(a) Every license issued under this article shall be subject to the following conditions.
(1) All vehicles used by the licensee for the collection of refuse shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the spilling or scattering of its contents upon the public streets. All such vehicles and equipment shall be kept in a clean, inoffensive and sanitary condition. Such vehicles shall carry at all times: a shovel, broom, and fire extinguisher. The name and phone number of the licensee shall be marked on each side and across the back of all such vehicles and containers in letters not less than 2 inches in height. Trucks with a rated capacity of more than 1.5 tons used in the transportation or collection of refuse that contains garbage shall be closed, leakproof, and constructed for the purpose of refuse collection. Vehicles shall not be loaded in excess of the gross vehicle weight.
(2) All refuse shall be handled and transported by the licensee in such a manner as to prevent scattering, spilling, or leaking of the same or to otherwise create a nuisance thereby or to violate any rule or regulation of the State department of health.
(3) All refuse collected by the licensee shall be disposed of at such disposal facilities or private disposal facilities within the disposal system designated by the director, or as otherwise directed by the director or the director’s authorized representative.
(4) Disposal charges incurred by the licensee for disposing of refuse at disposal facilities or private disposal facilities within the disposal system designated by the director shall be paid when due.
(5) The licensee shall not violate any provisions contained herein or in any other ordinance relating to the collection and disposal of refuse within the city.
(6) All vehicles and other equipment used by a licensee in the collection and transportation of refuse shall be inspected at least once per year by the director of the department of environmental services to determine use in conformance with this article and such rules as the director may duly adopt pursuant hereto.
(b) The director shall provide for each truck or equipment found to be in compliance herewith a durable tag or decal, at cost, and upon payment of the license fee to the director of customer services by the licensee. Such tag or decal shall be securely fastened and maintained by the licensee on each vehicle or equipment so as to be clearly visible.
(Sec. 9-2.3, R.O. 1978 (1987 Supp. to 1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 9, Art. 2, § 9-2.3) (Am. Ords. 99-32, 10-16)