9.12.020 Waste collector permit.

     A.    No waste collector shall operate within the city of La Cañada Flintridge without a valid waste collector permit issued pursuant to this chapter and clearly displayed in the front window of every waste collection vehicle operating within the city of La Cañada Flintridge.

     B.     Application for a waste collector permit shall be made on a form provided by the city, accompanied by an application fee in an amount established by resolution of the city council. The information provided in the application shall be certified by the applicant as being true and accurate. The city manager may require additional information as authorized by law.

     C.     Upon its receipt, the city manager shall examine each application for conformity with the requirements of this chapter. If it is found to conform to the requirements of this chapter, the application shall be accepted and approved and such approval shall be so noted upon the face of the application. If the city manager determines that the application does not conform to the requirements of this chapter, the application shall be rejected and the applicant shall be notified of the grounds for the rejection.

     D.    Each waste collector shall remit a solid waste management fee in an amount equal to ten percent of its gross receipts generated by solid waste collection, transfer or disposal from customers within the city of La Cañada Flintridge, to the city clerk on a quarterly basis. Payments for the preceding calendar quarter will be due on April 15th, July 15th, October 15th and January 15th of each calendar year. The first payment shall be due on April 1, 1992 for the calendar quarter beginning January 1, 1992. The city manager may waive the solid waste management fee in instances where the waste collector documents that at least fifty (50) percent of the solid waste it collects is recycled in a manner consistent with the city’s source reduction and recycling element and mandates set forth by the state of California. Unless waived by the city manager, the failure of a waste collector to submit the solid waste management fee on or before the dates stipulated in this section shall constitute just cause for revocation of the waste collector permit.

     E.     All applicants and/or permittees shall notify the city manager of any change in the information provided in the application including, but not limited to, changes in routing and/or changes in services offered that are initiated by the waste collector. Notice shall be given not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date the change is effective and shall be given on a form provided by the city.

     F.     The city manager may deny a waste collector permit when he or she or she determines that the proposed waste collection operation is not consistent with either the city’s or the county’s solid waste management plan, or cannot conform to state standards, or to any provision of this chapter.

     G.    Upon denial of a permit, the city manager shall give written notice of the denial to the applicant and any other person who has requested in writing that such notice be given. The applicant shall have the right to appeal any decision of the city manager to the city council by filing with the city manager within ten days of any such decision a written appeal specifying the decision complained of and the reasons for the appeal. The decision of the city council shall be final.

     H.    A waste collector permit shall be valid from the date of issuance until January 1st of the subsequent year. It shall be renewable thereafter for periods of one year at a time. Applications for renewal shall be submitted by December 1st preceding the year applied for and shall be approved following confirmation by the city manager that all requirements of this chapter have been fulfilled.

     I.      If a waste collector permit has been revoked or not renewed, it may be reinstated by application. Such an application shall be made in the manner specified in this chapter and shall be handled in the same manner as an application for a new permit. However, nothing in this chapter is intended to preclude the city from considering the revocation or nonrenewal and grounds therefor in reviewing the application. The waste collector must be able to demonstrate that the reasons for permit revocation or nonrenewal have been rectified. (Ord. 215 § 2, 1992)