Barstow Municipal Code Art. IV Vehicles

No person may operate any vehicle for the collection of solid waste or recyclables other than a collector who has a valid business license and a collection agreement or permit and who has paid all required license, collection agreement, permit or other city charges.

(Code 1969, § 6.20.230; Ord. No. 782, § 3(part), 2002)

Any vehicle utilized for the collection, transportation or disposal of solid waste or recyclables shall comply with the following standards:

(1) Each vehicle shall be constructed and used so that no solid waste, recyclables, oil, grease, or other substance will blow, fall or leak out of the vehicle.

(2) A broom and shovel shall be carried on each vehicle at all times.

(3) Each vehicle shall comply with all applicable statutes, laws, or ordinances of any public agency.

(4) Routine inspections by the state highway patrol shall be conducted annually and certificates for the inspection shall be filed annually with the city manager.

(5) All vehicles shall at all times be kept clean and sanitary, in good repair and well and uniformly painted to the satisfaction of the city manager.

(6) Each vehicle shall be equipped with watertight bodies fitted with closefitting metal covers.

(7) The collector's name or firm name and telephone number shall be printed or painted in legible letters four to six inches in height in plain sight on both sides of all of collector's vehicles used in the city.

(8) All equipment shall be maintained at all times in a manner to prevent unnecessary noise during its operation.

(9) As the collector replaces existing equipment, the type and make of the new equipment shall be subject to prior approval by the city manager which shall not be withheld without a justifiable reason.

(Code 1969, § 6.20.240; Ord. No. 782, § 3(part), 2002)

All persons operating equipment for the collection or transportation of solid waste or recyclables shall do so in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances. Such vehicles shall not be operated in a manner which results in undue interference with normal traffic flows. No such vehicle shall be parked or left unattended on the public streets. No such vehicle shall be parked overnight on a public street or thoroughfare in the city.

(Code 1969, § 6.20.250; Ord. No. 782, § 3(part), 2002)

Any vehicle used in the collection or transportation of solid waste or recyclables in the city shall, at all times, be maintained in accordance with all the standards set forth in section 6.20.190. The use of a vehicle which fails to comply with each of the standards set forth in section 6.20.190 is prohibited. A collector shall immediately remove any vehicle from collection service which fails, at any time, to conform to any of the standards recited in section 6.20.190 and shall not use that vehicle until it is repaired. Should the city manager give notification at any time to a collector that any of the collector's vehicles are not in compliance with the standards of this chapter, the vehicle shall be immediately removed from service by the collector. The vehicle shall not again be utilized in the city until it has been inspected and approved by the city manager. The collector shall maintain its regular collection schedule regardless of the repair of any vehicle.

(Code 1969, § 6.20.260; Ord. No. 782, § 3(part), 2002)