068 of 2003 - amending section 9.08.030 regarding garbage and recycling pick up services 0 03-1
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 68 of 2003
(Amending Section 9.08.030 of the Salt Lake City Code
Regarding Garbage and Recycling Pick Up Services)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9.08.030 OF THE SALT LAKE CITY
CODE REGARDING GARBAGE AND RECYCLING PICK UP SERVICES.
WHEREAS, the City's current ordinance requires that charges for recycling pick
up service provided to the owner of an eligible multi-family property or eligible
business for the City's fiscal year 2002-2003 shall be six dollars fifty cents ($6.50)
per month for the first automated container. Additional automated containers can be
obtained for six dollars fifty cents ($6.50) each per month; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the charges for such services
shall be three dollars fifty cents ($3.50); and
WHEREAS, the City Council has now determined that the City may collect from
private streets with a signed written agreement between the Department of Public
Services and the private street owner; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed amendment set forth herein
is in the best interest of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Section 9.08.030 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is
amended to read as follows:
9.08.030 Garbage And Recycling Pick Up Services:
The city will provide for the collection and disposal, at the expense of the property
owner, of garbage, community waste, stove ashes, recyclable material and other such
refuse from residences, eligible multi-family properties and eligible businesses as
provided herein. Said collection shall be under the supervision of the department of
public services pursuant to the following:
A. Garbage And Recycling Pick Up Services To Residences:
1. Garbage Service To Residences And Responsibility For Payment: Except where
water, sewer and garbage service to the owner's premises is properly terminated or
the owner notifies in writing the director of public services that the owner's garbage
will be picked up by a private collector, the owner of every residence shall be
responsible and liable for the below enumerated monthly charges for garbage
service. The charge for such service shall be billed with the city's regular water and
sewer billings to the owner of such dwelling units as the department of public utilities
has records, and directly to the address of all other such residences provided by the
director of the city's department of public services. In those instances where the
water and sewer bill is currently being sent to a tenant at the owner's request, the
garbage service will be similarly billed. However, the owner is responsible to pay and
is liable for all charges for garbage service furnished to the residence if such tenant
or occupant shall fail to pay the same.
2. Charges For Garbage Service To Residences:
a. Monthly charges for general garbage pick up service provided to residences for
the city's fiscal year 2002-2003 shall be nine dollars seventy five cents ($9.75) per
month for the first automated container. The first automated refuse container shall
be delivered to residences without a delivery charge. Additional automated
containers can be obtained for nine dollars seventy five cents ($9.75) each per
month plus a delivery fee of ten dollars ($10.00) each. These fees shall remain the
same through fiscal year 2006-2007, subject to modification by future city
councils.
3. Recycling Pick Up Services Available To Residences: Owners or occupants of
residences may elect to subscribe to the city's recycling pick up service. Owners or
occupants of residences will not be charged for this service in addition to the fee set
forth in subsection A2 of this section.
B. Recycling Pick Up Service Available To Eligible Multi-Family Property Owners And
Eligible Businesses:
1. Recycling Pick Up Service: Owners of eligible multi-family properties and eligible
businesses may elect to subscribe to the city's recycling pick up service. A business
or multi-family complex located outside of the service provider's normal routes may
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not be eligible to subscribe to the recycling program. Such service shall be billed
with the city's regular water and sewer billings to owners of eligible multi-family
properties and eligible businesses as the department of public utilities has records.
In those instances where the water and sewer bill is currently being sent to a tenant
at the owner's request, the recycling pick up service will be similarly billed. However,
the owner is responsible to pay for the recycling pick up service furnished such
tenant, or any other occupant of the premises named in the department of public
utilities application, if such tenant or occupant shall fail to pay the same. The City
may collect from private streets with a signed written agreement between the
Department of Public Services and the private street owner.
2. Charges For Recycling Pick Up Services: Charges for recycling pick up service
provided to the owner of an eligible multi-family property or eligible business for the
city's fiscal year 2002-2003 shall be three dollars fifty cents ($3.50) per month for the
first automated container. Additional automated containers can be obtained for three
dollars fifty cents ($3.50) each per month. Automated recycling containers shall be
delivered to eligible multi-family properties and businesses without a delivery charge.
These fees shall remain the same through fiscal year 2006-2007, subject to
modification by future city councils.
3. Promotion And Education Requirements Regarding Recycling Pick Up Service In
Multi-Family Properties And Businesses: The business owner or manager of any
eligible business who has subscribed to the city's recycling pick up service must
distribute general recycling information and current program recycling guidelines to
every employee within fourteen (14) days of employment and to all employees of the
business annually. The owner or manager of any eligible multi-family property who
has subscribed to the city's recycling pick up service must distribute general
recycling information and current program recycling guidelines to every tenant
housed in the complex within thirty (30) days of occupancy and to all tenants housed
in the complex annually. If requested, the city will assist by providing educational
flyers.
C. Billing:
1. Periodic Billing Statements: The department of public utilities shall cause billings
for garbage collection and recycling pick up services to be rendered periodically at
rates established in this chapter. In the event partial payment is made on a
combined bill, the payment shall be applied first to franchise fees due, and then to
each service on a pro rata basis as determined by the director of public utilities.
2. Delinquency: Fees and charges levied in accordance herewith shall be a debt due
to the city. If this debt is not paid within thirty (30) days after billing it shall, at the
option of the director of public utilities, be deemed delinquent and subject to
recovery in a civil action for which th9 city may recover reasonable attorney fees,
and/or said department shall have the right to terminate water, sewer, garbage
collection and recycling pick up services to said premises. Any uncollected amount
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due from the owner on any inactive, terminated or discontinued account may be
transferred to any active account under the owner's name and upon failure to pay
said bill after at least five (5) days' prior written notice, water, sewer and/or garbage
collection and recycling pick up services to that account and premises may be
discontinued.
3. Restoration Of Service: Water, sewer, garbage and recycling pick up service shall
not be restored until all charges shall have been paid.
D. Deposits Required From Nonowners: All new water, sewer and garbage collection
service users who are not the owners of the premises shall pay to the department of
public utilities for deposit with the city treasurer an amount sufficient to cover the
cost of garbage collection services which may accumulate. The amount deposited
shall be not less than twice any monthly or bimonthly bill for garbage collection over
the preceding year on such premises, but in no case shall it be less than ten dollars
($10.00). The department of public utilities shall issue a certificate of deposit. The
amount deposited shall be refunded by the city treasurer to the holder upon the
surrender of the certificate properly endorsed, provided all garbage bills and other
charges are paid. All bills for garbage service must be paid promptly without
reference to said deposit. Whenever any user of garbage collection services shall
have failed to pay for garbage services rendered to such premises, the money
deposited or any part thereof may be applied to the payment of such delinquent bills
by the department of public utilities. The owner of the premises will be required to
pay the remainder.
E. Abatement: Those owners, each year, granted indigent abatement for taxes on their
dwelling by Salt Lake County under section 59-2-1106 et seq., Utah Code
Annotated, or its successor, shall be granted a fifty percent (50%) annual abatement
of the above garbage pick up charges.
F. Enterprise Fund: All funds received from garbage service and recycling pick up
service shall be placed in the garbage enterprise fund and left separate and apart
from all other city funds. The collection, accounting and expenditure of all such funds
shall be in accordance with existing fiscal policy of the city.
G. Vacancies: In the event a residence being served is vacant and the owner is trying to
sell it, or it is or will be vacant because of an extended vacation of the occupant, the
owner may apply to the public services director in writing for termination of garbage
service for a specified period. The automated refuse and recycling container(s)will
be picked up and returned pursuant to the owner's request upon payment of a ten
dollar ($10.00) service fee. If said service fee is paid, no garbage collection fee shall
be charged during the period of vacancy. (Ord. 77-02 § 1, 2002)
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SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on the
date of its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this Leo day of
, 2003.
AIRPER
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN: ..
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CHIEF DEPUTY CITY RECORDER \n"
Transmitted to Mayor on 9-16-03
Mayor's Action: Approved. Vetoed.
ROSS C. ANDERSON
MAYOR
• APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney's office
CHIEF DEPUTY IT R CORDER
Date 9/ U3
By
(SEAL)
Bill No. 68 of 2003.
Published: 10-1-03
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