Construction and Demolition Debris Hauling Franchise Fee

The Santa Rosa City Council has adopted an ordinance regulating construction and demolition debris (C&D) hauling services within the City. All C&D haulers operating within the City are required to obtain a non-exclusive franchise agreement to continue lawfully providing the service.

Remittance:

• Please complete a Remittance Form each month to accompany your franchise fee payment. If your gross receipts for the month are zero, a remittance form is still necessary. We suggest that you keep a copy of your completed remittance for your records.
• Remit an original form properly signed by a duly authorized company representative.
• If you need additional forms, you may access the online monthly remittance form, or call (707) 543-3170 to request that a form be mailed or faxed.
• Access the maps on our Geographic Information System, http://imaps.ci.santa-rosa.ca.us/ to determine if a property is inside Santa Rosa City limits.
• Make check payable to the City of Santa Rosa and mail with completed remittance form to: City of Santa Rosa Revenue Division P.O. Box 1673 Santa Rosa, CA 95402

Amount: The Construction and Demolition Debris Box Collection Non-Exclusive Franchise Fee is 9% and is calculated using a formula developed jointly by the City and the various companies who entered into the initial non-exclusive franchise agreements in December 2002.

Payment Due Date: Franchise fees shall be payable on a monthly basis, and shall be due and payable on the fifteenth (15th) day of the month immediately following the month in which collection services were provided.

Late Fee: Payments received after the payment due date are subject to a late payment charge of 2% per month of the Franchise Fee that is due. See your franchise agreement for additional penalties that may apply.

Exceptions to Franchise: Following are services excluded from this Franchise:

• Self-haul materials, which are generated by a residential or commercial entity and delivered by that entity directly to a recycling facility, transfer station or disposal facility.
• Recyclables collection services, provided that at least ninety (90) percent of each load is actually recycled, and not disposed of.
• Removal of materials from a premises by a contractor as an incidental part of a gardening, landscaping, tree trimming, cleaning, maintenance, construction or similar service offered by that contractor rather than as a hauling service, provided that the hauling is performed by the contractor itself and not a subcontracted hauling company.
• Removal of Construction and Demolition Debris from a construction site by the construction contractor, provided that the hauling is performed by the contractor itself and not a subcontracted hauling company.
• The franchise fees shall not be owed by franchisee for revenues received from federal, state and local governments.

Audits: Please refer to Section 13 of your franchise agreement regarding the City’s authority to inspect, audit and examine your records.

Non-Franchised Operators: Franchisee shall notify the City in writing of any non-franchised construction and demolition debris haulers known to be operating within the City without a non-exclusive Construction and Demolition Debris Box Franchise.

Apply for a Franchise: Businesses interested in applying for a Construction and Demolition Debris Hauling Franchise should contact the City Manager's office at 543-3010. To view the list of existing businesses with a franchise click here.