A. A per ton fee is established for depositing commercial waste at the Colleton County transfer station.

B. A per ton fee for depositing waste tires from commercial enterprises is also established.

C. These fees shall become effective on June 1, 1996 and shall apply to all customers depositing commercial waste and/or commercial waste tires at the transfer station.

D. Effective June 1, 1996 the fee for commercial waste will be thirty-one dollars $31.00) per ton; for commercial waste tires, the fee will be seventy dollars ($70.00) per ton for truck tires and forty-two dollars and fifty cents ($42.50) per ton for car tires.

E. These fees shall be recalculated annually based on the county’s cost in tipping fees, haulage, and yearly tonnage rates, as well as depreciation of the transfer station, so that the county is provided with a method of recouping its costs for disposal of commercial waste and commercial waste tires deposited at the transfer station. Thirty (30) days notice of a change in the annual fees shall be provided to commercial customers.

F. Colleton County may deny any customer, who is thirty (30) days in arrears in their account, access to the Colleton County C & D Landfill for the purpose of depositing commercial waste. Further, Colleton County may institute a civil action against the delinquent customer to recover all amounts due.

G. If it is necessary for Colleton County to employ legal counsel for the purpose of instituting civil action against the delinquent customer of the C & D Landfill, the costs, which may arise in enforcing its rights of collection under this chapter, including a reasonable attorney’s fee, may be recovered by the prevailing party. The fee must be determined by the court in which the action is brought, but that fee and court costs may not exceed the amount of the delinquency.

H. If any customer were delinquent for a period in excess of thirty (30) days in their account, with the Colleton County transfer station or C & D Landfill, then upon that customers account would accrue a late fee of one and one half percent. (Ord. 2000-O-10, 2000; Ord. 99-O-36, 2000; Ord. 96-O-9 §§1-5,1996)