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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 28 of 2002
(Garbage Fees—Residential Collections)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9.08.030 OF THE SALT LAKE
CITY CODE, RELATING TO GARBAGE FEES FOR RESIDENTIAL
COLLECTIONS.
WHEREAS, the City Council has deteiniined to reduce monthly charges for
garbage pickup service for fiscal year 2002-2003.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 9.08.030, Salt Lake City Code,be, and the same
hereby is, amended to read as follows:
9.08.030 Residential Collections:
The City will provide for the collection and disposal, at the expense of the
property owner, of garbage, community waste, stove ashes and other such refuse from the
below designated residences, and churches, as provided for herein, but not from places of
business, apartment houses, or public buildings. Said collection shall be under the
supervision of the Department of Public Services pursuant to the following:
A. Owner Responsible For Charges: 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 Works that the owner's garbage will be picked up by a
private collector, the owner of every premises described in subsection B of this Section
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 such dwelling units as the Department of Public Utilities has records, and
directly to the address of all other such premises provided by the Director of the City's
Department of Public Works. 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 will pay for all garbage service furnished such
tenant, or any other occupant of the premises named in the Department of Public Utilities
application in case such tenant or occupant shall fail to pay the same.
B. Garbage And Trash Pickup Charges:
1. Monthly charges for general garbage pickup service provided by the City,
whether from a single-family dwelling unit, duplex family dwelling unit, triplex family
dwelling unit or other units approved by the Director of Public Services, for the City's
fiscal year 2000-2001, shall be twelve dollars fifty cents ($12.50)per month for the first
automated container. Additional automated containers can be obtained for twelve dollars
fifty cents ($12.50) each per month plus a delivery fee of ten dollars ($10.00) each.
2. The monthly charges for garbage pickup service for future years, subject to
modification by future City Councils, shall be as follows:
Fiscal year 2000-2001 $12.50
Fiscal year 2001-2002 $12.75
Fiscal year 2002-2003 $ 9.75
3. Additional automated containers can be obtained in future years for the
following monthly charge plus a delivery fee of ten dollars ($10.00) each, subject to
modification by future City Councils:
Fiscal year 2000-2001 $12.50
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Fiscal year 2001-2002 $12.75
Fiscal year 2002-2003 $ 9.75
C. Billing:
1. Periodic Billing Statements: The Department of Public Utilities shall cause
billings for garbage collection 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 the City may recover reasonable attorney fees, and/or said
Department shall have the right to terminate water, sewer and garbage collection services
to said premises. Any uncollected amount 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 services to that account and premises may be
discontinued.
3. Restoration Of Service: Water, sewer and garbage 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
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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 pickup charges.
F. Enterprise Fund: All funds received from such garbage services 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 garbage 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 Works Director in writing for termination of
garbage service for a specified period. The City container(s) will be picked up and
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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.
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 18th day of
June , 2002.
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CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
F DEPU Y C RDER
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney's Office
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Transmitted to the Mayor on June 19, 2002
Mayor's Action: ?(-- Approved Vetoed
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Published: July 1, 2002
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