8.05.040 Gate fees established | Sierra County Code

8.05.040 Gate fees established.

Disposal fees (as a form of user fees) for the use of Sierra County landfill and/or for any convenience (transfer) station provided by the county are hereby established and shall be effective as of July 1, 1997.

1. Property Paying Parcel Charges. Except for special wastes and wood wastes, any person, firm or entity that brings refuse to Sierra County landfill or to any county transfer station, the origin of which is from a residential property, as defined in SCC 8.04.040(A), and which property has paid a parcel charge pursuant to the provisions of SCC 8.05.010, and which refuse is properly source separated as defined in SCC 8.04.010, and which refuse does not exceed the average waste generation from residents based on 17 loose cubic yards per year, shall not pay a gate fee. Any exception as to the amount or types of waste coming from any such properties shall be subject to payment of the gate fees established hereunder.

2. Waste from Other Sources. Waste from any source other than included in subsection (A) of this section shall pay a gate fee for the disposal of solid wastes in accordance with the actual costs incurred by the county (including costs associated with the long term environmental and potential remediation of wastes), as may from time to time be established by the Board of Supervisors through the latest adopted resolution.

3. Transfer Station Surcharge. A surcharge for use of county transfer stations shall be charged for registered waste haulers transporting and disposing of items under SCC 8.04.035(C)(2) or (C)(3) at any county transfer station. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a person or business registered with the county under the provisions of SCC 8.04.035(D) may deliver no more than three loads per day of the waste as described under SCC 8.04.035(C)(2) or (C)(3), to any county transfer station in lieu of delivery to the landfill, if the waste is transported to the transfer stations in a vehicle or trailer whose cargo area is 96 cubic feet or less (i.e., an eight-foot by four-foot bed with side rails not greater than three feet in height), upon payment of a surcharge in the amount of $1.70 per cubic yard, or such other amount as may from time to time be reasonably established by the Board of Supervisors by resolution. This subsection shall not apply to the delivery of greenwaste or unprocessed wood that is otherwise free of debris or dirt.

B. Special Waste. Fees shall be paid to the county for the disposal of the following types of special wastes when deposited with the county for disposal, as shown herein or as may be established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

Wastes	Status	Fee
Tires
16.5 inch or less w/o rim	Accepted with fee	$2.50
Larger than 16.5 inch w/o rim	Accepted with fee	5.00
Loader, Backhoe, Grader, etc., w/o rim	Accepted with fee	15.00
Tire with rim add the following	Accepted with fee	5.00
Vehicles (landfill only)
Standard Vehicle-Light Truck	Accepted with fee	25.00
Large Truck-Heavy Equipment	Accepted with fee	50.00
Travel Trailer	Accepted with fee	RE/yard
Mobilehome	Accepted with fee	RE/yard
Camper-Camper Shell	Accepted with fee	25.00
Wood Wastes
Stumps (landfill only)	Accepted with fee	10.00
Brush, Tree Limbs (landfill only)	Accepted with fee	RE/yard
Yard Clippings, Leaves, Organics	Accepted with fee	RE/yard
Unprocessed Dimension Lumber	Accepted with fee	RE/yard
Construction Demolition
Asphalt (landfill only)	Accepted with fee	RE/yard¹
Concrete (landfill only)	Accepted with fee	RE/yard
Rock, Dirt (clean) (landfill only)		N/C
Wood (processed and clean)	Accepted with fee	RE/yard
Wood (mixed with gypsum, etc.)	Accepted with fee	RE/yard
Miscellaneous Demolition	Accepted with fee	RE/yard
Appliances
White Goods (washer, dryer, refrig.)	Accepted with fee	10.00²
Large Appliances (nonwhite goods)	Accepted with fee	15.00
Mattresses – (does not include small chaise lounge pads)	Accepted with fee	5.00
Sofas, Beds, Furniture	Accepted with fee	RE/yard
Small Appliances (mowers, microwaves)	Accepted with fee	5.00
Glass/Metal/Plastic
Brown, Clear, Green Glass		N/C
Plastic Containers		N/C
CRV and Non-CRV Containers		N/C
Metal Drums (5-gallon and larger)	Accepted with fee	RE/yard
Wire/Fencing	Accepted with fee	RE/yard
Piping, Tubing	Accepted with fee	RE/yard
Metal Roofing	Accepted with fee	RE/yard
Paper Goods
Newspaper and cardboard – baled		N/C
Newspaper and cardboard – unbaled		RE/yard
Miscellaneous
Fire Demolition	Accepted with fee	RE/yard
Refuse from Special Events	Accepted with fee	RE/yard
Nonseparated	Accepted with fee	RE/yard
Loose Waste (nonseparated)	Accepted with fee	RE/yard
Loose Household Waste (separated)		N/C
Sharps Disposal	Accepted with fee	Contract
Waste generated out of county	Accepted with fee	24.00/yard
Motor Oils		N/C³
Auto Batteries		N/C

1RE/yard = “residential equivalent/yard,” which at the time of adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter is $11.00. The residential equivalent is set by the Sierra County Board of Supervisors, and may from time to time be changed by adoption of a resolution.

2Refrigerators and freezers will not be accepted unless doors have been removed. If Freon has not been properly removed from a refrigerator or freezer, a $30.00 Freon removal fee will be assessed at time of disposal or the county may refuse to accept the appliance for disposal.

3N/C = “no charge.”

C. Handling of Special Wastes. The following categories of special wastes require specific regulations as set forth below. No specified solid waste will be accepted at the county solid waste sites without compliance with the following: