§ 8.13.085. Schedule of gate fees.

A.

The basic per ton gate fee for nonresidential solid waste, excluding tires and clean nonresidential green/wood waste, is twenty-nine dollars per ton.

B.

At county solid waste facilities equipped with scales and weighing devices capable of determining the weight of material deposited at the facility, persons shall be charged the following gate fees:

Cars	$ 2.00/vehicle
Pickup trucks	10.00/vehicle
Pickup trucks loaded above cab	14.50/vehicle
Small trailers	14.50/trailer
Large vehicles, trailers or Roll-off boxes	29.00/ton

 

C.

At county waste facilities not equipped with scales or weighing devices, or at facilities equipped with weighing devices that are not operational, persons shall be charged the following gate fees:

Cars	$ 2.00/vehicle
Pickup trucks	10.00/vehicle
Pickup trucks loaded above cab	14.50/vehicle
Small trailers	14.50/trailer

 

For large vehicles, trailers or roll-off boxes containing nonresidential solid waste, the gate attendant will estimate the cubic yard volume of the material in the vehicle, trailer or roll-off box and convert the cubic yard volume to an estimate of the weight of that material, using a material type/weight conversion table. After the volume has been converted to a weight, the basic twenty-nine-dollar per ton gate fee for nonresidential solid waste will be applied.

D.

A green waste fee will apply only to county operated green waste recycling facilities.

Clean, nonresidential green/wood waste

$15.00/ton

 

If the green waste facility is not equipped with scales or the scales are inoperable, the cubic yard volume of the clean, nonresidential green/wood waste will be converted to weight based on a material type/weight conversion table, and the fifteen-dollar per ton green/wood waste fee will be applied.

E.

All tires, whether from residential or nonresidential sources will be charged the following fees to offset the costs of county's waste tire diversion program.

Tires in bulk loads	$100.00/ton
Individual tires:
Light duty tires (Less than 15″ × 18″)	1.00/tire
Heavy duty tires (15″ × 18″ to 17.5″ × 24″)	5.30/tire
Oversized tires (more than 17.5″ × 24″, but not earth mover)	7.35/tire
Earth mover tires (Extremely large tires used on earth movers	100.00/ton
F. Municipal solid waste in bins	2.00/cubic yard

 

G.

The following special fees shall be charged, in addition to the normal gate fee, regardless of whether the source of the waste is residential or nonresidential and in addition to any other fees that may apply:

Any load requiring county solid waste personnel to oversee disposal operation, at county waste facilities, at the discretion of the Director, for safety, health and/or operations reasons	Hourly rate,½ hour minimum
Hourly rate for waste management personnel	$ 60.00/hour
Large dead animals (Over 200 pounds)	10.00/animal
Small dead animals(Under 200 pounds)	5.00/animal
Clean fill dirt (At designated sites)	No charge
Processing fee for each check returned to the county without check payment for any reason	10.00/each

 

(Ord. 266 §2(part), 1993)