City of Seat Pleasant, MD Fees and Charges

The City shall charge and collect from the owners of private property the fees, rates and charges set forth in Subsection B of this section when personnel of the City Department of Public Works undertake work on private property as authorized to enforce or abate violations of codes of the City or when otherwise authorized by law.

The following is the schedule of fees, rates and charges to be charged and collected by the City as authorized by Subsection A:

[Amended 6-18-2018 by Ord. No. O-18-20]

(1)

Labor.

(a)

Hourly rate per laborer: $20.50 (average hourly wages plus fringe benefits).

(b)

Labor rate calculation formula is:

	A x B x C
Where:
	A	=	Number of laborers;
	B	=	Number of hours (total time of project); and
	C	=	Hourly rate per laborer.

(2)

Materials.

(a)

Disposable items with building material:

[1]

Flatbed rate: $120 per load.

[2]

Dump truck rate: $150 per load.

(b)

Disposable items with regular and bulk trash:

[1]

Per ton for regular and bulk trash: $59.

[2]

Per ton for used tires: $185.

(3)

Public Works equipment (rates per day unless otherwise stated):

Equipment	Fee
Pole saw	$11.50
Flatbed	$26.00
Dump truck	$26.00
Lawn mower	$11.50
Tractor	$32.00
Chainsaw	$11.50
Blower	$13.00
Weed whacker	$18.00
Hedge trimmers	$15.00
Pruners	$7.50
Edgers	$7.50
Rake	$18.00
Pitchfork	$18.00
Bags	$4.00 each
Chipper	$32.00
Riding lawn mower	$32.00
Weed eater	$32.00
Trash stick	$7.50
Shovel	$18.00
Cordless drill	$18.00
Tow truck	$32.00
Bucket truck	$24.00
Cordless circular saw	$15.00
Blower	$24.00
Hammer jack	$20.00
Concrete saw	$32.00
Basketball	$5.00
Soccer ball	$5.00
Roll-off dumpster	$32.00
Leaf machine	$25.00

(4)

Overhead (rate per hour) (City administrative costs for the planning and management of authorized work, including resources of the Neighborhood Commercial and Compliance Inspector, Public Works Department, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer): $100.