(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)