(A) License required. No person shall permit refuse to be picked up from his or her premises by an unlicensed collector. No person shall collect refuse in the city except a person holding a license with the city to do so.
(B) Application.
(1) Any person desiring a license shall make application to the City Clerk/Treasurer on a form prescribed by the Clerk/Treasurer.
(2) The application shall set forth:
(a) The name and address of the applicant;
(b) A description of each piece of equipment proposed to be used in the collection;
(c) The proposed charges to be made of those who use the service;
(d) A description of the kind of service proposed to be rendered;
(e) The place to which the refuse is to be hauled; and
(f) The manner in which the refuse is to be disposed of.
(C) Limitations. Only 1 person shall be licensed for residential collection during the period of the license from premises within a specific geographic area defined by the Council. There is no limit to the number of commercial refuse licenses.
(Am. Ord. 68, passed 3-5-2007)
(D) Disposal and roll-off containers.
(1) Disposal and roll-off containers. Each contractor, roll-off company, or any container used for disposal of construction debris, or yard clean up shall obtain a license from the city.
(2) Fee. Each license fee shall be set by the City Council on the first meeting of each year on the fee schedule.
(3) Insurance. Each individual to be licensed shall show proof of current liability insurance.
(4) License. License will run for 1 year from January 15 to January 14 of the following year.
(5) Enforcement. The Police Chief will be the enforcing authority for this division.
(Ord. 69, passed 4-2-2007)
(E) Insurance.
(1) No license shall be issued until the applicant files with the Clerk/Treasurer a current policy of public liability insurance covering all vehicles to be used by the applicant in the licensed business.
(2) The limits of coverage of the insurance are:
(a) Each person injured, at least $500,000;
(b) Each accident, at least $1,000,000; and
(c) Property damage, at least $250,000.
(F) License fees.
(1) License shall be issued for a period of 1 year.
(2) The license fee shall annually be established by the Council.
(G) Rates and charges. No licensee shall charge any user of his or her refuse collection service more than an amount annually set by the Council.
(1986 Code, § 502.05) Penalty, see § 10.99