Glendale council votes in favor of trash collection fee, stricter short-term rental regulations

GLENDALE, AZ (AZFamily) ― The Glendale City Council passed several ordinances Tuesday night, including a new solid waste collection fee, stiffer penalties for short-term rentals and the sale of tens of millions of dollars in bonds to benefit numerous city projects.

Glendale residents will now pay 91 cents a month for a fuel fee for solid waste collection.

The city conducted a study that found that the cost of the service has increased due to fuel prices. Now, some of those costs will be passed on to the customer until June 2025. Pre-charge and commercial rates will increase by 3%, the waste collection rate will increase to $276 and the disposal rate per ton will be $33 for commercial accounts. Only one council member voted no on the ordinance.

“I believe it is unfair that if fuel prices go down our residents will continue to have to pay higher rates or surcharges, and conversely, if fuel prices go up, it would be unfair for the city to put additional money into covering fuel surcharges,” said Glendale Councilwoman Joyce Clark.

Council members unanimously passed ordinances that would introduce new regulations and tougher penalties for short-term rentals. The new ordinance would prohibit short-term rentals from being operated as anything other than vacation rentals, including “pop-up retail stores.” Short-term rental owners would now be required to notify neighbors about single-family homes “directly across and diagonally across the street” from the rental property.

The owner of a short-term rental will be required to provide neighbors with their name and a 24-hour emergency contact number. Owners who fail to provide contact information will be subject to a $1,000 fine.

The Glendale City Council also unanimously voted to sell more than $48 million in city bonds for various city projects, which are listed below.

Street Reconstruction – Camelback, 59th to 57th Ave 5,953,292 4040
Public Safety CIPPS19029 Replacement/Reconstruction of Fire Station No. 153 3,000,000
Public Safety CIPPS19030 New Police Evidence Storage Facility 5 878 832 4040
Public Safety CIPPS19041 Public Safety Main Building Reconstruction 2 202 280 4040
Public Safety CIPPS19044 Renovation of Fire Station No. 154 100 000
Public Safety CIPPS23031 Forensic Science Laboratory 4,000,000
Public Safety CIPPS24050 Fire Department – Airport Area 500,000
Government Facilities CIPFC19016 Glendale Operations Campus 321 780 4060
Government facilities CIPFC19038 Multi-stage renovation of the town hall building 1 2 441 118
Government Facilities CIPFC22086 Parking Garage at City Hall 787 798
Cultural facility CIPPK77516 Amphitheater renovations 6 121 638 4090
Open Space/Trails CIPPK19077 Thunderbird Conservation Park Improvements 6 629 200
Open Space/Trails CIPPK22032 Skunk Creek Linear Trail 1,000,000
Open space/paths CIPPK22033 Grand Canal Linear Park improvements 2 440 875
Open Space/Paths CIPPK22036 New River Trail Improvements 552 489
Library CIPLB19046 Main Library Renovation 6,500,000

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