The City of Orange is preparing to increase sanitation rates by 6.5 percent beginning with the first billing cycle in November 2026.
The increase is part of a five-year contract between the city and its waste management provider. According to city officials, the contract is entering its fourth year and calls for a 6.5-percent increase each year for five years. The agreement was negotiated and approved by the City Council in fiscal year 2024.
The proposed rate change requires an ordinance that must receive two readings before it can take effect. The ordinance is being placed on Tuesday mornings City Council agenda for its first reading. The meeting begins at 9am at the Orange Public Library.
Under the proposed rates, private residences within the city limits will be charged $38.04 per month, plus applicable tax, per water meter.
Residential properties located outside the Orange city limits will be charged twice the current residential rate.
The ordinance also sets the charge for a second cart at a residence at $24.14 per month, plus applicable tax.
Apartments and multifamily units that do not receive containerized service will also be charged $38.04 per month, plus applicable tax, for each individual housing unit. The number of water meters will not be considered when determining the charge for apartments and multifamily properties.
A second cart at an apartment or multifamily housing unit will cost an additional $24.14 per month, plus applicable tax.
For commercial, business and public-use properties that do not receive containerized sanitation service, the proposed rate is $48.25 per unit, plus applicable tax. The ordinance states that any amount of waste exceeding the established maximum will require the customer to obtain container service.
A second cart for those commercial, business or public-use properties will cost an additional $33.15 per month, plus applicable tax.
The ordinance specifies that the new rates will take effect with the first billing cycle in November 2026.
The City Council’s upcoming meeting will mark the first reading of the ordinance. A second reading will be required before the rate changes can be formally adopted.
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