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(A) No collector shall engage in the business of hauling any garbage/refuse or leasing roll-offs for use within the city without having first procured a license from the City Clerk’s office. No collector shall procure a license from the Clerk until he or she posts a bond with the City Clerk. Each collector shall supply to the city a bond protecting the city in an amount equal to one-fourth of the total transfer station fee charges incurred by the collector during the preceding calendar year. Any collector who has been engaged in the business of hauling garbage or refuse for less than one full calendar year immediately preceding the filing of the application shall post a bond in an amount as set by resolution. All fees for use of transfer station as set by resolution shall be paid at the time of use or may be charged by the collector and paid to the city by the collector on a monthly basis. The condition upon which the bond is to be held is that the collector shall be allowed to charge fees for the use of the transfer station. However, all charges shall be paid monthly to the City Clerk, and each payment shall be made no later than the first of the month immediately following the billing. If the payment is not made to the City Clerk as described above by the first day of the month immediately following the billing, the collector shall pay in cash or certified check, for all fees which the collector incurs as a result of using the transfer station. If all of the payments are not paid as due to the City Clerk as set forth, the bond shall be deemed forfeited up to the amount of the total fee as charged but unpaid by the collector.
(B) After approval of the application by the City Council for the license and bond as posted by the applicant, the Clerk shall issue a license to haul garbage in the city, after payment has been received in a sum as set by resolution, and which license shall expire on the last day of April next following the date of issuance thereof. A license issued under the provisions of this section shall further authorize the licensee to haul refuse as defined in this chapter, provided, however, that all refuse shall be no greater than eight feet in length. Any material dumped which is longer than eight feetshall be required to pay an additional fee, as set by resolution, for each such occurrence over and above the regularly established fees.
(C) (1) A license issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked or suspended by the City Council after a hearing to determine if any provisions of this chapter have been violated by the collector.
(2) If a license is suspended, the equipment of the license holder may not be used by any other party, person or entity for the purpose of picking up or hauling garbage or refuse for a period of one year from and after the date of revocation or suspension of the license.
(Prior Code, § 50.20) (Ord. 91-02, passed 4-1-1991; Ord. 05-22, passed 3-21-2005; Ord. 08-23, passed 8-18-2008) Penalty, see § 50.99
A person having a license to collect garbage and/or refuse shall call at least once every two weeks throughout the year, at each place where garbage accumulates, and more often if the Director shall deem it necessary. All garbage and refuse so collected shall be conveyed and disposed of at such place and in such manner as herein provided.
(Prior Code, § 50.21) (Ord. 88-11, passed 3-21-1988; Ord. 05-22, passed 3-21-2005) Penalty, see § 50.99
It shall be the duty of a person having a license as herein specified for the collection and removal of garbage and/or refuse to maintain an office with at least one telephone therein. The office shall be kept open and in the charge of a person from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. of each day, except Sunday and legal holidays, for the purpose of receiving calls for the collection and removal of garbage and refuse and the receiving of such information as may be conveyed to the collector.
(Prior Code, § 50.22) (Ord. 88-11, passed 3-21-1988) Penalty, see § 50.99
Only a licensed septic tank waste hauler shall be permitted to clean out and haul away the contents of any privy vault or cesspool in the city, and the contents shall be disposed of in such manner as directed by the Director.
(Prior Code, § 50.23) Penalty, see § 50.99
(A) It shall be unlawful, except as set forth herein, to unload or deposit any garbage, refuse, yard waste and the contents of privy vaults and cesspools hauled from any premises within the corporate limits of the city and destined for disposal within the state at any place other than the approved disposal site. The prohibition herein shall not apply to garbage or refuse processed at a materials recovery facility operated pursuant to a permit issued by the State Department of Environmental Quality and Energy.
(B) Any garbage or collector, as defined in § 50.01 of this code, failing to dispose of garbage, refuse, yard waste, dead animals and contents of privy vaults or cesspools at the disposal sites so designated by the city shall be subject to having the collector’s license revoked.
(C) The operator of the transfer station shall, at the operator’s sole and absolute discretion, have the right to refuse burn barrels or fireplace ashes if in the operator’s judgment, based on the time of day as relating to the time of closing of the transfer station, the disposal will create the potential of fires. All masonry rubble and tree limbs (over one inch in diameter) shall be deposited at a disposal site designated by the Director.
(Prior Code, § 50.24) (Ord. 97-21, passed 8-18-1997) Penalty, see § 50.99
(A) Any vehicle used by a refuse hauler licensee to collect and transport refuse shall be equipped with a cover of such a material sufficient to prevent any refuse and waste materials from being blown away or jarred off such vehicle.
(B) Any vehicle used by a garbage hauler licensee to collect and transport garbage shall have a body designed specifically for the transportation of garbage.
(C) All garbage and refuse vehicles used by licensees shall display a commercially prepared sign showing the name of the licensee in letters not smaller than four inches high.
(D) All garbage and refuse vehicles, including trailers and roll-offs used for the purpose of hauling garbage, shall be kept in a painted condition and in as clean and sanitary a condition as possible while in use.
(E) All vehicles, including trailers and roll-offs, shall have the letter or letters of the vehicle in bold letters and figures on both sides, each vehicle to be separately lettered. The letters as assigned by the city shall be stenciled or painted in 12-inch contrast-color lettering. Lettering and figures shall be done and provided by the collector. Letting and numbering shall be sequential in matter. Temporary lettering by the collector and approved by such as a masking tape is not permissible.
(F) All applicants and licensees shall annually provide the Public Works Department with a list of all vehicles and corresponding numbers to be used in collecting and transporting garbage and refuse within the city.
(1) For each vehicle, the list shall state:
(a) The vehicle’s make and model;
(b) The VIN;
(c) The year produced;
(d) The license plate number; and
(e) The gross vehicle weight (GVW).
(2) In addition to annually, the list shall be updated whenever any vehicle is added or deleted from usage.
(G) (1) All garbage collectors must dump garbage and refuse collected by them within the city limits at the transfer station on the same day it is collected. However, should garbage or refuse be collected by the garbage hauler as otherwise permitted herein on days that the transfer station is closed, the garbage and refuse shall be deposited at the transfer station on the first business day immediately following the collection of the garbage and refuse. Failure to do so may result in a ten-day suspension of the operator’s license for the first violation, a 30-day suspension for the second violation, and a third violation may result in a termination of the license.
(2) A person, party or entity terminated will not be eligible to reapply for a new license for a period of 12 months. Any suspensions or terminations as set forth above will be effective following a hearing by the City Council to determine if the collector has violated any provisions of this subchapter.
(H) No garbage collector shall operate inside the corporate limits of the city between the hours of 4:00 p.m. through 5:00 a.m. In addition, no garbage collector shall operate on Saturday between the hours of 1:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. (midnight), and no garbage truck shall operate on Sundays, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, except upon special approval of the Director for necessary pickups. Garbage collectors shall make request to the Director a least two weeks in advance of special garbage pick up dates for review and approval.
(Prior Code, § 50.25) (Ord. 92-01, passed 1-6-1992; Ord. 05-22, passed 3-21-2005) Penalty, see § 50.99
REGULATIONS
It shall be unlawful for any person to burn garbage or refuse within the limits of the city.
(Prior Code, § 50.40) (Ord. 88-11, passed 3-21-1988) Penalty, see § 50.99
(A) Receptacles; residential. It shall be the duty of every owner or occupant of any residential premises where meals are served or where garbage or refuse is created or accumulated to provide and keep on the premises suitable and sufficient watertight, rodent-proof and insect-proof metal or plastic receptacles, equipped with a tight-fitting lid and handles or a bail for easy handling. Such receptacles shall not exceed the industry standard for the specific location/purpose. In multi-family residential areas, where the owner or manager of the premises rents a portion thereof to two or more families or occupants, the owner or manager shall provide a suitable receptacle for garbage to be used by all tenants or occupants which shall be placed on the portion of the premises as not to create a nuisance. For the purposes of collection, refuse shall be placed in garbage cans for garbage or placed in containers suitable to enable the refuse to be easily and quickly picked up by the collector.
(B) Receptacles; nonresidential. It shall be the duty of every owner or occupant of any nonresidential premises where meals are served or where garbage or refuse is created or accumulated to provide on such premises suitable and sufficient watertight, rodent-proof and insect-proof metal or plastic receptacles, equipped with a tight-fitting lid and handles or a bail for easy handling, provided, other receptacles may be used upon approval of the Director. Except as provided above, garbage receptacles in nonresidential areas shall not exceed the industry standard for the specific location/purpose. Fifty-five gallon barrels or drums shall not be permitted as garbage receptacles.
(C) Duty to keep clean. It shall be the duty of every person to keep his or her garbage receptacles or waste cans reasonably clean and free from offensive odors.
(D) Receptacles; storage. All receptacles and cans used for the collection of garbage and refuse shall be kept on the rear of the lot or at a convenient place upon the private premises to facilitate the collection thereof; provided, that where residential premises do not abut alleys, all baskets, boxes, plastic sacks, bundles or other containers shall be placed by the owner or occupant of any such residential premises at the curb adjacent to the premises prior to the time of collection to facilitate the collection thereof. In no event shall receptacles, cans or storage racks be located or permitted in city alleys, easements or other city right-of-way.
(E) Receptacles; repair or replacement. If garbage cans or receptacles are in a state of disrepair, or do not meet the requirements of this subchapter, it shall be the duty of the owner to make such repair or replacement as may be necessary.
(Prior Code, § 50.41) (Ord. 05-22, passed 3-21-2005) Penalty, see § 50.99
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