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ORDINANCE NO.222l
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 213A OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF
THE CITY OF WAUKEE,PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSING OF FEES OR
CHARGES FOR THE COLLECTION,PROCESSING AND MARKETING OF SOLID
WASTE AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY
OF WAUKEE,IOWA,TO INCREASE COLLECTION CHARGES,BY DELETING ALL
OF THE TEXT THEREOF,AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR THE FOLLOWING:
Section 1.Chapter 213A,Waukee Municipal Code,
of Fees or Charges for the Collection,Processing and
of Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials Within the City
the City of Waukee,Iowa,is hereby deleted,and
substituted therefor the following:
Assessing
Marketing
Limits of
there is
Section 2.Purpose.The purpose of this ordinance is to
provide for the collection of fees or charges to pay for expenses
incurred in the collection,processing and marketing of solid
waste and recyclable materials in Waukee.
Section 3.Provision for
may by contract or otherwise,
processing and marketing of solid
in Waukee.
Collection.The City Council
provide for the collection,
waste and recyclable materials
Section 4.
pay for expenses
marketing of solid
Collection Charges.The fees or charges to
incurred in the collection,processing and
waste and recyclables shall be:
A.For each single family residence,seven and 65/100
dollars a month.
B.For a dwelling of two (2)or three (3)units,the sum
of seven and 65/100 dollars per month.
C.Any multi-family dwelling containing four (4)or more
units having a commercial type of container that may be
mechanically emptied,and any Mobile Home Park,must
follow Waukee Municipal Code provisions relating
thereto,covering the mandating of Recycling at
Apartments and Mobile Home Parks.Disposition of solid
waste from all mobile homes,and recycling bins at
multiple sites will be provided by the Mobile Home Park
owner,who shall be responsible for compliance with
ordinances of the City of Waukee regarding disposition
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of solid waste and recycling.
per unit will be billed by and
A fee of $.65 per
paid to the City.
month
D.Recycling Containers.
stolen container shall
homes shall be $8.00.
The fee to replace a lost or
be $8.00.Containers for new
Section 5.Collection Fees -Due Date -Penalty.All
disposal and recycling fees or charges shall be due and payable
monthly on the 20th day of the month.In the event any person
fails to pay such fee or charge after it becomes due and payable,
such fee or charge shall be considered delinquent and a penalty
of one and one-half percent of such fee or charge shall be added
thereto.
Section 6.Delinquent Charges Collection and
Penalties.All disposal and recycling fees or charges including
penalties described under §213A.3 and §213A.4 shall constitute a
lien upon the real property of the premises served until such
fees or charges are paid and shall constitute a debt and
obligation of the record owner (s)of the property and of the
person(s)occupying such premises,to the City.Such lien and
charges may be certified by the City Clerk to the County
Treasurer and collection in the same manner as taxes.
Any partial payments made on delinquent accounts shall be
prorated to the charges on the utility bill for natural gas,
water,sewer,garbage and recycling services in the same ratio as
each utility charge bears to the total bill.
Section 7.Violation Penalty.Any person,firm or
corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall,upon conviction thereof,be punished by a fine of not more
than one hundred dollars or imprisonment in the County Jail for
not more than thirty days.Every day of such violation shall
constitute a separate offense.
Section 8.Repealer.
ordinances in conflict with the
hereby repealed.
All ordinances or parts
provisions of this ordinance
of
are
Section 9.
provision or part
unconstitutional,
Severability Clause.
of this ordinance shall be
such adjudication shall not
If any section,
adjudged invalid or
affect the validity
of the ordinance as a whole or any section,provision,or part
thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 10.
effect upon its
provided by law.
Effective Date.This ordinance shall be in
final passage,approval and publication as
Passed by the Council this .l.5..t.h day of July,
.IJ-/c d f Jot.approved th~s ay 0 __~~~~,1996.~o&!~,
1996,and
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Attest:
Kurt A.Rueckel,Clerk