Business trash collection fees

(a) For refuse generated by businesses and collected by manual collection. (1) Unit charge for collection. For all refuse collected and removed by the division on regularly scheduled collection days from places of business, there shall be a unit charge or a minimum charge, whichever is greater, assessed against each business served by the division in accordance with the following schedule: Unit Charge (per cubic foot) Minimum Charge (per month or fraction thereof) Effective Date $1 $30 July 1, 1997 (2) Volumes of refuse shall be based on monthly averages determined by periodic measurements. New accounts shall be charged the minimum charge specified in paragraph (1) per month during the period that the monthly average volume is being determined; provided that after the average monthly volume is determined, retroactive adjustment of charges over the minimum may be made if deemed to be warranted, such determination to be made by the director of budget and fiscal services. (b) For refuse generated by businesses and collected by automated collection with 90-gallon city-issued carts. (1) Cart deposit charge. An initial cart deposit fee shall be charged for each business cart. Upon return of the cart to the city refuse division, a portion of the cart deposit fee shall be returned to the business. The difference between the deposit fee and the deposit return shall be retained by the city for administrative handling, including cart delivery. Carts are the responsibility of the business owner. Damaged carts under warranty will be repaired or replaced by the city. The city will collect the deposit fee for all carts issued to businesses, including the carts issued before July 1, 1997.* Deposit Fee (per cart) Deposit Return (per cart) Effective Date $90 $70 July 1, 1997 (2) Unit charge. The unit charge for collection will be according to the following schedule: Monthly Unit Charge (per cart) Minimum Charge (per month or fraction thereof) Effective Date $75 $75 July 1, 1997 (3) New account charge. New accounts shall be charged the minimum charge specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection. ) Editor’s note: * “ January 1, 1997” is substituted for “the effective date of this ordinance.”