(a) A total of five (5) permits for donation bins may be issued or renewed within the corporation limits of the City of Ashtabula in any calendar year.
(b) Available permits shall be issued on a first -come, first -served basis, commencing January 1 of each year. A maximum of two (2) permits initially may be issued to any organization between January 1 and January 31. If permits remain which are unissued as of January 31, they shall be offered (1) to existing permit holders in the order in which they filed their initial permit applications, and (2) thereafter made available to other charitable organizations on a first-come, first-served, basis. No further permits shall be available until and unless the holder of a permit for a bin removes it, the permit expires without being renewed, or the permit is revoked.
(c) If an organization does not renew an existing permit by January 31, it shall be offered (1) to other existing permit holders in the order in which they filed their initial permit applications, and (2) thereafter made available to other charitable organizations on a first-come, first-served, basis.
(Ord. 2015-113. Passed 10-19-15.)