953.07 PERMIT FOR HAULING REQUIRED.
(a) No person shall engage in the collection, transportation or disposal of waste in this City unless he or his employer is the holder of a license issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Application for such license shall be made to the Mayor or his designee on a form prescribed by the Mayor or his designee, which shall identify and describe each vehicle proposed to be operated under such license. Such application shall be accompanied by tender of a license fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each vehicle for which authorization is sought.
(c) License applications shall be accompanied by a certificate of insurance of an approved insurance carrier showing that the applicant and his employees are insured against loss from liability imposed by law for damages on account of bodily injuries or death and from damage to property resulting from the ownership maintenance or use of the vehicles to be operated under such license. The limits of insurance shall not be less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for bodily injuries to or death of one person, not less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for bodily injuries resulting from any one accident, and not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for damage to property in any one accident. Such application and license shall be subject to the approval of the Mayor or his designee as to form and compliance with this section; notice of cancellation of policy shall be provided in writing ten days in advance of the effective date of the cancellation.
(d) No person, firm or corporation for hire shall collect or remove any garbage, offal or rubbish, or haul the same over the streets, alleys, boulevards or other public places in the City without first having obtained a license therefor from the Mayor, and shall attach the number of the license in a conspicuous place on the vehicle in which the garbage, offal or rubbish is hauled. In order for the numbers of the license to be uniform, the Mayor shall furnish the same and collect twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each license granted. All moneys so paid shall be credited to the General Fund.
(e) On approval of such application and the determination that the applicant has the property equipment in good condition to meet the requirements of this section, the Mayor or his designee shall issue a license to the applicant. Such certificate shall be valid on a calendar year basis, that is, January 1 through December 31. Therefore, license renewals shall be applied for between December 1 and December 31 of the ensuing calendar year. The Mayor or his designee may state on the license the conditions under which it is issued to insure the proper collection of waste items in accordance with this section.
(f) The Mayor or his designee may revoke or suspend the license of any person, firm or corporation to collect waste items who has demonstrated the inability or unwillingness to comply with this section and/or rules and regulations promulgated by the City Board of Health.
(g) Any person whose application for a license has been denied, suspended or revoked may make written request for a hearing before the Mayor. The Mayor or his designee shall grant such hearing within thirty days after a request is made therefor.
(1979 Code 94.52)