The Director of Public Works or his designee
shall issue a permit upon receipt of a complete application and upon
finding that the applicant has complied with all applicable sections
of this chapter, the County Code and the Code of Virginia.
A. Prior to issuance of a permit, the applicant shall
provide the Director of Public Works or his designee an application
which shall contain at least the following information and documents
to ensure that the individual or company is competent to satisfactorily
and lawfully perform the proposed service. The applicant shall include:
(2) Type of business (single propriety, partnership, corporation,
etc.)
(3) Name of parent company, if applicable.
(4) Owner or principle official (authorized representative).
(7) Business telephone, including twenty-four-hour contact
number.
(8) Business office staffed during normal business hours.
(9) Name, address and policy number of liability insurance
company.
(10)
Name and telephone number of another collector
or hauler permitted with the Director of Public Works which will act
in backup capacity if hauler has only one permitted collection vehicle.
(11)
A certification by the applicant that at all
times the operation of the business will be in conformance with all
applicable statutes and ordinances as a condition to the issuance
and contained validity of the permit.
(12)
A certification by the applicant that only refuse
and recyclables from the landfill service area will be accepted.
(13)
Evidence of a valid business license issued
by the County Commissioner of the Revenue shall be required.
B. A permit shall be issued or denied by the Director
of Public Works or his designee within 30 days of the receipt of a
complete application and all required documents.
(1) The County Treasurer shall assign and provide to all
approved collection vehicles a permit number which shall be permanently
affixed to the reverse side of the passenger side mirror of the vehicle
for which it is issued. A copy of the permit number shall be provided
to the landfill manager.
(2) Any vehicles that are added to a company's fleet after
the initial application must make appropriate application and obtain
a permit from the County Treasurer prior to using the County's landfill.
(3) A hauler must notify the Director of Public Works
within 24 hours of any change of address or telephone number.
C. Permit renewal. All permits are issued for a period
of three years. Renewal application must be made between October and
December of the third year. Permits expire effective December 31.
D. Permit denial, suspension or revocation.
(1) If, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works,
a hauler violates or refuses to comply with this or any provision
of this article or any regulation promulgated hereunder, the County
Code or the Code of Virginia, or any court relating thereto, the permit
of said hauler or collector may be denied, suspended or revoked by
the Director of Public Works.
(2) In addition to the subsection above, grounds for permit
denial, suspension or revocation may include, but shall not be limited
to, repeated substantiated, unsatisfactory delivery of customer service,
failure to pay landfill tipping fees, unsatisfactory maintenance or
cleanliness of collection vehicles, as determined following inspection
by the Director of Public Works or his designee, use of the County
landfill for disposal of refuse originating outside of the landfill
service area, failure to abide by the reasonable conditions or regulations
of the Director of Public Works and the landfill manager, or failure
to abide by and update the permit application.
All alleged violations of any provision of this
article shall be reported to the Public Works Department. The Sheriff's
Department shall have concurrent authority to investigate alleged
violations.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which
shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction,
be punishable by a maximum fine of $2,500 or by incarceration in jail
of not more than 12 months, or by both such fine and incarceration
and/or loss of trash/recyclables disposal privileges in the County.