SOLID WASTE SERVICE FEE

Jacksonville Ordinance Code tit. X, ch. 382, pt. 5

in effect

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 382.501 Solid Waste Fee imposed.

Sec. 382.501. - Solid Waste Fee imposed. There is hereby imposed upon the owner or occupant of each premises, receiving waste collection and disposal service under this Part in the General Services District of the Consolidated City of Jacksonville, as set forth in the Charter of the City of Jacksonville excluding Urban Services Districts 2, 3, 4 and 5, being the territories of the Cities of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, and the Town of Baldwin, a solid waste service fee calculated as follows: The fees contained within this Section are subject to the Annual Review of Fees provision found in Section 106.112, Ordinance Code. (a) Residential premises described in Section 382.102—$3 per month or $36 per year. (b) Residential condominiums as described in Section 382.102(k)—$3 per month or $36 per year. (c) Multifamily residential premises, multibusiness buildings, mobile home parks and small commercial premises described in Section 382.402(a)—a charge to be fixed from time to time by ordinance or resolution, it being the intent of the Council to fix the charge at the same rate as the average annual rate of compensation paid to contractors providing the service outside the Urban Services Districts for collection, transportation and other operating expenses including disposal, plus an administrative cost reimbursement charge for each equivalent residential unit. (d) The owner or occupant of each premise receiving yard trash collection and disposal service shall continue to receive that service, and the charge for such service shall be included in the fee for service reflected in subparagraph (a) or (b) herein. (e) The residential solid waste fee set forth in subparagraphs (a) and (b) herein shall increase to the rate of $12.65 per month, or $151.80 per year, commencing on October 1, 2010. (f) Within the Downtown Area, applicants for small commercial service shall pay the rate of $46.70 per City of Jacksonville supplied garbage and rubbish can per month, or $140.10 per garbage and rubbish can per quarter, or $560.40 per garbage and rubbish can per year. (Ord. 76-728-373, § 7; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 87-656-609, § 1; Ord. 88-1065-548, § 18; Ord. 89-1168-679, § 15; Ord. 91-989-385, § 4; Ord. 92-130-99, § 3; Ord. 2007-837-E, § 1; Ord. 2010-216-E, § 6; Ord. 2013-714-E, § 2)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 382.502 Payment and collection—Alternative methods.

Sec. 382.502. - Payment and collection—Alternative methods. (a) The solid waste service fees authorized or imposed by this ordinance shall commence for service provided after March 31, 2008. (b) For solid waste services provided from April 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008, the solid waste service fees authorized or imposed by this ordinance may be charged on a monthly basis, and shall be billed on an annual basis and may be imposed, billed, and collected in advance. The method of billing shall be through any legally authorized method approved by the Director of Public Works. Such solid waste fees shall be due and payable at the same time and in the same manner and subject to the same penalties as are stormwater management fees imposed under Chapter 754, Ordinance Code. (c) For the collection of solid waste service fees incurred as of October 1, 2008 and thereafter, the levy, collection and enforcement of these solid waste service fees shall be through the same methodology and procedures as provided for in subsection (b) but shall be collected through the Tax Collectors Office through methods and at a cost mutually agreed upon between the City and the Tax Collector. (Ord. 76-728-373, § 7; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 93-102-36, § 4; Ord. 2007-837-E, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 382.503 Discontinuation of Service; collection.

Sec. 382.503. - Discontinuation of Service; collection. If the solid waste service fees set forth herein are not paid when due, the Manager of the Office of Administrative Services or designee may, after notification to the owner or occupant, order the discontinuation of service to the premises by the contractor or City, as the case may be. The City may also utilize all other methods for collection of unpaid service charges as may be appropriate. If the uniform method of ad valorem assessment collection is used, the failure to pay appropriate fees may result in a tax certificate and the ultimate loss of the property. (Ord. 76-728-373, § 7; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 2007-837-E, § 1; Ord. 2025-30-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 382.504 Council Approval of Solid Waste Assessment Reductions.

Sec. 382.504. - Council Approval of Solid Waste Assessment Reductions. The City Council hereby authorizes the following reductions, and application and reporting requirements, and the use of the Adjustment and Credit Manual, as set forth in this Section. (a) The following reductions shall be applied as follows: (1) Low Income in Accordance with Federal Guidelines. If the dwelling unit on which the solid waste assessment is assessed is owned by an individual or family with an income level within 150 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2), then a solid waste assessment reduction shall be granted for all fee increases above the solid waste monthly assessment of $12.65, with the applicable individual or family continuing to pay the 2024 monthly assessment of $12.65. (2) Baymeadows Community Improvement District. If a dwelling unit located within the Baymeadows Community Improvement District as set forth in Ordinance 2021-838-E, as amended by Ordinance 2024-69-E, on which the solid waste assessment is assessed is subject to the homestead exemption under the Florida Constitution, then the monthly solid waste assessment schedule as set forth in Ordinance 2025-1-E, shall be reduced by $7.00 or annually by $84.00 in calendar year 2025, and the monthly solid waste assessment shall be reduced by $4.50 or annually by $54.00 in calendar year 2026. No applications shall be required for the reductions set forth in this subsection (2). (b) Applications and Reports. Applications for reductions and self reporting under subsection (a)(1) of this Section shall be submitted, reviewed and processed consistent with Section 754.109, Ordinance Code, the City's Stormwater Fee Low Income Exemption Program. (c) Record keeping and reporting. On a City fiscal year basis, the Department of Public Works shall maintain records to show how the solid waste assessment reductions have been applied, and the Director of Public Works shall annually prepare a report to be presented to the Council and the Council Auditor each April 1 commencing in 2026. (Ord. 2025-2-E, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 382.505 City's Obligation to Fund Solid Waste Assessment Reductions.

Sec. 382.505. - City's Obligation to Fund Solid Waste Assessment Reductions. Annually, the City shall determine the total amount of those solid waste assessment reductions authorized by this Part and shall, in the annual budget, appropriate said total reductions within the Solid Waste Fund. (Ord. 2025-2-E, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 382.506 Effective Date.

Sec. 382.506. - Effective Date. The reductions set forth in Section 382.504 above shall become effective and begin with the 2025 calendar year assessment. (Ord. 2025-2-E, § 1)

Source: City of Jacksonville, Ordinance Code and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/jacksonville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITXENAF_CH382WACODISECOCI_PT5SOWASEFEFetched: 10/27/2026