(a) If the director determines from the application that the applicant meets the requirements of this article and other applicable law to hold a franchise for solid waste collection service, the director shall present the application to the city council and make a recommendation regarding the application. The city council may grant or deny the franchise. The city council shall grant a franchise by ordinance. The grant of a franchise under this article is nonexclusive.
(b) The terms and conditions of a franchise will be set forth in the ordinance granting the franchise to the applicant. By accepting the franchise, the applicant agrees to comply with all of those terms and conditions. (Ord. Nos. 26480; 26608)