6.06.030 - Refuse and recycling hauler licensing.

Effective April 1, 1984: (1)

Any refuse or recycling collection company granted a hauler license by the city for such purpose shall thereupon have the non-exclusive right to collect industrial and commercial refuse and/or recycling materials generated in the city.

(2)

Any company furnishing such collection services to any business location in the city shall possess a current hauler's license issued by the city. All licensed haulers shall operate within the guidelines as set forth in the license. These guidelines may include, but will not be limited to, the amount of the annual license fee, standards for equipment and vehicle maintenance, a schedule of reasonable fees to be charged to customers for specific services, and other guidelines that the city council may deem necessary to impose from time to time. All guidelines shall be established or modified by city council resolution. No such company shall be entitled to render such services after April 1, 1984, unless it shall render its services in compliance with the terms of the non-exclusive hauler license.

(3)

Any company other than the city's licensed haulers, which engages in the business of commercial and/or industrial refuse and/or recycling material collection in the city after April 1, 1984, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided generally for violations of the Commerce Municipal Code.

(Ord. No. 695, § 1, 2-20-2018)