ORDINANCE NO._______________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO,

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 4.04 GARBAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL, OF TITLE 4, OF THE SAN MATEO COUNTY ORDINANCE CODE IN ITS ENTIRETY

 

The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, ordains as follows:

 

SECTION 1.

Chapter 4.04 of Title 4 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

Chapter 4.04 - SOLID WASTE COLLECTION, TRANSPORT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL.

 

4.04.010

Definitions - Solid Waste Collection, Transport, Storage and Disposal.

 

4.04.020

Permit required to transport solid waste.

 

4.04.030

Permit required to transport solid waste, exemptions.

 

4.04.040

Permit required to dump solid waste.

 

4.04.050

Application.

 

4.04.060

Referral of application.

 

4.04.070

Granting or denying permit.

 

4.04.080

Conditions of permit.

 

4.04.090

Disposal of solid waste and recyclable materials from one's own premises.

 

4.04.100

Solid waste and recyclable materials in transit.

 

4.04.110

Placement of receptacles.

 

4.04.120

Solid waste to be kept in receptacles, carts or bins.

 

4.04.130

Destruction or disposal of solid waste.

 

4.04.140

Reserved.

 

4.04.150

Prohibitions.

 

4.04.160

Excess solid waste or recyclable materials.

 

4.04.170

County Health Officer.

 

4.04.200

Removal of solid waste from residential property in Service Area.

 

4.04.210

Removal of solid waste from non-residential property in Service Area.

 

4.04.220

Minimum residential service levels in the Service Area.

 

4.04.230

Minimum non-residential service levels in the Service Area.

 

4.04.240

Procedure for garbage collection service charges in the Service Area.

 

4.04.250

Report for the Service Area.

 

4.04.260

Notice for the Service Area.

 

4.04.270

Hearing for the Service Area.

 

4.04.280

Final determination of service charges for the Service Area.

 

4.04.290

Filing of report with County Controller for the Service Area.

 

4.04.300

Lien process for the Service Area.

 

4.04.310

Tax bill procedure for the Service Area.

 

4.04.320

Collection Charges for the Service Area.

 

4.04.330

Direct service and billing for the Service Area.

 

4.04.340

Removal of solid waste from residential property in the Franchised Area.

 

4.04.350

Removal of solid waste from non-residential property in the Franchised Area.

 

4.04.360

Minimum residential service levels in the Franchised Area.

 

4.04.370

Minimum non-residential service levels in the Franchised Area.

 

4.04.380

Contract for excess collection in the Service Area and Franchised Area.

 

4.04.390

Exceptional services in the Service Area.

 

4.04.010 – Definitions - Solid Waste Collection, Transport, Storage and Disposal.

 

For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply:

 

(a)

“Backyard collection service” means the provision of solid waste collection service in the rear or side of the premises.

 

(b)

“Board” means the Board of Supervisors of the County.

 

(c)

“Collection” means the act of collecting solid waste at the place of waste generation by an approved refuse collector (public or private) and is a form of removal.

 

(d)

“Commingled recyclable materials” means recyclable materials that are source separated at the point of generation but placed into a single container. Commingled recyclable materials shall not contain putrescible waste.

 

(e)

“Compost” is the product of a controlled microbial (aerobic) decomposition of organic materials including vegetable and green materials, but not including hazardous waste, which are separated from the solid waste stream, and which yields a safe and nuisance-free product.

 

(f)

“Construction and demolition debris” as defined in Chapter 4.105 Recycling and Diversion of Debris from Construction and Demolition, Section 4.105.010(a).

 

(g)

“County Health Officer” shall be the person appointed by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code or his/her duly authorized representative.

 

(h)

“Curbside collection services” means the provision of solid waste collection service at the curb or within five feet of the right of way of the premises.

 

(i)

“Franchised Area” is the unincorporated County area within the South Bayside Waste Management Authority area excluding CSA-8 (North Fair Oaks) and West Bay Sanitary District, and its boundaries are defined by the incorporated city boundaries, which are contiguous with the unincorporated County boundaries.

 

(j)

“Organic materials” means those materials that the County permits, directs, or requires to be separated from solid waste for collection in specially designated containers for organic materials recycling. Organic materials include, but are not limited to, plant materials, vegetable, green and/or food materials from food facilities, grocery stores, institutional cafeterias (such as, jails, schools, and hospitals) or residential food scraps.

 

(k)

“Person” shall mean and include any County, City, municipal corporation, district, corporation, firm or person, or their agents or employees.

 

(l)

“Post consumer material, also known as “post consumer waste,” is any product which has served its intended use by a business or a consumer, and has been disposed and subsequently separated from solid waste for use as a constituent in a new product. Post consumer material consists of but is not limited to: paper, plastics, glass, aluminum and metal cans, rubber, packaging materials, etc.

 

(m)

“Putrescible waste” includes waste that is capable of becoming putrid, spoils, or is decomposed by microorganisms with sufficient rapidity to cause a nuisance because of odors, gases, or other offensive conditions.

 

(n)

“Recycle” or “recycling” means the process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating, and reconstituting materials that would otherwise become solid waste, and returning them to the economic mainstream in the form of raw material for new, reused, or reconstituted products which meet the quality standards necessary to be used in the marketplace. Recycling does not include transformation.

 

(o)

“Recyclable materials” means discarded materials, source separated at the point of generation, that can be re-used, remanufactured, reconstituted, or recycled. Recyclable materials do not contain putrescible waste.

 

(p)

“Refuse collector” shall mean a person who has been awarded an official franchise between the County and the refuse collector for collection of garbage, solid waste, organic and targeted recyclable materials.

 

(q)

“Refuse collector – non-franchised area” shall mean a person who may transport solid waste from premises located in areas not serviced by a refuse collector as defined in section 4.04.010(p) of this Chapter.

 

(r)

“Report” means the report referred to in County Ordinance Code Section 4.04.250 “Report for the Service Area.”

 

(s)

“Service Area” means County Service Area No.8.

 

(t)

“Service charges” means fees or other charges for services furnished or offered in connection with the weekly collection service.

 

(u)

“Single-stream non-targeted recyclable materials” shall mean recyclable materials that are source separated at the point of generation, which have not been commingled with other solid wastes or recyclable materials, and are separated by material type and stored and transferred in separate containers to an authorized processor. Single-stream recyclable materials shall not contain putrescible waste.

 

(v)

“Single-stream targeted recyclable materials” shall mean recyclable materials that have been targeted by the refuse collector and placed commingled by the generator into containers provided by the refuse collector for the purposes of collection.

 

(w)

    “Solid Waste” means all putrescible and non-putrescible solid, semisolid, and liquid wastes, including garbage, trash, refuse, compost, recyclables, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles and parts thereof, appliances, dewatered, treated, or chemically fixed sewage sludge which is not hazardous waste, manure, vegetable or animal solid and semisolid wastes, and other discarded solid and semisolid wastes. Solid Waste does not include the following:

 
 

(1)

Hazardous waste, as defined in Public Resource Code.

 
 

(2)

Radioactive waste, as regulated pursuant to the Radiation Control Law.

 
 

(3)

Medical waste, as regulated pursuant to the Medical Waste Management Act.

 

(x)

“Weekly Collection Service” means collection service that is scheduled in advance and provided once-per-week on the same day or days each week by a refuse collector’s vehicle or equipment.

 

4.04.020 - Permit required to transport solid waste.

 

It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to bring or cause to be brought or conveyed, into or through the unincorporated territory of the County of San Mateo, any solid waste without first applying to the County Health Officer and procuring from the County Health Officer a permit to do so as hereinafter provided.

 

4.04.030 - Permit required to transport solid waste, exemptions.

 

Transportation of single-stream non-targeted recyclable materials as defined in section 4.04.010(u) of this Chapter, shall be exempt from permitting requirements of this section provided that the single-stream non-targeted material is conveyed in a manner to safeguard public health and safety of the inhabitants of the County of San Mateo and in compliance with all applicable state laws.

 

4.04.040 - Permit required to dump solid waste.

 

It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to dump, deposit, bury or landfill or cause to be dumped or deposited, or assist in dumping or depositing, any solid waste, within the territorial limits of the County of San Mateo, including the San Francisco Bay and tide lands thereof within the boundaries of said County of San Mateo, without having first applied to the County Health Officer and procured a permit to do so as hereinafter provided.

 

4.04.050 - Application.

 

Applications for permits to do the acts described in Sections 4.04.020 and 4.04.040, shall be filed with the County Health Officer and contain the following information:

 

(a)

The name and address of the applicant; and if a private corporation, the names and addresses of the officers of the corporation and the members of the firm; and if an individual person is applying, the names and addresses of all persons directly interested in securing the permit.

 

(b)

The nature and source of the solid waste.

 

(c)

If the solid waste is brought into the County of San Mateo from a point outside of its boundaries, the purpose of bringing the same into the County; and if for the purpose of dumping and depositing in said County, a description of the place of deposit and its location.

 

(d)

A description of the means and method of conveying such solid waste, and a description of the manner and method of deposit and the manner and method which will be used to keep the means of conveyance and the place of deposit sanitary and to prevent odor and the existence and breeding of flies, insects and rodents upon and in such solid waste, while being conveyed to and placed in or upon and in such dump or place of deposit.

 

(e)

The approximate amount of solid waste to be conveyed or deposited daily.

 

4.04.060 - Referral of application.

 

Upon the filing of the application, the County Health Officer shall refer the application to the Environmental Health Division to make a thorough investigation of the matters set forth in the application and all other circumstances and conditions by him/her deemed material and to make a full and complete report, together with recommendations, to the County Health Officer.

 

4.04.070 - Granting or denying permit.

 

The County Health Officer may deny or grant such permit, which shall be in writing, for such time and under such conditions and regulations deemed consistent with the safeguarding of the public health and safety of the inhabitants of the County of San Mateo, or any portion thereof; said conditions and regulations shall be incorporated in such permit.

 

4.04.080 - Conditions of permit.

 

Such permit shall not be construed to permit any act forbidden by any law; provided further that all such permits issued hereunder shall be revocable and subject to suspension by the County Health Officer at any time after a hearing if the County Health Officer determines that the permittee has not complied, or is not complying with the conditions and regulations under which such permit was granted, or if for any reason, the permitted act or acts is or are injurious or detrimental to public health and safety. The Health Officer shall provide five days' written notice by mail of the hearing to the permittee.

 

4.04.090 - Disposal of solid waste and recyclable materials from one's own premises.

 

The provisions of this Chapter shall not be construed to prevent a person from disposing of solid waste and recyclable materials in an amount of up to 10 cubic yards accumulating upon, and its source being from, one’s own premises in the manner provided in Sections 4.04.100, 4.04.110, 4.04.130 through 4.04.160 of this Chapter.

 

4.04.100 - Solid waste and recyclable materials in transit.

 

All solid waste and recyclable materials in the process of being conveyed into, through, or within the County shall be properly covered and conveyed in a manner to safeguard the public health and safety of the inhabitants of the County of San Mateo, and in compliance with all applicable state laws.

 

4.04.110 - Placement of receptacles.

 

All receptacles shall be placed on the premises at ground level so as to be readily accessible for removing and emptying by the refuse collector or refuse collector – non-franchised area. Any disputes or complaints arising from or concerning the placement of receptacles, size of containers, or quantities of solid waste to be removed, may be referred to the appropriate County agency for nuisance abatement.

 

4.04.120 - Solid Waste to be kept in receptacles, carts or bins.

 

All solid waste and recyclable materials shall be placed by the person(s) occupying the premises upon which such solid waste and recyclable materials are created in a watertight plastic or metal receptacle, or in carts and bins with tight fitting lids provided by the refuse collector, of not less than 20-gallon capacity. All carts, bins and receptacles placed for collection by a refuse collector must be placed for collection not more than 24 hours preceding the weekly collection service day. Following removal of the solid waste and recyclable materials, all carts, bins and receptacles must be stored within 24 hours in a less conspicuous area of the premises so as not to create a nuisance to the occupants of neighboring premises and to safeguard the public health and safety of the inhabitants of the County of San Mateo. All violations of this Section shall constitute a nuisance and may be referred to the appropriate County agency for nuisance abatement.

 

4.04.130 - Destruction or disposal of solid waste.

   

(a)

All premises within the County of San Mateo shall dispose of solid waste by removal to an authorized disposal area or facility at least once per week (seven days), or more frequently than once per week, to prevent the accumulation of solid waste in quantities in excess of those customarily handled by a refuse collector or refuse collector–non-franchised area, and to safeguard the public health and safety of the inhabitants of the County of San Mateo as determined by the County Health Officer.

 

(b)

All premises within the County of San Mateo situated in an area served by a refuse collector must use such service for the weekly collection service of putrescible waste, except as hereinafter otherwise provided.

 

(c)

All premises within the County of San Mateo not in an area served by a refuse collector or a refuse collector – non-franchised area, must dispose of solid waste as specified in Section 4.04.130(a) of this Section and in a manner in compliance with all provisions of this Chapter and state laws pertaining to the disposal of solid waste and as determined by the County Health Officer.

 

4.04.140 - Reserved.

 

4.04.150 - Prohibitions.

 

No person owning or occupying any building lot or premises in the County shall suffer, allow or permit to collect, and remain on said lot or premises solid waste of any kind. However, this provision shall not be construed to interfere with a building under construction.

 

No person shall dump, place or bury any solid waste or recyclable materials in any lot, vacant unimproved property, land, street or alley, or in any water or waterway or public easement elsewhere in the County, or in any location other than authorized disposal areas or facilities.

 

No person shall burn solid waste except as approved and permitted by the Air Quality Management District.

 

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to interfere in any manner with the collection or removal or disposal of solid waste by a refuse collector.

 

No person shall remove any recyclable materials from the curbside collection bins or carts, which are the property of the refuse collector.

 

4.04.160 - Excess solid waste or recyclable materials.

 

In the event the removal of solid waste and recyclable materials is required in quantities in excess of those customarily handled by the refuse collector, or in the case of the removal of solid waste or recyclable materials from an area not served by a refuse collector or refuse collector – non-franchised area, such removal shall be accomplished in a manner in compliance with all provisions of this Chapter and the general laws, and in a manner acceptable to the County Health Officer.

 

4.04.170 - County Health Officer.

 

The County Health Officer or other duly authorized representative of the County, at its discretion, shall visit all premises from time to time and examine the sanitary conditions of said premises and determine whether the provisions of this Chapter are complied with. Upon his/her notification, all persons shall comply with the provisions of this Chapter or be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. In all cases of disputes or complaints arising from solid waste removal, the quantities to be removed and the number of times of removal, the County Health Officer shall designate the estimated quantity to be removed and the time and manner of removal.

 

4.04.200 - Removal of solid waste from residential property in Service Area.

 

The County has established the minimum curbside service levels set forth in Section 4.04.220 for all properties in the Service Area that are being used for residential purposes. The County will pay the cost of the minimum service levels set forth in Section 4.04.220 to the company(s) authorized by the Board for collection and removal of solid waste and single-stream targeted recyclable materials in the Service Area. The County will make such payment using funds collected through the service charges approved by the Board. The service charges shall be set forth in the report as required in Section 4.04.250 and collected along with the property tax. The owners of property in the Service Area that is being used for residential purposes shall be required to contract with the company(s) authorized by the Board for collection and removal for all service in excess of the service levels set forth in Section 4.04.220 and shall pay therefore the rate or rates set by the Board. Notwithstanding the requirements of this Section, the County Health Officer may require greater service levels at specific properties if deemed appropriate or necessary for health or safety reasons. “Being used for residential purposes” shall include vacant residential structures but not include vacant unimproved property. Exceptions to the solid waste collection requirements of this Section may be granted by the County Health Officer pursuant to Section 4.04.390.

 

4.04.210 - Removal of solid waste from non-residential property in the Service Area.

 

The County has established the minimum service levels set forth in Section 4.04.230 for all properties in the Service Area that are being used for commercial purposes. The owner of property that is being used in whole or in part for non-residential purposes shall be responsible for the collection and removal of all solid waste from that property and shall be required to contract with the company(s) authorized by the Board for collection and removal, and shall pay therefore the rate or rates set by the Board. The refuse collector shall collect single-stream targeted recyclable materials from customers that have source separated the materials from putrescible waste and placed these materials in the collection containers provided by the refuse collector. The County Health Officer may require greater service levels at specific properties if deemed appropriate or necessary for health or safety reasons. Exceptions to the solid waste collection requirements of this section may be granted by the County Health Officer pursuant to Section 4.04.390.

 

4.04.220 - Minimum residential service levels in the Service Area.

 

The Board shall establish minimum curbside levels of service per Unit of Pickup for parcel(s) containing dwelling unit(s) within the Service Area as defined in Section 4.04.220(a). The minimum charge to each parcel will be calculated based on Section 4.04.220(a)(1-3) and the garbage and recyclables rates applicable to the Service Area. The charge will appear on the property tax bill. Services in addition to the minimum service levels shall be billed directly by the refuse collector.

 

Minimum Units of Pickup:

 

(a)

For the purposes of Section 4.04.220, “Unit of Pickup” (U.P.) means two (2) 32-gallon carts or cubic yard equivalent or one (1) 64-gallon cart or cubic yard equivalent located at the curb or within five feet of the right of way for service by the refuse collector.

 
 

(1)

Residential parcels, defined as parcels containing one to four dwelling units, shall have one (1) U.P. per dwelling unit.

 
 

(2)

Apartment House parcels, defined as parcels containing more than four dwelling units shall have 1/2 U.P. per dwelling unit.

 
 

(3)

Mixed Residential/Commercial-Industrial parcels shall have 1/2 U.P. per residential dwelling unit and 1/2 U.P. per business. The residential dwelling unit will be billed on the property tax bill and the commercial business will be billed by the refuse collector.

 

4.04.230 - Minimum non-residential service levels in the Service Area.

 

The Board shall establish a minimum curbside level of service per Unit of Pickup for commercial parcels within the Service Area as defined in Section 4.04.230(a). The minimum charge to each parcel will be calculated based on Section 4.04.230(a)(1) and the garbage and recyclables rates applicable to the Service Area. The charge for the minimum level of service and any additional services will be billed directly by the refuse collector.

 

(a)

For the purposes of Section 4.04.230, “Unit of Pickup” (U.P.) means one (1) 32-gallon cart or cubic yard equivalent.

 
 

(1)

Commercial parcels, defined as parcels containing no residential dwelling units, shall have one (1) U.P. per business.

 

4.04.240 - Procedure for garbage collection service charges in the Service Area.

 

The tax roll on which ordinary County ad valorem property taxes are collected shall be used for the collection of current or delinquent service charges for parcels that contain residential dwelling units as defined in Section 4.04.220 of this Chapter for the Service Area.

 

4.04.250 - Report for the Service Area.

 

A written report shall be prepared and filed with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. The report shall contain the Assessor Parcel Number, Situs Address, and the amount of the minimum service charge for each parcel for the forthcoming fiscal year, computed as set forth in Section 4.04.220(a)(1-3), and the Board approved garbage and recyclables rates applicable to the Service Area.

 

4.04.260 - Notice for the Service Area.

 

The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors shall cause notice of the filing of the report and of the time and place of hearing thereon to be published once a week for two successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the Service Area.

 

4.04.270 - Hearing for the Service Area.

 

At the time of said hearing the Board shall hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to said report referred to in said notice and may continue the hearing.

 

4.04.280 - Final determination of service charges for the Service Area.

 

Upon the conclusion of the hearing on the report, the Board will adopt, revise, change, reduce or modify any service charge or overrule any or all objections and shall make its determination upon each service charge as described in said report, which determination shall be final. The Board shall thereafter, by resolution, confirm the report, and shall direct that said resolution be recorded.

 

4.04.290 - Filing of report with County Controller for the Service Area.

 

On or before the 10th day of August, unless otherwise extended in accordance with law, in each year following the final determination of the Board, the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors shall file with the Controller a copy of said report with a statement endorsed thereon over their signatures that the report has been finally adopted by the Board, and the Controller shall enter the amounts of the charges against the respective lots or parcels of land as they appear in the report on the current assessment roll.

 

4.04.300 - Lien process for the Service Area.

 

The amount of the charges shall constitute a lien against the lot or parcel of land against which the charges have been imposed. The Tax Collector shall include the amount of the charges on bills for taxes levied against the respective lots and parcels of land. All tax liens attach annually as of 12:01 a.m. on the first day of January preceding the fiscal year for which the taxes are levied.

 

4.04.310 - Tax bill procedure for the Service Area.

 

Thereafter, the amount of the charges shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner, and by the same person as, together with and not separately from the ordinary County ad valorem property taxes, and shall be delinquent at the same time and thereafter be subject to the same penalties for delinquency.

 

4.04.320 Collection Charges for the Service Area.

 

All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of ordinary County ad valorem property taxes including, but not limited to, those pertaining to the matters of delinquency, correction, cancellation, refund and redemption are applicable to such charges.

 

4.04.330 - Direct service and billing the Service Area.

 

Whenever the use of property not required to receive weekly collection service is altered so as to require such service, or whenever for any other reason property is not set forth in the report and its minimum service charges are not collected upon the tax roll, the refuse collector shall serve the property and collect any service charges by direct billing. Rates for such service shall be the approved garbage and recyclables collection rates applicable to the Service Area.

 

4.04.340 - Removal of solid waste from residential property in the Franchised Area.

 

The County has established the minimum curbside service levels set forth in Section 4.04.360 for all properties in the Franchised Area that are being used for residential purposes. The property owner will pay to the refuse collector authorized by the Board for collection and removal of solid waste and single-stream targeted recyclable materials, and shall pay the garbage and recyclables collection rate or rates set by the Board. Notwithstanding the requirements of this Section, the County Health Officer may require greater service levels at specific properties if deemed appropriate or necessary for health or safety reasons.

 

4.04.350 - Removal of solid waste from non-residential property in the Franchised Area.

 

The County has established the minimum curbside service levels set forth in Section 4.04.370 for all non-residential properties in the Franchised Area that are being used for commercial purposes. The property owner will pay the refuse collector authorized by the Board for collection and removal of solid waste in the franchised area, and shall pay the garbage and recyclables collection rate or rates set by the Board. The refuse collectors shall collect single-stream targeted recyclable materials from customers that have source separated the materials from putrescible waste and placed these materials in the collection containers provided by the refuse collector. Notwithstanding the requirements of this Section, the County Health Officer may require greater service levels at specific properties if deemed appropriate or necessary for health or safety reasons.

 

4.04.360 - Minimum residential service levels in the Franchised Area.

 

The Board shall establish a minimum curbside level of service for parcel(s) containing dwelling units within the Service Area as defined in Section 4.04.340. The minimum charge to each parcel will be calculated based on Sections 4.04.360(a-c) and the garbage and recyclables rates applicable to the Franchised Area. The charge for the minimum service levels shall be billed directly by the refuse collector.

 

(a)

Residential parcels, defined as parcels with one to four dwelling units, shall have one (1) 20-gallon cart or cubic yard equivalent per dwelling unit.

 

(b)

Apartment House parcels, defined as parcels with more than four dwelling units, shall have one (1) 32-gallon cart or cubic yard equivalent per dwelling unit.

 

(c)

Mixed Residential/Commercial-Industrial parcels shall have one (1) 32-gallon cart or cubic yard equivalent per dwelling unit and one (1) 32-gallon cart or cubic yard equivalent per business.

 

4.04.370 - Minimum non-residential service levels in the Franchised Area.

 

The Board shall establish a minimum curbside level of service for commercial parcels within the Service Area as defined in Section 4.04.350. The minimum charge to each parcel will be calculated based on Section 4.04.370(a) and the garbage and recyclables rates applicable to the Franchised Area. The charge(s) for the minimum level of service and any additional services will be billed directly by the refuse collector.

 

(a)

Commercial parcels, defined as parcels containing no residential dwelling units, shall have one (1) 32-gallon cart or cubic yard equivalent per business.

 

4.04.380 - Contract for excess collection in the Service Area and Franchised Area.

 

Any property owner or occupant of any premises may contract with the refuse collector for special services for the removal of solid waste or recyclable materials in excess of the regular curbside minimum services as set forth in Sections 4.04.220, 4.04.230, 4.04.360 and 4.04.370. Rates for such special services shall be as set by the Board. Property owners or their representatives may arrange for a different level, location or type of service beyond the minimum service levels from the refuse collector.

 

In the Service Area, with respect to any additional services beyond the minimum level service charge collected on the tax bill, the refuse collector will use the minimum charge in the report and as indicated on the tax bill as a credit towards the property owners’ garbage and recyclables collection services provided to the parcel.

 

4.04.390 - Exceptional services in the Service Area.

 

In individual cases in the Service Area where disability, infirmity, or other hardship is determined by the County Health Officer to warrant an exception to the level or location of service specified herein in Sections 4.04.220 and 4.04.230 or in the franchise agreement, the County Health Officer pursuant to rules and procedures adopted by the Board shall specify the service charges applicable in those individual cases.

 

SECTION 2.

 

This Ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days from the passage date thereof.

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