§ 6-100. Lake Station Compost Facility

(a) Materials accepted.

(1) Materials accepted by the Lake Station Compost Facility shall include only the following:

a. Leaves;

b. Grass;

c. Logs and branches.

(2) The city will not accept the following materials at the compost facility:

a. Tree stumps;

b. Cut/dimensional wood products (2' × 4', etc.);

c. Railroad ties;

d. Plastic products (bags, bottles, etc.), polyester products and metal products.

(3) The city reserves the right to refuse to process material if contamination, or non-acceptable products are found in a load. If a load is rejected after inspection, the fee shall not be returned to the customer.

(b) Fee schedule.

(1) Commercial vehicles and non-residents of the City of Lake Station shall be charged the following:

Vehicle Size			Fee
1.	Pick-up trucks and small	Loose Pack	$15.00
	trailers	Large Loose Pack	$20.00
		Dense Pack	$25.00
		Large Dense Pack	$30.00
2.	Single axle dump trucks	Loose Pack	$25.00
		Large Loose Pack	$35.00
		Dense Pack	$50.00
		Large Dense Pack	$75.00
		Long Large Dense Pack	$100.00
3.	Tandem trucks
	Up to 12'	Loose Pack	$50.00
	Up to 14'	Loose Pack	$75.00
	Up to 16'	Loose Pack	$100.00
	Up to 18'	Loose Pack	$135.00
	Up to 12'	Dense Pack	$100.00
	Up to 14'	Dense Pack	$150.00
	Up to 16'	Dense Pack	$200.00
	Up to 18'	Dense Pack	$250.00
4.	Semi-trucks (Trailer)
	24'	Loose Pack	$125.00
	28'	Loose Pack	$175.00
	30'	Loose Pack	$225.00
	32'	Loose Pack	$300.00
	24'	Dense Pack	$220.00
	28'	Dense Pack	$300.00
	30'	Dense Pack	$385.00
	Over 30'	Dense Pack	$400.00—$600.00

 

Exact cost will be determined by the city representative on site at the compost facility. The cost will depend on the degree of difficulty processing the load, and the size of the load.

(2) Lake Station residents will not be charged for pick-up trucks and small trailers. Residents of Lake Station will be charged for all other vehicles at the commercial and non-resident rate. A resident of Lake Station who submits material in a vehicle from outside the City of Lake Station must be present when the vehicle brings the material to the site, and show proof of residency and address where the product came from. Notwithstanding, residents will be charged at the commercial vehicle and non-resident rate for all products brought to the site which were produced by commercial entities (landscapers, tree trimmers, etc.).

(3) This section repeals and replaces any ordinances or resolutions adopted by either the Lake Station Board of Works or the Lake Station City Council establishing the list of materials accepted by the Lake Station Compost Facility and the fee schedule for acceptance of material.

(Ord. No. 2009-19, §§ I, II, 9-17-2009)

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Ord. No. 2009-19, §§ I, II, adopted Sept. 17, 2009, added provisions that were not specifically amendatory. At the editor's discretion, said provisions were included herein as § 6-100