Establishing Solid Waste Utility Rates for Fiscal Year 2027 Copyrighted
April 28, 2026
City of Dubuque ACTION # 6.
City Council
ITEM TITLE: Establishing Solid Waste Utility Rates for Fiscal Year 2027
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending City Council adopt the
ordinance establishing solid waste utility rates for Fiscal year
2027.
ORDINANCE Amending City of Dubuque Code of
Ordinances Title 13 Public Utilities, Chapter 6 Solid Waste
SUGGUESTED Receive and File; Motion B; Motion A
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Staff Memo
2. FY27 Solid Waste Ordinance - Revisions 04-28-26
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TO: Michael C Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Arielle Swift, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: Proposed Revisions to Section 13-6 of the Codes of Ordinance
DATE: April 24, 2026
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to submit a proposed ordinance for your review and
approval.
DISCUSSION
Title 13 of the Codes of Ordinance is entitled "Public Utilities". Chapter 6 of Title 13 is
titled "Solid Waste".
I recommend the revision of paragraph 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 of Section 13-6A-10 titled "Rates
and Charges Established; Exceptions", subsection A titled "Refuse" and revisions to the
rate table embedded in Section 13-6A-10 titled "Rates and Charges Established;
Exceptions". Changes would modify language to include the recommended FY2027 rate
increase.
I recommend the revision of paragraph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Section 13-6A-10 titled
"Rates and Charges Established; Exceptions", subsection C titled "Organic Materials"and
revisions to the rate table embedded in Section 13-6A-10 titled "Rates and Charges
Established; Exceptions". Changes would modify language to include the recommended
FY2027 rate increase.
I recommend the revision of paragraph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Section 13-6A-10 titled
"Rates and Charges Established; Exceptions", subsection D titled "Bulky Waste" and
revisions to the rate table embedded in Section 13-6A-10 titled "Rates and Charges
Established; Exceptions". Changes would modify language to include the recommended
FY2027 rate increase.
Attached are the recommended ordinance and Effect of Amendment detailing the
changes proposed for Sections aforementioned.
ACTION STEP
The purpose of this memorandum is to recommend the proposed ordinance be approved
by the City Manager and the City Council.
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Prepared by: Arielle Swift, Public Works, 925 Kerper Court, Dubuque, IA 52001 563 589-4250
ORDINANCE NO.19- 26
AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 13 PUBLIC
UTILITIES, CHAPTER 6 SOLID WASTE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Title 13, Chapter 6 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended to read as follows:
13-6-1 : DEFINITIONS:
For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply:
BUILDING MATERIALS:
Any material such as lumber, floor coverings, brick,
plaster, sheet metal or any other substances
accumulated as a result of repairs or additions to existing
buildings, construction of new buildings or demolition of
existing structures.
BULKY ITEM(S)
Any items that do not fit into a city -issued refuse cart and
that are larger than three feet by two feet or weigh more
than 40 pounds.
CLASS I PREMISES:
Shall mean and include the following properties in the
City of Dubuque:
Single-family dwellings.
Multiple -family dwellings up to and including six (6)
dwelling units.
Dwelling units in business or commercial premises.
Where two (2) or more laterally connected or joined
dwelling units, including condominiums, townhouses,
and row houses, in which each dwelling unit has separate
access and utility service, each dwelling unit shall
constitute a single-family dwelling.
CLASS II PREMISES:
Residential premises other than Class I residential
premises, located in the City of Dubuque, including:
Dwellings in trailer courts;
Schools, colleges, churches, convents, nursing homes,
rooming houses and other semiprivate institutions; and
Multiple -family dwellings exceeding six (6) dwelling units.
CLASS III PREMISES:
All business and commercial premises located in the City
of Dubuque, including that part of a residential premises
with a business or commercial use.
DWELLING:
Shall mean and include any building or portion thereof
containing one or more dwelling units.
DWELLING UNIT:
Shall mean and include one or more connected rooms
having complete kitchen facilities and arranged,
designed, or used as living quarters for one family only.
FOOD SCRAPS:
Solid, semisolid, and liquid animal and vegetable
residuals resulting from the handling, preparing, cooking,
storing, serving and consuming of food.
GARBAGE:
All solid and semisolid, putrescible animal and vegetable
wastes resulting from the handling, preparing, cooking,
storing, serving and consuming of food or of material
intended for use as food, and all offal, excluding useful
industrial byproducts, and shall include all such
substances from all public and private establishments
and from all residences.
HAZARDOUS WASTES:
Waste materials, including, but not limited to, poisons,
pesticides, herbicides, acids, caustics, biohazardous
wastes, flammable or explosive materials and similar
harmful wastes which require special handling, and
which must be disposed of in such a manner as to
conserve the environment and protect the public health
and safety.
ORGANIC WASTE:
Any biodegradable waste material originating from
plants, animals, or other natural sources that can be
decomposed or broken down into simpler organic
compounds through biological processes. This includes
but is not limited to food scraps, yard waste, paper
products, and other biodegradable materials. Organic
waste does not include materials such as plastics,
metals, or glass which do not readily decompose under
natural conditions.
OWNER:
In addition to the record titleholder, any person residing
in, renting, leasing, occupying, operating, or transacting
business in any premises and as between such parties,
the duties, responsibilities, liabilities, and obligations
hereafter imposed shall be joint and several.
PREMISES:
A building or part of a building and its grounds located in
the City of Dubuque.
RECYCLABLE
MATERIALS:
Materials, as designated by the City of Dubuque and set
out in this chapter, which would otherwise become solid
waste that can be source separated, collected,
processed, and returned to the economic stream in the
form of raw materials or products.
REFUSE:
All landfilled material generated by occupiers of land
within the City of Dubuque corporate limits, whether
recyclable or nonrecyclable material.
SOLID WASTE:
Garbage, refuse, rubbish, recyclable materials, organic
waste, and other similar discarded solid or semisolid
materials, including, but not limited to, such materials
resulting from industrial, commercial, agricultural, and
domestic activities. Solid waste does not include toxic or
hazardous materials.
YARD WASTE:
Organic materials generated from routine maintenance
and landscaping activities within residential, commercial,
or public properties. This includes grass clippings,
leaves, branches, shrub trimmings, and other vegetative
matter originating from the maintenance of lawns,
gardens, and outdoor landscapes. Yard waste does not
include materials such as soil, rocks, or construction
debris.
13-6-2 : DEPOSITS ON OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY:
A. Prohibition: No person shall throw, rake, deposit, dump, drop, spill or store (other
than the placement of containers for collection as provided herein) any solid waste or toxic
and hazardous wastes upon the streets, sidewalks, rights of way or any public or private
property within the city.
B. Exception: This section shall not apply to junk dealers, auto salvage dealers,
pawnbrokers or secondhand dealers licensed under title 4, chapter 6 of this code.
13-6-3 : WRAPPING AND DRAINING OF CERTAIN SOLID WASTES:
All solid waste consisting of waste animal and vegetable matter which may attract flies,
dogs, cats, rodents, and other animals shall be drained of all excess liquid, wrapped in
paper or disposable containers, and placed or stored, until collected, in covered suitable
containers.
13-6-4 : UNLAWFUL ACCUMULATIONS:
A. Health Or Sanitation Hazard: It shall be unlawful for any person to permit to
accumulate on any premises, improved or vacant, or on any public place in the city, such
quantities of solid waste, either in containers or not, that shall constitute a health or
sanitation hazard.
B. Storage Within Or Close To Buildings: It shall be unlawful for any person to
accumulate quantities of refuse, papers, garbage, ashes or other solid waste within or
close to any building in the city, unless the same is stored in containers in such a manner
as not to create a health or fire hazard.
13-6-5 : STORAGE AND ACCUMULATION RESTRICTED:
A. Within the corporate limits of the city, all garbage or refuse consisting of waste
animal or vegetable matter upon which rats may feed, and all small dead animals, shall be
placed and stored until collected in covered metal containers of a type prescribed by the
health officer.
B. Dumping On Premises Or Waterways Prohibited: It is unlawful for any person to
dump or place on any premises, land or waterway, any dead animals, or any waste
vegetable or animal matter of any kind.
C. Providing Harborage For Rats: It shall be unlawful for any person to place, leave,
dump, or permit to accumulate any garbage, rubbish or trash in any building or on any
premises, improved or vacant, or on any open lot or alley in the city so that the same shall
or may afford food or harborage for rats.
D. Lumber And Boxes Placed On Elevated Racks: It shall be unlawful for any person
to permit to accumulate on any premises, improved or vacant, or on any open lot or alley
in the city any lumber, boxes, barrels, bottles, cans, containers or similar material that may
be permitted to remain thereon unless same shall be placed on open racks that are
elevated not less than eighteen inches (18") above the ground, and evenly piled or stacked.
13-6-6 : HAZARDOUS AND PROHIBITED WASTES REGULATED:
A. Deposits Prohibited Except For Special Collection: No person shall deposit in a solid
waste container or otherwise offer for city collection any hazardous wastes or prohibited
wastes, except when a special collection is established by the city manager.
B. Transportation By Owner: Hazardous wastes and prohibited wastes shall be
transported by the owner to a sanitary disposal project licensed by the Iowa Department
of Natural Resources to accept such wastes.
C. Prohibited Wastes Described: "Prohibited wastes" includes, but is not limited to,
waste oils, lead acid batteries and tires.
D. The City of Dubuque solid waste collection service will not collect, including but not
limited to, the following materials: Industrial waste; oil soaked rags, solvents, liquid paints,
acids, chemicals, or other explosive or highly combustible or flammable or hazardous
materials; caustics, poisons, pesticides or herbicides; radioactive or toxic waste,
biomedical waste; liquids, including motor oil; gaseous waste; septage, raw sewage,
sludge and industrial process sludge; manure contaminated hay and straw or animal feces
unless properly bagged; carcasses, viscera, or entrails of animals, unless properly
contained, wrapped, or packaged; hot ashes; and building materials that are not bagged.
13-6-7 : VEHICLES HAULING SOLID WASTE:
A. Dropping, Sifting Or Leaking Of Load: No person shall haul any solid waste upon
the streets, alleys or public places of the city unless the vehicle used for such purpose is
so constructed or loaded or the load securely covered as to prevent any of its load from
dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping or its Toad covering from dropping from the
vehicle, except that materials may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water
or other substance may be applied on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining such roadway.
B. Sanitary Condition: All vehicles, containers and dumpsters used for the collection
and removal of solid waste shall be kept in a clean, inoffensive, and sanitary condition. All
solid waste shall be handled in such a way as to prevent the scattering, spilling or leakage
of same.
13-6-8 : USE OF STATE APPROVED DUMP SITE OR DISPOSAL PROJECT:
A. State Licensed Project: No person shall haul or cause to be hauled any solid waste
to any sanitary disposal project, dump site or any other area unless such disposal project,
dump site or other area is licensed by and in full compliance with all regulations in the state
in which it is located.
B. Filling Or Excavating; Permit Required: No person shall use dirt, stone, brick,
concrete or similar inorganic material for fill, landscaping, excavation or grading without
first obtaining a building permit, if required by other provisions of this code, and only in
conformance with all provisions of the zoning and subdivision ordinances of this code.
ARTICLE A. CITY OR PRIVATE COLLECTION SERVICE
13-6A-1: CITY MANAGER'S AUTHORITY GENERALLY:
The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized and directed to employ City owned
vehicles and equipment and the necessary operating personnel to collect refuse,
recyclable materials, organic waste, and bulky items and to collect fees and administer the
program as provided for in this article in the City, upon the terms and conditions of this
article.
13-6A-2: AVAILABILITY OF COLLECTION SERVICE:
A. Collection service is provided within to City residents and businesses as described
in this Chapter. The City Manager may consider requests for service outside of city limits,
at the City Manager's sole discretion.
B. Class I Premises: City solid waste collection services shall be mandatory.
C. Class II Premises: Class II premises not serviced by City solid waste collection
services may apply to the City Manager for such collection services.
D. Class III Premises: Class III premises not serviced by City solid waste collection
services may apply to the City Manager for such collection services.
E. Recycling Services: Class II premises not serviced by City solid waste collection
services and Class III premises may apply to the City Manager for such recycling services.
F. Refusal Of Service: The City Manager may refuse solid waste collection services or
recycling services because of quantities or characteristics beyond the capacity or capability
to be handled efficiently or safely by City personnel and equipment.
13-6A-3: REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICE:
A. All City of Dubuque solid waste customers shall use a city -issued cart for
collection. The base rate gives access to a 35-gallon tipper cart for weekly refuse
collection.
B. In cases where a customer may choose multiple refuse carts or a cart larger than
the base rate 35-gallon cart, the customer may choose from three additional cart sizes of
forty-eight (48), sixty-four (64), or ninety-six (96) gallons.
C. Excess Refuse: Official City of Dubuque single -use refuse stickers shall be
applied to each additional standard 35-gallon bag or small item (not exceeding 3 feet
by 2 feet or heavier than 40 pounds) which does not fit in the subscribed cart.
D. Electronics or items larger than 3 feet by 2 feet or heavier than 40 pounds must
be scheduled as a bulky item pick-up.
E. The City Manager may require additional cart capacity if the subscribed cart is
insufficient. The City shall notify the applicable account holder in writing of the additional
capacity requirement, deliver the larger cart, and adjust the monthly bill.
F. All refuse placed into City -issued carts must be in tied bags.
G. Except for Class II premises, biomedical waste shall be placed in suitable
containers separately from all other solid waste. Sharp objects, such as hypodermic
needles, syringes, and lancets, shall be securely contained in hard plastic or metal
disposable containers with screw -on or tightly secured lids for collection. Other
biomedical waste, such as soiled bandages, disposable sheets, and medical gloves,
shall be placed in thick disposable plastic bags or shall be double -bagged.
H. Glass and similar materials shall be placed in puncture -resistant boxes and securely
closed.
13-6A-4: RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICE:
A. One City owned curbside recycling container shall be provided by the City to each
dwelling for the collection of recyclable materials. If additional recycling capacity is needed,
a second container may be issued.
B. The following types of solid waste are curbside recyclable materials: Rigid plastics
with a recycling symbol between #1 — 5, Paper/cardboard/newspaper, and metal materials
(such as cans, clean foil, pans).
C. When a customer's recycling container is frequently contaminated with nonrecyclable
material and violations persist, the City may remove the container and stop the weekly
collection.
13-6A-5: ORGANIC WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE:
A. All organic waste shall be separated from all other solid waste and shall be
composted on the premises or placed in organic collection containers for collection.
B. Any premises composting on site shall maintain all compost piles in accordance
with Title 6, Chapter 4 of this Code.
C. Organic waste shall be collected according to the schedule established by the City
Manager.
D. The following materials may be collected curbside: branches and tree limbs - less
than 5 feet long (must be bundled), flowers and potted plants (no pots), food scraps - fruit
and vegetables, peels, pits, coffee grounds, eggshells, bread and grain products, grass
clippings, leaves, plants, weeds, brush, natural Christmas trees, bones, dairy products,
meat, poultry, fish, and non -wax coated paper products.
E. Preparation Of Organic Waste: Organic waste collected by the City shall be placed
in biodegradable paper bags no more than 35-gallons, bundled branches, privately owned
35-gallon containers, subscribed city -issued 64-gallon organic waste carts, or subscribed
city issued 13-gallon organic waste carts.
F. Organic waste set -out in a biodegradable paper bag requires single use stickers.
The bags shall be no more than 35-gallon capacity, minimum two-ply weatherized material,
and designed for yard waste collection capacity.
G. Disposable organic waste bags shall not exceed 40 pounds without tearing or falling
apart. Cardboard boxes or plastic bags shall not be used for organic waste collection.
H. Organic waste set out in privately owned 35-gallon cans require a single -use yard
waste sticker or an annual decal.
13-6A-6: BULKY ITEM COLLECTION SERVICE:
A. No person shall place bulky items that are larger than 3 feet by 2 feet in diameter or
weigh over 40 pounds out for collection except in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter.
B. Premises receiving City solid waste collection service are eligible to set out bulky
items for collection provided the customer schedules in advance of their collection. Items
which are placed out for collection which have not been previously scheduled for collection
will not be collected and the property owner shall be responsible for their removal.
13-6A-7: FREQUENCY, TIME, AND AREAS OF COLLECTION:
A. Frequency And Time Of Collection: Collections shall be made not more than once
weekly at such time and in such areas of the City as shall be determined and set out in
schedules prepared by the City Manager in accordance with the provisions of this article.
All collections shall be made between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.
B. Collection Schedule: The collection schedule shall not include official City holidays
unless otherwise determined by the City Manager. However, a Saturday may be
substituted as the collection day to replace the collection which would otherwise be made
on the day of the week the holiday occurs.
C. Authority To Change Schedule: The City Manager is hereby authorized and
empowered to change or amend the collection schedules from time to time as the City
Manager may deem necessary.
13-6A-8: STORAGE, CONTAINMENT, AND SET -OUT LOCATIONS OF SOLID WASTE:
A. Alleys: Where collections are made from alleys, solid waste containers shall be
placed in one location for each dwelling, in clear view and at the owner's property line
abutting the alley and on the days designated.
B. Streets: Where collections are made from the street, solid waste containers shall be
placed in one location for each dwelling, in clear view and in the street right-of-way on the
owner's property side of the curb and on the days designated in said schedule. Such
containers shall be placed so as not to interfere with vehicular and pedestrian traffic and
when emptied shall be promptly removed by the owner.
C. Time Limit For Placement Of Containers On Streets: No person shall place solid
waste or recycling at the street for collection more than 24 hours before the scheduled
collection day. No person shall leave solid waste containers or recycling containers at the
street for more than 24 hours after the scheduled collection day. All solid waste shall be
placed at the designated collection location for City collection by 6:00 A.M. on the scheduled
collection day.
D. Duty When Solid Waste Not Collected: Any solid waste not in compliance with this
chapter shall not be collected by the City and shall be removed by the owner within 24
hours after the scheduled collection day and stored in such a manner as not to create a
health, safety, or fire hazard.
E. Solid waste collection containers stored in the right-of-way for longer than 24 hours
after the scheduled collection day may be subject to removal at the property owner's
expense.
F. The City may make exceptions for the storage and set out of solid waste containers
for elderly or disabled persons upon application to the Public Works Department.
G. On collection days, solid waste containers shall be placed in plain view at a point
within two feet of the curb or alley line.
H. If a customer would like to change the location of the normal set -out for collection,
it must be approved by the City.
Containers must have a two -foot radius around each container, and the lid of the
container must open toward the street or alley.
J. Material not intended for collection shall not be kept on or near the curb or alley line.
The city shall not be responsible for any material so placed which is collected for disposal.
13-6A-9: OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS; UNAUTHORIZED COLLECTING PROHIBITED:
From the time of placement for collection as provided in section 13-6A-8 of this article, all
solid waste and recyclable materials and recycling containers which meet the requirements
of this chapter placed for collection by the City shall become and be the property of the
City and it shall be a violation of this section for any person other than authorized personnel
of the City to collect, pick up, or cause to be collected or picked up, any such materials.
13-6A-10: RATES AND CHARGES ESTABLISHED; EXCEPTIONS:
A. Refuse:
1. Base Fee and Conditions: A fee of nineteen dollars and fifty-six cents ($19.56) per
dwelling unit per month shall be paid to the City by the account holder for solid waste
collection services. The fee shall be in payment for collection and disposal of one (1) thirty-
five (35)-gallon City owned cart per month per cart.
2. Optional Carts: The fee for a forty-eight (48)-gallon solid waste cart shall be twenty-one
dollars and ninety cents ($21.90) per month. The fee for a sixty-four (64)-gallon solid waste
cart is twenty-six dollars and twenty-seven cents ($26.27) per month per cart. The fee for a
ninety-six (96)-gallon solid waste cart is thirty-six dollars and eighty-nine cents ($36.89) per
month per cart.
3. Alley Cart Fees: The fee for a forty-eight (48)-gallon solid waste cart is nineteen dollars
and fifty-six cents ($19.56) per month per cart. The fee for a sixty-four (64)-gallon solid
waste cart is twenty-one dollars and seventeen cents ($21.17) per month per cart. The fee
for a ninety-six (96)-gallon solid waste cart is thirty dollars and fifty-three ($30.53) per
month per cart.
4. Shared Carts: In multifamily dwellings, where the property owner is the account holder,
the owner can opt to using shared ninety-six (96) gallon carts. Each unit will be billed the
basic service, and the number of units will share one or more ninety-six (96) gallon carts.
5. Single -Use Refuse Stickers: The fee for a single use refuse sticker shall be two dollars
($2.00) and shall be applied to each additional standard solid waste container or bag.
6. A fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be paid to the City for each removal of refuse
containers from the curb.
B. Recycling:
1. For Class II premises not serviced by City solid waste collection services for recycling
collection, upon approval of an application for City recycling collection a fee of eight dollars
($8.00) per month per ninety-six (96) gallon container (or volume equivalence) shall be paid
to the City by the property owner of each.
2. A fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be paid to the City for each removal of recycling
containers from the curb.
C Organic Materials:
1. The fee for single -use brush -tie shall be one dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75) each.
2. The fee for single use stickers shall be one dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75) each.
3. The fee paid to the City by a customer of record with the City for no more than one
annual yard debris decal for a privately -owned rigid thirty-five (35) gallon container shall be
forty-three dollars and fifty cents ($43.50) each. A decal shall only be used by the customer
of record with the City who purchased it.
4. The fee paid to the City for subscription to a sixty-four (64) gallon City -issued organic
material cart shall be ten dollars and eighty cents ($10.80) per cart per month and a thirty-
five gallon City -issued organic material cart shall be five dollars and forty cents ($5.40) per
cart per month
5. The minimum fee paid to the City for collection of a scheduled leaf rake out is twenty-
one dollars and sixty cents ($21.60) for a forty (40) standard leaf bag equivalent pile of
leaves in the parking lane at the curb.
6. A fee of twenty-one dollars and sixty cents ($21.60) shall be paid to the City for each
removal of organic material containers from the curb.
D. Bulky Waste:
1. A fee of fourteen dollars ($14.00) shall be paid by the owner for each time the service is
provided for up to the equivalent of three (3) cubic yards of solid waste.
2. An additional fee of fourteen dollars ($14.00) shall be paid for each additional three (3)
cubic yards of solid waste.
3. A fee of nine dollars ($9.00) shall be paid to the City for each tire.
4. A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to the City by the owner for each
appliance collected in the service (such as stoves, microwaves, dishwashers, refrigerators,
and dehumidifiers).
5. A fee of six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) shall be paid to the City for metal material that
is larger than two feet by three feet (2' x 3') and or heavier than forty (40) pounds (such as
grills, bed rails, exercise bikes).
6. A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to the City for each collection of a TV
or monitor.
7. A fee of six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) shall be paid to the City for the collection of
items with a plug in/chord per pick-up (such as VCR's, computer tower, or computer
printer), Excluding TVs and monitors.
8. A fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be paid to the City for each collection requested
by the for service on a day not receiving weekly collection at the service address in which
the collection crew is not in that service area or is not a current weekly solid waste
customer of the City.
Service Type
FY27 Rates
Refuse
35-Gallon Cart
$19.56
48-Gallon Cart
$21.90
64-Gallon Cart
$26.27
96-Gallon Cart
$36.89
48-Gallon - ALLEY CART
$19.56
64-Gallon - ALLEY CART
$21.17
96-Gallon - ALLEY CART
$30.53
Shared Cart Fee Per Unit
$19.56
Single -Use Trash Sticker
$2.00
Discount for Income Eligible Customers (see Paragraph F of Section 13-6A-F)
($9.78)
Organic Waste
Annual Yard Waste Decal
$43.50
64-Gallon Cart
$10.80
35-Gallon Cart (New)
$5.40
13-Gallon Cart
$2.00
Leaf Rake -Out
$21.60
Yard Waste Brush Ties
$1.75
Single -Use Yard Waste Sticker
$1.75
Recycling
Recycling Only - Residential & Commercial
$8.00
Bulky Items
1 Hopper - 3 Cubic Yd of Refuse
$14.00
Tire
$9.00
Large Metal Material Pick -Up
$6.50
Appliance
$25.00
TV and Monitors
$25.00
Electronic Pick -Up
$6.50
Miscellaneous
Off-Route/Non-Customer Fee
$20.00
Right -Of -Way Removal Fee
$20.00
13-6A-11: CHARGES; BILLING AND COLLECTION:
A. City Billing: The City Manager is authorized to bill tenants upon the written request
of the property owner and according to a procedure to be established by the City Manager.
The property owner in such cases shall provide any information on each tenant's mailing
address to aid in the collection of fees for City services. In all cases, the property owner
shall remain liable for the payment of all charges required by this chapter.
B. Monthly Billing: All accounts shall be billed monthly. The payment of bills is subject
to the terms of section 13-1 C-4 of this title.
C. Unpaid Billing For Class I Premises: The collection of solid waste provided Class I
premises and the maintenance of the availability of such service, whether or not such
service is used regularly or not at all by the owner of such Class I premises, is hereby
declared a benefit to said premises at least equal to the monthly charges specified, and in
case of failure to pay the monthly charge when billed as heretofore provided, then the
monthly charge shall become a lien against the property benefited or served and shall be
collected in the same manner as general Property Taxes.
D. Certify Delinquent Accounts To County Treasurer: It is the duty of the City Treasurer
to certify the actual rates and fees plus the costs of administration to the County Treasurer
as provided in section 13-1 C-4 of this title and all such costs will constitute a lien against
said property and be collected with and in the same manner as general Property Taxes on
said property.
E. In cases of extreme financial hardship, the City may make adjustments in the
monthly collection charges as deemed appropriate. In such cases, the City may require
proof of financial status or extreme hardship, as the City may deem necessary.
F. When resident(s) of a Class I premises meets the HUD "Section 8" guidelines for the
size of the household may, upon application to the City Manager or designee, be exempted
from one-half (1/2) the established 35-gallon refuse collection service rate. After the initial
application, annual review is required.
13-6 A-12: PRIVATE COLLECTION SERVICE:
A. License Required: No person shall engage in the business of removing or hauling
solid waste from the premises of another person without a license to do so from the City
Manager. The issuance of such license shall be in the manner prescribed and subject to
the terms of title 4, chapter 1 of this Code.
B. Application For License; Fee: Application for such license shall specify the type of
equipment and vehicles to be used, the routes to be traveled, the places to be served and
the name and residence of the applicant. Such persons shall pay, at the Office of the City
Treasurer, an annual license fee of $25.00 per year for each vehicle engaged in such
business.
C. Display Of License Number On Vehicle: No person shall operate a vehicle licensed
under this section unless the license number is prominently displayed on the lower portion
of the driver's side of the windshield in clear view. Such license number shall be affixed to
the vehicle not less than five (5) days after the day of issue.
D. Separability Of Provisions: It is the intention of the City Council that each
subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, and provision of this section is separable, and if
any provision is held unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not
affect the remainder of this section nor any part thereof other than that affected by such
decision.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect July 1, 2026.
Passed, approved, and adopted this 28th day of April 2026.
Attest:
Trish L. Gleason, Assistant City Clerk
EFFECT OF AMENDMENT
13-6-1 : DEFINITIONS:
For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply:
Any material such as lumber, floor coverings, brick,
plaster, sheet metal or any other substances
BUILDING MATERIALS: accumulated as a result of repairs or additions to existing
buildings, construction of new buildings or demolition of
existing structures.
Any items that do not fit into a city-issued refuse cart and
BULKY ITEM(S) that are larger than three feet by two feet or weigh more
than 40 pounds.
Shall mean and include the following properties in the
City of Dubuque:
A. Single-family dwellings.
B. Multiple-family dwellings up to and including six(6)
dwelling units.
CLASS I PREMISES: C. Dwelling units in business or commercial
premises.
Where two (2) or more laterally connected or joined
dwelling units, including condominiums, townhouses, and
row houses, in which each dwelling unit has separate
access and utility service, each dwelling unit shall
constitute a sin le-famil dwellin .
Residential premises other than Class I residential
premises, located in the City of Dubuque, including:
A. Dwellings in trailer courts;
CLASS II PREMISES: B. Schools, colleges, churches, convents, nursing
homes, rooming houses and other semiprivate
institutions; and
C. Multiple-family dwellings exceeding six (6)
dwelling units.
All business and commercial premises located in the City
CLASS III PREMISES: of Dubuque, including that part of a residential premises
with a business or commercial use.
DWELLING: Shall mean and include any building or portion thereof
containing one or more dwelling units.
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Shall mean and include one or more connected rooms
DWELLING UNIT: having complete kitchen facilities and arranged,
designed, or used as living quarters for one family only.
Solid, semisolid, and liquid animal and vegetable
FOOD SCRAPS: residuals resulting from the handling, preparing,cooking,
storing, serving and consuming of food.
All solid and semisolid, putrescible animal and vegetable
wastes resulting from the handling, preparing, cooking,
storing, serving and consuming of food or of material
GARBAGE: intended for use as food, and all offal, excluding useful
industrial byproducts, and shall include all such
substances from all public and private establishments
and from all residences.
Waste materials, including, but not limited to, poisons,
pesticides, herbicides, acids, caustics, biohazardous
HAZARDOUS WASTES: Wastes, flammable or explosive materials and similar
harmful wastes which require special handling, and which
must be disposed of in such a manner as to conserve the
environment and protect the public health and safety.
Any biodegradable waste material originating from plants,
animals, or other natural sources that can be
decomposed or broken down into simpler organic
compounds through biological processes. This includes
ORGANIC WASTE: but is not limited to food scraps, yard waste, paper
products, and other biodegradable materials. Organic
waste does not include materials such as plastics,
metals, or glass which do not readily decompose under
natural conditions.
In addition to the record titleholder, any person residing
in, renting, leasing, occupying, operating, or transacting
OWNER: business in any premises and as between such parties,
the duties, responsibilities, liabilities, and obligations
hereafter imposed shall be joint and several.
PREMISES: A building or part of a building and its grounds located in
the City of Dubuque.
Materials, as designated by the City of Dubuque and set
RECYCLABLE out in this chapter, which would otherwise become solid
MATERIALS: waste that can be source separated, collected,
processed, and returned to the economic stream in the
form of raw materials or roducts.
All landfilled material generated by occupiers of land
REFUSE: within the City of Dubuque corporate limits, whether
recyclable or nonrecyclable material.
Garbage, refuse, rubbish, recyclable materials, organic
SOLID WASTE: waste, and other similar discarded solid or semisolid
materials, including, but not limited to, such materials
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resulting from industrial, commercial, agricultural, and
domestic activities. Solid waste does not include toxic or
hazardous materials.
Organic materials generated from routine maintenance
and landscaping activities within residential, commercial,
or public properties. This includes grass clippings, leaves,
YARD WASTE: branches, shrub trimmings, and other vegetative matter
originating from the maintenance of lawns, gardens, and
outdoor landscapes. Yard waste does not include
materials such as soil, rocks, or construction debris.
13-6-2 : DEPOSITS ON OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY:
A. Prohibition: No person shall throw, rake, deposit, dump, drop, spill or store (other
than the placement of containers for collection as provided herein) any solid waste or toxic
and hazardous wastes upon the streets, sidewalks, rights of way or any public or private
property within the city.
B. Exception: This section shall not apply to junk dealers, auto salvage dealers,
pawnbrokers or secondhand dealers licensed under title 4, chapter 6 of this code.
13-6-3 : WRAPPING AND DRAINING OF CERTAIN SOLID WASTES:
All solid waste consisting of waste animal and vegetable matter which may attract flies,
dogs, cats, rodents, and other animals shall be drained of all excess liquid, wrapped in
paper or disposable containers, and placed or stored, until collected, in covered suitable
containers.
13-6-4 : UNLAWFUL ACCUMULATIONS:
A. Health Or Sanitation Hazard: It shall be unlawful for any person to permit to
accumulate on any premises, improved or vacant, or on any public place in the city, such
quantities of solid waste, either in containers or not, that shall constitute a health or
sanitation hazard.
B. Storage Within Or Close To Buildings: It shall be unlawful for any person to
accumulate quantities of refuse, papers, garbage, ashes or other solid waste within or
close to any building in the city, unless the same is stored in containers in such a manner
as not to create a health or fire hazard.
13-6-5 : STORAGE AND ACCUMULATION RESTRICTED:
A. Within the corporate limits of the city, all garbage or refuse consisting of waste
animal or vegetable matter upon which rats may feed, and all small dead animals, shall be
placed and stored until collected in covered metal containers of a type prescribed by the
health officer.
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B. Dumping On Premises Or Waterways Prohibited: It is unlawful for any person to
dump or place on any premises, land or waterway, any dead animals, or any waste
vegetable or animal matter of any kind.
C. Providing Harborage For Rats: It shall be unlawful for any person to place, leave,
dump, or permit to accumulate any garbage, rubbish or trash in any building or on any
premises, improved or vacant, or on any open lot or alley in the city so that the same shall
or may afford food or harborage for rats.
D. Lumber And Boxes Placed On Elevated Racks: It shall be unlawful for any person
to permit to accumulate on any premises, improved or vacant, or on any open lot or alley
in the city any lumber, boxes, barrels, bottles, cans, containers or similar material that may
be permitted to remain thereon unless same shall be placed on open racks that are
elevated not less than eighteen inches (18") above the ground, and evenly piled or
stacked.
13-6-6 : HAZARDOUS AND PROHIBITED WASTES REGULATED:
A. Deposits Prohibited Except For Special Collection: No person shall deposit in a
solid waste container or otherwise offer for city collection any hazardous wastes or
prohibited wastes, except when a special collection is established by the city manager.
B. Transportation By Owner: Hazardous wastes and prohibited wastes shall be
transported by the owner to a sanitary disposal project licensed by the lowa Department
of Natural Resources to accept such wastes.
C. Prohibited Wastes Described: "Prohibited wastes" includes, but is not limited to,
waste oils, lead acid batteries and tires.
D. The City of Dubuque solid waste collection service will not collect, including but not
limited to, the following materials: Industrial waste; oil soaked rags, solvents, liquid paints,
acids, chemicals, or other explosive or highly combustible or flammable or hazardous
materials; caustics, poisons, pesticides or herbicides; radioactive or toxic waste,
biomedical waste; liquids, including motor oil; gaseous waste; septage, raw sewage,
sludge and industrial process sludge; manure contaminated hay and straw or animal feces
unless properly bagged; carcasses, viscera, or entrails of animals, unless properly
� contained, wrapped, or packaged; hot ashes; and building materials that are not bagged.
13-6-7 : VEHICLES HAULING SOLID WASTE:
A. Dropping, Sifting Or Leaking Of Load: No person shall haul any solid waste upon
the streets, alleys or public places of the city unless the vehicle used for such purpose is
so constructed or loaded or the load securely covered as to prevent any of its load from
dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping or its load covering from dropping from
the vehicle, except that materials may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or
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water or other substance may be applied on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining such
roadway.
B. Sanitary Condition: All vehicles, containers and dumpsters used for the collection
and removal of solid waste shall be kept in a clean, inoffensive, and sanitary condition. All
solid waste shall be handled in such a way as to prevent the scattering, spilling or leakage
of same.
13-6-8 : USE OF STATE APPROVED DUMP SITE OR DISPOSAL PROJECT:
A. State Licensed Project: No person shall haul or cause to be hauled any solid waste
to any sanitary disposal project, dump site or any other area unless such disposal project,
dump site or other area is licensed by and in full compliance with all regulations in the state
in which it is located.
B. Filling Or Excavating; Permit Required: No person shall use dirt, stone, brick,
concrete or similar inorganic material for fill, landscaping, excavation or grading without
first obtaining a building permit, if required by other provisions of this code, and only in
conformance with all provisions of the zoning and subdivision ordinances of this code.
ARTICLE A. CITY OR PRIVATE COLLECTION SERVICE
13-6A-1: CITY MANAGER'S AUTHORITY GENERALLY:
The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized and directed to employ City owned
vehicles and equipment and the necessary operating personnel to collect refuse,
recyclable materials, organic waste, and bulky items and to collect fees and administer the
program as provided for in this article in the City, upon the terms and conditions of this
article.
13-6A-2: AVAILABILITY OF COLLECTION SERVICE:
A. Collection service is provided within to City residents and businesses as described
in this Chapter. The City Manager may consider requests for service outside of city limits,
at the City Manager's sole discretion.
B. Class I Premises: City solid waste collection services shall be mandatory.
C. Class II Premises: Class II premises not serviced by City solid waste collection
services may apply to the City Manager for such collection services.
D. Class III Premises: Class III premises not serviced by City solid waste collection
services may apply to the City Manager for such collection services.
E. Recycling Services: Class II premises not serviced by City solid waste collection
services and Class I I I premises may apply to the City Manager for such recycling services.
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F. Refusal Of Service: The City Manager may refuse solid waste collection services
or recycling services because of quantities or characteristics beyond the capacity or
capability to be handled efficiently or safely by City personnel and equipment.
13-6A-3: REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICE:
A. All City of Dubuque solid waste customers shall use a city-issued cart for collection.
The base rate gives access to a 35-gallon tipper cart for weekly refuse collection.
B. In cases where a customer may choose multiple refuse carts or a cart larger than
the base rate 35-gallon cart, the customer may choose from three additional cart sizes of
forty-eight (48), sixty-four (64), or ninety-six (96) gallons.
C. Excess Refuse: Official City of Dubuque single-use refuse stickers shall be applied
� to each additional standard 35-gallon �^����«�e�bag; or small item (not
exceeding 3 feet by 2 feet or heavier than 40 pounds) which does not fit in the subscribed
cart.
D. Electronics or items larger than 3 feet by 2 feet or heavier than 40 pounds must be
scheduled as a bulky item pick-up.
E. The City Manager may require additional cart capacity if the subscribed cart is
insufficient. The City shall notify the applicable account holder in writing of the additional
capacity requirement, deliver the larger cart, and adjust the monthly bill.
F. All refuse placed into City-issued carts must be in tied bags.
G. Except for Class II premises, biomedical waste shall be placed in suitable
containers separately from all other solid waste. Sharp objects, such as hypodermic
needles, syringes, and lancets, shall be securely contained in hard plastic or metal
disposable containers with screw-on or tightly secured lids for collection. Other biomedical
waste, such as soiled bandages, disposable sheets, and medical gloves, shall be placed
in thick disposable plastic bags or shall be double-bagged.
H. Glass and similar materials shall be placed in puncture-resistant boxes and
securely closed.
13-6A-4: RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICE:
A. One City owned curbside recycling container shall be provided by the City to each
dwelling for the collection of recyclable materials. If additional recycling capacity is needed,
a second container may be issued.
B. The following types of solid waste are curbside recyclable materials: Rigid plastics
with a recycling symbol between #1 —5, Paper/cardboard/newspaper, and metal materials
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(such as cans, clean foil, pans).
C. When a customer's recycling container is frequently contaminated with
nonrecyclable material and violations persist, the City may remove the container and stop
the weekly collection.
13-6A-5: ORGANIC WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE:
A. All organic waste shall be separated from all other solid waste and shall be
composted on the premises or placed in yard waste collection containers for collection.
B. Any premises composting on site shall maintain all compost piles in accordance
with Title 6, Chapter 4 of this Code.
C. Organic waste shall be collected according to the schedule established by the City
Manager.
D. The following materials may be collected curbside: branches and tree limbs - less
than 5 feet long (must be bundled), flowers and potted plants (no pots), food scraps -fruit
and vegetables, peels, pits, coffee grounds, eggshells, bread; and grain products, grass
clippings, leaves, plants, weeds, brush, natural Christmas trees, bones, dairy products,
meat, poultry, fish, and non-wax coated paper products.
E. Preparation Of Organic Waste: Organic waste collected by the City shall be placed
in biodegradable paper bags no more than 35-gallons, bundled branches, privately owned
35-gallon containers, subscribed city-issued 64-gallon organic waste carts, or subscribed
city issued 13-gallon organic waste carts.
F. Organic waste set-out in a biodegradable paper bag requires single use stickers.
The bags shall be no more than 35-gallon capacity, minimum two-ply weatherized material,
and designed for yard waste collection capacity.
G. Disposable organic waste bags shall not exceed 40 pounds without tearing or falling
apart. Cardboard boxes or plastic bags shall not be used for organic waste collection.
H. Organic waste set out in privately owned 35-gallon cans require a single-use yard
waste sticker or an annual decal.
13-6A-6: BULKY ITEM COLLECTION SERVICE:
A. No person shall place bulky items that are larger than 3 feet by 2 feet in diameter
or weigh over 40 pounds out for collection except in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter.
B. Premises receiving City solid waste collection service are eligible to set out bulky
items for collection provided the customer schedules in advance of their collection. Items
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which are placed out for collection which have not been previously scheduled for collection
will not be collected and the property owner shall be responsible for their removal.
13-6A-7: FREQUENCY, TIME, AND AREAS OF COLLECTION:
A. Frequency And Time Of Collection: Collections shall be made not more than once
weekly at such time and in such areas of the City as shall be determined and set out in
schedules prepared by the City Manager in accordance with the provisions of this article.
All collections shall be made between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.
B. Collection Schedule: The collection schedule shall not include official City holidays
unless otherwise determined by the City Manager. However, a Saturday may be
substituted as the collection day to replace the collection which would otherwise be made
on the day of the week the holiday occurs.
C. Authority To Change Schedule: The City Manager is hereby authorized and
empowered to change or amend the collection schedules from time to time as the City
Manager may deem necessary.
13-6A-8: STORAGE, CONTAINMENT, AND SET-OUT LOCATIONS OF SOLID WASTE:
A. Alleys: Where collections are made from alleys, solid waste containers shall be
placed in one location for each dwelling, in clear view and at the owner's property line
abutting the alley and on the days designated.
B. Streets: Where collections are made from the street, solid waste containers shall
be placed in one location for each dwelling, in clear view and in the street right-of-way on
the owner's property side of the curb and on the days designated in said schedule. Such
containers shall be placed so as not to interFere with vehicular and pedestrian traffic and
when emptied shall be promptly removed by the owner.
C. Time Limit For Placement Of Containers On Streets: No person shall place solid
waste or recycling at the street for collection more than 24 hours before the scheduled
collection day. No person shall leave solid waste containers or recycling containers atthe
street for more than 24 hours after the scheduled collection day.
All solid waste shall be placed at the designated collection location for City collection by
6:00 A.M. on the scheduled collection day.
D. Duty When Solid Waste Not Collected: Any solid waste not in compliance with this
chapter shall not be collected by the City and shall be removed by the owner within 24
hours after the scheduled collection day and stored in such a manner as not to create a
health, safety, or fire hazard.
E. Solid waste collection containers stored in the right-of-way for longer than 24 hours
after the scheduled collection day may be subject to removal at the property owner's
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expense.
F. The City may make exceptions for the storage and set out of solid waste containers
for elderly or disabled persons upon application to the Public Works Department.
G. On collection days, solid waste containers shall be placed in plain view at a point
within two feet of the curb or alley line.
H. If a customer would like to change the location of the normal set-out for collection,
it must be approved by the City.
I. Containers must have a two-foot radius around each container, and the lid of the
container must open toward the street or alley.
J. Material not intended for collection shall not be kept on or near the curb or alley
line. The city shall not be responsible for any material so placed which is collected for
disposal.
13-6A-9: OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS; UNAUTHORIZED COLLECTING PROHIBITED:
From the time of placement for collection as provided in section 13-6A-8 of this article, all
solid waste and recyclable materials and recycling containers which meet the
requirements of this chapter placed for collection by the City shall become and be the
property of the City and it shall be a violation of this section for any person other than
authorized personnel of the City to collect, pick up, or cause to be collected or picked up,
any such materials.
13-6A-10: RATES AND CHARGES ESTABLISHED; EXCEPTIONS:
A. Refuse.
� 1. Base Fee and Conditions: A fee of$��18.11 per dwelling unit per month
shall be paid to the City by the account holder for solid waste collection services. The
fee shall be in payment for collection and disposal of one (1) 35-gallon City owned
cart per month per cart.
2. Optional Carts: The fee for a 48-gallon solid waste cart shall be $��20.28
per month. The fee for a 64-gallon solid waste cart is $�624.32 per month per
cart. The fee for a 96-gallon solid waste cart is $��34.16 per month per cart.
3. Alley Cart Fees: The fee for a 48-gallon solid waste cart is $��18.11 per
month per cart. The fee for a 64-gallon solid waste cart is $�619.60 per month
per cart. The fee for a 96-gallon solid waste cart is $�-�-�28.27 per month per cart.
4. Shared Carts: In multifamily dwellings, where the property owner is the
account holder, the owner can opt to using shared 96-gallon carts. Each unit will be
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billed the basic service, and the number of units will share one or more 96-gallon
carts.
5. Single-use Refuse stickers: The fee for a single use refuse sticker shall be
$2.00 and shall be applied to each additional standard solid waste container, bag,
or small item.
6. A fee of$20.00 shall be paid to the City for each removal of refuse containers
from the curb.
B. Recycling.
1. For Class II premises not serviced by City solid waste collection services for
recycling collection, upon approval of an application for City recycling
collection a fee of $7.00 per month per 96-gallon container (or volume
equivalence) shall be paid to the City by the property owner of each.
2. A fee of$20.00 shall be paid to the City for each removal of recycling
containers from the curb.
C. Organic Waste.
1. The fee for single-use brush-tie shall be $1.50 each.
2. The fee for single use stickers shall be $1.50 each.
3. The fee paid to the City by a customer of record with the City for an annual
yard waste decal for a privately-owned rigid 35-gallon container shall be $40.00
each. A decal shall only be used by the customer of record with the City who
purchased it.
4. The fee paid to the City for subscription to a 64-gallon City-issued organic
waste cart shall be $10.00 per cart per month.
5. The minimum fee paid to the City for collection of a scheduled leaf rake out
is $20.00 for a forty (40) standard leaf bag equivalent pile of leaves in the parking
lane at the curb.
3. A fee of $20.00 shall be paid to the City for each removal of organic waste
containers from the curb.
D. Bulky Waste.
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1. A fee of $13.00 shall be paid by the owner for each time the service is
provided for up to the equivalent of three (3) cubic yards of solid waste.
2. An additional fee of $13.00 shall be paid for each additional three (3) cubic
yards of solid waste.
3. A fee of $6.00 shall be paid to the City for each tire.
4. A fee of $20.00 shall be paid to the City by the owner for each appliance
collected in the service (such as stoves, microwaves, dishwashers, refrigerators,
and dehumidifiers).
5. A fee of $6.00 shall be paid to the City for metal material that is larger than
2 feet by 3 feet and or heavier than 40 pounds (such as grills, bed rails, exercise
bikes).
6. A fee of$20.00 shall be paid to the City for each collection of a TV or monitor.
7. A fee of $6.00 shall be paid to the City for the collection of items with a plug
in/chord per pick-up (such as VCR's, computer tower, or computer printer),
Excluding TVs and monitors.
8. A fee of$20.00 shall be paid to the City for each collection requested by the
for service on a day not receiving weekly collection at the service address in which
the collection crew is not in that service area or is not a current weekly solid waste
customer of the City.
Service Type FY25 Rates
� 35-Gallon Cart $��18.11
� 48-Gallon Cart $��20.28
� 64-Gallon Cart $�624.32
� 96-Gallon Cart $��34.16
� 48-Gallon - ALLEY CART $��18.11
I Refuse 64-Gallon - ALLEY CART $��19.60
� 96-Gallon - ALLEY CART $��28.27
� Shared Cart Fee Per Unit $��18.11
Single-Use Trash Sticker $2.00
Discount for Income Eligible Customers (see
Para raph F of Section 13-6A-F ���9�06)
Annual Yard Waste Decal $40.00
64-Gallon Cart $10.00
Organic Waste 13-Gallon Cart $1.00
Leaf Rake-Out $20.00
Yard Waste Brush Ties $1.50
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Single-Use Yard Waste Sticker $1.50
Recycling Recycling Only - Residential & Commercial $7.00
1 Hopper - 3 Cubic Yd of Refuse $13.00
Tire $6.00
Large Metal Material Pick-Up $6.00
Bulky Items Appliance $20.00
TV and Monitors $20.00
Electronic Pick-Up $6.00
Off-Route/Non-Customer Fee $20.00
Miscellaneous Right-Of-Way Removal Fee $20.00
13-6A-11: CHARGES; BILLING AND COLLECTION:
A. City Billing: The City Manager is authorized to bill tenants upon the written request
of the property owner and according to a procedure to be established by the City Manager.
The property owner in such cases shall provide any information on each tenant's mailing
address to aid in the collection of fees for City services. In all cases, the property owner
shall remain liable for the payment of all charges required by this chapter.
B. Monthly Billing: All accounts shall be billed monthly. The payment of bills issubject
to the terms of section 13-1 C-4 of this title.
C. Unpaid Billing For Class I Premises: The collection of solid waste provided Class I
premises and the maintenance of the availability of such service, whether or not such
service is used regularly or not at all by the owner of such Class I premises, is hereby
declared a benefit to said premises at least equal to the monthly charges specified, and in
case of failure to pay the monthly charge when billed as heretofore provided, then the
monthly charge shall become a lien against the property benefited or served and shall be
collected in the same manner as general Property Taxes.
D. Certify Delinquent Accounts To County Treasurer: It is the duty of the City Treasurer
to certify the actual rates and fees plus the costs of administration to the County Treasurer
as provided in section 13-1 C-4 of this title and all such costs will constitute a lien against
said property and be collected with and in the same manner as general Property Taxes on
said property.
E. In cases of extreme financial hardship, the City may make adjustments in the
monthly collection charges as deemed appropriate. In such cases, the City mayrequire
proof of financial status or extreme hardship, as the City may deem necessary.
F. When resident(s) of a Class I premises meets the HUD "Section 8" guidelines for
the size of the household may, upon application to the City Manager or designee, be
exempted from one-half (1/2) the established 35-gallon refuse collection service rate.
After the initial application, annual review is required.
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13-6A-12: PRIVATE COLLECTION SERVICE:
A. License Required: No person shall engage in the business of removing or hauling
solid waste from the premises of another person without a license to do so from the City
Manager. The issuance of such license shall be in the manner prescribed and subject to
the terms of title 4, chapter 1 of this Code.
B. Application For License; Fee: Application for such license shall specify the type of
equipment and vehicles to be used, the routes to be traveled, the places to be served and
the name and residence of the applicant. Such persons shall pay, at the Office of the City
Treasurer, an annual license fee of $25.00 per year for each vehicle engaged in such
business.
C. Display Of License Number On Vehicle: No person shall operate a vehicle licensed
under this section unless the license number is prominently displayed on the lower portion
of the driver's side of the windshield in clear view. Such license number shall be affixed to
the vehicle not less than five (5) days after the day of issue.
D. Separability Of Provisions: It is the intention of the City Council that each
subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, and provision of this section is separable, and if
any provision is held unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not
affect the remainder of this section nor any part thereof other than that affected by such
decision.
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