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APR - � 1990
WHATCOM.000NTY
COUNCIL
SUBJECT.•
Ordinance Revising the solid waste disposal fee schedule at Whatcom County solid
waste sites
ATTACHMENTS:
memorandum from Robert C. Jurica
the ordinance
Public Hearing Needed? Yes /�(/ No
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SUMMARY STATEMENT. -
Amendments to the Solid Waste Fee Schedule are necessary to recover the full cost for the
Point Roberts transfer station. It also equalized all the fees at Cedarville in the
event it would be re- opened as an emergency measure. Mr. Jurica's memo gives further
detail on this.
RECOMMENDED ACTION.
Pass
COMMITTEE ACTION (including dates):
COUNCIL ACTION (including dates):
Amended and passed 5 -8 -90
Related File Numbers. Ordinance or Resolution Number: 0 90-42
INTRODUCED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY: Public Works
DATE INTRODUCED: April 10, 1990
ORDINANCE NO. 90-42
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING WHATCOM COUNTY
CODE SECTION 8.12 FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING
THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
AT WHATCOM COUNTY SOLID WASTE SITES
WHEREAS, Whatcom County, under Revised Code of Washington 36.58.010, has acquired
certain sites for the use of the public in disposing of solid waste; and
WHEREAS,.RCW 36.58.020 grants the County authority to establish rules and regulations for
such sites; and
WHEREAS, Whatcom County Code Section 8.12, as amended by Ordinance No. 90-42 sets
forth the fee schedule for solid waste disposal, and
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council fixed a date of hearing on the matter of amending
solid waste disposal fees, and said hearing was duly held on the 8th day of
May , 1990, in the Whatcom County Chambers, second floor of the Whatcom County
Courthouse, and all persons present being heard and all matters being considered by the Whatcom
County Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that Section 8.12 of the Whatcom County Code is
hereby amended as follows:
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
8.12.010 FEE SCHEDULE
The following fee schedule is adopted for disposal of solid waste at all Whatcom County
landfill and drop -box facility sites.
ORDINANCE - 1
3/21 /90
LANDFILL RATES
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION HAULERS
TRUCK, PICKUP, OR TRAILER
Mixed Refuse
Demolition and Construction
Asbestos
Garbage cans and bags
[more than 5 cans will be weighed]
Tires [less than 24 inches O.D.]
[24 to 36 inches O.D.]
[36 to 48 inches O.D.]
[Greater than 48 inches O.D.]
Clean Fill
Separated Recyclables
NO HAZARDOUS WASTE ACCEPTED
$95.00 /ton or $32.00 /yd.
Compacted
$95.00 /ton or $15.00 /yd.
Non - compacted
95.,00 $14.34
$94:69 /ton or $ 4,48 /yd.
50.00 $30.59
$4&-2,6/ton* or $.3G.&9 /yd. (Cedarville)
11.47
$.9..65/yd.* (Pt. Roberts)
47.80
$48:26 /yrd. (friable)
30.59
$95.00 /ton* or $.3G.-&9 /yd. (non - friable)
1.91
$#,93 /each
1.43
$4-.45/each * *(Sr. Citizens)
$1.91 /each
$4.78 jeach
$9.56 jeach
$14.34 %each*
No Charge
No Charge
*A higher fee may be imposed where refuse type requires special attention. Conversely, a
lesser fee may be imposed where refuse type requires minimal attention.
* *Senior citizens, age 62 or over, with proof of age, for personal use only - can and rate
discount only.
ORDINANCE - 2
5/11/90
DROP BOX FACILITY RATES
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION HAULERS $50.00
$36-.N/yd.
Compacted
25.00
$a- 8-G0 /yd.
Non - compacted
TRUCK, PICKUP, OR TRAILER $24.86
Mixed Refuse $1- 7-.43-7/yd.
Garbage Cans and Bags 3.35
$3.44 /each
2.87 *(Senior Citizens)
$4-.�93 /each
Tires [less than 24 inches O.D.]
$3.82
$3..98 /each
7.65
[24 to 36 inches O.D.]
$5.q-9/each
14.34
[36 to 48 inches O.D.]
$9.§6 /each
Will not accept
[Greater than 48 inches O.D.]
$44.48/eaeh
Burning Barrels (55 gallon)
$6.69
$4:83 /barrel
Appliances or Metal Cubes $11.47 1each
Separated Recyclables No Charge
NO HAZARDOUS WASTE ACCEPTED
*Senior citizens, age 62 or over,. with proof of age, for personal use only - can and rate
discount only.
NOTE: Said disposal rates, excepting collection hauler rates, will be subject to the 3.6%
refuse collection tax imposed under Chapter 32, Laws of 1986 and another 1.0% solid waste
collection tax created by ESHB 1671 under Chapter 41. Laws of 1989.
ORDINANCE - 3
5/11 /90
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that Whatcom County Code Section 8.12.030 "Unlawful Disposal"
is hereby amended as follows:
It shall be unlawful for any person to use any site owned or occupied by Whatcom
County for the disposal of car bodies, and dead animals may be disposed of with the
prior approval of the Solid Waste Manager, or his or her designee, during the hours
the Humane Society facility is closed, and dead farm animals may only be disposed
of with the prior approval of the Solid Waste Manager; provided, in his or her opinion,
said dead animals are not suitable for a rendering plant and there is no reasonable
alternate method of disposal available.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Administration shall be authorized to charge the
increased fees set.forth in this ordinance provided a minimum of $15,000 be expended each year
for the development and /or implementation of a waste reduction and recycling program.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this amendment shall become effective immediately except
for the Point Roberts collection hauler rates which will become effective June 1, 1990.
APPROVED this 8th
ATTEST:
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Ramona Reeves
Clerk of the Council
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Civil Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney
ORDINANCE - 4
3/21 /90
day of May
1990.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
,e iald G. F
Chairperson
(✓S Approved ( ) Vetoed
J�Llv
Shirley Van Zant n
Whatcom County Executive
Date: 5 -,9 -mil 0