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Application for a permit to erect a refuse compactor or grease container on the public way shall be made by the owner or his agent of the building or other structure served by the refuse compactor or grease container to the commissioner of streets and sanitation on forms provided by the department of streets and sanitation. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations governing permit applications for refuse compactors and grease containers on the public way. The application shall include (I) the name and address of the applicant and the address of the location to be served by the refuse compactor and/or grease container; (ii) a site drawing to indicate the intended location of the refuse compactor and/or grease container in relation to the building(s) or other structures it serves, the public street(s) and alley(s), existing public signs, parking meters, trees and other permanent attachments to the public way (iii) the specifications of the proposed refuse compactor and/or grease container, including dimensions, capacity and electrical hookups; and (iv) such other information as the commissioner determines to be necessary.
The commissioner shall approve or deny an application for a permit not more than 15 business days after receiving the application and the appropriate approval from any necessary city departments. If the commissioner of streets and sanitation denies the application, he shall notify the applicant in writing of the denial and the reasons therefor not more than 15 business days after receiving the application and the appropriate response from any necessary city departments.
(Added Coun. J. 7-7-99, p. 6985, § 2)