(A) Authorization for private or contract refuse collection, removal, and hauling may be issued on the basis of convenience and/or necessity, as determined by the City Council, and may be revoked by the City Council at any time it becomes evident that such collection, removal, and hauling does not comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(B) Any individual or group of individuals, including public or private corporations or contractors other than agents or employees of the City Sanitation Department shall obtain a written permit prior to collecting, removing, or hauling refuse within the city. The permit shall be granted by the City Council; excluding, however, that one-time, single occurrence permits may be issued by the Community Development Department to individuals or building contractors in conjunction with demolition, remodeling, or construction permits.
(C) The collection and removal of refuse by private or contract haulers shall not relieve the owner or occupant of any premises of responsibility for complying with all the provisions of this chapter regarding the storage of refuse or the payment of the minimum monthly service fee provided for in § 51.45 of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 51.04) (Ord. 1216, passed 12-12-1995)