ORD-2001-031 Regulated Recyclable Materials Ordinance (2)

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ncedraft16adop "-' .Bever{y Blythe:- MATERIAL. 1. 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. 2. 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 maintained in good repair. 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 in compliance with this ordinance and the applicable rules of the Department which implement this ordinance and that are consistent with it and that the applicant will perform regulated recyclable material collection and disposal in a mariner consistent with this ordinance.A condition of the RM license shall be that the licensee shall serve every person in such a manner that the RM licensee does not cause the person served to be in violation of this ordinance. B. If the RM license application does not meet the requirements of this ordinance, the notification of denial shall state the reasons that the application was denied. If the Department denies a RM license,the applicant may request a hearing with the Department Director. The Department Director shall keep minutes of the hearing, including all documents that are part of the application and all documents 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 license or affirming the denial of the license. 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 4 ......................