A. The owner or occupant of each residential unit, office, retail and wholesale business, church, public building, and any other building or unit, provided such structure is connected to the Town's water and sewer system, whether using or not, shall pay a charge to the Town for its collection of solid waste. The owners or occupants of such structures which are not so connected to the water and sewer system may request and pay for refuse collection services from the Town. The collection charge shall be two hundred sixty-seven and 00/100 dollars ($267.00) per month for every customer who requires twice weekly pickup service on an an eight (8) cubic yard container; and two hundred seventeen and 00/100 dollars ($217.00) per month for every customer who requires once weekly pickup service on an eight (8) cubic yard container; twelve and 00/100 dollars ($12.00) per month for each ninety-six (96) gallon container per customer each week; and eleven and 00/100 dollars ($11.00)  per month for each thirty-two (32) gallon container per customer each week.

(Ord. No. 5-98 Amended 2-23-98-Effective Upon Passage)

C. In the event that any retail or wholesale business, residential unit, office, church, public building or establishment is not occupied or used for more than one (1) month, the owner or occupant thereof shall be relieved during the vacancy or nonuse from the payment of the monthly charge, provided that the owner notifies the Town of Front Royal, in writing, of the vacancy or nonuse upon forms to be furnished by the Town.  Owner or occupant must notify the Town of Front Royal, in writing, when he wishes collection of garbage, ashes and trash to be resumed. Any person making a false statement to avoid payment of the collection charge shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. 14-06 Amended (C) 11-27-06-Effective Upon Passage)

D. In the event that the owner or occupant of any retail or wholesale business, residential unit, office, church, public building or establishment shall exhibit to the Town Treasurer a signed written contract with a private garbage collection business, providing for the collection of garbage, ashes and trash, then said owner or occupant shall be relieved of the payment of any of the aforementioned monthly fees for the term of said contract.

E. The Town shall provide "On-Call Collection" of large items or large quantities of items to existing residential customers as follows:

1. Individuals shall establish a work order for collection and schedule collection with the  Department of Environmental Services prior to placing material.

2. Individuals shall identify the type and quantity of items to be collected, so that the Town may dedicate the necessary forces for collection. Items not acceptable for disposal, such as those identified in Section 85-10(E), or other items, such as, but not limited to, computer monitors, items containing mercury such as thermometers, sofas containing hideaway beds, recliners, items not readily crushable by  the Town's mechanical refuse crushers, railroad ties, bricks, rocks, wooden or metal fencing, yard waste including tree limbs, roots, root balls, and stumps, air or propane tanks, swing sets, porch swings, picnic tables, and other items (however, yard waste items may be collected on a not on-call basis in accordance with the procedures established in Section 85-4 of the Town Code) determined by the Director of Environmental Services to be unacceptable shall not be collected as part of this program. All items to be collected, except furniture and appliances, shall be bagged in plastic or cloth bags not to exceed fifty-five (55) gallons. All items to be collected shall be placed withing the Right-of-Way, but items shall not be placed on the street or sidewalk. The Town shall not enter private property for On-Call Collections.

3. There will be no fee for the first collection work order per customer per calendar year containing twenty (20) or fewer bags, not exceeding fifty-five (55) gallons per bag, of bagged items to be collected, plus five (5) pieces of furniture determined by the Department of Environmental Services, as readily crushable by the Town's mechanical refuse crusher, or household appliances not containing Freon or mercury. For a second collection work order per customer per calendar year, the fee is $25.00. For a third and all subsequent collection work orders per customer per calendar year, the fee is $50.00.

4. For the first collection of unbagged items, and/or for collection of more than twenty (20 bags or five (5) furniture items of other acceptable items for collection, not otherwise eligible for collection pursuant to (3.) above, per customer per calendar year, there shall be a fee of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) per hour. For a second collection of unbagged items and/or second collection of more than twenty (20) bags or five (5) furniture items or other acceptable items for collection,not otherwise eligible for collection pursuant to (3.) above, per customer per calendar year, there shall be a fee of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) per hour. For a third or subsequent collection of unbagged items and/or a third or subsequent collection of more than twenty (20) bags or five (5) furniture items of other acceptable items for collection, not otherwise eligible for collection pursuant to (3.) above, per customer per calendar year, there shall be a fee of Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00) per hour.

5. Items containing Freon or other refrigerants, such as refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and dehumidifiers shall be subject to an additional fee of $15.00 per item for the recovery of such refrigerants from the device.

6. Tires without rims shall be subject to a collection fee of $2.00 per tire. Tires with rims shall be subject to an additional fee of $4.00 per tire for the Town's additional time and labor involved in separating the tires from the rims.

7. For purposes of 85-3(E) only, placement of bagged material or furniture compliant with this Code Section shall not constitute a violation of Town Code 142-4 for residential customers with an established, open On-Call Collection work order obtained through the Department of Environmental Services to place items for collectin within the Town Right-of-Way so long as no such items placed obstruct the traveled portion of any street or sidewalk, and so long as access by the  Town is not blocked or impeded. Placement of any material intended for collection through the On-Call Collection Program prior to establishing a work order shall constitute a violation of Town Code 142-4 and shall be subject to enforcement action and punishment as permitted by the Town Code.