Earlier editions: 2026-09
Article XIII — REVENUE AND TAXATION
Richmond Municipal Code Ch. 13.50 Hazardous Waste Facility License Tax
Richmond Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-08 · Richmond
Cite as: Richmond Municipal Code Chapter 13.50 · Text as of 2026-10-08
13.50.010 - Definitions.¶
As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
(a) "Existing hazardous waste facility" is defined in Health and Safety Code Section 25148.
(b) "Hazardous waste" is defined in Title 22, California Administrative Code, Section 66088.
(c) "Hazardous waste manifest" is defined in Title 22, California Administrative Code, Section 66104.
(d) "Disposal" is defined in Title 22, California Administrative Code, Section 66048.
(e) "Operator" is defined in Title 22, California Administrative Code, Section 66144.
(f) "Class I disposal site" is defined in Title 23, California Administrative Code, Section 2510.
(g) "Class II-1 disposal site" is defined in Title 23, California Administrative Code, Section 2511.
13.50.020 - Definitions—Amendments.¶
If any provision of the Health and Safety Code or the California Administrative Code referred to in Section 13.50.010 is amended and/or recodified, the respective term listed in Section 13.50.010 shall be deemed to be similarly revised.
13.50.030 - License tax imposed.¶
A license tax is imposed on all existing hazardous waste facilities.
13.50.040 - Amount.¶
(a) The amount of the license tax imposed by Section 13.50.030 shall be based upon the tonnage of hazardous wastes received at the existing hazardous waste facility, as follows:
(1) For hazardous wastes which may lawfully be received for disposal only at a Class I disposal site and which are not treated before disposal, the tax is two dollars and twenty-five cents per ton.
(2) For hazardous wastes which may lawfully be received for disposal only at a Class I disposal site and which are treated before disposal, the tax is one dollar and seventy-five cents per ton.
(3) For hazardous wastes which may lawfully be received for disposal at a Class II-1 disposal site, the tax is five dollars per truckload.
(b) The fee amounts in subsection (a) of this section may be revised from time to time by Council resolution.
13.50.050 - Hazardous waste manifest.¶
In determining the tonnage of hazardous wastes subject to the provisions of this chapter, the operator of an existing hazardous waste facility may rely on the hazardous waste manifest for the facility; but such reliance does not relieve the operator of its duties to pay the tax pursuant to this chapter.
13.50.060 - Conversion to tonnage.¶
Where hazardous wastes are received in quantities measured other than by the ton, the following table may be used to convert said quantities to a tonnage basis:
| GALLON(G) | = | 0.00417 TON |
|---|---|---|
| KILOGRAM(K) | = | 0.001102 TON |
| LITER(L) | = | 0.001102 TON |
| CUBIC METER(M) | = | 1.102 TON |
| METRIC TON(N) | = | 1.102 TON |
| POUND(P) | = | .0005 TON |
| CUBIC YARD(Y) | = | .8428 TON |
13.50.070 - Payment.¶
Tax payments are due monthly. Payments must be made within ninety days after the last day of the calendar month in which the tax was incurred. Payments shall be made to the auditor-controller of the County of Contra Costa.
(Source: Ordinance No. 24-83 N.S.)
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