It shall be unlawful for any person or company to operate or conduct business as a hauler of residential, multi-family or commercial solid waste or recyclable material without first obtaining a municipal solid waste hauler registration as set forth in this section.
(A) Applicability. This section applies to any hauler of solid waste or recyclable material operating in the Town of Vail.
(B) Exceptions. The following persons or entities are not required to obtain a municipal solid waste hauler registration:
(1) Any person or his or her designee who transports to the landfill only the refuse that person generates;
(2) A civic, community, benevolent or charitable nonprofit organization collecting, transporting and marketing recyclables solely for the purpose of raising funds for a civic, community, benevolent or charitable event;
(3) A property owner or agent thereof who transports discarded materials left by a tenant upon such owner’s property, so long as such property owner is not provided compensation for the waste hauling services from tenants on a regular basis;
(4) Demolition or construction contractors or landscaping companies that produce and transport discarded material produced incidentally to the demolition, construction or landscaping work;
(5) Any person who transports only liquid waste (e.g., restaurant grease or portable toilet waste);
(6) The Town of Vail municipal organization and employees thereof, who transport solid waste, recyclable materials and compostable materials generated by the municipal organization, public containers or special events;
(7) Special event producers, who transport solid waste and recyclable materials for permitted events;
(8) Companies that provide special event collection services (e.g., electronic waste collection, on site paper shredding); and
(9) Companies contracted by registered solid waste haulers.
(C) Registration process.
(1) Generally. The Town of Vail Community Development Department shall set forth the standards for the implementation of the municipal solid waste hauler registration process including the amount of the registration fees, the designation of recyclable materials, and the schedule for collecting registration fees.
(2) Proof of insurance. Upon request, registered haulers shall provide proof of general comprehensive liability/automobile insurance protecting the hauler from all claims for damage to property or for bodily injury, including death, which may arise from operations under or in connection with this registration and providing limits of coverage of not less than $500,000 for bodily injury and property damage per occurrence or in aggregate.
(Ord. 6(2014) § 1)