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AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 35,384 - BY: COUNCILMEMBER MORRELL (BY REQUEST)
Brief:
An amendment to Ordinance Calendar Number 35,384 to:
• To delay the effectiveness of amended Section 138-57 until January 1, 2028 and to provide for a fixed fee sanitation fee model in the interim, beginning October 1, 2026;
• Adjust the fee calculation in Section 138-57 to apportion costs based on billed service locations, rather than locations receiving service;
• Allow for reductions in the fee calculation to ensure equitable apportionment of sanitation fees among bill payers;
• Add provisions requiring periodic billing audits and other billing safeguards;
• Create definitions in Section 138-2 for “unit” and “unoccupied property” to ensure consistency in the application of the Code;
• Clarify what constitutes a five-unit “location” to conform to current eligibility requirements;
• Increase the volume limits applicable to service locations outside the French Quarter and Downtown Development District to align eligibility/fee thresholds with current collection practices;
• Revise, clarify, and streamline the eligibility requirements and procedures in Section 138-58 relative to the litter abatement fee; and
• Make stylistic and technical changes to ensure clarity and consistency of terminology.
Annotation:
(This matter was introduced 9/3/26).