A. Under "drop box service," a customer can buy or lease or use a drop box compatible with the contractor's equipment or which the collector supplies meeting the requirements of this chapter, at a location on the customer's premises where it is easily and safely serviced. Drop boxes consist of sizes ranging from ten cubic yards to forty cubic yards and may or may not have lids and may or may not be of a compaction type. The customer has the option of scheduling regular service or arranging for service on a nonregular call-in-type basis. Charges for drop boxes are based upon cubic yardage and/or weight. There is also a daily or monthly rental fee (demurrage charge) for those customers using a drop box supplied by the collector. A mileage charge shall be made for all disposal hauls in excess of ten miles from the point of pickup to the disposal site as listed in the schedule of charges. A drop box supplied by the collector must be emptied a minimum of one time per month. Drop boxes must be loaded evenly and the collector may limit amount of demolition debris to be placed in any drop box. ("Demolition debris" shall be as defined in Department of Ecology Regulations.) The customer must latch the door on the drop box and the material disposed of in the drop box should be no higher or wider than the top of the drop box.

B. As drop box disposal charges are based upon yardage or weight, the cost of disposal is not fixed. The actual disposal charge of the materials disposed of by the customer shall be "passed through" directly to the customer, and there shall be added thereto a sum equal to the state tax imposed at RCW 82.18.020, currently 3.6 percent.

C. Customers who request drop box service and have not had drop box service in the past may (by mutual agreement between the city and the collector) be required to pay the collector a deposit for service until credit worthiness is established. The deposit shall consist of the total of:

D. Drop box usage has several conditions which the customer must follow in order for the collector to render service safely and transport the drop box legally on city streets and county roads. A list of these conditions shall be provided to each customer on the initial placement of the drop box. The collector shall not be required to transport any drop box that violates any of the conditions. Customers who request drop box service but have violated conditions of drop box usage shall upon the collector's arrival be subject to a trip charge listed in the schedule of charges (drop box) to cover the collector's costs in the attempt to provide service.

E. If any court or law enforcement agency imposes a fine or penalty upon the collector for transporting an overloaded drop box or compactor the collector shall pay the same but shall be entitled to recover the same from the customer who had left such overloaded drop box or compactor to be collected by it and such may be collected through billing on a subsequent bill for services.

F. Any customer that requests to use a drop box supplied by the collector shall be assessed a one-time placement fee listed in the schedule of charges to cover the contractor's costs in the initial drop box placement at the customer's premises. A placement fee will be assessed those customers consistently using drop box service only if the drop box is removed and no replacement is left by the collector.

G. When a customer requests service on a drop box on his premises, the customer shall be responsible to guarantee access to that drop box by the collector. Should the collector arrive and access to the box be denied it for any reason, it will be the responsibility of the customer to obtain access for the collector. If access is denied by the customer, the collector shall be paid the trip charge listed in the schedule of charges. If access is not denied by the customer, but is delayed, the collector shall be paid for time spent waiting for access, at a rate listed in the schedule of charges.

H. The collector shall make available drop boxes with lids to customers that request them. The collector shall have the option to determine if a drop box with a lid is feasible for the customer or not. Those customers who request a drop box with a lid shall be assessed an additional lid charge for the use of this type of drop box, as set forth in the schedule of charges.

I. Certain drop box customers may need their drop boxes serviced at times when collector employees are not readily available. Should a customer require this type of service, the collector shall make available to the customer the option of "after hours call-in service." The customer will be able to contact a person qualified to make operational decisions after hours in order to secure service requested by the customer within a reasonable length of time at a fee reflected in the schedule of charges. This fee is an additional fee on top of all regular drop box fees and disposal charges.

J. Customers can request that a drop box be moved from one location to another without its contents being emptied. When this service is performed, the collector shall be compensated at a rate within the schedule of charges.

K. If a customer disposes of materials that do not easily empty from the box, or disposes of materials that leave a residue in the box that must be removed before that box can be used by another customer, or requests or requires that a particular drop box be cleaned and/or sanitized by the collector, the customer then shall be charged therefore according to the fee set forth in the schedule of charges. (Ord. M-3193 §16, 1995: Ord. M-2893 §7, 1990: Ord. M-2665 §16, 1987)