(a) The City shall authorize, permit, regulate and control the collection, removal and disposal of all refuse generated at all places or premises. For this purpose, the City may enter into a collection agreement with one or more solid waste enterprises with or without advertising for bids. The collection agreement shall not be or be deemed or construed as a franchise.
(b) Notwithstanding any permit issued by any other governmental agency authorizing the collection of any type of refuse, no person other than a person with a collection agreement, or its duly authorized agents or subcontractors, as provided in Section 5.20.070, shall negotiate or contract for, undertake to receive, collect, remove, transport, or dispose of any type of refuse from within the Palo Alto for a fee, service charge or other consideration therefor, except as specifically provided herein.
(c) No person shall interfere in any manner with the lawful operations of the collector or its duly authorized agents or subcontractors.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, each residential householder and commercial business owner shall utilize the services of the collector for the collection of refuse from the residential or commercial premises held or occupied by that owner or occupant and shall pay the fees for services as approved by the Council. No residential householder or commercial business owner shall enter into an agreement with a solid waste enterprise for the collection of refuse except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(Ord. 5377 § 1 (part), 2016; Ord. 4451 § 1 (part), 1997)