This chapter shall apply to all territory embraced within the corporate limits of the city of Raymond, and area of police jurisdiction thereof.
(1958 code § 4.16.010)
As used in this chapter:
A. 
"Ashes"
means and includes the solid waste products of coal, wood or other fuels used for heating and cooking, from all private establishments and all residences.
B. 
"Garbage"
means all putrescible waste, except sewage and body waste, including vegetable waste and animal offal, but not including recognized industrial byproducts, or carcasses of dead animals, and includes all such substances from all public and private establishments and residences.
C. 
"Health officer"
means the city or county health officer appointed pursuant to RCW 70.05.050, or their authorized representatives.
D. 
"Person"
means every person, firm, partnership, association, institution and corporation. The term also means the occupant and/or the owner of the premises for which service mentioned in this chapter is rendered.
E. 
"Refuse"
includes garbage, rubbish, ashes, swill, and all other putrescible and nonputrescible waste, except sewage, from all public and private establishments and residences.
F. 
"Rubbish"
means and includes all nonputrescible waste, except ashes, from all public and private establishments and residences.
G. 
"Supervisor"
means the sanitation supervisor of the city, as provided for by this chapter.
H. 
"Swill"
means and includes every refuse accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable matter, liquid or otherwise, that attends the preparation, use, cooking, dealing in or storing of meat, fish, fowl, fruit and vegetables, except coffee grounds.
(Ord. 1356, 1982; 1958 code § 4.16.030)
A. 
The city shall have the power from time to time and in an appropriate manner to set forth and determine rules and regulations and rates, duties and responsibilities and necessary salaries, and such other matters as may be necessary in the discretion of its city council for the proper execution of this chapter.
B. 
The city is empowered to carry out all the terms and provisions of this chapter and to collect and dispose of refuse in the manner provided herein.
(1958 code § 4.16.150)
A. 
This chapter empowers the city to buy, maintain or lease equipment for the removal and disposal of refuse within the city, and to buy, maintain or lease real property, either within or without the city, for the disposal of refuse.
B. 
The city council is also hereby empowered to make rules and regulations from time to time for the maintenance, use and operation of any disposal site acquired or used under this chapter for the disposal of refuse.
(1958 code § 4.16.050)
For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter, the director of public works of the city shall perform the duties of sanitation supervisor.
(Ord. 1775 § 4, 2010)
There is created a sanitation department of the city, which sanitation department shall operate the collection, removal and disposal of garbage and refuse herein provided.
(1958 code § 4.16.060)
A. 
It shall be the duty of every person in possession, charge, or in control of any dwelling, flat, roominghouse, apartment house, hospital, school, hotel, club, restaurant, boardinghouse or eating place, or in possession, charge or control of any shop, place of business or manufacturing establishment where garbage, refuse or swill is created or accumulated, at all times to keep or cause to be kept portable appurtenances, metal or other approved cans for the deposit therein of garbage and refuse, and to deposit or cause to be deposited the same therein.
B. 
It shall be the duty of the owner of any dwelling flat or apartment house to furnish or to see that his tenants are supplied with such cans.
(1958 code § 4.16.070)
A. 
Such cans shall be constructed in such a manner as to be strong, watertight, not easily corrodible, rodentproof, insectproof, of not less than 15 and not more than 30 gallons' capacity, and shall have two handles at the sides thereof and tight-fitting lids. Such lids shall not be removed except when necessary to place garbage and refuse in such cans or take the same therefrom. When garbage and refuse is placed therein or taken therefrom, such lid shall be replaced by the person placing the same therein or taking the same therefrom. Refuse or garbage cans shall not be filled with dishwater or other liquid or semiliquid kitchen wastes which are properly disposable down the sanitary drains. Such cans shall not be overloaded beyond the point where covers can be securely replaced. Such cans shall be kept in a sanitary condition with the outside thereof clean and free from accumulative grease and decomposing material. Each can shall be kept in a place accessible to the collector so that he is not required to carry the refuse farther than necessary.
B. 
Each garbage can shall be kept clean inside and out, so that no odor nuisance exists, and the area around the cans shall be kept in a neat and sanitary condition. The garbage collector shall place tags on garbage cans found to be in violation of this section, and notify the sanitation supervisor. Two or more violations of this provision by persons shall subject the person to penalties as hereinafter described.
(1958 code § 4.16.070)
A maximum weight per can, with contents, shall not exceed 50 pounds per can. The lids thereof shall be tightly closed, and the address of the owner of such can shall be painted, identified or stenciled on both the can and the lid.
(Ord. 1716 § 1, 2006)
Large containers suitable for both collection of garbage and refuse may, with the approval of the sanitation supervisor, be used by hotels, restaurants, boardinghouses, eating places, apartment houses, schools and hospitals, and in the business district.
(1958 code § 4.16.070)
A. 
The city reserves the right to and may have option to require the separation of paper or swill or other component parts of garbage and refuse, or any of them, and may require the deposit thereof in separate cans or receptacles, and may prescribe the methods of disposal thereof.
B. 
Until otherwise provided, with the approval of the sanitation supervisor and subject to the rules and regulations of the city council, swill may be used or sold by the persons producing the same, and removed beyond the city limits by the persons using or purchasing the same.
C. 
Putrescible garbage in residential sections shall be drained and wrapped in paper or other suitable material before deposit in the garbage container.
(1958 code § 4.16.100)
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation conducting any hotel, restaurant or any public eating place to deposit, throw or place swill or other refuse food matter in a lane, alley, street, or other public place, or to deposit, throw or place any swill upon any private property, regardless of ownership, unless the swill is enclosed in vessels or tanks of a type approved by the sanitation supervisor and which shall be perfectly watertight and shall have tightly fitting covers, which covers shall not be removed except when absolutely necessary for the depositing and removal of swill. Such vessels or tanks shall be kept in the rear of the premises or in the basement, or other place authorized by the sanitation supervisor, so as to be readily accessible for collection, and shall not be kept upon the street, alley or sidewalk, or public place. All such tanks or vessels shall be promptly delivered to the collector when called for and shall be returned by him without unnecessary delay, and no person, except for purposes of collection, shall in any manner interfere with the vessels or tanks or with the contents thereof.
(1958 code § 4.16.110)
It shall be the duty of every person to cause such garbage and refuse to be removed and disposed of only by the collectors. No dead animals, except small rodents, shall be placed in garbage or refuse receptacles.
(1958 code § 4.16.070)
RMC § 8.12.080, 8.12.090, 8.12.110, 8.12.120 and 8.12.150 are subject to the provision that in the case of isolated dwellings or places or businesses located in sparsely settled portions of the city, or where reasonable access cannot be had by truck, or for other justifiable reasons, garbage and refuse therefrom may, upon special permit of the sanitation supervisor, be collected, removed and disposed of in such a manner as the sanitation supervisor shall approve and direct. Garbage and swill shall not be disposed of upon private premises by incineration.
(1958 code § 4.16.070)
The city shall collect, remove and dispose of all garbage and refuse in the residential sections of the city at least once each week; and from hotels, restaurants, boardinghouses, eating places, apartment houses, schools and hospitals and in the business sections of the city as designated from time to time by the sanitation supervisor; or in either of said districts as often as required by the supervisor. Residential sections of the city shall include all portions thereof not otherwise designated.
(1958 code § 4.16.090)
Charges for refuse collection and disposal shall be compulsory and shall be billed in conjunction and simultaneously with statements issued by the city for water and sewer. The charges on accounts shall be paid at the water department office by the owner or tenant. All bills shall be due and payable from the date of billing and shall become delinquent 20 days from the date of billing. A delinquency charge of $6.00 to cover costs of collection shall be added to all accounts that have been delinquent in an amount equal to or greater than $10.00.
Only one $6.00 delinquency charge shall be assessed in any billing period for water, sewer, and sanitation bills. The charge shall be divided equally between the water, sewer, and sanitation funds when paid. Services may be suspended for nonpayment of such charges.
(Ord. 1886 § 1, 2019)
Any payment made for charges and fees established by any portion of this chapter that is returned for lack of sufficient funds or for any other reason will not be considered received until payment by certified check, money order or cash of the original amount due, plus a nonsufficient funds (NSF) charge of $25.00, is received by the city. Services may be suspended for nonpayment of such charges.
(Ord. 1716 § 8, 2006)
A. 
Solid waste shall be picked up once per week. Cans to be emptied shall be located at the edge of the alley or street. The minimum charge for the can picked up weekly shall be compulsory. Monthly charges shall be as follows:
Effective on the January 2025 Billing
No. of Cans
Monthly Rate
1
$24.64
2
$39.97
3
$49.31
4
$61.62
B. 
Upon request to and approval of the sanitation supervisor, garbage may be picked up at a location within the property. An additional charge of $6.00 per month will be made for this service.
C. 
For each additional can, box, bag or sack placed with the regularly picked-up can there will be a charge of $6.00.
(Ord. 1941 § 1, 2024; Ord. 1934 § 1, 2023; Ord. 1915 § 1, 2022; Ord. 1908 § 1, 2021; Ord. 1896 § 1, 2020; Ord. 1886 § 2, 2019; Ord. 1882 § 1, 2018; Ord. 1869 § 1, 2017; Ord. 1844 § 2, 2015)
A. 
Cans. Cans to be emptied shall be located at the edge of the alley or street. Charges for more than one pickup per week will be based on multiples of the once per week rate. The minimum charge for one can picked up weekly shall be compulsory. The sanitation supervisor may waive all charges except the minimum for commercial customers who haul their refuse in their own vehicle to an approved landfill or recycle all or a portion of their solid waste. The monthly charges for one pickup per week shall be as follows:
Effective on the January 2025 Billing
No. of Cans
Monthly Rate
1
$24.64
2
$36.97
3
$49.31
4
$61.62
B. 
Commercial Containers. City-owned commercial containers or dumpsters shall be used in all instances where more than the volume of four cans of refuse is accumulated, unless otherwise determined by the sanitation supervisor. Charges for more than one dumpster, or more than one pickup per week, will be based on multiples of the once per week rate. It is the responsibility of the commercial user to keep the containers clean and the area around the containers neat so that no odor or nuisance exists. The monthly charge for one pickup per week is as follows:
Effective on the January 2025 Billing
Dumpster (Yard)
Monthly Rate
1
$98.60
1-1/2
$147.90
2
$197.19
(Ord. 1941 § 2, 2024)
A. 
Upon approval of the sanitation supervisor special pickups will be made. Dumpsters may be delivered and removed for temporary residential use. The charge for this service will be $35.00 plus the commercial rate for pickups, as set forth in RMC § 8.12.200.
B. 
The sanitation supervisor shall set the rate for solid waste service for all other cases other than those named or covered herein. No containers for refuse and garbage under this chapter shall be contained in any residence, business building, or structure appurtenant thereto so that the collector must go through any entry, doorway, or other opening in the building for access to the container. Any containers so placed will not be serviced under this chapter.
C. 
Repealed by Ord. 1716.
(Ord. 1886 § 4, 2019; Ord. 1716 §§ 6, 7, 2006; Ord. 1634, 2000; Ord. 1615 § 3, 1999; Ord. 1455 § 3, 1988)
There is established and created a sanitation fund of the city, into which fund all sums collected under this chapter shall be deposited and from which all expenses of the administration and operation of this chapter shall be paid.
(Ord. 1775 § 3, 2010)
A. 
Low-Income Elderly Defined. To qualify for the low-income elderly reduced rate for garbage, the person(s) must meet the following conditions:
1. 
Be the owner or renter of a single-family residence within the city limits; and
2. 
Be at least 62 years of age at the time of filing their reduced rate application; or
3. 
Be at least 55 years of age and disabled; and
4. 
Have the garbage account in the owner/occupant's name; and
5. 
Have an income in the calendar year preceding the year in which the application for a reduced rate is made no greater than the income level "low 50 percent" as established on the annual CDBG Income Limits Chart for Pacific County released by the Washington State Department of Commerce.
6. 
Special financial hardship circumstances will be open for review in the event the gross income exceeds the amounts listed in subsection (A)(5) of this section.
B. 
Income Defined. "Income" as used is defined as the combined income from all sources whatsoever, including but not limited to all the moneys received by the applicant and spouse from Social Security, any retirement or pension plan, any annuity, any disability, any gift, any inheritance, any rental properties and all investment income in any form, including but not limited to dividends from stocks or bonds and all interest from savings accounts, bank certificates of deposit and all accounts receivable.
C. 
Reduced Rate Schedule. For eligible low-income customers living in a single-family residence, as herein defined, the residential refuse collection and disposal rate shall be the rate in RMC § 8.12.190 as now established or hereafter amended.
D. 
Applications for Reduced Rate. To obtain the reduced rate provided for in this chapter, the low-income elderly person must each year make application with the city clerk/treasurer certifying that he or she meets all the qualifications as established. The city clerk/treasurer may require the applicant to provide as part of the application copies of previous years' income tax returns and/or signed affidavits. The city clerk/treasurer shall make determination of eligibility.
E. 
False Representations. Any person making false representations in order to secure the reduced rate provided for under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 1935, 2024; Ord. 1886 § 5, 2019; Ord. 1824 §§ 5, 6, 2014; Ord. 1719 § 3, 2007)
A. 
It is unlawful for any person to burn, dump, collect, remove, or in any other manner dispose of garbage or swill upon any streets, alleys, public places, or private property within the city other than as provided in this chapter.
B. 
Repealed by Ord. 1886.
C. 
It is unlawful for any person to bury, burn or dump waste paper, rubbish and debris, grass, leaves, weeds and cuttings from trees, lawns, shrubs and gardens upon any street, alley or public place in the city.
(Ord. 1886 §§ 6, 7, 2019; 1958 code § 4.16.080)
It is unlawful for any person to place or dump garbage or refuse in household or commercial containers other than the owners and/or renters of the container. It is also unlawful for any person or persons residing outside the city limits to bring garbage or refuse into the city and dump the garbage or refuse in any containers.
(1958 code § 4.16.085)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therefor shall be fined a sum not exceeding $1,000, and/or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days.
(Ord. 1861 § 1, 2017; Ord. 1369 § 4, 1982; 1958 code § 4.16.170)