ORD-2004-011 - Regulated Recyclable Material Ordinance Amendments

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submitted at the hearing. Within one week after the hearing the Department Director shall give the applicant written notice of the decision either granting the certification or affirming the denial of the certification. The applicant may appeal the Department Director's decision to the Orange County Manager by giving written notice of appeal to the County Manager within five (5) working days of'receipt of the Department Director's decision. The Manager shall reverse, affirm or remand the decision of the Department Director to the Department Director based on the minutes of the. hearing, including all documents that are part of the minutes. If the decision of the Orange County Manager is to reverse the decision of the Department Director, the applicant is deemed certified. If the Orange County Manager remands to the Department Director, the remand decision shall direct the matters to be reconsidered by the Department Director on remand. SECTION V. LICENSING COLLECTORS OF REGULATED RECYCLABLE MATERIAL. l.. Any person collecting or otherwise hauling regulated recyclable material within the County in any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of nine thousand (9000) pounds or greater must obtain a regulated recyclable material collection license ( "RM license "). Each vehicle used by the licensed collector or hauler must be registered with the Department. Applications for an RM license shall be filed with the Department on forms furnished by Orange County. All applications must be accompanied by a processing fee for each vehicle that will collect regulated recyclable material. The amount of the fee will be set by the Board annually with the adoption by the Board of the annual budget ordinance of Orange County. The applicant shall furnish the following information: A. Name and address of the applicant and the applicant's business name B. A list of the equipment possessed, available, or otherwise to be used by the applicant in regulated recyclable material collection, including motor vehicle license tag numbers; C.. Liability insurance coverage, proved by providing the Department, at the time that the license is applied for, a certificate of insurance showing coverage in effect at the time of application; D. Name and location of facilities where collected regulated recyclable materials are to be delivered. 3. Before issuing a license pursuant to this section, the Department may inspect or cause to be inspected all facilities and equipment the applicant plans to use in the regulated recyclable material collection business. Vehicles and containers used in the collection and transportation of regulated recyclable material shall be covered, durable, and easily cleaned. They shall be cleaned as often as necessary to prevent a nuisance and insect breeding and shall be main - mended 4 / /04 tained in good repair. Containers used for the collection of Regulated Recyclable Material shall be conspicuously labeled with the collection company's name, shall be serially numbered with distinct numbers displayed at least 4 (four) inches high, and shall have signage affixed, permanently or temporarily, defining what materials are intended or prohibited from being deposited in them. Vehicles shall display, in numbers at least three (3) inches high, the county license number of the licensee and the license sticker issued by the Solid Waste Management Department_ 4. Issuance of license_ A. The Department may issue the applicant a RM license only when it is found that the applicant's facilities, equipment, insurance coverage and proposed operating methods are