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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Title 8, Chapter 5 of the
Evanston City Code, Pertaining to
Recycling Collection Service Charge
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
• EVANSTON, COOK COUNY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 8-5-10 of the City Code of
the City of Evanston, 1979, as amended be and is hereby amended
to read as follows:
8-5-10: IMPOSITION OF RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICE
CHARGE:
There is hereby established a charge for
recycling collection service. Such charge shall be $3.00
per dwelling unit for every three month period.
The above shall apply to the following dwelling units:
1. All single-family detached homes,
2. Each unit of a multiple dwelling of four (4) or less
units excluding condominiums,
3. Each unit of townhouse or rowhouse dwellings which
are at least seventy five percent (75%)
owner -occupied for the entire housing complex,
excluding condominiums.
• SECTION 2: That Title 8, Chapter 5 of the City Code
of the City of Evanston, 1979 as amended is further amended by
adding the following:
8-5-11: BILLING PROCEDURES: DISPOSITION OF FUNDS: The
recycling collection service charge shall be
added to and separately recited upon a statement of
charges for water consumption, sewer service, and
recycling collection service. Such statement shall be
prepared and mailed to the consumer at least every six (6)
months. Such statement shall become delinquent if unpaid
after twenty (20) days from the date of the statement, and
a penalty of ten percent (100) of the amount due and owing
for the period recited upon such statement shall
thereafter be added to such statement and collected in
addition thereto. All revenue received in payment of the
recycling charge shall be deposited in the General Fund.
Whenever any recycling charges shall remain
unpaid after the expiration of thirty (30) days from the
date of such statement, the water supply for the premises
so served and delinquent shall be terminated, and the
service shall not be resumed until all recycling bills in
arrears shall have been paid, including accrued penalties
and service fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) paid for
• termination and resumption of water supply service. (See
section 7-12-7-3 of the Code).
The City Manager, or his designee, shall enforce
the provisions of this Chapter.
8-5-12: CHARGES CONSTITUTE A LIEN: Charges for recycling
shall be a lien upon the premises served pursuant
to the law thereto pertaining. When such charges have been
delinquent for a period of sixty (60) days, the City
Manager shall cause a statement of lien to be recorded
against the premises served and delinquent in the form and
manner provided by law.
The failure to record such a lien or to mail notice
• thereof shall not affect the right of the City to
foreclose or adjucate such a lien, by an equitable action
in accordance with the statutory requirements therefor.and
in the same manner as provided for water service in
Section 7-12-7-4 of the Code. The City Manager shall
execute releases of such liens on behalf of the City upon
receipt of payment therefor.
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8-5-13: PENALTY: Any person who shall violate the
provisions of this Chapter except sections
8-5-10, 8-5-11, 8-5-12, shall be punishable by a fine of
not less than twenty five dollars ($25.00) nor more than
five hundred dollars ($500.00). A separate offense shall
be deemed committed for each day such violation occurs or
continues. (Ord. 95-0-78)
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after September 1, 1988, upon its passage,
approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
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Adopted: a�
ATTEST:
/ ;fy Clerk
ApfV.pved a o form:
Corp Uorn Counsel
Approv :� p��j , 1988.
(/ Mayor
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