Except as provided in Section 106.01 above, no person shall engage in the business of collecting, transporting, processing, or disposing of solid waste and/or recyclable materials without first obtaining from the City an annual license.
1. Application for a license shall be made to the City Clerk and shall state the applicant’s full name and address. If the applicant is a corporation or association, the names and addresses of the officers and registered agent shall be stated. The application shall also contain a complete listing of the number and types of collection and transportation equipment proposed to be used by the applicant.
2. Each application shall be accompanied by a certificate of insurance. Such certificate shall certify satisfactory public liability insurance covering all operations of the applicant pertaining to the application and all equipment and vehicles to be used for solid waste and/or recyclable collection and transportation. The amount of the limits of such insurance shall be at least the following:
Bodily Injury: – $100,000 per person.
– $300,000 per occurrence.
Property Damage: – $ 50,000.
In addition, each certificate shall certify that the applicant has statutory worker’s compensation insurance for all employees of the applicant. All insurance policies certified hereunder shall include provisions requiring the insurance carrier to notify the City of the expiration, cancellation or other termination of coverage not less than thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such action.
3. Each application shall be accompanied by a license fee. This fee shall be set by resolution of the City Council and is listed in the Schedule of Civil Penalties and Fees in the Appendix to this Code of Ordinances. If the license applied for is not issued, the fee shall be refunded to the applicant.
4. If the Council finds the application to be in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and determines that the applicant will operate the solid waste and/or recyclable materials collection or transportation business without endangering public health or the environment and in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 105 of this Code of Ordinances and otherwise in conformance with the law, the requested license may be issued to be effective for a period of one year.
5. An annual license may be renewed upon payment of the required fee, reaffirmation of the original application information, or amendments thereto to reflect changes in vehicles and equipment, and submission of a current insurance certificate.
6. No license authorized by this chapter may be transferred to another person or company.