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ORDINANCE NO. 2413
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ADDING SECTION
8.24.195 TO THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
REDUCED RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE RECYCLING COLLECTION RATES
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
SECTION I: That Section 8.24.195 is hereby added to Chapter 8.24 of the
Chula Vista Municipal Code to read as follows:
Sec. 8.24.195 Reduced Residential Curbside Recycling Collection Rates.
The City Council considers that recycling is a community responsibility
critical to effective waste management and overall environmental
sensitivity, and that a residential curbside recycling program meets the
established City policy of designing recycling programs with attention to
public convenience. The City Council also finds and declares that senior
citizens and low income households may be financially burdened households
which have difficulties securing the basic necessities of life.
Therefore, it is the intent that a method be provided which would result
in a reduced collection charge for such citizens, thereby assisting the
household and providing a participation incentive.
A. This reduced rate shall apply to a senior citizen (62 years and
over) or a low income household which meets the total annual gross
income criteria used by the City for determining reduced sewer
service-charges.
B. The reduction shall be set at 30% of the established charge per
household per month, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. (For example,
a 30% reduction of $1.25/month charge would be $.375 or rounded to
$.40, leaving a reduced monthly rate of $.85.).
C. The reduced rate shall be included in the household's quarterly
refuse collection bill which is billed in advance of the service.
D. Senior citizens who apply for reduced residential refuse collection
charges and self-regulate their own trash collection costs through
the purchase of colored trash bags directly from the Sanitary
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Service do not receive a refuse collection bill. Those senior
citizens will receive the reduced residential curbside recycling
rate for six months as part of the purchase of the color coded
trash bags which are planned to last one-half year for maximum
discount value. With the initiation of the curbside recycling
program, all senior citizens currently purchasing the colored trash
bags will be notified of the change.
E. Occupants of premises subject to a curbside recycling charge may
request a reduction due to low income by filing a completed City
application form at any time. Upon certification of eligibility by
the Director of Finance, the Sanitary Service will be notified to
reduce the recycling charge in time for the next regularly
scheduled billing cycle.
F. This reduced rate program for senior citizens and low income
households shall become effective January l, 1991 or at a later
date which signals the implementation of the residential curbside
recycling program.
SECTION II: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force on the
thirtieth day from and after its adoption.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Stephanie Popek Bruce M. Boogaard
Principal Management Assistant City Attorney