[Amended 10-1-2007 by Ord. No. 07-02]
No person shall engage in the business of collection, transportation, disposal, or recycling of refuse in the City without first obtaining a license therefore as provided in this article and under the requirements of Chapter 18, Article II (Licenses) of the Corunna City Code. All persons who regularly pick up refuse for others shall obtain a license and be subject to the provisions of this article and under the requirements of Chapter 18, Article II (Licenses) of the Corunna City Code as though such persons were engaged in the business of collecting, transporting, disposing, or recycling of refuse in the City.
[Amended 10-1-2007 by Ord. No. 07-02]
Application for a license under this division shall be made
in writing to the City Clerk's office upon blanks furnished by
such office and each applicant in such application shall state his
or her name, trade name, residence and business address. Such application
shall also contain an agreement by the applicant to obey, abide by
and comply with all provisions of this article and all other laws,
ordinances, rules and regulations applicable to the conduct of such
business now in force or which may hereafter be adopted. The applicant
shall also furnish copies of all state and federal licenses required
to haul waste in Michigan.
[Amended 10-1-2007 by Ord. No. 07-02]
A licensee shall pay any judgment which may be obtained against
the City, alone or jointly with such licensee, on account of any injury
or damage to persons or to property by reason of any license granted
under this division. The licensee shall intervene and defend any such
suit or action upon written notice thereof given by the City.
[Amended 10-1-2007 by Ord. No. 07-02]
Before any person may engage in the business of collection,
transportation, disposal, or recycling of refuse in the City, he shall
pay the license fee as set by resolution of the City Council and comply
with all insurance requirements as set by City Council.
[Amended 10-1-2007 by Ord. No. 07-02]
Rubbish and garbage collected by a licensed garbage collector
shall be disposed of at a sanitary landfill, or by other allowable
means designated by the City which conforms to all the local, county
and state health regulations. The licensed contractor must assume
all costs incurred with regard thereto.
[Amended 10-1-2007 by Ord. No. 07-02]
(a)
City curbside refuse pickup. Collection days and times
of refuse service in the City shall be determined by the rules and
regulations established by the Council in conjunction with this chapter.
(b)
Private backdoor refuse pickup. Collection days and
times of refuse service in the City shall be determined by the rules
and regulations established by the Council in conjunction with this
chapter.
(c)
Other refuse pickup. Collection days and times of refuse
service in the City shall be determined by the rules and regulations
established by the Council in conjunction with this chapter.
[Amended 10-1-2007 by Ord. No. 07-02; 12-17-2007 by Ord. No. 07-06]
(a)
Vehicles used in the collection and removal of garbage
and rubbish shall be equipped with strongly built, watertight bodies,
free from holes or openings in the bottom and sides except as in this
section or otherwise provided. Garbage shall be kept covered in the
course of collection and removal in such a manner as to confine odors
and prevent the attraction of insects and the littering of streets.
(b)
Vehicles not equipped with watertight, enclosed bodies
shall be provided with strong, watertight metal containers for storage
of garbage on the vehicle while garbage is collected and transported.
Containers shall be equipped with tight-fitting metal covers and the
containers shall be covered at all times; provided, that one container
may remain uncovered only during its filling in the course of collection,
and in large commercial collections where it is impractical to use
metal covers, a clean canvas cover may be used.
(c)
Private backdoor refuse pickup may only be made by
light and medium duty single axle commercial plated pickup trucks
with a gross vehicle weight of 12 tons or less.
[Amended 10-1-2007 by Ord. No. 07-02]
(a)
Collectors shall remove all garbage contained in containers
and immediately replace the cover on the container in a proper manner.
To the best of his ability, the collector shall prevent the denting
and damaging of containers. Garbage must be loaded onto the vehicle
without spilling.
(b)
No garbage vehicle shall stop or park for more than
10 minutes in any one location in a residential district except during
the lunch period. During such periods, the garbage load shall be securely
covered and the vehicle shall not be parked nearer than 50 feet to
a residential establishment.
[Amended 10-1-2007 by Ord. No. 07-02]
All vehicles and equipment actively engaged in the collection
and removal of garbage must be thoroughly washed and cleaned on a
regular basis.
