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Home My WebLink AboutORD 7662 TO AMEND THE AUGUSTA, GA CODE SECTION 4-2-6 RELATED TO LANDFILL FEES ORDINACE NO. —1 (0 /I- AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE AUGUSTA, GEORGIA SECTION 4-2-6 RELATED TO LANDFILL FEES; TO REPEAL ALL CODE SECTIONS AND ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF CODE SECTIONS AND ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR THE OTHER PURPOSES PROVIDED HEREIN. WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Commission to update the Code with respect to Landfill Fees; and THE AUGUSTA, GEORGIA COMMISSION ordains as follows: SECTION 1. AUGUSTA, GA. CODE Section 4-2-6 as set forth in the Augusta, Ga. Code is hereby amended, as set forth in "Exhibit A" hereto and a clean version is set forth in "Exhibit B" hereto. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective in accordance with applicable laws. SECTION 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. ,fi Adopted this Iflayof Acpr'i \ 2019. ' _ Jan Hardie Davis, jr,... "` ; , , 1`' As its, a or VI q , Ii " 1 �� , 4. µsl rGd, 3"d st $ * . c A °4 CERTIFICATION The undersigned Clerk of Commission, Lena J. Bonner, hereby certifies that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Augusta, Georgia Commission on 2019 and that such Ordinance has not been modified or rescinded as of the date hereof and the undersigned further certifies that attached hereto is a true copy of the Ordinance which was approved and adopted in the foregoing meeting(s). Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission Published in the Augusta Chronicle. Date First Reading e( ('2 J\ Second Reading Qc (\\\ kODO EXHIBIT A Sec. 4-2-6. Fees for use of Augusta-Richmond County solid waste landfill. (a) Fees. The following fees shall be charged for the use of the Augusta, Georgia- Richmond County _solid waste landfill. Asbestos $20.00 per cubic yard Inert waste disposal $16.75 per ton Metal $0.00 per ton Mulch purchase (small pickup truck) $5.00 per load Mulch purchase (large picku truck) 10.00 per load Mulch purchase (commercial). $15.00 per ton Non-profit organizations waste disposal (with administrator's approval) . . . $23.50 per ton Non-tarped loads/private vehicle . . . . $25.00 each occurrence Non-tarped loads/commercial vehicle $75.00 each occurrence Residential disposal (three bags or less) $0.00 Residential disposal (four bags to six bags) 123. 00 per load Residential disposal (small truck or trailer $7.50 per load Minimum charge- non- Commercial (total wei ht of Vehicleand load under lbs) . . . . $6.00 per load Solid waste (municipal solid waste, construction and demolition, special waste) disposal $33.50 per ton Solid waste (2,000-4,999 tons per month) disposal $30.50 per ton Solid waste (5,000-9,999 tons per month) disposal $27.50 per ton Solid waste (10,000 or greater tons per month) disposal . . . $24.50 per ton Solid waste with beneficial use—Such materials as are usable at the landfill for daily cover and other uses and shall include, but not be limited to brick slag and other usable materials $10.00 per ton Clean construction and demolition waste . . . $26.00 per ton Commercial recyclables . . . $25.00 per ton The director of the landfill or his designee reserves the right to determine what is "usable", to limit the quantity of"usable" materials received by the landfill for any given period of time, and to receive only so much "usable" materials as are consumable by the landfill in the sole discretion of the director. Tires (17 inch or smaller) . . . $3.00 each Tires (larger than 17 inch) . . $8.00 each Tires (truckload) $180.00 per ton Vehicle permit sticker $100.00 per calendar year (b) Fee increases. Fees for each item listed above may from time to time be increased at the discretion of the administrator. The increase allocated for any calendar year shall not exceed one dollar($1.00) for any item listed above. Should a full one dollar($1.00) increase not be exercised the allocation of a portion equaling up to one dollar ($1.00) from that year within the unused allocation may carry forward and be used in the following year not to exceed two dollars ($2.00), and so on up to a maximum of three (3)years. At no time shall the increase at the administrator's discretion exceed three dollars ($3.00) for any item listed above. (c) Fee decrease. Fees for each item listed above may from time to time be decreased at the discretion of the administrator. The decrease allocated for any calendar year shall not exceed one dollars ($1.00) for any item listed above. Should a full one dollar ($1.00) decrease not be exercised the allocation of a portion equaling up to one dollar ($1.00 from the year within the unused allocation may carry forward and be used in the following year not to exceed two dollars ($2.00) and so on up to a maximum of three (3) years. At no time shall the decrease at the administrator's discretion exceed three dollars ($3.00) for any item listed above. The Administrator shall have the authority to negotiate a rate per customer per specific job. EXHIBIT B Sec. 4-2-6. Fees for use of Augusta-Richmond County solid waste landfill. (a Fees. The following fees shall be charged for the use of the Augusta, Georgia solid waste landfill. Asbestos $20.00 per cubic yard Inert waste disposal $16.75 per ton Metal $0.00 per ton Mulch purchase (small pickup $5. 00 per load Mulch purchase (large pickup truck) $10.00 per load Mulch purchase (commercial). $15.00 per ton Non-profit organizations waste disposal (with administrator's approval) . . . $23.50 per ton Non-tarped loads/private vehicle . . . . $25.00 each occurrence Non-tarped loads/commercial vehicle $75.00 each occurrence Residential disposal (three bags or less) $0.00 Residential disposal (four bags to six bags) $3.00 per load Residential disposal (small truck or trailer)p $7.50 per load Minimum charge- non- Commercial (total weight of Vehicle and load under 60001bs) . . . . $6.00 per load Solid waste (munici al solid waste, special waste) disposal- $33.50 per ton Solid waste (2,000-4,999 tons per month) disposal $30.50 per ton Solid waste (5,000-9,999 tons per month) disposal $27.50 per ton Solid waste (10,000 orreater tons per month) disposal $24.50 per ton Solid waste with beneficial use—Such materials as are usable at the landfill for daily cover and other uses and shall include, but not be limited to brick slag and other usable materials $10.00 per ton Clean construction and demolition waste . . . $26.00 per ton Commercial recyclables . . . $25.00 per ton The director of the landfill or his designee reserves the right to determine what is "usable", to limit the quantity of"usable" materials received by the landfill for any given period of time, and to receive only so much "usable" materials as are consumable by the landfill in the sole discretion of the director. Tires (17 inch or smaller) . . . $3.00 each Tires (larger than 17 inch) . . $8.00 each Tires (truckload) $180.00 per ton Vehicle permit sticker $100.00 per calendar year (b)Fee increases. Fees for each item listed above may from time to time be increased at the discretion of the administrator. The increase allocated for any calendar year shall not exceed one dollar($1.00) for any item listed above. Should a full one dollar ($$1.00 increase not be exercised e allocation of a portion equaling up to one dollar $1.00 from that year within the unused allocation may carry forward and be used in the ollowing year not to exceed two dollars ($2.00) and so on up to a maximum of three (3) years. At no time shall the increase at the administrator's discretion exceed three dollars ($3.00) for any item listed above. (c)Fee decrease. Fees for each item listed above may from time to time be decreased at the discretion of the administrator. The decrease allocated for any calendar year shall not exceed one dollars ($1.00) for any item listed above. Should a full one dollar ($1. 00) decrease not be exercised the allocation of a portion equaling up to one dollar ($1.00) from the year within the unused allocation may carry forward and be used in the following year not to exceed two dollars ($2.00) and so on up to a maximum of three (3) years. At no time shall the decrease at the administrator's discretion exceed three dollars ($3.00) for any item listed above. The Administrator shall have the authority to negotiate a rate per customer per specific job.