Solid Waste & Yard Waste FeesCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
MEMORANDUM
February 21, 2003
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Don Vogt, Operations and Maintenance Manag
SUBJECT: Proposed Revisions to Sections 40-37 and 40-39 of the Cede of
Ordinances
Introduction
The purpose of this memorandum is to submit to you two proposed ordinances for your
review and approval. These ordinances would revise paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of
Section 40-37 and paragraph (d) of Section 40-39 of the Code of Ordinances.
Discussion
Chapter 40 of the Code of Ordinances is entitled "Solid Waste". Section 40-37 is
entitled "Charges-Amounts; Exceptions 1". Staff recommends revision of paragraphs
(a), (b) and (c) of Section 40-37, upon City Council's approval of the proposed $7.49
monthly solid waste base fee for fiscal year 2004. Staff recommends revision of
paragraph (d) of Section 40-37, upon City Council's approval of the proposal to make
solid waste collection carls available to all City refuse collection customers. Section 40-
39 is entitled "Yard Waste". Staff recommends revision of parag'raph (d) of Section 40-
39, upon City Council's approval of the proposed $25.00 annual yard waste permit fee
for calendar year 2003 and the proposal to make solid waste collection carts available
to all City yard waste collection customers.
Attached are copies of Section 40-37 and 40-39 with the proposed deletions lined out
and the proposed additions underlined. Also attached are copies of the ordinances as
recommended.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that these broposed ordinances be approved by the City Manager
and City Council upon approval of the recommended fiscal year 2004 solid waste fees.
service changes and budget.
Attachments
Sec. 40-37. Charges-Amounts; Exceptions1:
(a) Class I Premises: Except as qualified below, a fee of ccvcn dc!lore ,h';cnty ccnts
($7.20) seven dollars forty-nine cents ($7.49) per dwelling unit per month shall
be paid to the city by the property owner of each class I premises for such
services. Said fee shall be in payment for collection and disposal of one 35-
gallon can or one 35-gallon trash bag of "solid waste" as defined in this chapter
There is no limit on the number of bins allowed to be collected containing
acceptable "recyclable materials" as defined in this chapter. Exceptions to the
collection charges for class I premises are as follows:
(1) When a class I premises has been vacant for a period not less than three (3)
consecutive months, the owner may apply to the city manager for a credit under
procedures to be established by the city manager. Such credit shall continue only
so long as the class I premises is vacant.
(2) Class I premises when the head of the household is sixty five (65) years of
age or older and has an annual income eq ual to or less than the income
standards used by HUD for its "section eight (8) housing program" for one- and
two-person households may, upon application to the city manager, be exempted
from one-half (1/2) the established collection charge. After the initial application.
annual application shall be made by the head of household on July I of each
year to verify annual income and eligibility.
(3) In cases of extreme financial hardship, the city manager, may and is hereby
authorized and empowered to, make adjustments in the monthly collection
charges as the city manager may deem appropriate. In such cases, the city
manager shall have the authority to require such proof of vacancy, financial
status, age or extreme hardship as the city manager may deem necessary.
(4) Class I premises when a family household of five (5) or more persons has an
annual income equal to or less than the income standards used by HUD for its
"section eight (8) housing program" for the size of that household may, upon
application to the city manager, be exempted from one-half (1/2) the established
collection charge. After the initial application, annual application shall be made by
the head of household on July 1 of each year to verify annual income and
eligibility.
(b)Class Il Premises: A fee of seven dollars twenty cents ($7.20) seven dollars
forty-nine cents ($7.49) per month shall be paid to the city by the property
owner of each class II premises for such services. Said fee shall be in payment
for collection and disposal of one 35-gallon can or one 35-gallon trash bag of
"solid waste" as defined. There is no limit on the number of bins allowed to be
collected containing acceptable "recyclable materials" as defined.
The owner of a class II premises served by the city solid waste collection may
provide the city manager with not less than fourteen (14) days' written notice of
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(c)
(d)
intent to terminate the service. Such termination of service shall be effective at
the beginning of the next billing period after such fourteen (14) day notice period.
Class II1 Premises: A fee ...... ~"~. ...... · ...... ~.~ .... j Seven dollars
forty-nine cents ($7.49) per month shall be paid to the city by the properly
owner of each class I11 premises for such services. Said fee shall be in payment
for collection and disposal of one 35-gallon can or one 35-gallon trash bag of
"solid waste" as defined. There is no limit on the number of bins allowed to be
collected containing acceptable "recyclable materials" as defined.
The owner of a class 111 premises served by city solid waste collection may
provide the city manager with not less than fourteen (14) days' written notice of
intent to terminate the service. Such termination of service shall be effective at
the beginning of the next billing period after such fourteen (14) day notice period.
Class I, I1 Or Ill Premises: Collection options and charges under unit based
pricing for class I, II and Itl premises are as follows:
(1) A yearly subscription for weekly collection of an additional standard solid
waste container, or containers, may be subscribed for an additional four dollars
thirty three cents ($4.33) each per month. The subscription ends each year on
June 30. A subscription may not be canceled before June 30.
(2) A three (3) month subscription for weekly collection of an additional standard
solid waste container, or containers, may be subscribed ;or an additional four
dollarSthirty three cents ($4.33) each per month. The four (4) subscription
periods are July, August and September; October, November and December;
January, February and March; and, April, May and June. A subscription may not
be canceled.
(3) Oversize, nonstandard rigid solid waste containers of up to fifty (50) gallons in
capacity may be subscribed as the one container covered under the base
monthly solid waste fee for an additional one dollar eighty cents ($1.80) per
month. Such containers shall be holders for standard trash bags for manual
removal by city crews, shall not contain any loose material, and shall not be lifted
and dumped by crews. Individual trash bags held in the oversized container shall
weigh no more than forty (40) pounds.
(4) A yearly subscription for weekly collection of an additional oversized solid
waste container, or containers, may be subscribed for an additional five dollars
fifty cents ($5.50) each per month. The subscription ends each year on June 30.
A subscription may not be canceled before June 30.
(5) A three (3) month subscription for weekly collection of an additional oversize
solid waste container, or containers, may be subscribed for an additional five
dollars fifty cents ($5.50) each per month. The four (4) subscription periods are
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July, August and September; October, November and December; January,
February and March; and, April, May and June. A subscription may not be
canceled.
(6) Solid waste carts, owned by the City for semiautomated lifting, may be
subscribed by small business customers,or, owners and/or property managers
of class I, ll and III premises. multiple family dwellings of three (3), four (4), five
(5), and six (6) dwelling units. The customer shall choose the number and size of
the city carts. A subscription The fee for a sixty five (65) gallon city cart is shall
be seventeen dollars ($17.00) each per month. A subscription The fee for a
ninety five (95) gallon city cart is shall be twenty five dollars ($25.00) each per
month.
(7) Official city of Dubuque single use stickers costing one dollar five cents
($1.05) shall be applied to each additional standard solid waste container or
small bulky or bundled item in excess of the one standard solid waste container
collected under the base monthly solid waste fee or any additional subscribed
container(s).
(8) Multiple-family dwellings of three (3), four (4), five (5), and, six (6) dwelling
units as well as class II or class III premises sharing a common set out location
with other city solid waste customers shall only use approved rigid solid waste
containers with permanent identification as to the specific premises. However, for
the two (2)weeks following Christmas excess solid waste may be set out in trash
bags with applied city of Dubuque single use stickers.
(e)Special Collection: The charge for a special collection service for large and bulky
rubbish to each dwelling unit receiving such service when requested by the
owner shall be as follows:
(1) A fee of eight dollars ($8:00) shall be paid to the city by the owner for each
time the service is provided for up to the equivalent of six (6) cubic yards of solid
waste.
(2) An additional fee of two dollars ($2.00) shall be paid for each additional three
(3) cubic yards of solid waste.
(3) An additional fee for tires, equal to the disposal fees charged at the Dubuque
metro landfill, shall be paid to the city by the owner for each tire.
(4) An additional fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be paid to the city by the owner
for the first appliance collected in the service.
(5) An additional fee of nine dollars ($9.00) shall be paid to the city by the owner for
each additional appliance collected in the service.
Sec. 40-39. Yard Waste:
(a)Yard waste shall be separated by the owner of a premises from all other solid
waste.
(b)An owner may compost such person's own yard waste on such person's own
premises provided the same is stored in such a manner as to not create a fire,
health or safety hazard.
(c)Yard waste that has not been composted by the owner of the premises shall be
collected by the city not more than once each week according to the collection
schedule established by the city manager from April through November each
year. Christmas trees shall be collected separately from all other solid waste
once each week for two (2) weeks after the Christmas holiday according to the
provisions of this chapter.
(d)Yard waste collected by the city shall be placed in degradable paper bags with
an affixed single use tag or in permanent waste containers with an affixed single
use tag or in permanent waste containers with an affixed annual yard waste
permit or be contained by tying devices approved by the city manager. The
charges for collection and disposal of "yard waste" as defined shall be as follows:
(1) The fee for tying devices approved by the city manager shall be one dollar
five cents ($1.05) each.
(2) The fee paid to the city by a property owner for an annual yard waste permit
for a permanent waste container shall be twenty dollars ($20.00) twenty- five
dollars ($25.00) each through June 30 of each year. The fee shall be reduced by
one-half (1/2) on July 1 of each year, and again by one-half (1/2) on September 1
of each year. A permit shall only be used by the property owner Who purchased
it.
(3) The fee for single use tags shall be one dollar five cents ($1.05) each.
(4) Solid waste carts, owned by the city for semi-automated liftin.q, may be
subscribed by owners and/or property mana.qers of class 17 II and III
premises. The fee for a sixty-four (64) .qallon city cart shall be fourteen
dollars fifty cents ($14.50) for each subscribed month durin.q the yard
waste collection season. A non-refundable startup administrative fee of
(e)twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be charged each time a cart is delivered to a
newly subscribed cart customer. Carts shall be stored by the customer
until the customer's subscription is cancelled.
No person shall deposit any yard waste in any public right of way.
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ORDINANCE NO. 11-03
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES
SECTION 40-39 PARAGRAPH (d) PROVIDING FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
CARTS TO BE AVAILABLE TO ALL CITY YARD WASTE COLLECTION
CUSTOMERS AND ESTABLISHING THE FEE FOR SUCH CARTS; AND
INCREASING THE ANNUAL PERMIT FEE FOR THE COLLECTION OF YARD
WASTE FROM $20.00 TO $25.00,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1: Section 40-39(d) of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 40-39. Yard Waste:
(d)
Yard waste collected by the city shall be placed in degradable paper bags with
an affixed single use tag or in permanent waste containers with an affixed single
use tag or in permanent waste containers with an affixed annual Yard waste
permit or be contained by tying devices approved by the city manager. The
charges for collection and disposal of "yard waste" as defined shall be as follows:
(1) The fee for tying devices approved by the city manager shall be one dollar
five cents ($1.05) each.
(2) The fee paid to the city by a property owner for an annual yard waste permit
for a permanent waste container shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) each
through June 30 of each year. The fee shall be reduced by one-half (1/2) on July
1 of each year, and again by one-half (1/2) on September 1 of each year. A
permit shall only be used by the property owner who purchased it.
(3) The fee for single use tags shall be one dollar five cents ($1.05) each.
(4) Solid waste carts, owned by the city for semi-automated lifting, may be
subscribed by owners and/or property managers of class I, II and III premises.
The fee for a sixty-four (64) gallon city cart shall be fourteen dollars fifty cents
($14.50) for each subscribed month during the yard waste collection season. A
non-refundable startup administrative fee of twenty dollars ($20:00) shall be
charged each time a cart is delivered to a newly subscribed cart customer. Carts
shall be stored by the customer until the customer's subscription is cancelled.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon publication.
Passed, approved and adopted this
27th day of
February , 2003
Terrance M. Duggan,
Mayor
Attest:
Jeanne F. Schneider
City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 12-03
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES
SECTION 40-37 PARAGRAPHS (a), (b) AND (c) ESTABLISHING CHARGES FOR
THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLE
MATERIALS INCREASING THE BASE FEE FROM $7.20 PER DWELLING UNIT PER
MONTH TO $7.49; AND AMENDING SECTION 40-37 PARAGRAPH (d) PROVIDING
FOR SOLID WASTE CARTS TO BE AVAILABLE TO ALL REFUSE COLLECTION
CUSTOMERS.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 40-37 (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the City of Dubuque Code of
Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 40-37. Charges-Amounts; Exceptions1:
(a) Class I Premises: Except as qualified below, a fee of seven dollars forty-nine
cents ($7.49) per dwelling unit per month shall be paid to the city by the property
owner of each class I premises for such services. Said fee shall be in payment
for collection and disposal of one 35-gallon can or one 35-gallon trash bag of
"solid waste" as defined in this chapter. There is no limit on the number of bins
allowed to be collected containing acceptable "recyclable materials" as defined in
this chapter. Exceptions to the collection charges for class I premises are as
follows:
(1) When a class I premises has been vacant for a period not less than three (3)
consecutive months, the owner may apply to the city manager for a credit under
procedures to be established by the city manager. Such credit shall continue only
so long as the class I premises is vacant.
(2) Class I premises when the head of the household is sixty five (65) years of
age or older and has an annual income equal to or less than the income
standards used by HUD for its "section eight (8) housing program" for one- and
two-person households may, upon application to the city manager, be exempted
from one-half (1/2) the established collection charge. After the initial application,
annual application shall be made by the head of household on July 1 of each
year to verify annual income and eligibility.
(3) In cases of extreme financial hardship, the city manager, may and is hereby
authorized and empowered to, make adjustments in the monthly collection
charges as the city manager may deem appropriate. In such cases, the city
manager shall have the authority to require such proof of vacancy, financial
status, age or extreme hardship as the city manager may deem necessary.
(b)
(c)
(4) Class 1 premises when a family household of five (5) or more persons has an
annual income equal to or less than the income standards used by HUD for its
"section eight (8) housing program" for the size of that household may, upon
application to the city manager, be exempted from one-half (1/2) the established
collection charge. After the initial application, annual application shall be made by
the head of household on July 1 of each year to verify annual income and
eligibility.
Class II Premises: A fee of seven dollars forty-nine cents ($7.49) per month shall
be paid to the city by the property owner of each class II premises for such
services. Said fee shall be in payment for collection and disposal of one 35-
gallon can or one 35-gallon trash bag of "solid waste" as defined. There is no
limit on the number of bins allowed to be collected containing acceptable
"recyclable materials" as defined.
The owner of a class Il premises served by the city solid waste collection may
provide the city manager with not less than fourteen (14) days' written notice of
intent to terminate the service. Such termination of service shall be effective at
the beginning of the next billing period after such fourteen (14) day notice period.
Class III Premises: A fee of seven dollars forty-nine cents ($7.49) per month shall
be paid to the city by the property owner of each class Itl premises for such
services. Said fee shall be in payment for collection and disposal of one 35-
gallon can or one 35-gallon trash bag of "solid waste" as defined. There is no
limit on the number of bins allowed to be collected containing acceptable
"recyclable materials" as defined.
The owner of a class Ill premises served by city solid waste collection may
provide the city manager with not less than fourteen (14) days' written notice of
intent to terminate the service. Such termination of service shall be effective at
the beginning of the next billing period after such fourteen (14) day notice period.
(d)
Class I, II Or III Premises: Collection options and charges under unit based
pricing for class I, II and III premises are as follows:
(1) A yearly subscription for weekly collection of an additional standard solid
waste container, or containers, may be subscribed for an additional four dollars
thirty three cents ($4.33) each per month. The subscription ends each year on
June 30. A subscription may not be canceled before June 30.
(2) A three (3) month subscription for weekly collection of an additional standard
solid waste container, or containers, may be subscribed for an additional four
dollars thirty three cents ($4.33) each per month. The four (4) subscription
periods are July, August and September; October, November and December;
January, February and March; and, April, May and June. A subscription may not
be canceled.
(3) Oversize, nonstandard rigid solid waste containers of up to fifty (50) gallons in
capacity may be subscribed as the one container covered under the base
monthly solid waste fee for an additional one dollar eighty cents ($1.80) per
month. Such containers shall be holders for standard trash bags for manual
removal by city crews, shall not contain any loose material, and shall not be lifted
and dumped by crews. Individual trash bags held in the oversized container shall
weigh no more than forb/(40) pounds.
(4) A yearly subscription for weekly collection of an additional oversized solid
waste container, or containers, may be subscribed for an additional five dollars
fifty cents ($5.50) each per month. The subscription ends each year on June 30.
A subscription may not be canceled before June 30.
(5) A three (3) month subscription for weekly collection of an additional oversize
solid waste container, or containers, may be subscribed for an additional five
dollars fifty cents ($5.50) each per month. The four (4) subscription periods are
July, August and September; October, November and December; January,
February and March; and, April, May and June. A subscription may not be
canceled.
(6) Solid waste carts, owned by the city for semi automated lifting, may be
subscribed by owners and/or property managers of class I, II and III premises.
The customer shall choose the number and size of the cart. The fee for a sixty
five (65) gallon city cart shall be seventeen dollars ($17.00) each per month. The
fee for a ninety five (95) gallon city cart shall be twenty five dollars ($25.00) each
per month.
(7) Official city of Dubuque single use stickers costing one dollar five cents
($1.05) shall be applied to each additional standard solid waste container or
small bulky or bundled item in excess of the one standard solid waste container
collected under the base monthly solid waste fee or any additional subscribed
container(s).
(8) Multiple-family dwellings of three (3), four (4), five (5), and, six (6) dwelling
units as well as class II or class III premises sharing a common set out location
with other city solid waste customers shall only use approved rigid solid waste
containers with permanent identification as to the specific premises. However, for
the two (2) weeks following Christmas excess solid waste may be set out in trash
bags with applied city of Dubuque single use stickers.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect on the first day of July, 2003.
Passed, approved and adopted this 27th day of
Februar,y , 2003.
Terrance M. Duggan, Mayor
Attest:
Jeanne F. Schneider
City Clerk