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93.20 Container User Fee
93.20 CONTAINER USER FEE
 
Richmond Sanitary District shall assess and collect user fees for the use of refuse containers according to the following schedule:
 
(a)        Three Cubic Yard Containers - Commercial, Multi-Family, and Institutional Users shall pay the annual rate as follows: $80.00 per year (prepaid) per one three cubic yard container that conforms to automatic side-loading vehicles. Prepayment of container will be required before container is delivered.
 
(1)        User will be charged on a fiscal year basis, by invoice. The time at which the rates or charges shall be paid is now fixed at thirty days after the date of mailing of the invoice. In the event user is past due on payment of container fee, user will be sent a past due notice. If user does not pay within thirty days after the date of mailing of past due notice, container shall be retired by Richmond Sanitary District.
 
(2)        In the event two or three commercial users are sharing a container and user fee is shared, if one of said users is delinquent in payment and has been sent a past due notice and still has not made payment, user will be sent a letter stating he may no longer use the container. The formula for cost shall be redistributed among paying users.
 
(A)       Prohibited use violations shall be considered private property trespass, and may be subject to criminal and civil litigation. Persistent non-payment of shared containers shall cause termination of the lease agreement, and each individual may sublet individual containers at his own risk, provided that all sublets are identified to Richmond Sanitary District as valid users.
 
(3)        Multi-Family Residential Users (three units or more) - shall pay the rate prescribed above for one three cubic yard container that conforms to automatic side-loading vehicles.
 
(A)       Owners of multi-family dwellings shall provide at least one three cubic yard container for every multiple of four units, and one container for the remaining fraction of less than four units. Any deviation or alteration to this requirement shall be made in writing by the Manager of the Richmond Sanitary District.
 
(B)       The above owners shall acquire a Solid Waste Service Agreement as described in Section 93.04 of the Richmond Code. Failure to acquire the proper service agreement shall exclude the user of any privilege accorded a resident of Richmond Sanitary District including the disposal facilities, sanitary sewer and other services.
 
(b)        “Rosie Roller” Containers – All single or two family residential users shall be required to use Rosie Roller containers as approved by the Board. All single or two family users shall be limited to a maximum of two Rosie Rollers per unit. The first Rosie Roller per unit shall be provided without charge by the Richmond Sanitary District. There shall be a charge of one dollar ($1.00) per month per container for the second Rosie Roller per unit. Any user desiring a second Rosie Roller shall be billed on an annual basis, and must pay said fee in advance. (Ord. 93-1998)
 
(1)        Trailer Parks
 
Individual residents in Trailer Parks may have a Rosie Roller. If Landlord pays sewer bill for Trailer Park and does not give approval for $1.00 fee to be added to sewer bill, then said resident will be billed on an individual basis. Invoice will be mailed one time per year for total rental amount due, paid in advance.
 
(2)        Exceptions to the size of the ninety gallon Rosie Roller optional containers may be granted if the user is physically impaired and the household requires only one container.
 
(c)        Eighteen Cubic Yard Containers (Roll-Offs) are available by written request, including a $5.00 drop charge, paid in advance. Said container shall be placed in compliance with the written instructions for a period of approximately 48 hours.
 
(1)        This container cannot be used for the removal of construction or reroofing materials, tires, dirt, gravel, and automobile parts.
 
(d)        Prohibitions
 
Failure to abide by the operating procedures for these containers shall result in additional charges for damage, any additional out of pocket expense, and/or civil litigation, at the discretion of the Board of Sanitary Commissioners.
 
(e)        Exceptions
 
Any exception or variance to the above fees and uses may be granted by the Board of Sanitary Commissioners. All requests for variances must be presented in writing to the Board of Sanitary Commissioners.
 


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