(A) It is unlawful for any person to haul garbage, refuse, recyclables, or yard waste without the appropriate license issued by the city and payment of the license fee set forth in Chapter 33, unless the person is hauling from his or her own residence or commercial establishment.
(B) (1) The following categories of haulers must be separately licensed:
(a) Haulers collecting recyclables and any nonrecyclables from residential areas;
(b) Haulers collecting any nonrecyclables from commercial establishments and/or multiple dwellings; and
(c) Haulers of recyclables only.
(2) Each application for a license and each license issued must identify the type of license and the specific vehicles to be used by the licensed hauler.
(C) Before a license is issued, the applicant must file with the City Manager or designee evidence that the applicant has in effect public liability insurance for the hauler’s business and for all vehicles in at least the sum of $500,000 for injury of one person, $1,000,000 for the injury of two or more persons in the same accident, and $100,000 for property damages.
(D) When the application is submitted, the applicant must file with the City Manager or designee a schedule of proposed rates to be charged during the licensed period. Every licensee must provide 14-day prior written notification to the city and the licensee’s customers of any change in rates to be implemented during the licensed period.
(E) In addition to the other requirements of this subchapter, haulers servicing residences must comply with the following.
(1) Curbside recycling collection will be made available to all residential customers. At minimum, the service must include bi-weekly collection. Charges for service to customers who have no curbside recycling collection will be no less than the charges for services which include curbside recycling collection.
(2) Weekly collection of garbage, refuse, and yard waste will be provided on collection days.
(3) A minimum of three rate levels for regular service, priced on the basis of volume, will be provided.
(4) Each licensee must separately collect and dispose of yard waste for a minimum of eight weeks in the spring, commencing on April 1, and eight weeks in the fall, commencing on September 15.
(Prior Code, § 111.216) (Ord. 07-005, passed 11-13-2007) Penalty, see § 115.999