Nonresidential Solid Waste Charge
"Commercial" Rate (Applies to Properties Both Inside and Outside of Municipalities)
Disposal fees | Base Systems Benefit Charge | Incremental Systems Benefit Charge | Refuse Collection Charge | Leaf Vacuuming Charge | Appeals
Disposal Fees:
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ZERO; not applicable to non-residential property owners.
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The County charges a $56.00/ton Tipping Fee to private refuse collectors (not to the property owner) depositing refuse from nonresidential properties at the Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station. Private refuse collection companies may pass this cost along to their nonresidential customers.
Base Systems Benefit Charge:
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Paid by owners of properties with improvements valued over $5,000.
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Covers that portion of the County's costs of providing basic solid waste services to manage nonresidential waste, which costs are not covered by Tipping Fees.
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These Base Services are the programs and facilities necessary to fulfill the County's legal obligation to provide for the management of all non-residential solid waste generated within the County. These include: overall solid waste program administration, solid waste enforcement activities, the "Dickerson Facilities Master Plan" (an obligation to the citizens in the RRF area), general program development, Division management personnel, general engineering and technical support, waste reduction programs, and operation of the Resource
Recovery Facility, and County debt service on the Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station, Oaks Landfill, and the Recycling Center.
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Businesses vary quite widely in the amount of waste that they generate. So, the Base System Benefit Charge is assessed on the basis of two relating factors: (1) the pounds of waste estimated to be disposed per-square-foot base on the type of land use, and (2) the actual “enclosed” area on the property. The County obtains both the land use and the floor area from State records, and charges on the basis of 2,000 square foot units as follows:
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Generator Category |
Code on
Tax Bill |
Base System
Benefit Charge |
| Low |
34 or 44 |
$135.27 / 2,000 sq. ft. unit |
| Medium Low |
35 or 45 |
$405.80 / 2,000 sq. ft. unit |
| Medium |
36 or 46 |
$676.33 / 2,000 sq. ft. unit |
| Medium High |
37 or 47 |
$946.86 / 2,000 sq. ft. unit |
| High |
38 or 48 |
$1217.39 / 2,000 sq. ft. unit |
| Generator Category |
Definition |
| Low |
0 to 2 pounds/sq.ft./year |
| Medium Low |
>2 to 4 pounds/sq.ft./year |
| Medium |
>4 to 6 pounds/sq.ft./year |
| Medium High |
>6 to 8 pounds/sq.ft./year |
| High |
>8 pounds/sq.ft./year |
Incremental Systems Benefit Charge:
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Paid by all properties via tax bill.
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This charge is calculated to cover the County's costs for assisting the nonresidential properties to develop more effective recycling efforts, including the review of business recycling plans and program designs, educational materials, technical outreach and enforcement. During Fiscal Year 2011, the nonresidential sector was estimated to achieve a recycling rate of 42% of its waste stream. County programs funded by this fee are designed to boost that rate.
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The amount of the Incremental Systems Benefit Charge is also based on size of improved floor area and the waste generation characteristics of the property:
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Generator Category |
Code on
Tax Bill |
Incremental System
Benefit Charge |
| Low |
34 or 44 |
$(17.30) / 2,000 sq. ft. unit |
| Medium Low |
35 or 45 |
$(51.90) / 2,000 sq. ft. unit |
| Medium |
36 or 46 |
$(86.49) / 2,000 sq. ft. unit |
| Medium High |
37 or 47 |
$(121.09) / 2,000 sq. ft. unit |
| High |
38 or 48 |
$(155.69) / 2,000 sq. ft. unit |
Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation:
Property owners may use this website to enter their account number or street address, and to get a detailed property description including their land use code.
http://sdatcert3.resiusa.org/rp_rewrite/
Refuse Collection Charge:
Leaf Vacuuming Charge:
- Not applicable to non-residential properties.
Appeals
There is an appeals process if the owner of a nonresidential property believes that the square footage figure or the generator classification is incorrect. Specific documentation must be provided, and any appeal must be received, on the form provided by the Department, by September 30, 2012. Download a copy, or call 240-777-6425 for assistance.
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