Environmental Services: Solid Waste Disposal and
Collection Assessments For New Dwellings
The Clay County Solid Waste Disposal and Collection Assessments
are levied against all residential property in the unincorporated areas of the
County each fiscal year (the City of Green Cove Springs is also included in the Solid Waste
Disposal Assessment). The Disposal Assessment is formulated by a monthly base
rate of $7.00. The Collection Assessment is formulated at a monthly base rate of $12.87. Each
year the Assessment is levied through the annual Ad Valorem Tax bill as a Non Ad
Valorem Special Assessment. A new dwelling is not yet on the Tax Roll;
therefore, it will be charged a Disposal and Collection Assessment at the time
of the final inspection for electricity. The amount is equal to the sum of the rates listed above per month,
per dwelling, times the number of months remaining until the dwelling is listed
and certified on the annual Tax Roll. Depending upon the date of the final inspection, a
payment will be required for the months remaining in the current fiscal year
(ending September 30 each year)together with the 12 months of the following fiscal year. At
this time, the dwelling will have been added to the Tax Roll and will be
assessed through the Tax bill method.
Attached is an example illustration of assessment charges due for each
particular month during the calendar year:
For more information call the Department of Environmental Services at:
269-6374, 284-6374, 473-2112 (ext.6374), 533-2111 (ext.6374)
Table of Contents
1.
What is the purpose of the assessments?
2.
When will the assessments be payable?
3.
Why use the assessment method?
4.
Who does the assessments apply to?
5.
What are the benefits to landowners?
6.
Where can I get more information?
The assessments
are used to provide funding for the cost of solid waste disposal and solid
waste and recyclables collection services to residential properties in
the Solid Waste MSBU.
The assessments
occur annually, on a fiscal year basis, and is collected with your ad valorem
taxes between November and March of every year.
The assessment
method is the best way for the County to minimize each resident's solid waste
and recyclables materials collection cost and to ensure every resident
participates in the funding of the cost of providing solid waste and recycling
services. The assessment program provides a method that ensures that all County
residents pay their share for services the County must provide.
These
assessments apply to residential property located in the MSBU. Residential
property owners in the remaining incorporated areas (Except within the City of
Green Cove Springs) pay equivalent disposal costs through collection fees
charged by their solid waste haulers.
The assessment
program provides a cost effective and financially stable means of funding
mandated solid waste and recyclables collection and disposal services and
facilities.
If you have
other questions regarding the solid waste and recyclable materials collection
and disposal assessments, you may contact the Clay County Department of
Environmental Services, 3545 Rosemary Hill Road, Green Cove Springs, FL
32043-8562, or call:
(904) 529-4796
(352) 473-3711, Ext. 4796
(904) 278-4796
(904) 533-2111, Ext. 4796
If you have had
one of the following situations occur on your property during the past year,
please contact the Department of Environmental Services, at one of the above
telephone numbers, for the necessary forms:
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Dwelling removal
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Replacement of dwelling
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Joined mobile homes
-
Reclassification of property
(property is serviced by a County franchised commercial hauler)
-
Incorrect number of
dwellings assessed
-
Vacant dwelling unit –
assessments must be previously paid before a refund will be made. Any
request for an annual vacancy credit shall be filed with the County before
the end of the current fiscal year (September 30). Failure to file such
request within the time permitted shall constitute a waiver of such right.
Be sure to have the property’s parcel number handy when requesting
assistance!!
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