(A) No person shall engage in the business of operating a transfer station, recycling center, material recovery facility
(MRF), collecting or hauling garbage, solid waste, recyclables or other refuse from sites within the county, without first procuring a license to do so from the county. Such license shall be valid for one year beginning June 1 of each year through June 1 of following year.
(B) The county shall prepare and make available to all applicants an application form for licenses. The application shall include the following information:
(1) Name and type of business;
(2) Name of business manager;
(3) Name and address of the person designated as the legal representative of the business (such as president or owner);
(4) Property description, address and telephone number of business;
(5) Year, make and model of each hauling vehicle;
(6) Type of each vehicle (such as dump truck, pickup and the like);
(7) For each vehicle, its vehicle identification number, license plate number and fleet number;
(8) Weight of each vehicle;
(9) Capacity of each vehicle in tons or cubic yards; and
(10) Such other information as the county shall deem appropriate and necessary.
(C) The licensee shall notify the county in writing within 30 days following a change in any application information.
(D) The county shall provide license renewal forms to each licensee within 60 days prior to the expiration of the licensee’s current license. License renewal forms shall be completed and received by the county 30 days prior to the expiration of the licensee’s current license.
(E) The county may grant a conditional license where an application is incomplete. The conditional license shall specify the conditions upon which a permanent license will be granted and the time requirement within which the conditions must be met. Failure to comply the conditions specified shall result in a conditional license revocation and denial of a permanent license.
(F) The county shall have 30 days from the receipt of the license or renewal application to issue or deny the license, license renewal or conditional license. The county will issue a temporary license valid for 30 days upon the county’s failure to act upon the application within 30 days.
(G) The past history of the applicant, in terms of compliance with this subchapter, will be considered for purposes of issuance or denial of the license. The county shall notify the applicant in writing of its decision. If issued, the license shall be mailed by first class mail to the address provided in the application. If denied, a written decision shall be served by certified mail upon the applicant at the address provided in the application.
(H) A license denial shall provide written notice stating the basis for the denial and shall provide notice to the applicant that if an appeal is desired, a written request for a hearing must be received by the county within 15 days following service of the denial. Upon receipt of a hearing request, the county shall set a time and place for the hearing. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures in § 51.99.
(I) The annual license fee for each transfer station shall be $500. The annual license fee shall be prorated in the event the licensing period is less than one year’s duration. Payment of all fees must accompany the license application/renewal.
(J) The annual license fee for each recycling center shall be $50. The annual license fee shall be prorated in the event the licensing period is less than one year’s duration. Payment of all fees must accompany the license application/renewal.
(K) The annual license fee for each material recovery facility (MRF) shall be $50. The annual license fee shall be prorated in the event the licensing period is less than one year’s duration. Payment of all fees must accompany the license application/renewal.
(L) The annual license fee for each hauler shall be $10 plus $10 for each vehicle used in collecting or hauling garbage. The annual license fee shall be prorated in the event the licensing period is less than one year’s duration. Payment of all fees must accompany the license application/renewal.
(M) The annual license fee for each municipality within the county owing or operating a transfer station, recycling center, material recovery facility (MRF) or garbage hauling vehicles shall be $0. Said municipalities must still obtain a license from the county and comply with all reporting procedures contained in this subchapter.
(N) A copy of the license shall be displayed in all businesses and carried in all hauling vehicles at all times.
(Ord. 1997-01, passed 2-18-1997) Penalty, see § 51.99