Chapter 8.04
GARBAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL*
Sections:
8.04.020 Performance by city officials and employees.
8.04.030 Garbage disposal fund.
8.04.040 Use of system required.
8.04.060 Frequency of collection.
8.04.070 Billing procedure—Failure to pay.
8.04.075 Garbage collection rates and state tax.
8.04.085 Garbage collection and containers.
8.04.100 Rates—Amounts retained by city—Collection by trailer court operators.
8.04.110 Collection and disposal of accumulated garbage at expense of owner or occupant of premises.
8.04.120 Permit required for private collection.
8.04.130 Dumping, burning or collecting garbage except in accordance with chapter prohibited.
8.04.140 Civil penalty for violation.
* For statutory provisions on municipal garbage collection and disposal systems, see RCW 35.21.120 et seq.
8.04.010 System established.
A garbage collection and disposal system for the city is established, which shall be maintained and operated as provided in this chapter. (Ord. 61 § 1, 1949)
8.04.020 Performance by city officials and employees.
The collection and disposal of garbage within the city shall be performed by and under the direction of the officials and employees of the city. (Ord. 61 § 2, 1949)
8.04.030 Garbage disposal fund.
There is established a garbage disposal fund of the city. All moneys received by the city for the collection and disposal of garbage collection and disposal shall be paid from the fund. The city council may also provide for additional revenues to be paid into such fund from time to time. (Ord. 61 § 3, 1949)
8.04.040 Use of system required.
Every owner or occupant of premises within the city is required to use the garbage collection and disposal system provided by the city, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited in covered metal containers all garbage of such a nature that it is perishable or may decompose or be scattered by wind or otherwise which may accumulate on any premises owned or occupied by him. All garbage which may accumulate on such premises shall be placed at or near by not on, the street or alley adjacent to the premises in a position convenient for loading onto trucks or vehicles used for the collection and disposal of garbage. (Ord. 61 § 4, 1949)
8.04.050 Containers.
A. The containers in which garbage shall be deposited as provided in Section 8.04.040 shall be watertight, of not less than twenty-two-gallon and not more than thirty-gallon capacity, shall have two handles at the sides thereof and tight-fitting metal lids. Such containers are designated as “standard size containers.”
B. The lids shall not be removed except when necessary to place garbage in such containers or to take garbage therefrom and shall be replaced by the person removing the same.
C. Large suitable containers for bulk collection of garbage may, with the approval of the water and street commissioner, be used by hotels, restaurants, boardinghouses, eating places, apartment houses, schools and hospitals and other institutions and places of business.
D. All such containers shall be kept in a sanitary condition, with the outside thereof clean and free of accumulated grease and decomposing matter, and wet garbage shall be securely wrapped in paper or other suitable wrapping material prior to deposit in such container. (Ord. 61 § 5, 1949)
8.04.060 Frequency of collection.
Collection and disposal of garbage from all premises within the city, on which a residence is located shall be made at least once each week. Collection and disposal of garbage form hotels, restaurants, boardinghouses, eating places, apartment houses, schools and hospitals and other institutions and places of business shall be made as frequently as is necessary or advisable in order to keep any such premises in a clean and sanitary condition, provided that the water and street commissioner shall determine the frequency of such collections, subject to review and revisions by the city council. (Ord. 61 § 6, 1949)
8.04.070 Billing procedure—Failure to pay.
A. The water and street commissioner or authorized garbage collector shall keep a record of the collections of garbage made from each property and shall deliver a copy thereof to the city clerk-treasurer who shall enter the charges for the same on the water bills to be mailed out to the users each month. Such garbage collection and disposal charge shall be payable at the same time the water bill becomes payable.
B. On failure to pay the charge, the amount thereof shall become a lien against the property for which the garbage collection service was rendered in accordance with law. Should garbage collection land disposal bills become delinquent, the water service shall be discontinued under the same terms as failure to pay for water service. (Ord. 61 § 11, 1949)
8.04.075 Garbage collection rates and state tax.
A. The rates for collection and disposal of garbage shall be as established from time to time by city council resolution.
B. In addition to the rate, pursuant to RCW 82.18.020, there is imposed on each person in the city using solid waste services of a solid waste collection business, a solid waste collection tax equal to three and six-tenths percent of the consideration charged for the services. (Ord. 614 § 1, 2011: Ord. 402 § 5, 1991)
8.04.085 Garbage collection and containers.
A garbage collection shall occur one time per week for residential users.
B. Garbage collection shall occur one or two times per week for commercial users as specified by the user or deemed necessary by the city for protection of the public health and safety.
C. Garbage collection containers shall be standard size containers up to thirty gallon capacity. Burning barrels will not be emptied. Commercial or bulk collection containers approved by the city in the following sizes shall be permitted: One-yard container, one-and-one-half yard container, two-yard container, three-yard container, and four-yard container. (Ord. 402 § 6, 1991)
8.04.100 Rates—Amounts retained by city—Collection by trailer court operators.
Each user of city water or sewer, or both, will pay for garbage service at the rates set forth by resolution of the city council as established in Section 8.04.075. Fifty cents from the rate portion of each billing statement will be retained by the city with the balance being paid to the contracting garbage disposal firm. Operators of trailer courts will be responsible for collecting the basic garbage fee from each trailer unit. (Ord. 402 § 7, 1991: Ord. 301 § 3, 1982: Ord. 287 § 3, 1981: Ord. 262 § 3, 1979)
8.04.110 Collection and disposal of accumulated garbage at expense of owner or occupant of premises.
In case any owner or occupant of premises within the city permits garbage to accumulate on such premises, and fails or refuses to deposit such garbage in suitable containers in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or fails to place the same at or near but not on the alley or street adjacent to such premises in a position convenient for loading, the city, at the discretion of the water and street commissioner, may collect and remove such garbage. In such case the entire expense of the collection and removal of such garbage, as determined by the water and street commissioner, shall be charged against the owner or occupant thereof, in addition to the regular charge for collection and disposal of such garbage. (Ord. 61 § 8, 1949)
8.04.120 Permit required for private collection.
It is unlawful for anyone except city employees or the authorized garbage collector to collect, remove or transport garbage, offal or any other offensive or noxious substances or to operate any vehicle for such purpose through the streets, highways or other ways within the city without first having obtained a permit from the city clerk-treasurer. The permit shall be numbered and be valid for one year, unless sooner revoked by the city health authority. (Ord. 61 § 9, 1949)
8.04.130 Dumping, burning or collecting garbage except in accordance with chapter prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person to dump or deposit any garbage upon any street or alley or private property in the city, or to burn any garbage in the city, except in compliance with and pursuant to necessary permits issued by the state of Washington or other jurisdictions with authority as provided by state law, or as may otherwise be provided in this chapter. (Ord. 545 § 1, 2004: Ord. 61 § 10, 1949)
8.04.140 Civil penalty for violation.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects, or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a civil infraction and shall be subject to a monetary penalty in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars for each violation. Every violation of this chapter shall be a separate and distinct offense and in the case of a continuing violation, every day of the continuance thereof shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense. The existence of a pending civil infraction proceeding pursuant to this section shall not be construed to affect the right of the city to proceed with legal proceedings to force the abatement of the violation in the Douglas County Superior Court. (Ord. 545 § 2, 2004: Ord. 61 § 12, 1949)