[Adopted 12-1-2009 by Ord. No. 09-24]
An annual charge, to be established by the Norristown Municipal Council by resolution, and which may be amended from time to time by resolution of Council, shall be levied against the owner(s) of all single-family dwelling units, the owner(s) of all multifamily dwelling units improved with four or less dwelling units, and the owner(s) of all rooming houses, for the collection and transportation of trash, rubbish, refuse, recyclable materials and yard waste as provided by the Municipality of Norristown. The charge on rooming houses is a per-room charge and is applicable to each room within a rooming house.
The charge levied in § 274-76 shall not apply to commercial and industrial establishments and/or properties improved with more than four multifamily dwelling units where waste collection and transportation services are not provided by the Municipality of Norristown.
[Amended 8-20-2013 by Ord. No. 13-11]
The annual charge levied by § 274-76 shall be set forth on the annual real estate tax bill and collected by the Municipality's tax collector. If the charge is paid on or before 60 days after the date of the tax bill, the charge shall be discounted by 2%. If the charge is paid after 120 days after the date of the tax bill, a penalty of 10% shall be added to the charge. If the charge is not paid by December 31 of each year, the Municipality may place a lien upon the real property for which the charge is due. Interest at the rate of 10% per annum shall be added to all delinquent charges subject to a lien, effective January 1, 2014.