(a) License Required. No private collector shall engage in the business of private refuse collection and removal without possessing a valid license therefore from the City.
(b) Compliance Required. In order to obtain a valid license from the City, the private collector must satisfy the requirements of subsections (c) and (d) hereof.
(c) License Fee. Each private collector shall pay to the City, on or before February 1 of each year, an annual license fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000) to haul in the City and no new license shall be issued until the fee is paid in full. Non-payment shall be grounds for immediate revoking of contractor's license.
(d) Private Collection Vehicles. Each private collector shall demonstrate that he or she possesses and uses exclusively in the private collection of refuse an enclosed watertight container body mounted on each truck chassis. Each container body shall be designed and equipped so that neither refuse nor noxious odors will escape the collection vehicle.
(e) Revocation of Licenses. The Director may revoke a license following a hearing if it is determined that the private hauler:
(1) Uses one or more collection vehicles that do not meet the requirements of this chapter;
(2) Repeatedly creates nuisances in collecting and disposing of refuse;
(3) Has violated Federal or State criminal statutes in the conduct of business or in the collection of refuse; or
(4) Has violated any provision of this chapter.
(Ord. 4275. Passed 5-26-82; Ord. 4982. Passed 12-19-05; Ord. 5274. Passed 8-14-19.)