<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 20-8. - Solid waste management fee.</div>
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               (a)
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               The board of county commissioners may impose an annual solid waste management fee
               to be used for the availability of solid waste disposal facilities and services provided
               by the county. These facilities and services shall include the following: improved
               container sites, expanded recycling services, expanded litter control and other related
               facilities and services.
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               (b)
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               A residential solid waste management fee shall be imposed and enforced in accordance
               with G.S. 153A-292 on all residences, including mobile homes and single-family and
               multi-family dwellings located in the county and outside of the corporate limits of
               the City of Durham and the City of Chapel Hill, as of January 1 each calendar year.
               A solid waste management fee of $23.50 shall be collected for the fiscal year beginning
               July 1, 1993, and ending June 30, 1994. The solid waste management fee shall be reviewed,
               and if necessary, adjusted on an annual basis.
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               (c)
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               The solid waste management fee may be added to the annual tax bill and be payable
               in the same manner as property taxes, and in the case of nonpayment, taxes can be
               collected. These fees shall be collected in accordance with G.S. 153A-293.
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               (d)
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               Exemptions from the solid waste management fee shall be provided for landowners who
               demonstrate that a residence is not being maintained on the subject property.
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               (e)
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               The county manager, or his designee, shall establish an appeal procedure for property
               owners who contend that their property has no improvements and that a residence is
               not being maintained on such property.
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               (Ord. of 6-12-93; Ord. of 12-13-99, Â§ 1)
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