When the city annexes an area in which, for at least the immediately preceding three years, private solid waste collection service of at least the quality and frequency of service provided by the city has been provided by an operator holding a county franchise, license or permit, the operator may continue to provide such service to the existing service area for the period provided by Cal. Pub. Res. Code, Section 49520 after the city mails notice to the operator that after such a period the city will provide exclusive service to the area. The city and the operator may provide mutually satisfactory terms for the operator’s termination of service before such period expires.
(Ord. No. 3007)