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Council approves ordinance raising green-waste and excavation permit fees in 3–1 vote
Summary
Clearfield City Council adopted Ordinance 2026-10 to raise the curbside green-waste charge from $10.50 to $11.35 and overhaul excavation/street-cut fees—switching several line items to square-foot or higher per-foot rates—after staff described inspection and administration costs; the ordinance passed 3–1 with one councilmember citing insufficient data.
Clearfield City Council voted 3–1 to adopt Ordinance 2026-10, approving changes to the city's consolidated fee schedule that raise the monthly curbside green-waste charge and increase several excavation and street-cut permit fees.
Staff finance lead Rich told the council the current green-waste charge is $10.50 and the city’s total cost is about $11.30. After applying a diversion credit from Wasatch Integrated, staff proposed a new customer fee of $11.35. Rich said the change represents an $0.85 per month increase to customers and left "not much margin" between costs and the proposed charge.
On excavation and street-cut permits, project manager Braden said the city is replacing per-linear-foot charges that started at $0.30 with higher, more granular units. "Instead of doing the $0.30 per linear foot, it is now going to be up to $4 per square foot for open trench for sidewalk and $4 per linear foot on curb and gutter," he said, explaining the change is intended to align fees with inspection time and administrative work for larger corridor projects.
A member of the public, Michael Christiansen, urged council to delay the change and present more data showing how fees scale for larger cuts and projects. "You were only shown a point on the line ... I would move for you to table this issue and get more information about it," he said.
Council discussion focused on the trade-off between covering inspection and administrative costs and the need for more scaling data. One councilmember voted no, saying the data point was insufficient and that more analysis on larger projects would be valuable; the motion carried 3–1.
The ordinance authorizes the fee schedule changes and grants signatures on any necessary documents. The council did not attach additional conditions to the ordinance action; staff said they can provide further scaling analysis on request.
What’s next: The ordinance takes effect according to the city's usual ordinance implementation timeline and administrative procedures; staff indicated they can provide additional modeling on fee scaling upon council request.
