§ 6-281. Imposition of Solid Waste Collection Fee; joint liability.

(a)

On and after January 1, 2002, any person or entity that, as the owner or occupant of property, receives solid waste pick-up and disposal services from the village, whether such service is performed by the village or a contractor retained by the village, shall be obligated to pay to the village a Solid Waste Collection Fee for said service.

(1)

In the case of multi-unit dwellings, owners or occupants receiving individual solid waste collection service performed by the village or a contractor retained by the village, and whose water is separately metered for that individual dwelling unit, shall be individually obligated to pay said Solid Waste Collection Fee.

(2)

In the case of multi-unit dwelling structures, such as apartment buildings, condominiums, townhouses, co-operatives and the like, receiving solid waste collection service performed by the village or a contractor retained by the village and using communal dumpsters or similar receptacles, the apartment building owner, condominium association, cooperative or owners' association, or other similar entity responsible for payment of the property's water service bill, shall also be responsible for payment of the Solid Waste Collection Fee.

(b)

The owner or premises receiving solid waste collection service from the village and subject to the Solid Waste Collection Fee, and the occupant thereof receiving solid waste collection service if not the owner, are and shall be jointly and severally liable to the village for payment of the Solid Waste Collection Fee provided for in this article. Solid waste collection service will be furnished by the village only upon the condition that the owner of the premises and the occupant, if different, are both jointly and severally liable for payment of the Solid Waste Collection Fee to the village.

(Code 1993, § 6-9.2.1; Ord. No. 2001-O-81, 12-11-2001; Ord. No. 2002-O-9, 2-12-2002)