§ 8.16.080. Solid waste and refuse fees.

The city council held a public meeting on September 10, 2001 and public hearing on November 12, 2001 on a proposed rate request, accepted testimony and after considering all the evidence presented and in compliance with Article XIII-D of the Constitution of the state of California. The rates imposed for garbage collection are as follows:

A.

Each single-family residence, apartments, mobilehome, businesses or multiple dwelling on the same property one pickup per week of refuse, recyclables and green waste.

Residential Rates

(1) Green waste can
(1) Refuse can
(1) Recyclable can	$17.50 per month
(1) Extra green waste can	$10.00 per month
(1) Extra refuse can	$10.00 per month
Senior lifeline program	$ 9.75 per month

 

Holiday schedule - containers will be emptied the next working day.

Containers will be furnished and maintained by the disposal service contractor unless it is damaged or destroyed willfully by the user.

Commercial and Industrial Bin Rates

	1 cubic yard bin per month	2 cubic yard bin per month	3 cubic yard bin per month
One pickup/week	$36.03	$ 53.67	$ 75.44
Two pickup/week	n/a	91.79	129.10
Three pickup/week	n/a	129.89	182.76
Four pickup/week	n/a	168.15	236.43
Five pickup/week	n/a	206.13	289.41

 

B.

For the amounts of refuse in excess of those normally collected or too large or bulky to be handled in regular container or requiring times other than on regular pickup schedules or cleanup of construction sites a charge for labor and equipment will be made. Amount of charge and method of payment will be determined by the disposal service contractor on an individual job basis.

C.

Effective January 1, 2004, the residential base rate will increase by a cost of living adjustment calculated by the most recent twelve (12) months of the Consumer Price Index data available for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, all urban consumers — San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, California. This amount will be rounded off to the nearest twenty-five cents ($0.25).

D.

Effective January 1, 2004, the commercial and industrial bin rates will increase by a cost of living adjustment calculated by the most recent twelve (12) months of the Consumer Price Index data available for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, all urban consumers — San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, California.

This chapter shall be published once in the Kaweah Commonwealth, a newspaper of general circulation of the city of Woodlake, and shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after such adoption.

(Ord. 544 § 1, 2001: Ord. 532 § 1 (part), 1999)