§ 54-44. Commercial, office, industrial, and institutional solid waste collection and disposal license.

A company desiring to collect garbage, organic waste, and/or recyclables from commercial, office, industrial, and institutional properties within the city shall not engage in the business of garbage, organic waste, and/or recyclables collection without obtaining a license therefor.

(1)

All licenses shall be subject to approval by the city council.

(2)

The term of the licenses which may be issued by the city council under this classification shall be for a one-year period beginning July 1 and ending June 30.

(3)

The fee for this license shall be in accordance with appendix B to this Code.

(4)

If requested by the owner of a commercial, office, industrial or institutional property, the licensee shall provide collection and recycling services as agreed to by the owner of the commercial, office, industrial or institutional property and the licensee.

a.

A company desiring a commercial, office, industrial and institutional solid waste collection and disposal license shall submit to the city an acceptable plan for the establishment and operation of a recycling program for commercial, office, industrial and institutional property owners. An acceptable recycling plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1.

Proper site and design criteria for collection areas;

2.

Collection process;

3.

Container specifications;

4.

Data collection and reporting methods;

5.

Promotional and educational campaign materials; and

6.

Administration.

Recycling collection areas shall be conveniently located, screened from view, and maintained in a clean, sanitary and litter-free manner within common areas in or near the buildings.

b.

A commercial, office, industrial, and institutional solid waste collection and disposal licensee shall submit on a quarterly basis a report to the city that contains the following:

1.

The weight of recyclables, garbage, and organic waste collected from each commercial, office, industrial, and institutional property; and

2.

A summary of recycling services provided to those commercial, office, industrial and institutional properties having a recycling program that includes, but is not limited to, a description of the items collected, frequency of collection, method of collection, method of disposal, and the name and location of processing facility for recyclables.

Reports shall be due no later than 15 days after the close of the quarter (first quarter, July 1 to September 30, due October 15; second quarter, October 1 to December 31, due January 15; third quarter, January 1 to March 31, due April 15, and fourth quarter, April 1 to June 30, due July 15). The city shall further have the right from time to time to require other data or information relative to the commercial, office, industrial and institutional refuse, yard waste, and recycling program.

c.

All commercial, office, industrial and institutional solid waste collection and disposal licensees shall provide to the city on an annual basis a customer list of commercial, office, industrial and institutional properties that are being serviced for collection by the licensee. The licensee's customer list shall include the following:

1.

Name and address of commercial, office, industrial or institutional property owner or building management company;

2.

Name of commercial, office, industrial or institutional property;

3.

Address of commercial, office, industrial or institutional property; and

4.

An indication of which commercial, office, industrial and institutional customers are participating in a recycling program.

A current commercial, office, industrial and institutional customer list shall be due no later than July 15. The information provided to the city under this section shall be considered exempt from the Freedom of Information Act disclosure by the city upon assertion as to its proprietary nature by the licensee.

d.

All licensees shall distribute promotional and educational materials at least semi-annually to all commercial, office, industrial and institutional properties serviced by the licensee; licensees shall submit copies of all promotional and educational materials to the city.

(Code 1968, § 14-33; Code 1996, § 54-44; Ord. No. F-0169, § 2, 10-6-1997; Ord. No. F-1395, § 5, 12-1-2008; Ord. No. 1650, § 2, 7-16-2012; Ord. No. F-1974, § 2(54-44), 11-21-2016)