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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 - 1 - 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) 2 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