HomeMy WebLinkAbout2630ORDINANCE NO. 2630
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles
amending Solid Waste rates and regulations
and implementing curbside recycling,
amending Ordinance 2317, as amended,
and amending Chapters 13.54 and 13.56 of
the Port Angeles Municipal Code, and adding
Section 13.54.065 to the Port Angeles
Municipal Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Section 13.54.020 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code, and of Section 3 of Ordinance 2317, as amended,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
13.54.020 Definitions. For the purposes of this Chapter,
the following words and phrases have the meanings respectively
ascribed to them by this Section:
A. "Ashes" means solid waste products produced after the
combustion of coal, wood, other fuels, and other combustible
material.
B. "City business" means any business whose principal
place of business is within the City limits of Port Angeles.
C. "City resident" means any person residing within the
legal City limits of Port Angeles.
D. "Collector of refuse" means the Solid Waste Utility
within the Department of Public Works and any person having a
contract with or license from the City for the removal of refuse,
or any State - licensed refuse collector operating outside the
City.
E. "Commercial dwelling" means a building or group of
buildings designed, intended for, or used for any purpose other
than single or multiple dwellings, and shall include office
buildings. Any building or group of buildings where combined
residence and business is practiced, where such business is
advertised by a sign of any type on the premises and /or is listed
in the telephone directory as a business, shall be classified
as commercial, unless specifically exempted by the City Manager
or his designee, based on the services rendered.
F. "Container" means a receptacle which is of the type
approved by the City and furnished by the City for use with its
mechanical refuse collection system. The container shall not be
less than 60 gallons nor more than X300 gallons in capacity.
The two types of containers are roll -out containers and
stationary containers. Roll -out containers are 60 or 90 gallons
in capacity and have wheels for ease in moving the containers.
Stationary containers are 300 or 420 gallons in capacity and are
used in alleys and for commercial applications.
G. "Contractor" means any authorized person contracting
with or having a license or permit to collect and dispose of
refuse and /or recycled material in the City, or his authorized
agent.
H. "Dangerous waste" means any discarded, useless,
dnwanted, or abandoned non - radioactive substances, including but
not limited to certain pesticides or any residues or containers
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of such substances which are disposed of in such quantity or
concentration as to pose a substantial present or potential
hazard to human health, wildlife, or the environment because such
wastes or constituents or combinations of such wastes:
1. have short - lived, toxic properties that may cause
death, injury or illness or have mutagenic, teratogenic or
carcinogenic properties; or
2. are corrosive, explosive, flammable, or may
generate pressure through decomposition or other means.
I. "Dead animals" means all animals, large or small, which
may die or be killed for other than food purposes.
J. "Director" means the Director of Public Works for the
City of Port Angeles, and his authorized supervisors.
K. "Garbage" means all putrescible animal or vegetable
wastes resulting from handling, preparation, cooking and
consumption of food in any private dwelling house, multiple
dwelling, hotel, restaurant, building or institution.
L. "Health officer" means the City or County health
officer as defined by the laws of the State.
M. "Landfill" means the Sanitary Landfill disposal area
as administered and regulated by the City under Chapter 13.56
PAMC.
N. "Multiple dwelling" means a building or group of
buildings designed as, or intended for, or used as two or more
dwellings, such as apartments, rooming houses, multiple houses
or courts and tenant houses; provided such building or group of
buildings are under common ownership and have a common refuse
disposal site; and provided further, that such group of buildings
by nature of construction or reference infer multi -plex
dwelling, except tourist courts, motels, hotels and trailer
courts, or any other establishment catering to transient
residents; and provided that, for the purpose of this Chapter,
three rooms shall be equal to one apartment and any number of
rooms shall be billed to the nearest multiple of three.
O. "Offal" means waste animal matter from butcher,
slaughterer or packing houses.
P. "Person" means every person, firm, partnership,
association, institution and corporation. The terms also mean
the occupant or owner of the premises for which service is
rendered pursuant to this Chapter.
Q. "Recycling Container" means a receptacle which is of
the type approved by the City and furnished by the recycling
contractor for the collection of recyclable materials.
R. "Recyclable materials" includes all metals, all glass,
some plastics (at a minimum, two -liter soda bottles and gallon
milk jugs), and some paper (at a minimum newsprint, cardboard,
ledger paper, and computer paper).
QS. "Refuse" means garbage, rubbish, trash, and offal, as
defined herein, placed and stored together in a standard refuse
container.
RT. "Rubbish" means all cardboard, plastic, metal, glass,
food containers, wastepaper, rags, sweepings, small pieces of
wood, excelsior, rubber, leather and similar waste materials that
ordinarily accumulate around a home, business or industry
including lawn cuttings. It does not include bulk waste, tree
and hedge trimmings, dead animals, dangerous wastes, hazardous
materials, industrial waste or building waste resulting from
construction or alterations.
&U. "Sanitation service charge" means a charge imposed by
the City Council for the services performed by the Solid Waste
Jtility.
TV. "Single dwelling" means a building designed as, or
intended for, or used as, a residence for a single family or a
group of persons other than a single family, using such building
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as a single housekeeping unit.
UW. "Trash" means all waste matter not subject to decay or
putrefaction which, for the purpose of this Chapter, includes
ashes.
VX. "Waste" and "wastes" means all discarded materials
and /or substances.
Y. "Yard Wastes" includes leaves, grass, flowers, etc.,
as well as branches and pruning, less than four inches (4 ") in
diameter and four feet (4') in length. "Yard Wastes" excludes
food waste, metals, plastics, and synthetic fibers, lumber with
metals, any wood or tree limbs over four inches (4 ") in diameter
and four feet (4') in length, and contaminated soils.
Section 2. Section 13.54.025 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code and of Section 3 of Ordinance 2317, as amended,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
13.54.025 Cleanup Obligation. It is unlawful for any
person in possession, charge or control of any premises from
which rcfusc is collcctcd by in the City, knowing that such
refuse has been deposited by the elements, animals, or other
causes, upon public property, or private property not owned or
occupied by such person, to fail to clean up such refuse so
deposited in a period of 24 hours. If the refuse is not cleaned
up within twenty -four (24) hours, the City may clean up the
refuse and bill the person for the costs of clean -up and
administration. Such bill shall be a minimum of $100.
Section 3. Section 13.54.040 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code and of Section 3 of Ordinance 2317, as amended,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
13.54.040 Rates Schedule.
A. The rate for the collection of refuse shall be
$9.9112.75 per month per single dwelling, whether a 60/90 or
300/424 gallon container is used.
B. The rate for the collection of refuse other than for
a single dwelling in City -owned containers, shall be as follows:
NUMBER OF
PICKUPS PER CONTAINER CAPACITY
WEEK 60/90 gal. 300-0 gal.
1 $ 9.91 12.75 $ 43.00 44.25
2 19.82 25.50 86.00 88.50
3 29.73 38.25 129.00 132.75
4 39.64 51.00 172.00 177.00
5 49.55 63.75 215.00 221.25
6 59.40 76.50 258.00 265.50
C. The rate for the collection of refuse in non - City -owned
containers for other public agencies shall be as follows:
NUMBER OF
PICKUPS PER
WEEK 300/420 gal.
1 $ 38.00 39.25
2 76.00 78.50
3 114.00 117.75
4 152.00 157.00
5 190.00 196.75
6 228.00 236.50
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D. The rate for collection of loose refuse yardage placed
outside the container shall be $5 per estimated additional yard
of refuse, with a $5 minimum additional charge for each
collection.
E. The rate for returning to collect a container where the
customer has not placed the container in the appropriate place
of collection, or where the container was blocked by a parked
vehicle and where the customer has been advised of the problem
at least once, shall be $5 for each return occurrence.
F. The rate for special requests to collect bulky items
or provide a service not otherwise described in this rate section
shall be the hourly rate for equipment, materials, landfilling
costs, and labor used in the service, with a $5 minimum charge
for each occurrence.
C. In addition to thc
amounts contained hercin, thc City
on thc collection the in
component of rate, accordance with
Chapter
82.18 RCW.
Section 4. There is hereby added a new section
13.54.065 to the Port Angeles Municipal Code to read as follows:
13.54.065 Recycling Container Requirements.
A. Recyclable materials shall be deposited into City -
provided recycling containers, or other containers as approved
by the Director. Participation in the recycling program shall
be voluntary.
B. Recycling containers shall be placed at the location
and time designated by the City for collection and shall be
removed from that location within 24 hours after their
collection.
C. All materials deposited into the City - provided
recycling containers are the property of the City. No
unauthorized person shall scavenge, separate, collect, carry off,
or dispose of, such materials unless authorized to do so by
written permit of the Director.
D. Yard waste to be collected shall be placed at the
location and time designated by the City for collection. Yard
waste shall be placed in approved containers for collection and
such containers shall be removed from the collection location
within 24 hours after collection.
E. No materials other than recyclable materials as defined
herein and as designated by the Director shall be placed in
recycling containers. The presence of non - recyclable materials
will cause the container to be treated as refuse and a special
pick -up charge assessed to the account.
F. If any recycling container shall be damaged through the
abuse of the user, the user shall replace the same or pay for its
replacement or repair.
Section 5. Section 13.56.020 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code and of Section 4 of Ordinance 2317, as amended,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
13.56.020 Rate - Commercial and Outside City.
A. Commercial
users and non City uscr3 and un covered
loads
of City 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):
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Non City Users,
City Commercial
Uncovered Load
and
Peunde Rate
0 99
$ 4.00
100 199
5.00
200 299
7.00
300 399
8.00
400 499
9.00
500 599
11.00
G00 699
12.00
700 799
13.00
800 899
15.00
900 999
16.00
1000 1099
17.00
1100 1199
19.00
1200 1299
20.00
1300 1399
21.00
1400 1499
23.00
1500 1599
24.00
1600 1G -99
25.00
1700 1799
27.00
1800 1899
28.00
1900 1999
29.00
2000
and over 31.00 49.50 per ton
with a $2.00 minimum charge.
B. In addition to the fees established by subsection A of
this Section, uncovered loads City
of non users shall be charged
an additional $2- 5 fee.
C. Registered
vehicle weights shall be $3 per vehicle for
a non notarised weight If
slip. a notarised weight is desired,
the fce
shall be $5.
PIC. Refuse requiring special handling, including but not
limited to asbestos and low level radioactive materials, shall
be charged $4-5 120 per ton; provided that the minimum charge for
refuse requiring special handling shall be $4-5 120. Special
handling includes manifesting, immediate burial, hand unloading
and /or placement in the disposal pit by Landfill crews.
D. Landfill users' clean yard waste, as determined by the
Landfill attendant, that may be converted to compost will not be
charged a fee.
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 clean -up program.
F. Recyclable materials being recycled at the Landfill
will not be charged a fee.
Section 6. Section 13.56.030 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code and of Section 4 of Ordinance 2317, as amended,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
13.56.030 Rate - Special Items. All users of the Sanitary
Landfill site shall be charged and shall pay the following rates
for dumping the following certain types of refuse:
Item Rate
Tires (automobile and truck) $1.00
each 49.50 /ton
Appliances 1.00
each 49.50 /ton.
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Section 7 - Effective Date. Sections 1, 2, and 4 of
this Ordinance shall take effect April 1, 1991; and Sections 3,
5, and 6 shall take effect July 1, 1991.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles
at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 19th day of
March, 1991.
ATTEST:
-`-1 u J ( Cie,1Ln
City Clerk
APPRO D AS TO FORM:
raig D Knutson, City torney
PUBLISHED: March 24 , 1991
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