HomeMy WebLinkAbout2908ORDINANCE NO. 2908
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, revising the method of billing for
the disposal of composting materials at the
Landfill and amending Ordinance 2317 as amended
and Chapter 13.56 of the Port Angeles Municipal
Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Section 4 of Ordinance 2317, as most recently
amended by Section 1 of Ordinance 2894, and Chapter 13.56 of the
Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending PAMC
13.56.020 to read as follows:
13.56.020 Rates.
A. All Landfill users shall be charged and shall pay the
following rates for dumping refuse at the Sanitary Landfill site
(except as set forth herein):
Rate
$76.80 per ton with a $2.00 minimum charge.
B In addition to the fees established by subsection A of
this Section, uncovered loads shall be charged an additional $5
fee.
C. Refuse requiring special handling, including but not
limited to asbestos and low level radioactive materials, shall be
charged $190 per ton; provided that the minimum charge for refuse
requiring special handling shall be $190. Special handling
includes manifesting, immediate burial, hand unloading and /or
placement in the disposal pit by Landfill crews.
D. (1) Landfill users' clean yard waste, as determined
by the Landfill attendant, that may be converted to compost will
not be charged a fee except as provided in subsection D(2) of this
section.
(2) Commercial loads of yard waste and other debris
capable of being converted to compost shall be charged fees as
follows:
a. $20.00 per ton for loads transported to the
landfill in a truck larger than 3/4 ton and /or a trailer longer
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than eight feet.
b. $30.00 per ton for stumps larger than six inches
in diameter at the butt cut.
c. Loads of yard waste and other debris capable of
being converted to compost shall not be charged a fee for material
that the City's composting contractor is able to sell and is
thereby able to cover the cost of handling the material.
E. The Director may waive the Landfill fee for disposal
of refuse and litter which is collected and disposed of as a part
of a City- sponsored beautification or cleanup program.
F. Recyclable materials being recycled at the Landfill
will not be charged a fee.
G. The landfill tonnage rate shall be reduced by 4.6% for
solid waste collectors who have filed a certificate of exemption
under WAC 458 -20 -250 from payment of the 4.6% solid waste
collection tax, so that the rate in effect on April 1, 1994, shall
be $73.27.
H. The landfill tonnage rate shall be reduced by 4.6% for
the federal government, its agencies and instrumentalities, and all
refuse service contracts for such shall be exempt under WAC 458 -20-
250 from payment of the 4.6% solid waste collection tax, so that
the rate for same shall be $73.27.
Section 2 - Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take
effect five days after the date of publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at
a regular meeting of said Council held on the 20th day of Feb.
1996.
ATTEST:
Becky J
ty Clerk
APPR AS TO FOR :
Craig D. Knutson, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: February 25. 1996
(By Summary)
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96.01
Summary of Ordinance Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on February 20, 1996
Ordinance No. 2908
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles revises the method of billing for the
disposal of composting materials at the Landfill so that loads of yard waste and
other debris capable of being converted to compost shall not be charged a fee for
material that the City's composting contractor is able to sell and is thereby able
to cover the cost of handling the material. This Ordinance amends Ordinance
2317, as amended, and Chapter 13.56 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
The full text of the Ordinance is available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office or will be
mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
This Ordinance shall take effect five days after the date of publication of this summary.
Publish: February 25, 1996
Becky J. Upton
City Clerk