§ 10.20.100. Private collection permits.

A.

Any person who for a fee collects garbage, rubbish, construction and demolition waste, or industrial waste within a mobile waste container within the limits of the metropolitan government or hauls or transports garbage, rubbish, construction and demolition waste or industrial waste by means of a vehicle on any public highway, road, street or alley within the limits of the metropolitan government shall obtain each year a private collection permit from the department for each such vehicle or mobile waste container. Vehicles and mobile waste containers owned and operated by the department shall not be required to obtain private collection permits. The director shall determine the costs to be incurred by the department in administering the permitting program contemplated by this section, including the cost of enforcement, and charge fees for permit issuance that are sufficient to allow the department to recover such costs in full. The fees for permit issuance shall be approved by the metropolitan council by resolution. A person seeking a permit under this section shall submit an application to the department on a form approved by the director and specifying:

1.

The person's name, home address, business address and telephone numbers;

2.

A list and full description by make and model of all equipment that the person will or may use in Davidson County for any purpose described in this section;

3.

Proof of liability insurance issued by a company authorized to do business in Tennessee in the amounts required by the metropolitan director of insurance;

4.

A plan for the provision of recycling services for the person's customers per section 10.20.105.

5.

Such other and further information as the director may require.

B.

Upon verification of the information contained in the application and payment of the required fee, the director shall issue the private collection permit.

C.

The private collection permit contemplated in this section shall be effective for one year from the date of its issuance by the director.

D.

The director may impose conditions upon the issuing of a permit reasonably calculated to eliminate excessive noise, scattering of dust, dirt and other materials and similar nuisances, compel adherence to the provisions of this chapter and prevent obstruction of public streets and interference with traffic.

E.

The director may revoke a permit granted under this section if the permittee violates any provision of the chapter or the terms of the permit. A person whose permit has been revoked may apply for reissuance of the permit. A permit shall be reissued under this section only upon such terms as the director may reasonably require.

F.

A private collection permit required and issued under this section shall be affixed to the driver's side windshield of the permitted vehicle, or to the front of the permitted mobile waste container.

(Ord. BL2013-591 § 1, 2013; Amdt. 2 to Ord. BL2010-718 § 1; Ord. BL2010-718 § 1, 2010)