In this article:
(1) CITY means the city of Dallas, Texas.
(2) DIRECTOR means the director of the department designated by the city manager to enforce and administer this article, and includes the director's authorized representatives.
(3) MANIFEST means a tracking mechanism to monitor the transfer of tires from the point of generation to their end-use or final destination, such as a tire storage site, scrap tire facility, permitted landfill, or land reclamation project using tires. The manifest is a five-part form whose format and content is prescribed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
(4) MOBILE TIRE REPAIR BUSINESS means a business that repairs tires at any temporary location, including but not limited to a roadway, alley, parking lot, or residence. The term does not include a business that only changes out or replaces tires, but does not make any repairs to a tire.
(5) MOBILE TIRE REPAIR UNIT means any vehicle used in a mobile tire repair business.
(6) SCRAP TIRE means a whole tire or any portion of a tire that:
(A) can no longer be used for its original intended purpose; or
(B) is being held, transported, or processed for disposal or recycling.
(7) SCRAP TIRE GENERATOR means a fleet operator, an automotive dismantler, or a retailer, wholesaler, manufacturer, recapper, or retreader of new or used tires.
(8) SCRAP TIRE TRANSPORTER means any business or person who transports more than six scrap tires at any one time or is loading or unloading scrap tires to or from any location within the city.
(9) TIRE BUSINESS means any business or establishment where used tires are collected, repaired, processed, recycled, scrapped, sold, bought, or stored, including but not limited to a mobile tire repair business and a salvage yard.
(10) TIRE RECYCLING FACILITY means a state-registered facility that processes, recycles, or conducts energy recovery with scrap tires.
(11) VEHICLE means any motorized vehicle and any non-motorized trailer that is or may be attached to a motorized vehicle. If a trailer is attached to a motorized vehicle, both the trailer and the motorized vehicle will be considered as one vehicle. (Ord. Nos. 25635; 32334)
(a) A person commits an offense if, within the city, he:
(1) owns or operates a tire business without a valid tire business license issued under this article; or
(2) owns, operates, or permits the operation of a mobile tire repair unit without displaying a valid mobile tire repair unit permit in a visible and conspicuous location on the unit.
(b) To obtain a tire business license, a person must submit an application on a form provided for that purpose to the director. The applicant must be the person who will own, control, or operate the tire business. The application must be signed and verified by the applicant and contain all of the following information:
(1) The name, residential mailing address, county of residence, email address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of each owner and operator of the tire business.
(2) The physical address, email address, and telephone number of the tire business.
(3) The approximate number of tires that will be stored on site at the tire business.
(4) If the tire business is located in the city of Dallas, the zoning district or districts where the business is located.
(5) The tax identification number or taxpayer identification number of each owner and operator listed in the license application.
(6) A statement that the tire business is in compliance with the requirements of Section 19-34.1 of this code.
(7) The number and description of vehicles the applicant proposes to use as mobile tire repair units, including the year, make, model, color, vehicle identification number, and state license registration number for each vehicle, and proof that each vehicle is in compliance with state requirements for vehicle registration, vehicle inspection, and vehicle financial responsibility.
(8) The registration or license number of any Texas Commission on Environmental Quality registration or license, if applicable.
(c) A separate tire business license is required for each separate establishment operated as a tire business. A separate mobile tire repair unit permit is required for each separate vehicle operated as a mobile tire repair unit. Licenses and permits are not transferable between persons, businesses, or vehicles. (Ord. Nos. 25635; 32334)
(a) The annual fee for a tire business license is $163.
(b) The annual fee for each mobile tire repair unit permit is $163.
(c) The fee for issuing a duplicate tire business license or mobile tire repair unit permit for one that is lost, stolen, or mutilated is $39.
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