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Editor's Note: The title of this article, which was formerly Solid Waste Utility, was amended 5-25-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-29.
[Amended 5-25-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-29]
A. 
A Solid Waste and Recycling Utility is hereby created to transact the collection and disposal of eligible solid waste and recyclable materials as defined herein and related support services, as provided by law.
B. 
Said solid waste and recycling utility is assigned as a function of the Department of Business Administration.
A. 
The cost of collection and disposal of eligible solid waste, including designated recyclable materials, and related support services shall be raised, as herein provided, by billing only residential properties of 10 or fewer dwelling units. To further explain, all property within the City shall be subject to municipal collection, with the exception of the following:
(1) 
Business properties.
(2) 
Commercial properties (e.g., restaurants, stores).
(3) 
Industrial properties (e.g., warehouses, factories).
(4) 
Residential properties of more than 10 dwelling units.
(5) 
Mobile home parks.
(6) 
Condominiums of more than 10 dwelling units.
(7) 
Mixed-use properties where the predominant use is one of the above-listed uses. (For mixed-use properties, eligibility shall be determined by the Tax Assessor, based in part on the New Jersey Property Classification Codes as assigned in the current year certified Tax List.)
(8) 
Vacant lots or vacant lands.
(9) 
Any and all other nonresidential properties (e.g., schools, churches).
B. 
No solid waste shall be collected from the above-listed properties, nor shall any part of the cost of collecting and disposing of solid waste be billed to these properties.
[Amended 5-25-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-29]
A. 
The Solid Waste and Recycling Utility shall be self-liquidating with a dedicated budget as provided by N.J.S.A. 40:A4-34 through 40A:4-36.
B. 
The governing body shall annually adopt a dedicated budget for the Solid Waste and Recycling Utility that covers any and all anticipated costs associated with the collection and disposal of eligible solid waste, including designated recyclable materials and related support services.
There shall be raised by levying and collections, in accordance with rules, regulations and procedures promulgated by the Council of the City of Vineland, a solid waste service charge, which shall be a fixed fee per dwelling unit based upon a rate or rates determined by the Council of the City of Vineland to be sufficient to provide funds for the payment of the cost of collection and disposal of eligible solid waste, including designated recyclable materials, from the residences of the City of Vineland, and related support services.
A. 
Property owners subject to municipal collection shall be billed monthly and in a like manner with other municipal utilities. Failure to make payment of a solid waste service charge shall be deemed a delinquency in a like manner with other municipal utilities. Any money collected pursuant to this article is to be used solely to provide for the support of the Solid Waste and Recycling Utility.
[Amended 5-25-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-29]
B. 
Any delinquent balance of amounts billed pursuant to this article shall be a lien upon the land against which they are billed in the same manner that taxes are made a lien against land pursuant to Title 54 of the Revised Statutes, and the payment thereof shall be enforced within the same time and in the same manner and by the same proceedings as the payment of taxes is otherwise enforced by the Division of Taxation under Title 54.