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Rates for solid waste collection shall be established and modified from time to time by the City Council. Every solid waste customer within City limits, whether residential or commercial, receiving culinary water or sewer service from the City, shall be billed for solid waste service (i.e., trash and recycling) together with water or sewer service charges. As provided for water and sewer service charges, the owner of every property required to receive solid waste collection services shall be required to execute an application agreeing to be liable for all charges for service. In the event that a property owner fails or refuses to pay for solid waste service, the City shall be authorized to discontinue providing solid waste service and to disconnect the culinary water service connection to the property until all accrued charges have been paid in full. Prior to terminating service, the City shall deliver a written notice of default to the owner advising that if payment is not made in full by a date specified, the City will discontinue solid waste and culinary water service to the property. Any person wishing to contest a notice issued under this section may request a hearing before the City Council pursuant to Section 8.04.100.

A. Solid waste charges may be suspended for residential customers for periods in excess of thirty days when the residence is unoccupied; provided, that the property owner provides written notice to the City Treasurer of same. During the period the residence is unoccupied, culinary water service and solid waste service shall be suspended. In no case shall solid waste service be suspended pursuant to this subsection during a time in which the residence also receives culinary water service.

B. Each residential unit shall be billed separately for solid waste service, unless centralized collection is authorized pursuant to Section 8.04.040. Rates assessed on residential customers shall be assessed on a per unit basis.

C. In its discretion, the City may issue a refund to a customer due to a billing error, retroactive to a maximum of three months (without proration) from the date the correction is made.

D. The solid waste collection rate applicable to a given property shall be based upon the type of land use, whether commercial or residential, regardless of the type of container used by the customer. Properties with more than one land use shall be charged the higher applicable rate. (Ord. 19-15 (part), 2019: Ord. 04-06 (part), 2004)