§ 52.046 WASTE HAULER LICENSE.
   No waste hauler shall collect wastes from within the corporate limits of the city or shall dump or dispose of wastes, whether from a source inside or outside the corporate limits of the city, into the city POTW or mudpit waste disposal area without first obtaining a waste hauler’s license from the city.
   (A)   Issuance criteria; minimum requirements. The waste hauler’s license shall be issued by the City Clerk upon approval by the Wastewater Treatment Plant Director after review of a written application, which shall consist of the following minimum requirements.
      (1)   Application form. An application form developed and furnished by the Director shall be completed and submitted by the waste hauler for each vehicle to be licensed.
      (2)   Inspection. The wastewater treatment plant, upon application, should inspect the waste hauling vehicle and associated equipment and determine if it meets the minimum qualifications for complying with the conditions of this subchapter. Vehicles with a rated capacity in excess of 2,500 gallons will be approved only upon special authorization of the Director.
      (3)   License fee. An application for a waste hauler’s license shall require the payment of a fee of $50 for each vehicle used by the applicant.
      (4)   Bond. A bond of $10,000 shall be posted in cash or by a bonding company authorized to do business in the state and shall be conditioned upon lawful performance by the licensee with the city ordinances and the rules and regulations of the water pollution control plant Superintendent and shall be subject to liability of any licensee for damage to the POTW or mudpit waste disposal area by discharging waste of a nature that is hazardous to the POTW or sludge, river or mudpit waste disposal area.
      (5)   The waste hauler shall submit a certificate or insurance with the application as proof of coverage, pursuant to § 10.009 of this code of ordinances.
   (B)   Renewal. A waste hauler’s license shall expire pursuant to § 10.009 of this code next after its issuance. Renewal applications must be made in the same manner as the initial application and must be received at the water pollution control plant 14 days prior to expiration. Failure to apply 14 days prior to expiration may result in an interruption in the license and the privileges of such license.
   (C)   Transferability of license. A waste hauler’s license is not transferable. Waste haulers shall inform the water pollution control plant when vehicle ownership is transferred.
(2013 Code, § 28-62) (Ord. 14461, passed 5-23-1994; Ord. 14870, passed 3-8-2010)