§ 13-4-105. Solid waste service charge.

(a) Generally. The County Council shall establish a service charge to be made to each person whose property is supplied with County curbside collection service. The service charges in the aggregate shall be sufficient to defray the cost of all solid waste collection services provided by the County.

(b) Amount. There is a service charge in the amount of $298. The service charge shall be collected as provided in § 1-8-101 of this Code.

(c) Unoccupied property due to military service. At a property owner’s request, if residential property will be unoccupied for three months or more because an owner of the property is activated to military service pursuant to an Executive Order issued by the President of the United States, the Director may prorate the service charge based on the amount of time the property is unoccupied. The property owner shall provide the Department with a copy of the military orders calling the owner to active duty.

(1985 Code, Art. 6, § 5A-102; Art. 25, § 25-6-106) (Bill No. 29-95; Bill No. 47-96; Bill No. 63-04; Bill No. 7-05; Bill No. 38-11; Bill No. 43-12; Bill No. 5-13)