HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 713 ORDINANCE NO. 7 ! 3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8.12. 034, LAUREL MUNICIPAL
CODE, IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH NEW USER CLASSIFICATIONS FOR
THE PURPOSE OF SETTING GARBAGE COLLECTION FEES.
IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Laurel,
Montana, that Section 82_2.034 of Ordinance 681 and Section 8.12. 034,
Laurel Municipal Code, are hereby amended to read as follows:
8.12. 034. Business, Commercial, and Other Non-Residential Fees.
1. All business, commercial, educational and other non-residential
buildings and other institutions shall be placed into fair and reasonable
classes for the purpose of establishing rates for garbage and rubbish accu-
mulation and removal. The classes shall be divided based on average volume
of garbage andrubbish produced, the service provided and the degree of use
thereof, according to the following table:
Garbage
Un~
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Volume
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3,0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.5
8.0
8,5
9.0
9.5
10.0
LAUREL COMMERCIAL
GARBAGE RATE STRUCTURE
I II III IV V VI
ABC D BC~D C D D D D
(Fees to be established by Resolution)
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Groups I - VI represent the number of garbage containers available for use.
Groups A - D represent degree of use as follows: A-very light; B-light;
C-moderate; D-heavy
1.0 - 10.0 represents the average vblume of garbage collected at the
various business.
1.0 - 3.0 would be classified as very .light (A)
2.5 - 4. 5 would be classified as light (B)
3.0 - 6.0 would be classified as moderate (C)
5.5 - 10.0 would be classified as heavy (D)
2. The City Council shall classify each non-residential building or other
institution by resolution, upon the recommendation of the Sanitation Director,
and may repeal, alter or amend any classification by further resolution from
time to time as the Council deems necessary.
3. The City Council shall establish base commercial garbage collection
fees for each class of user, and shall establish gradations of such fees for
each sub-class set forth in the above table by resolution, and may from time
to time repeal, alter, amend or increase such fees and rates as the Council
deems necessary~ by further resolution.
~. New non-residential and commercial users shall be initially classi-
fied the same as a like user already in existence, upon the recommendation
of the Sanitation Director. The new user's classification may be adjusted
after analysis of all relevant factors by the Sanitation Director.
5. Ail resolutions approved by the City Council under this section shall
be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk for public inspection while in
force.
PASSED AND APPROVED this
City Clerk
17th d~y of August
Mayor
, 1982.