(A) All persons engaged in the business or practice of collection or transporting any solid waste or yard waste from any premises, or upon the streets, alleys or public ways of the city, shall be licensed. This section shall not apply to city employees in the performance of their duties or persons authorized to perform said services by contract with the city.
(B) The annual fee for a license for solid waste and garbage collection shall be $100. Application shall be made to the city. At a minimum, the application must include the following information:
(1) Description of the methods and equipment used to collect material, description of services provided, location by address, size in cubic yards and type front or rear load of all dumpsters serviced by applicant;
(2) Proof of liability insurance acceptable to the city;
(3) The license shall specify location where collected material is disposed. No licensed collector shall dispose of material at sites other than those herein specified;
(4) Each licensed collection receptacle provided by said license must be the proper type, as determined by the City Engineer, and be hygienic, and not contributing to litter and be properly maintained;
(5) Such other pertinent facts as the City Engineer may from time to time require for the purpose of determining whether the applicant complies with any and all laws, rules or regulations established by the city, county, state or federal government in regards to waste handling or disposal; and
(6) Unless revoked, every license granted under this section shall expire on the next succeeding May 31 following issuance.
(C) The annual fee for a license for yard waste collection shall apply if the city drop-off recycling center is utilized by said business. The yard waste collector shall only utilize the drop-off recycling center with yard waste collected from city properties. The fee shall be approved by the City Council. Application shall be made to the City Engineer:
(1) Description of the vehicles used to collect yard waste, license number of vehicles, location by address, name and phone number of all locations in the city serviced by the applicant;
(2) Proof of liability insurance acceptable to the city;
(3) Applicant shall agree to utilize the recycling drop-off center during posted hours. However, the applicant shall not utilize the recycling drop-off center during the following days or times Friday after 2:30 p.m.: all day Saturday and all day Sunday; and
(4) Such other pertinent facts as the City Engineer may from time to time require for the purpose of determining whether the applicant complies with any and all laws, rules or regulations established by the city, county, state or federal government in regards to yard waste disposal.
(D) Unless revoked, every license granted under this section shall expire on the next succeeding May 31 following issuance.
(Prior Code, § 14-14) (Ord. 961, passed 2-1-1993; Ord. 965, passed 5-10-1993; Ord. 977, passed 3-21-1994; Ord. 1211, passed 12-20-2004; Ord. 1263, passed 3-6-2006; Ord. 1425, passed 3-14-2016)