Arcadia Municipal Code § 6434.6 Equipment

No person shall collect, haul or dispose of commercial refuse in the City without obtaining a permit to do so pursuant to Chapter 3 of this Article.

(Amended by Ord. 1256 adopted 8-27-64; amended by Ord. 1517 adopted 2-18-75)

No person collecting, hauling or disposing of garbage, dry garbage, refuse or rubbish in the City shall fail to comply with all applicable provisions of Chapter 1 of Article V of this Code.

(Amended by Ord. 1256 adopted 8-27-64)

No more than three (3) permits for the collection, hauling or disposing of commercial refuse in the City shall be in effect at any one time; provided, however, that no permit renewal shall be denied to a hauler holding a permit as of June 30, 2003, if the hauler meets and complies with all applicable City requirements.

(a) Santa Anita Race Track (SART) Permit and Refuse Fee. The limitation of Section 6434.2 shall not apply to Santa Anita Race Track. A special refuse permit shall apply to SART to allow for commercial collectors who may not hold a permit pursuant to Arcadia Municipal Code Section 6434.2 subject to payment of a permit fee as follows:

The Santa Anita Race Track shall be billed quarterly in the amount of Ten Thousand Fifty-nine Dollars ($10,059.00) (Forty Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-five Dollars ($40,235.00) per year) to fund the cost of preparing, adopting, implementing and administering the source reduction and recycling element and the integrated waste management plan mandated by Public Resource Code 40000 et seq.

(b) Commercial Refuse Fee. Each commercial/industrial waste hauler shall pay a permit fee to the City in the amount of nine and one-half percent (9.5%) of any and all gross monthly receipts resulting from the operation of business in the City. This fee shall be charged to fund the cost of preparing, adopting, implementing and administering the source reduction and recycling element and the integrated waste management plan mandated by Public Resources Code 40000 et seq. This fee shall be in addition to any other fee or charge for solid waste collection authorized by this Code, and may be subsequently amended by resolution of the City Council.

(1) Purpose of Calculation/Gross Receipts. For the purposes of calculation of such a permit fee, "gross monthly receipts" means any and all compensation received by the permitted haulers in connection with collecting, transporting, disposing and/or recycling of solid waste kept, accumulated or produced in the City plus any and all such compensation received by the waste hauler or the waste hauler's subcontractors in connection with collecting, transporting, disposing, and/or recycling of solid waste produced, kept or accumulated in the City, with the exception of compensation received from the sale of material recovered through recycling.

(2) Method of Calculation and Payment. Each month a permit fee shall be calculated as nine and one-half percent (9.5%) of the gross monthly receipts received in the preceding calendar month. The permit fee must be received by the City no later than the last day of the month following the month which is being reported.

(3) Requirements for Reporting Business Activity. The waste hauler shall file a monthly collection report to the City, and it must be received by the City no later than the last day of the month following the month which is being reported. The report shall include the following information:

1. Total tonnage of solid waste disposed;

2. Total number of accounts served;

3. Total gross receivables for the month.

(4) City Inspection Authority. The permitted haulers shall maintain accurate and complete books and accounts of all revenues and income arising out of its operations under the permit granted and in a manner which conforms with generally accepted accounting principals. The waste hauler's books, accounts and records, arising out of or related to its operations under the permit granted, shall at all times be open to inspection, examinations and audit by authorized officers, employees and agents of the City.

(5) Definition of Waste. In addition to those definitions set forth in Arcadia Municipal Code Section 5110 et. seq., solid waste shall include all solid, semisolid, and liquid wastes, including garbage, trash, refuse, paper, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles and parts thereof, discarded appliances, treated or chemically fixed sewage sludge which is not hazardous waste, manure, vegetable and animal solid and semisolid wastes, and other discarded solid and semisolid wastes excluding hazardous, infectious wastes and liquid waste.

(Added by Ord. 1256 adopted 8-27-64; amended by Ord. 1364 adopted 3-5-68; amended by Ord. 1517 adopted 2-18-75; amended by Ord. 1989 adopted 6-1-93; amended by Ord. 2029 adopted 2-7-95; amended by Ord. 2180 adopted 6-3-03; amended by Ord. 2198 adopted 9-7-04)

The definitions set forth in Part 1 of Chapter 1 of Article V of this Code shall be applicable to the provisions of this Division.

(Added by Ord. 1371 adopted 2-6-68)

Every application for a permit under this Division shall contain, in addition to the information required by Division 1 of Part 1 of Chapter 3 of Article VI of the Arcadia Municipal Code, the following:

a. A statement of facts evidencing the applicant's ability to supply the service for which the permit is required including financial responsibility, technical ability, experience and the availability of additional equipment for use in the event of loss, destruction, damage or breakdown of the equipment regularly used in rendering service under such permit.

b. The name and address of the person or persons who shall be responsible for the compliance with all of the provisions applicable to such permittee. Before any permit issued under this Division shall be operative, such person shall in writing acknowledge receipt of a copy of all permit conditions and shall agree to be personally responsible for compliance therewith.

c. Names, titles and addresses of the owners of the business conducted by applicant if said business is a sole proprietorship, joint venture or copartnership; the names, titles and addresses of the officers, directors and shareholders of applicant if applicant is a corporation; names and addresses of the trustor, trustee and beneficiaries if the business conducted by applicant is conducted by or as a trust.

d. A description of all equipment proposed to be used in performing the service under any permit issued pursuant to this Division including the height and capacity of all such vehicles. No other equipment may be used in the performance of any service under such permit without the prior consent of the City Manager.

e. A statement of the area or areas within the City which the applicant proposes to serve; a statement of the maximum charges to be made by permittee for any service rendered in said area or areas and under such permit; and an agreement that the applicant will if granted a permit collect refuse anywhere within said area or areas where he may lawfully do so at rates equal to or less than those specified in his application.

f. A schedule of days and hours applicant proposes to collect garbage, refuse or rubbish within the City and an agreement that applicant will at applicant's sole expense notify each of applicant's customers in writing at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to any change from said schedule of collection.

(Added by Ord. 1371 adopted 2-6-68)

No permit required by this Division shall be issued unless and until the applicant files with the City a certificate of liability insurance evidencing insurance coverage in the following amounts:

Said certificate shall likewise evidence the fact that the City is named as an additional insured in the insurance policy thereby evidenced, and shall further provide that the insurance thereby evidenced shall not be cancelled, allowed to lapse or expire or be reduced in amount during the term of any such permit unless the City be given at least twenty (20) days' notice in writing by the insurer prior to any such cancellation, lapsing, expiration or reduction in coverage.

(Added by Ord. 1371 adopted 2-6-68; amended by Ord. 1557 adopted 5-4-76)

Every vehicle subject to this Division regularly used in the collecting, hauling or disposing of dry garbage, refuse (both residential and commercial) and rubbish as same are defined in Part 1 of Chapter 1 of Article V, on established routes, shall be equipped with a completely enclosed compactor-type body. Every vehicle used for the collection or hauling of garbage as defined by Section 5110.1 of the Arcadia Municipal Code shall be equipped with a completely enclosed water-tight metal body and shall be so loaded at all times as to prevent spillage or leakage therefrom. Except when the same are actually being loaded or unloaded, all such vehicles shall be kept entirely closed so that none of the contents thereof may spill or drop from such vehicle.

(Added by Ord. 1371 adopted 2-6-68)

Each vehicle used for collecting, hauling or disposing of residential or commercial refuse in the City shall be inspected and certified twice each year by the California Highway Patrol. Notice of such certification shall be filed with the License Officer and the Chief of Police each June and December prior to the issuance of a business license, and as vehicles are placed into service. Failure to submit required notice of such certification shall be grounds for suspending the Contractor's business license until a notice evidencing passage of inspection as required is received by the License Officer and Police Chief.

(Added by Ord. 1371 adopted 2-6-68; amended by Ord. 1517 adopted 2-18-75; amended by Ord. 1683 adopted 7-17-79)

(Added by Ord. 1371 adopted 2-6-68 amended by Ord. 1517 adopted 2-18-75; repealed by Ord. 1683 adopted 7-17-79)

All vehicles operated under the provisions of this Division shall at all times be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition, painted and cleaned to reflect a neat appearance. The Chief of Police may cause any such vehicle to be inspected and tested at any time in such manner as may be appropriate to determine that such vehicle is being maintained in compliance with the provisions of this Division and in compliance with the provisions of the California Vehicle Code.

(Added by Ord. 1371 adopted 2-6-68)

No vehicle used for collection, hauling or disposing of garbage, dry garbage, refuse or rubbish subject to this Division shall be loaded in excess of the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating or in excess of the maximum weights specified by the California Vehicle Code, whichever is less.

(Added by Ord. 1371 adopted 2-6-68)

Every permittee under this Division shall maintain on each side of every cab or body of each vehicle used in the collecting, hauling or disposing of garbage or refuse the name and phone number of the company or person to whom such permit has been granted in letters and numbers not less than three inches (3") in height and one and one-half inches (1½″) in width and in a color sharply contrasting with the color of such vehicle. In addition, every permittee under this Division shall maintain in or upon every vehicle subject to this Division and available for inspection at all times, evidence of the manufacturer's name and gross vehicle weight rating for said vehicle.

(Added by Ord. 1371 adopted 2-6-68)

Each vehicle used for collecting, hauling or disposing of residential or commercial refuse shall be equipped with an audible warning device that is activated when the vehicle is backing up.

(Added by Ord. 1517 adopted 2-18-75)

No permit shall be issued to any person or company controlled directly or indirectly by any other person or company to whom a permit has been issued pursuant to this Division or who owns or controls directly or indirectly any person or company holding a permit issued pursuant to this Division.

(Added by Ord. 1371 adopted 2-6-68)

No permittee under this Division shall fail to pick up and remove all refuse which has been spilled or dropped on public or private property in the course of collecting or hauling of garbage or refuse. All expenses incurred by the City in the collection and disposal of any such spilled or dropped garbage or refuse shall be paid to the City, on demand, by the permittee causing or permitting such spilling or dropping of refuse.

(Added by Ord. 1371 adopted 2-6-68)

Every person or company holding a permit pursuant to this Division shall, within fourteen (14) days of demand made in writing by the City Manager, produce for his inspection on a form prescribed by the Manager, a list of the names and addresses of commercial refuse collection customers served by the permittee within the City of Arcadia, a statement setting forth frequency of collection from said customers, a list of the rates charged each such customer for said service, a profit and loss statement of permittee's operations pertaining to garbage, residential combustible and noncombustible refuse and commercial refuse collection, hauling and disposal within the City for the previous year in a form satisfactory to the City Manager and a statement of the current information required by subdivision (c) of Section 6434.4. Said information shall be certified as true and correct under penalty of perjury by permittee. Information obtained by virtue of this Section shall be and remain confidential information and not a public record.

(Added by Ord. 1371 adopted 2-6-68)

The Chief of Police may at any time suspend any permit issued pursuant to this Division if he finds that any equipment of the permittee used in the collection or hauling of garbage or refuse in the City fails to comply with any applicable regulation. Such suspension shall remain in effect until the License Officer shall set aside such suspension, extend such suspension for a specific period of time and upon specified conditions, or revoke the permit.

(Added by Ord. 1371 adopted 2-6-68; amended by Ord. 2263 adopted 12-1-09)