Sec. 382.402. - Commercial and multifamily residential service.

(a) Upon request, the contractor shall provide residential waste collection service to multifamily residential customers not exceeding ten dwelling units, including apartment buildings, the majority of the units of which have separate kitchen facilities, including a sink, stove and refrigerator, and multibusiness building customers not exceeding ten business units, and mobile home parks, and to commercial establishments, generating not more than five garbage receptacles per equivalent residential unit for each weekly pickup of garbage and yard waste, respectively, under the following procedures: (1) The applicant for service shall apply to the Department for collection service. The Director of Solid Waste and Resource Management shall determine whether the applicant meets the criteria for service to commercial and multifamily residential customers set forth. (2) Upon determination by the Director of Solid Waste and Resource Management that the applicant is entitled to residential waste collection service, the applicant for service shall pay to the Tax Collector the annual waste collection service charge as provided in Section 382.501 (c). (3) The Tax Collector shall issue to the applicant a receipt therefor and send two copies of the receipt to the Director of Solid Waste and Resource Management, who shall thereupon direct the contractor to provide collection service. (b) Upon request, any other multifamily residence or commercial establishment unable to attract competitive commercial service due to geographical isolation from a commercial waste collection service route shall receive collection service from the contractor. Fees and conditions for the service shall be subject to negotiation between the contractor and the customer, with collection of fees the responsibility of the contractor. The contractor shall be entitled to discontinue collection service for nonpayment of fees. The Council retains jurisdiction to review and determine reasonable fees to be charged and conditions for collection when the contractor and the customer fail successfully to negotiate the fees and conditions. A hearing may be held on the reasonableness of the fees at the discretion of the Council. (c) Any solid waste from multifamily residences and/or commercial establishments which commercial solid waste exceeds the volume limits and which multifamily residence exceeds the size limits specified in subsection (a) of this Section shall not be included or commingled with residential waste except in certain circumstances as permitted by the Director of Solid Waste and Resource Management. Circumstances permitting such commingling include but shall not be limited to the existence of inadequate or limited space for the placement of large volume containers. (d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Part to the contrary, service within the First Urban Services District shall be provided as prescribed in Section 380.202 . (e) Upon request, the contractor shall provide yard trash collection service to multifamily residential customers and/or commercial establishments generating not more than five cubic yards weekly for a weekly pickup under the following procedures: (1) The applicant for service shall apply to the Department for yard trash collection service. The Director of Solid Waste and Resource Management shall determine whether the applicant meets the criteria for service to commercial and multifamily residential customers set forth. (2) Upon determination by the Director of Solid Waste and Resource Management that the applicant is entitled to yard trash collection service, the applicant for service shall pay to the Tax Collector the annual waste collection service charge as provided in Section 382.501 (d). (3) The Tax Collector shall issue to the applicant a receipt therefore and send two copies of the receipt to the Director of Solid Waste and Resource Management, who shall thereupon direct to the contractor to provide collection service. (Ord. 76-728-373, § 7; Ord. 77-1180-601, § 3; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 90-286-97, § 4; Ord. 89-1168-679, § 14; Ord. 91-989-385, § 3; Ord. 92-130-99, § 2; Ord. 93-102-36, § 1) Note— Former § 617.402.