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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 44 of 2006
(Refuse Fund Fees)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9.08.030 OF THE SALT LAKE
CITY CODE, RELATING TO GARBAGE AND RECYCLING PICK UP SERVICES.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 9.08.030 of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to
garbage and recycling pick up services be, and the same hereby is, amended 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 2006-2007 shall be ten dollars seventy five cents ($10.75)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 ten dollars seventy five cents ($10.75) each per month plus a delivery fee of eleven
dollars ($11.00) each. These fees are 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 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.
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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 the 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 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.
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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.
SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the date of
its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City,Utah this 15th day of
June , 2006.
CHAIRPERSON
A T:
APPROVED AS TO FORM
D U TY RE ORDER Salt Lake City Attorney's Office
Date (c—(3-06
Transmitted to Mayor on June 16, 2006 By .-?7J q —
Mayor's Action: K Approved. Vetoed.
MAYOR
CHIEF DEPUTY C Y RDER
(SEAL) �,P*? CITE D,
Bill No. 44 of 2006. .{ ;`
Published: July i, 2006 �,` �
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