§ 4-5-2 PERMIT REQUIRED.

   No person, firm, copartnership, or corporation shall collect garbage or waste material within the town for money or other compensation without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Town Council.

(Prior Code, § 4-5-2) Penalty, see § 4-5-11

§ 4-5-3 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT; FEE; CONDITIONS FOR ISSUANCE.

   (A)   Filing application. Any person desiring a license required by this chapter shall make application therefor to the Town Clerk-Treasurer.

   (B)   Payment of fee. Upon approval of the application by the Town Council, and after payment of the required fee, the Clerk-Treasurer shall issue a permit as requested. The fee shall be in the amount as set by resolution of the Town Council and the current fee schedule is available at the office of the Town Clerk-Treasurer. The collection of the hauler’s fee from residents of the town is the hauler’s responsibility and the Town Council shall not be held accountable therefor.

   (C)   Term of permit. The permit, once granted, shall be good until terminated by the town or the hauler, or until nonpayment of the annual fee by the hauler.

   (D)   Right to deny permit. The town reserves the right to deny a permit to any applicant.

   (E)   Number of permits. The town may issue an unlimited number of permits hereunder.

(Prior Code, § 4-5-3; Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024)

§ 4-5-4 COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE.

   Assignment of this permit shall be only upon approval of the Town Council.

(Prior Code, § 4-5-4)

§ 4-5-5 RATES AND CHARGES SUBJECT TO COUNCIL APPROVAL.

   (A)   All rates and charges for the services rendered under this chapter shall be subject to the prior approval of the Town Council.

   (B)   The current rates for each permittee/hauler shall be attached to their application and shall be approved with issuance of the permit until a future change in said rates by the hauler, which shall also be approved by the Town Council.

(Prior Code, § 4-5-5)

§ 4-5-6 OPERATION WITH EXPIRED OR TERMINATED PERMIT.

   It is unlawful for any hauler whose permit has been terminated or expired due to nonpayment to collect garbage, rubbish, or waste material within the town.

(Prior Code, § 4-5-6) Penalty, see § 4-5-11

§ 4-5-7 RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY COUNCIL.

   The Town Council may from time to time adopt reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter nor federal or state rules and regulations, to govern the operation of private haulers and to promote the health, safety, and general welfare.

(Prior Code, § 4-5-7)

§ 4-5-8 SERVICE ADEQUATE FOR TOWN REQUIREMENTS.

   The service to be furnished by any of the haulers granted permits hereunder shall be adequate for the requirements of the town and its inhabitants, subject to accident, interference, or interruption beyond the reasonable control of the haulers, and shall be furnished under such reasonable rules and regulations as the hauler may make from time to time for the proper conduct of their respective businesses.

(Prior Code, § 4-5-8)

§ 4-5-9 TERMINATION OF PERMIT.

   Any permit granted pursuant to this chapter may be terminated by either the town or the operator/hauler upon 60 days’ written notice to the other party.

(Prior Code, § 4-5-9)

§ 4-5-10 COVERED TANK OR TRUCK FOR HAULING.

   (A)   Tank or truck requirements. Each licensed hauler shall provide a covered tank or truck, so constructed that the contents do not leak or spill therefrom, in which all garbage/waste material collected by such hauler shall be conveyed to the appropriate sanitary landfill.

   (B)   Sanitation of conveyance. The truck or conveyance used shall be kept clean and as free from offensive odor as possible, and shall not be allowed to stand in any street, alley, or public place longer than is reasonably necessary to collect garbage.

(Prior Code, § 4-5-10)