(A) 
It shall be mandatory for all owners, occupants, or persons in possession, charge or control of all places and premises in the City, in or from which refuse is created, accumulated, or produced, to subscribe to, use, and pay for the franchisee’s refuse collection service in the manner and according to the terms and provisions of this Chapter, and in the manner and according to the terms and provisions of the current City-franchisee franchise agreement for refuse collection, and the failure to do so shall be unlawful; provided, that this subsection (A) shall not be applicable to an owner, occupant, or person, described in the first sentence of this subsection (A), who has opted out of mandatory refuse service and has demonstrated to the satisfaction of City either that no refuse is being generated on the premises, or that refuse is being timely removed from the premises and deposited and recycled at a permitted disposal or collection site.
(B) 
Residential, commercial, and industrial customers of the franchisee shall pay rates then in effect as established by the City-franchisee franchise agreement.
(C) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to hinder, threaten, impede or obstruct the franchisee in the performance of its duties in the City.