(A) All businesses required to have a city business license, as specified in § 110.025, shall recycle as follows:
(1) Businesses shall source separate from the waste stream all paper, cardboard, glass/plastic bottles or jars, and aluminum/tin cans;
(2) Businesses and business recycling service customers shall provide recycling containers for internal maintenance or work areas where recyclable materials may be collected, stored, or both; and
(3) Businesses and business recycling service customers shall post accurate signs where recyclable materials are collected, stored, or both that identify the materials that the business must source separate and that provide recycling instructions.
(B) (1) This section does not apply to a business operated from a residence. A RESIDENCE is the place where a person lives.
(2) A business may seek an exemption from the requirements in division (A) above, if:
(a) The business provides access to the city or designated agent for a site visit; and
(b) The city or designated agent determines during the site visit that the business cannot comply with the business recycling requirement because of space or economic restrictions or other extenuating circumstances.
(C) To assist businesses in compliance with this section, the city or designated agent shall:
(1) Notify businesses of the business recycling requirement at the time application is made for a business license;
(2) Provide businesses with education and technical assistance to assist with meeting the requirements of this section; and
(3) The city’s business license procedures shall include provisions requiring that the business shall certify that they have complied with the requirements of this section upon signing the business license application and the business shall also certify upon renewal of the business license that they have complied with the requirements of this section.
(D) A business that does not comply with the business recycling requirement may receive a written notice of noncompliance. The notice shall describe:
(1) The violation;
(2) How the business or business recycling service customer can cure the violation within the time specified in the notice; and
(3) An offer of assistance with compliance.
(E) A business or business recycling service customer that does not cure the violation within the time specified in the notice of noncompliance may receive a written citation. The citation shall provide:
(1) An additional opportunity to cure the violation within the time specified on the citation; and
(2) Notification to the business or business recycling service customer that it may be subject to a fine under the provisions of § 10.99.
(F) A business or business recycling service customer that does not cure the violation within the time specified in the notice of noncompliance may be subject to a fine. The general penalty of violation is punishable under the provisions of § 10.99.
(Prior Code, § 7.700) (Ord. 2009-06, passed 5-26-2009)