§ 12.5-856 PAYMENT OF FEES/QUARTERLY REPORTS/ANNUAL REPORT.

   The grantee must make payment of all fees payable under the privilege agreement on a quarterly schedule. Payments will be due on: April 30, July 31, October 31 and January 31 for the preceding quarter. The amount due shall be 10% of the total gross hauling revenue of the grantee from the collection and transporting of municipal solid waste produced in Fort Worth. An annual report shall be due January 31 of each year and shall be a summary of the quarterly reports for the preceding year.

(Ord. 13555, § 1, passed 8-25-1998; Ord. 24532-11-2020, § 2, passed 11-17-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)

§ 12.5-857 SOLID WASTE VEHICLE HAULING PERMIT.

   (a)   Every person who uses a vehicle to transport or collect municipal solid waste produced in the city shall register each vehicle with the director of city services and shall have affixed by the city a solid waste vehicle hauling permit (“hauling permit”) to each vehicle.

   (b)   A person commits an offense if the person knowingly operates or causes to be operated a vehicle used to transport or collect municipal solid waste in violation of subsection (a) above.

   (c)   Exemptions:

      (1)   The city and its own employees engaged in the collection and transportation of municipal solid waste on behalf of the city are exempt from this division; and

      (2)   Persons transporting their own municipal solid waste that they generated at their own homes are exempt from this division.

   (d)   Defenses:

      (1)   It is a defense to prosecution that the person was using a vehicle to gather only recyclable materials, salvageable newspapers or clothes;

      (2)   It is a defense to prosecution that the person was transporting municipal solid waste that was generated in the person’s private business and that the person only transports municipal solid waste at a maximum of two times per year; and

      (3)   It is a defense to prosecution that the person was collecting municipal solid waste from a dumpster or roll-off container that is used by private individuals or firms and contains only recyclables.

(Ord. 13555, § 1, passed 8-25-1998)

§ 12.5-858 HAULING PERMIT APPLICATION.

   (a)   A person required to have a hauling permit under this division shall submit an application plus an application fee at the City of Fort Worth's Solid Waste Division.

   (b)   At a minimum the application shall include:

      (1)   Name, address and telephone number of the applicant;

      (2)   The trade name under which the applicant does business or proposes to do business;

      (3)   The number of vehicles the applicant desires to operate and for each of which the applicant seeks to obtain permits under this application;

      (4)   Make, model, year and license plate number, collection body type (i.e. automated side loader, front end loader, rear loader, roll-off, and grapple/boom) and fuel type (i.e. Diesel, CNG) of each vehicle that the applicant will use to collect or transport municipal solid waste;

      (5)   The nature and character of the service the applicant proposes to render; and

      (6)   Any other information as may be relevant to the applicant's fitness to render such services as may be required by the director of the code compliance department.

   (c)   Each applicant in the business of transporting solid waste shall sign a solid waste transportation certification as required by the Texas Administrative Code.

   (d)   Before a hauling permit is issued, each vehicle must satisfactorily pass inspection for the following items:

      (1)   The vehicle must be constructed to ensure no spillage of solid waste;

      (2)   A non-enclosed vehicle must have a proper tarp or other satisfactory cover to prevent blowing of materials being transported;

      (3)   Where applicable, all drain plugs and seals must be intact; and

      (4)   The vehicle must be clean and odor free.

(Ord. 13555, § 1, passed 8-25-1998; Ord. 24532-11-2020, § 3, passed 11-17-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)