Dallas City Code § 15D-71 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT CLEANUP FEE.
SEC. 15D-71. MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT CLEANUP FEE.
(a) Whenever the fire-rescue department provides services to clean up contaminants, debris, and other materials discharged onto a public right-of-way as a result of a motor vehicle accident, a motor vehicle accident cleanup fee will be charged by the city in accordance with this article. The purpose of the fee is to recover the costs incurred by the fire-rescue department in preventing the contaminants, debris, and other materials from entering the city’s storm water system and in returning the public right-of-way to its condition immediately prior to the accident.
(b) The fee amount will be calculated based on the following rates:
(1) $213 per hour for the use of each ambulance/rescue vehicle (including personnel) necessary to provide bio-hazardous cleanup services.
(2) $275 per hour for the use of each fire engine (including personnel) necessary to provide general cleanup services.
(3) $275 per hour for the use of each aerial fire truck (including personnel) necessary to provide general cleanup services.
(4) $161 per hour for the use of each battalion chief vehicle (including personnel) necessary to provide general cleanup services.
(5) $16 per accident for absorbent materials used to provide general cleanup services.
(6) $5 per accident for consumable supplies (including, but not limited to, brooms, scoops, gloves, and bags) used to provide general cleanup services.
(7) $2 per accident for the disposal of bio- hazardous waste.
(8) $7 per accident for the disposal of contaminated waste.
(c) The driver of the motor vehicle determined to be liable for the motor vehicle accident shall be responsible for payment of the motor vehicle accident cleanup fee assessed under this article. If more than one driver is determined to be liable for the motor vehicle accident, then the fee will be apportioned among the drivers based on each driver’s percentage of liability. If a driver is a minor, the parent or guardian of the minor shall be responsible for payment of any fee or portion of a fee assessed to the minor driver under this article.
(d) Any fee or portion of a fee assessed to a driver under this article will be waived by the city if the driver provides proof that, at the time of the motor vehicle accident, the driver was a city of Dallas resident. (Ord. 27354)