No person shall be allowed to occupy or use the public streets or rights-of-way of the city for the purpose of conducting a service for the periodic collection of yard debris or be allowed to operate such a system without a franchise granted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Provided, however, that solid waste collectors which have obtained a permit pursuant to Chapter 5.16 of this code and businesses which provide landscaping or landscape maintenance services within the city may also provide for the collection and disposal of yard debris incidental to such solid waste collection or landscape services.
(Ord. 2107 §1, Ord. 2127 §7)