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§ 51.11 VEHICLES TRANSPORTING GARBAGE TO BE COVERED; HOW.
   (A)   For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
      MOTOR VEHICLE. Every self-propelled vehicle which is designed for use upon a highway including trailers designed for use with those vehicles, and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not operated upon rails.
   (B)   Any motor vehicle operated within the corporate limits of the city to transport garbage, swill, cans, bottles, glass, crockery, trees or parts thereof, brush, coal, slag, silt, sand, gravel, coke, rock, trash, litter, debris or refuse of any kind whatsoever shall be fully enclosed or covered by a tarpaulin or other suitable material so as to prevent the materials being transported from being deposited, in the course of transporting, upon the streets, sidewalks, passways or upon any public or private highway or road, including any portion of the right-of-way thereof, or in or upon any private property which the public is admitted by easement or license, or upon any private property, or in or upon any public park or other public property.
   (C)   Nothing in this section shall be construed to require or to place any owner or operator of a motor vehicle in a position of danger; and, therefore, any motor vehicle carrying materials, which are combustible and present a clear and present danger of inflaming the cover required by this section, are hereby exempt from the provisions contained herein.
(2000 Code, § 11-35)
§ 51.12 PRIVATE GARBAGE COLLECTION PROHIBITED.
   No person, firm or corporation, other than the city or its agents, shall engage in the collection, transportation and disposal of garbage and other solid waste materials within the corporate boundaries of the city.
(2000 Code, § 11-36) Penalty, see § 51.99
BUSINESSES COLLECTING GARBAGE AND REFUSE
§ 51.25 LICENSE REQUIRED; PROOF OF EXISTING AGREEMENT.
   (A)   At the time a business engaged in collection of garbage, refuse and solid waste (including septic tank waste) within the city applies for a business privilege license with the city that business must provide proof of an existing agreement with a licensed solid waste landfill permitting the waste, refuse or garbage collection within the city can be disposed at the landfill.
   (B)   At any time the City Clerk, license administrator or police officer may require a representative or employee of those businesses to produce the proof of existence of the authority to dispose of waste. Failure to produce the proof of authority within three days shall result in a misdemeanor offense.
(2000 Code, § 11-51)
§ 51.26 VEHICLES REQUIRED TO CARRY COPY OF LICENSE.
   A valid copy of the city business privilege license shall be carried in all vehicles engaged in the collection of garbage, refuse and solid waste (including septic tank waste) and shall be shown on demand when made by the City Clerk, license administrator or police officer.
(2000 Code, § 11-52)
RATES AND CHARGES
§ 51.40 FEES FOR COLLECTION OF GARBAGE FROM RESIDENCES.
   (A)   The City Council shall have exclusive right to determine rates for garbage collection service.
   (B)   The rates may be changed, altered or modified from time to time and at any time depending upon the city's overall expense in maintaining the garbage collection service, its obligations in closure of the existing landfill operation and the general governmental requirements of the city.
   (C)   The minimum residential rates shall be as follows:
      (1)   Weekly pickup, limit four 20- to 30-gallon containers: $12 per month; and
      (2)   Each additional container: $2.
(2000 Code, § 11-76) (Ord. 15-05, passed - -)
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