Important parts of Champaign’s municipal code
Important parts of Champaign’s municipal code
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Chapter 15
Article III Commercial Hauling
Sec. 15-55. Application.
The application for and renewal of a commercial hauling license shall include the following information:
(1) Name and phone number of the business operating the vehicle(s);
(2) Name of the manager of the business;
(3) Address of business;
(4) Year, make and model and Illinois vehicle plate number of each collection vehicle operated by the business;
(5) Type of each collection vehicle (e.g. pickup, dump truck, semi);
(6) Vehicle Identification Number of each collection vehicle;
(7) Weight of each collection vehicle;
(8) Capacity of each collection vehicle in yards;
(9) Type of material to be hauled by each collection vehicle (e.g. landscape waste, municipal waste); and
(10) Proof of current general and automobile liability insurance in the form of a certificate of insurance issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in the State in the amounts required by State law.
(11) If the applicant is or will be collecting on a regular basis from freestanding residential units of four (4) or less, how and by whom recyclables will be collected.
The licensee shall notify the City in writing within fourteen (14) days following a change in any information contained in the licensee's application.
(C.B. No. 93-82, § 3, 4-6-93)
Sec. 15-57. Recycling requirements.
All persons who provide commercial hauling services to free-standing residential units of four (4) or less must:
(1) Provide pickup of recyclable materials, including at least newspaper, glass jars or bottles, tin cans, aluminum cans and HDPE plastic containers;
(2) Provide source-separated curbside pickup of recyclables to customers at least once per week; co-mingled collection or "blue bag" systems of collection are prohibited;
(3) Provide recycling services at no additional cost. Recycling services shall not be separately priced nor shall recyclable materials be counted towards the per container cost of services.
(C.B. No. 93-82, § 3, 4-6-93; C.B. No. 93-164, § 1, 6-1-93)
Sec. 15-58. Recycling certification.
(a) Every licensee who must provide recycling services shall file a monthly report with the Public Works Director in a form designated by the Public Works Director which states:
(1) How much of each recyclable material was collected; and
(2) Where and to whom the recyclable material was disposed, or if stored, where stored. If stored, such licensee shall store the recyclables under conditions which will not degrade the quality of the recyclable materials.
Such reports shall be signed under penalty of perjury.
(b) The licensee must provide certification by the recycling processor of the quantity of recyclables which have been delivered.
(c) The licensee shall admit for the purpose of making an inspection, any officer or employee of the City who is authorized or directed to make such inspection at any reasonable time that such admission is requested for the purpose of insuring compliance with this article. Such right of inspection shall extend to the place of first delivery of recyclables.
(C.B. No. 93-82, § 3, 4-6-93)
Sec. 15-60. Authority to promulgate rules.
(a) The Public Works Director is empowered to promulgate rules for the following purposes:
(1) To designate acceptable areas along or upon City rights-of-way for the deposit for pickup of recyclable materials;
(2) To promulgate such other rules relative to recycling as are reasonably necessary to protect health, safety and welfare;
(3) To designate procedures or forms necessary to fulfill the requirements of this article.
(b) Such rules may be amended from time to time by the Public Works Director and such amendments shall be deemed effective thirty (30) days after the date of written notification to the City Council of such amendments unless the City Council shall disapprove of all or any such amendments within such thirty (30) day period.
(c) No person shall violate any rules promulgated by the Public Works Director which have been approved or deemed approved pursuant to subsection (b) above.
(C.B. No. 93-82, § 3, 4-6-93)