Billing.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 225.640
in effect225.640. - Billing.
For solid waste management services provided to building by the director of public works pursuant to Section 225.600 of this code:
(1) There shall be one (1) base unit charge per dwelling unit per month. A dwelling unit whose occupants qualify as participating in the city's recycling program shall receive one (1) recycling reduction per month. For solid waste billing purposes, a rooming unit (as defined in Section 244.40 of this Code) is equivalent to one-fourth (¼) of a dwelling unit.
(2) The number of dwelling units and rooming units in a building shall be determined on the basis of the department of inspections dwelling registration records or, if such are not current or in the opinion of the director of public works are in error, then on the basis of any other city records deemed to be reliable by the director of public works. Homesteaded duplexes and triplexes that use one (1) mobile refuse container (MRC) and have a valid rental dwelling license exemption from the department of inspections shall be charged as a single dwelling unit. The director of public works may determine the amount of waste being generated by these dwelling occupants. The director of public works shall only allocate a single MRC to a homesteaded duplex or triplex if it is sufficient to contain the waste generated by the dwelling occupants.
(3) There shall be one (1) cart disposal charge per cart per month.
(4) Base unit charges and disposal charges shall begin to accrue as of the date when the mobile refuse container(s) are delivered to the property or the date that solid waste service began, if service commenced before mobile refuse container(s) were delivered to the property. Base unit charges and cart disposal charges shall cease to accrue when either water service is turned off at the street valve serving the property by the city's water department or when determined by the director of public works.
(5) Base unit charges, recycling reductions, and cart disposal charges shall be added to the utility bill as provided in Section 505.60. (87-Or-196, § 1, 10-23-87; 96-Or-046, § 35, 5-24-96; 98-Or-132, § 4, 11-13-98; Ord. No. 2017-062, § 7, 11-3-17; Ord. No. 2023-024, § 2, 4-27-23)
Source: City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Park and Recreation Board Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT11HESA_CH225GARE_ARTIVCICODI_225.640BIFetched: 11/2/2026