.5 Cubic Yard $ 17.00 $10.00 2.0 Cubic Yard $ 20.00 $13.00 3.0 Cubic Yard $ 25.50 $19.00 4.0 Cubic Yard $ 29.50 $21.50 6.0 Cubic Yard $ 39.00 $25.00 8.0 Cubic Yard $ 49.00 $32.00 TABLE TWO: 32 GALLON CONTAINERS MONTHLY CHARGE PER NUMBER OF NUMBER OF CONTAINERS WEEKLY COLLECTIONS 1 $ 3.00 2 $ 3.50 3 $ 4.50 4 $ 5.00 5 $ 5.50 6 $ 6.00 (c) The solid waste collection fee for commercial customers for hand pickup shall. be at the rate of $.50 per collection minute but not less than $5.00 per month. (d) Commercial customers with privately owned compactors 8 cubic yards or less will be charged a solid waste collection fee at the rate of $2.00 times the rated yardage of the container per pickup. Commercial customers with privately owned compactors larger than 8 cubic yards will be charged a solid waste collection fee at the rate of $3.25 times the rated yardage of the container per pickup. (e) Commercial customers with overloaded containers shall pay a solid waste collection fee at the hand pickup rate for such overload. (f) The solid waste collection fee for special commercial pickups shall be at the hand pickup rate. (g) The fees established in subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) shall be payable monthly in advance. The fees established in subsections (e) and (f) shall be payable monthly in arrears. SECTION 8. Section 13-34 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is hereby renumbered Section 13-37. SECTION 9. A new Section 13-34 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is hereby enacted to read as follows: Sec. 13-34. Billing; payment; delinquency; penalty. (a) The City Finance Director, or such other officer or representative of the City as may be designated from time to time, shall be responsible for calculating the amount of and rendering bills for the fees established in this Article. (b) All bills issued under this Article shall be due and payable within ten (10) days of mailing thereof; those accounts not paid in accordance therewith, shall be deemed delinquent. All accounts which have been delinquent for twenty-one (21) days or longer shall be charged a ten (10) per cent penalty. The date of penalty and the amount thereof shall be shown on the face of the bill. (c) The City Finance Director shall keep a list of all delinquent solid waste collection service ` accounts. The list shall include a legal description of .the real property provided with solid waste collection service and the amount of the charge plus penalty remaining unpaid. Delinquent solid waste collection service accounts so listed shall constitute a lien upon the real property so served. The lien shall be enforced and the amounts owing shall be collected in the same manner as delinquent real estate taxes. SECTION 10. A new Section 13-35 of the Code of ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is hereby enacted to read as follows: Sec. 13-35. Termination of solid waste collection service. In the event an account declared delinquent has not been paid in full within one (1) month of the initial due date, the City may terminate solid waste collection service to such premises. SECTION 11. A new Section 13-35 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is hereby enacted to read as follows: Sec. 13-36. Failure to pay fees; penalty. It shall be unlawful for any person properly charged for fees established in this Article to fail to pay such fees and such offense shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00. SECTION 12. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof. SECTION 13. The repeal of Section 13-18 provided for in Section 1 hereof, the repeal of Section 13-24 provided for in Section 3 hereof, the repeal of Section 13-32 provided for in Section 5 hereof and the repeal of Section 13-33 provided for in Section 6 hereof shall not affect any service charge or fee imposed or any offense committed or any penalty incurred before the effective date of this ordinance. SECTION 14. This ordinance shall not become effective unless a majority of the qualified voters of the City voting in the August 5, 1986 special election approves the levy of the fees set forth in this ordinance. if a majority of such voters approve the levy, this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after September 1, 1986. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 1986. Prancis�.Rhodes, Mayor ATTEST: Alvin M. Stoverink, City Clerk