§ 13.10.070 — Suspension of garbage and recycling collection service

13.10.070 Suspension of garbage and recycling collection service.

A. If a residential dwelling unit is vacant and uninhabited for a period of at least thirty (30) consecutive days, the customer may request that garbage and recycling collection service be temporarily suspended upon payment of a fee to cover the city's administrative costs to verify the dwelling unit is vacant and does not generate garbage and recyclables. The customer shall pay a reduced charge for the ongoing garbage and recycling collection program costs that the city continues to incur during the period collection services are suspended. The reduced charge shall apply to each vacant dwelling unit of the residential property. Garbage and recycling collection service shall be immediately restored when the dwelling unit is again occupied. B. Suspension of collection service for vacant property does not apply to street sweeping service or organic waste collection service unless the solid waste manager determines that suspension of the services is warranted where refuse will not be generated or accumulated on a property due to unique or unusual circumstances, and such circumstances pertain to the property itself, not to the property owners or inhabitants. (Ord. 2023-0024 § 11; Ord. 2021-0031 § 2; Ord. 2013-0012 § 2; Ord. 2013-0009 § 3)