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ORDINANCE 1013 REFUSE HAULER ORDINANCE...................................................1013-1
Section 1013.01: LICENSING REQUIREMENTS....................................................1013-1
Section 1013.02: REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS....................................1013-2
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ORDINANCE 1013 REFUSE HAULER ORDINANCE
Section 1013.01: LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.
A. It is unlawful for any person to haul garbage, rubbish, or recyclables without the
appropriate license issued by the City under this ordinance unless the person is
hauling from their own residence for disposal at another location with the approval of
that property owner
B. Haulers collecting garbage, rubbish, or recyclables from any customer must be
licensed.
C. Conditions of License: Each license shall be applied for, issued and renewed any may
be suspended or revoked, as provided by this Ordinance, and each licensee shall
comply with all applicable requirements of this Ordinance.
D. Application for License: Any person desiring a license to collect garbage shall make
application for the same to the City Administrator upon a form prescribed by the City.
The application shall set forth the following:
1. The name and address of applicant
2. A list of the equipment which the applicant proposes to use in such collection
3. The place or places to which the garbage, rubbish, and/or recyclable materials
is to be hauled.
4. The manner in which said garbage, rubbish, and/or recyclable materials is to
be disposed of.
E. Liability Insurance: Before a license is issued, the applicant shall file with the City
Administrator evidence that the applicant has in effect a current worker's
compensation insurance covering all employees of the licensee, and public liability
insurance for the hauler's business and for all vehicles in at least the sum of five
hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) for injury of one (1)person, one million
dollars ($1,000,000.00) for injury of two (2) or more persons in the same accident and
one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for property damages.
F. License Fee: Before a license is issued, the applicant shall pay to the City a license
fee to be established along the City's Fee Schedule. The fee shall accompany the
application.
G. Expiration of License: No license issued shall be for a period longer than one (1)
year, and all licenses shall expire on December 31st of each year.
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H. Suspension or Revocation: Licenses may be suspended or revoked by the City
Council, after the licensee has been given a reasonable notice and an opportunity to
be heard, for the violation of any provisions of this Ordinance or for the violation of
any conditions or restrictions in the motion granting the license or any motion passed
by the City Council or upon failure of the licensee to comply with any conditions,
order or direction issued by the City Council.
Section 1013.02: REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS.
A. Hours of Operation: No hauler shall operate in the City of St .Joseph before 7:00 am
or after 9:OOpm.
B. Vehicle Equipment and Maintenance: Licensees shall have covered watertight, packer
type vehicles or, in the case of recycling, appropriate container vehicles in good
condition and which prevent loss in transit of liquid or solid cargo. All vehicles shall
be kept clean and as free from offensive odors as possible and shall not be allowed to
stand in any street longer than reasonably necessary to collect garbage, rubbish, and
recyclable materials.
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