No person shall engage in the business of collecting, hauling
or transporting, in the city, any garbage, waste or refuse, without
first having obtained a franchise from the city.
(Ordinance 92-7, sec. 1, adopted 1/28/92; 1978 Code, sec. 28-22.1)
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, association
or corporation to provide commercial container garbage collection
services in the city without first obtaining a franchise from the
city. “Commercial container garbage collection services”
is defined as a public utility for the collection of the garbage from
mechanically emptied “dumpster or roll-on” type containers
from locations in the city which are not single-family locations,
and disposal of such material in accordance with law.
(Ordinance 83-128, sec. 1, adopted 10/4/83; Ordinance 87-93, sec. 1, adopted 12/8/87; 1978
Code, sec. 7-66; Ordinance 17-048 adopted 7/25/17)
All vehicles, containers and other equipment used by private
refuse collectors shall be maintained in a clean, sanitary condition
and free from odors at all times and shall be equipped with watertight
bodies.
(Ordinance 92-7, sec. 1, adopted 1/28/92; 1978 Code, sec. 28-22.2)
All containers and vehicles owned or operated by private refuse
collectors shall be subject to inspection by officials of the department
to insure safety compliance and to insure that proper lids or covers
are provided to prevent litter problems.
(Ordinance 92-7, sec. 1, adopted 1/28/92; 1978 Code, sec. 28-22.3; Ordinance 08-040, sec. 12, adopted 5/13/08; Ordinance 11-046, sec. 3, adopted 7/19/11)
Containers owned by private refuse collectors shall not be placed
on any street or right-of-way within the city. All collections shall
be made directly from the premises of the customer and any emptied
containers returned directly to such premises.
(Ordinance 92-7, sec. 1, adopted 1/28/92; 1978 Code, sec. 28-22.4)
