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Home My WebLink About3346• • ORDINANCE NO. 3346 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revising Chapter 13.57 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to Solid Waste Processing Facility Rates. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Ordinance 3243, as amended, and Chapter 13.57 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby . amended by amending 13.57.020 PAMC to read as follows: 13.57.020 Rates. The following rates shall be charged at the solid waste processing facility: A. All collection entities shall be charged and pay the following rates at the transfer station: 1 • .. ... • grit— Collection entities that provide the City an exemption certificate in accordance with WAC 458 -20- 250(7) and City of Port Angeles accounts shall be charged $82.90 91.35 per ton for municipal solid waste : • • • : . ' •• This rate does not include the Washington State solid waste collection tax. 2. attcndant, that may be convertcd to compost. Collection entities that provide the City an exemption certificate in accordance with WAC 458 -20- 250(7) and City of Port Angeles accounts shall be charged $25.75 per ton for clean yard waste. This rate which does not include the Washington State solid waste collection tax. The transfer station attendant shall determine whether each load qualifies as clean yard waste eligible for this rate. Yard waste that is not eli • ible for this rate shall be deemed municipal solid waste for determining rates. 3. $21.35 45.00 per ton for wastewater treatment plant biosolids. 4. The City shall pay the collection entity charges for municipal solid waste received at the transfer station from the contractor for the Blue Mountain drop box operation under the service agreement. The City shall pay the collection entity charges for yard waste received at the transfer station from the contractor for curbside collection of yard waste under the service agreement. 5. Collection entities that do not provide the City an exemption certificate in accordance with WAC 458 -20 -250 7 shall be deemed self - hauler for .0 .oses of determinin rates. B. All self - haulers shall be charged and shall pay the following rates at the transfer station (except as set forth herein): 1. $104.30114.90 per ton for municipal solid waste with a $10.00 minimum fee. -1- • 2. $43.00 per ton for clean yard waste, as determined by the transfer station attcndant, that may be convertcd to compost, with a $5.00 minimum fee. The transfer station attendant shall determine whether each load qualifies as clean yard waste eligible for this rate. Yard waste that is not eligible for this rate shall be deemed municipal solid waste for determining rates. 3. In addition to the fees established by subsections 1 and 2 of this section, a self - hauler that delivers an unsecured load to the transfer station shall be charged a $10.00 fee. 4. There will be no fee charged for recyclable materials deposited into the recycling drop -off facility. There will be no fee charged for acceptable household hazardous waste received at the transfer station. 5. There will be no fee charged for acceptable moderate -risk waste received at the moderate -risk waste facility from residents covered under the interlocal agreement. Commercially exempt small quantity generators shall not deposit moderate -risk waste at the moderate -risk waste facility. 6. Self - hauler rates shall be reduced by 4.6% for the federal government, its agencies and instrumentalities. 7. Rates for acceptable special waste shall be charged as follows: Item Rate Asbestos $253.40 329.15 per ton Tires (automobile and truck) $104.30 114.90 per ton Metals and white goods $51.25 57.45 per ton Environmental fee $20.00 per unit Contaminated or dredge soils $0 172.95 per ton. The environmental fee per unit shall be in addition to the rate per ton for metals and white goods. 8. In lieu of requiring multiple scale house transactions for loads with mixed municipal solid waste, the Director may establish weight reductions for recyclable materials, metals, acceptable household hazardous waste, and acceptable moderate -risk waste. Under no circumstances shall a weight reduction result in a reduction of the minimum fee. The weight reductions approved by the Director shall be issued at the scale house. C. The self - hauler rate 13.57.020.B.1. may be waived for disposal of rcfusc wl�;�lc is collcctcd as a part of a bcautification or cicanup program. The transfer station self - hauler rate 13.57.020.11.1. may or reduced by up to 50% subject to the following requirements: 1. The person requesting a waiver or reduction submits a written application to the Director at least 30 days before disposal of refuse at the transfer station. The Director shall accept or deny the application before refuse is disposed at the transfer station. 2. A waiver may be available for disposal of refuse which is collected as part of a beautification or cleanup program, such as the annual Transfer Station benefit dump day, Clallam County chain gang, and Washington State Department of Transportation Adopt a Highway program, which must dispose of litter. - 2 - • • 3. A reduction may be available for disposal of refuse, which is collected as part of the annual City of Sequim benefit dump day. 3-4. A reduction may be available to charitable, nonprofit organizations, such as the Salvation Army, St. Vincent DePaul, and Serenity House, the primary purpose of which is provide necessary support for the poor or infirm and which must dispose of unusable donated items. 45. Pursuant to Chapter 35.83 RCW, a reduction may be applied to the Housing Authority of Clallam County for self -haul of materials left by tenants who vacate Housing Authority premises and for disposal of demolition debris. 56. All waivers or reductions approved by the Director shall be valid for 30 days and shall be limited to projects that further the public health, safety, or welfare, enhances the environment, or is otherwise in the public interest for parties of the interlocal agreement. 67. In order for the waiver or reduction to be valid, applications approved by the Director shall be presented to the scale house attendant at the time of disposal. D. All self - haulers shall be charged and shall pay the following rates per ton at the Blue Mountain drop -box: 1. $ 7.80 204.65 per ton for municipal solid waste with a $5.00 minimum charge. 2. Recyclable materials deposited into the recycling drop -off facility will not be charged a fee. Acceptable household hazardous waste will not be charged a fee. 3. The self - hauler rate shall be reduced by 4.6% for the federal government, its agencies and instrumentalities. E. The Director shall have authority to enter into contracts with rates other than specified in this Chapter, provided that such rates cover the cost of providing the service, the contract provides a benefit to the City not otherwise obtained, the City Manager, Mayor and Council members of the Utility Advisory Committee are notified, and that such contracts have a term of no more than ninety (90) days before formal adoption by the City Council. F. The sales price per purchase for Class A Compost at the transfer station shall be: Category Quantity Cubic Yards Price Per Cubic Yard Any Customer 1 - 3 $20.00 Any Customer 4 -49 $17.00 Any Customer 50 -99 $15.00 Any Customer 100 -299 $14.00 Any Customer 300 or more $13.00 Schools, Non - profit, or Government Agencies 4 or more $15.00 Washington State sales tax will be added to the prices listed above. The Director shall have authority to establish a different sales price for Class A Compost in response to then existing operating conditions; provided that such price recovers the cost of providing the compost; the price provides a benefit to the City not otherwise obtained; the City Manager, Mayor and Council members of the Utility Advisory Committee are notified; and that the different price expires ninety (90) days after adoption by the Director, unless it is formally ratified by the City Council, in which event the price shall remain in effect to the end of the calendar year. -3- • • Section 2 - Severability. If any provisions of this Ordinance or its applications to any person or circumstances is held to be invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance or application of the provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances is not affected. Section 3 - Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, the correction of the scrivener's /clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers and any references thereto. Section 4 - Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifically delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum. This ordinance shall take effect January 5, 2009. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 21st day of October, 2008. ATTEST: Becky J. on`Ctity Cl l APP `IOVED AS TO FORM: William E. Bloor, City orney PUBLISHED: October 26 , 2008 By Summary (41-1■U YOR G:\Legal_ Backup\ ORDINANCES &RESOLUTIONS \ORDINANCES.2008\35 - 13.57 - SW Facility Rates.093008.wpd (October 20, 2008) - 4 - Summaries of Ordinances Adopted by the Port Angeles City Council on October 21, 2008 Ordinance No. 3344 This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, amends Chapter 3.70 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to fees for use of William Shore Memorial Pool. This Ordinance shall take effect five days following the date of its publication by summary. Ordinance No. 3345 This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revises Chapter 13.54 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to Solid Waste Collection Rates. This Ordinance shall take effect January 1, 2009. Ordinance No. 3346 This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revises Chapter 13.57 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to Solid Waste Processing Facility Rates. This Ordinance shall take effect January 5, 2009. Ordinance No. 3347 This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revises Chapters 13.10 and 13.12 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to Electricity — Service and Charges. This Ordinance shall take effect January 1, 2009. Ordinance No. 3348 This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revises Chapter 3.70 and Chapter 14.05 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to Electrical Code Inspection and Permit Fees. This Ordinance shall take effect January 1, 2009. The full texts of the Ordinances are 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. Becky J. Upton, MMC City Clerk Publish: October 26, 2008