§ 54-48. Charges for services; billings and collections.

The refuse collection fee for residences and for each business shall be as specified by the town council and is hereby assessed against each such premises served by the garbage and trash collection service provided by the town. Occupants or persons in charge of such premises shall be billed by the town in the same manner as for water bills, subject to the same penalties as water bills and collectible in any manner authorized by law for the collection of debts due the town. Businesses who contract their refuse collection services through a commercial refuse hauler shall be exempt from the monthly refuse collection charge if the business provides the town with proof of their payments, one time a year, of refuse collection services through the commercial refuse hauler. Exempt businesses shall not be allowed use of the town provided refuse collection services until such time as they begin paying the monthly collection fee to the town. Fines shall be assessed in the maximum amount allowed by law, up to $1,000.00, to any business found using the town provided refuse collection services, when such business has not paid the town monthly refuse collection fees.

(Code 1992, § 18-43; Ord. of 3-8-2005)

State Law reference— Waste and recycling, Code of Virginia, § 15.2-927 et seq.

(Code 1992, § 18-43; Ord. of 3-8-2005)

State law reference

Waste and recycling, Code of Virginia, § 15.2-927 et seq.