A. Except as authorized by section 13.24.060.B, businesses, schools and public agencies, non-residential properties, multifamily properties, the party contracting for waste material removal service, owners, or generators of commercial waste material, may not hire, select, or contract with a person who does not hold a current and valid commercial solid waste collection franchise issued by the city to collect commercial solid waste. An owner or customer must subscribe to a level of solid waste, recyclable material, and organic material collection service, both container capacity and frequency of collection, that:
1. Complies with the minimum levels of solid waste, recycling, and organic waste services as set forth in this chapter.
2. Adequately meets the waste generation needs, as determined by the solid waste manager.
B. If the solid waste manager determines that it is in the best interest of the city to allow or require a residential or residential mixed-use property that receive residential collection services from the city to contract for collection services from a franchised waste hauler in addition to or in lieu of services provided by the city, the solid waste manager shall provide the property owner with a written determination that includes a requirement to comply with subsection A.
C. The party contracting for solid waste service is responsible for compliance with recycling and organic waste collection requirements. The party contracting for solid waste service may not assign the requirement to subscribe to the appropriate level of recycling and organic waste collection to another business, school, public agency, non-residential property, or multifamily property, including a tenant. (Ord. 2023-0024 § 38; Ord. 2021-0003 § 15)