§ 18-111. Business establishment refuse collection permit.

Permits for collection of refuse or other waste from business establishments within the City shall be issued by the City under the following conditions:

(a)

Third party commercial solid waste service provider must supply evidence satisfactory to the administrator that the provider possesses the necessary equipment and qualifications to provide commercial solid waste services in a manner satisfactory to the city and in conformity with all applicable federal, state, county and city laws, rules and regulations.

(b)

The third party commercial solid waste service provider application shall include the name, business addresses and telephone numbers of all owners, partners, general managers and principal officer, as well as emergency telephone numbers, business references and such other information as deemed necessary.

(c)

The third party commercial solid waste service provider must submit an application, on a form provided by the city, to the city with a cash permit surety of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). This surety shall be conditioned upon the payment of any charges incurred by the city in correcting any failure by the contractor to perform in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. An annual per-vehicle license fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each vehicle to be used to provide commercial solid waste services within the city shall also be paid to the city prior to the issuance of the permit and commencement of commercial solid waste service.

(d)

Once the permit is approved and issued by the city, the third party commercial solid waste service provider shall inform the city of any changes in the number of vehicles it has providing commercial solid waste services within the city. If the provider fails to report any such change, or any applicable fee is not paid for any vehicle performing such services for the provider within the city, the city may suspend the third party commercial solid waste service provider's permit to conduct commercial solid waste services within the city until such fees are paid in full or cause the cash permit surety held by the city to be forfeited in whole or in part.

(e)

Unless otherwise approved by the administrator or his designee, the third party commercial solid waste service provider shall provide the city with written notice of intent to service any business establishment at least thirty (30) days before commencing service. Such notice shall include the name and address of the establishment, number and size of standard refuse containers, roll-off bodies, bins or compactor bins, and the proposed schedule for collection. The third party commercial solid waste service provider shall also provide the city and the business establishment thirty (30) days' written notice prior to any discontinuance of or material change in service. The administrator may waive the notice requirements in this paragraph, in his discretion, to facilitate transfer of service.

(f)

Permits issued pursuant to this section shall be non-transferable. The permits shall be issued for one (1) year commencing July 1 and ending June 30. Applications for renewal shall be made at least forty-five (45) days prior to expiration of current permit. Applicable fees may be pro-rated monthly on permits issued during the fiscal year.

(g)

All third party commercial solid waste service providers must obtain, keep in force and maintain public liability and property damage insurance in the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) for personal injury or death to any one (1) person, one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) for personal injuries or death sustained by all persons in any one (1) accident and five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) for property damage arising from any single occurrence, arising from any error, omission or act, negligent or intentional, by the provider or its employees or agent in collection, hauling and/or disposal activities within the city. The city shall be named a co-insured. A certificate of insurance shall be furnished to the city at the time of permit application, and at any time during a permit year when requested by the city. The form and coverage shall be subject to city approval.

(h)

The permit fee, sureties and insurance requirements of this section may be waived by the administrator for any charitable or philanthropic organization engaged in salvaging or recycling; provided, no part of the revenue from the operation inures to the personal benefit of any person.

(Ord. No. 2994, § 1(Exh. A), 6-28-16; Ord. No. O18-76, § 1(Exh. A), 10-23-18)