HomeMy Public PortalAbout027-2013 - Revise Chapter 58 of the City Code - Landfill Fee.pORDINANCE NO.27-2013
OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 58.02
OF THE RICHMOND CITY CODE
WHEREAS, Chapter 58 of the Richmond City Code sets forth the fee schedule for the
landfill user fees for commercial, industrial, institutional and residential
residents within and without the Richmond Sanitary District; and
WHEREAS, There have been circumstances where the City needs to permit City, subject
to recommendation of the Sanitary District Director and as approved by
the Board of Directors of the Richmond Sanitary, that waste collected on City
of Richmond project or on behalf of the City of Richmond projects, could
be waived in full or partially waived or reduced; and
WHEREAS The proposed change would be beneficial to the City of Richmond in that it
would enable the City to reduce the cost it charges itself in order to make
the City cleaner and more free of junk, debris or materials, construction
or demolition waste materials; and
WHEREAS, The Richmond Sanitary District Board of Directors has approved the concept of
waiving of fees, on a case by case basis, of waste fees on projects on behalf of the
City of Richmond or that directly benefit the City of Richmond.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY COMMON COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF
RICHMOND, THE FOLLOWING SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 58 OF RICHMOND
CITY CODE BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
CHAPTER 58: LANDFILL
SECTION
58.01 Develop and Implement Fees
58.02 Fee Schedule
58.03 Definitions
58.01 DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT FEES
The Richmond Board of Sanitary Commissioners is hereby authorized to develop and implement
a landfill fee system for disposal of trash, garbage and rubbish at the Richmond Sanitary
Landfill.
58.02 FEE SCHEDULE: The Landfill shall collect user fees as follows:
(1) Commercial, Industrial and Institutional residents within the Richmond Sanitary
District shall be charged the following fees for the different types of wastes set
forth below accepted by the Landfill for disposal subject to a minimum fee of
$4.50, except that, only as to construction/demolition waste as set forth in
subsection (E) below, upon the recommendation of the Director of the Richmond
Sanitary District, and subject to the unanimous approval of the Richmond
Sanitary District Board of Commissioners, the fees for City of Richmond projects,
or projects on behalf of the City of Richmond that directly benefit the City of
Richmond, may be waived in full or may be partially waived or reduced, to -wit:
(A) ORDINARY SOLID WASTE
Solid Waste generated by operations. The term does not include: special
waste, infectious waste, coal or fly ash - $27.00/ton
(B) INDUSTRIAL PROCESS WASTE
Identified as any byproduct of a manufacturing process outside of normal
waste - $32.00/ton
(C) SPECIAL MANAGEMENT WASTE
Identified as any waste requiring special handling by Landfill Personnel -
$55.00/ton
(D) APPROVED WASTE FOR ALTERNATIVE DAILY COVER - $9.00/ton
(E) CONSTRUCTION/DEMOLITION WASTE-$23.00/ton
This subsection also includes residential residents within the Richmond
Sanitary District.
(2) Commercial, Industrial and residential waste generated outside the Richmond
Sanitary District will be charged the following fees for all waste accepted By the
Landfill for disposal subject to a minimum fee of $4.50, to wit:
(A) ORDINARY SOLID WASTE
Solid waste generated by operations.
The term does not include: special waste, infectious waste, or results
from combustion of coal - $33.00/ton
(B) INDUSTRIAL PROCESS WASTE
Identified as any byproduct of a manufacturing process outside of normal
waste - $38.00/ton
(C) SPECIAL MANAGEMENT WASTE
Identified as any waste requiring special handling by Landfill Personnel —
$55.00/ton
(D) APPROVED WASTE FOR ALTERNATIVE DAILY COVER - $9.00/ton
(E) CONSTRUCTION/DEMOLITION WASTE
The Landfill will charge for all construction/demolition waste - $29.00/ton
(3) An additional charge of $2.00 per ton will be assessed on all disposals as required
by applicable State and Local regulations.
(4) Residential residents within the Richmond Sanitary District shall not be charged
any fee for normal, customary, household waste, disposed of at the Landfill.
(5) MATERIALS SEGREGATED FROM WASTE STREAM
For all customers, the following charges shall apply, if such waste is segregated.
(A) Clean Fill dirt, brick, block, cement, etc - $9.00/ton
(B) Raw wood compost able waste: brush, wood pallets, yard waste -
$19.50/ton
(C) Freon Units: refrigerators, air conditioners, de-humidifier-$35.00/unit
(D) Ferrous Metal, cardboard, and recyclable No charge
(6) TIRES
Disposal by truckload or in mass numbers shall not be permitted. The disposal of
individual tires shall result in the following fees:
(A) Car Tires and pick up truck tires - $5.00 per tire
(B) Truck Tires - $15.00 per tire
(C) Tractor Tires - $30.00 per tire
(D) Tires on Rims — ADDITIONAL - $5.00 per tire
(7) All fees will be due and payable at the time of disposal unless a monthly billing
arrangement is approved in advance by the Richmond Sanitary District. (Ord. 7-
2004)
58.03 DEFINITIONS
(1) "SPECIAL WASTE' for all uses above, is defined as determined or classified by
Indiana Department of Environmental Management (I.D.E.M). Ord. No. 42-1999
Passed and adopted this 2e day of May, 2013, by the Common Council of the City of
Richmond, Indiana.
President
ar r
A
(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)
PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this 21" day of May, 2013, at 9:00
a.m.
�y < ��/-?.1-�Clerk
(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)
AP ROVED by me, Sarah L. Hutton, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this day
of 2013, at 9:05 a.m.
(Sarah L. Hutton)
ATTES
(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)