(b) Application; required information. Any person desiring to engage in the collection and/or disposal of solid waste in the county shall make written application to the county administrator setting forth the name, phone number and address of such person, a description of the equipment to be used in the collection and transportation, the type or types of solid waste to be collected, the place and/or method of disposal, and such other information as may be reasonably required by the county.

(c) Insurance required. No permit shall be issued until and unless the applicant therefor, in addition to all other requirements set forth, shall file and maintain with the county administrator evidence of a satisfactory comprehensive general liability insurance policy covering all operations of such applicant pertaining to such business and all vehicles to be operated in the conduct thereof, as a minimum, in the amount required by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Such policy shall be provided for written notification to the county by the insured and the insurance carrier, of any cancellation of said policy not less than ten (10) days prior to the effective date of such cancellation.

(d) Bonds, permit fees; changes to application. The applicant shall pay all required fees and furnish any necessary bonds required by this chapter prior to issuance of a permit. No permit holder shall make any changes in the items listed in his original application without first notifying the county administrator. The fee for permits issued pursuant to this section shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(e) Customer list. Each permit applicant shall certify, prior to the issuance of a permit, that a customer list is maintained that includes street addresses of customers and specifies the rate to be charged for each type of residential service. Such list shall be provided to the county administrator upon request.

(f) Expiration of permits; annual renewal. All permits shall expire on June 30 of the year following the year if issue and permits are renewable annually between June 1 and June 30.

(g) Evidence of business license tax payment. There shall be submitted with each application for a permit evidence that the applicant has paid any applicable business license tax.

(h) Maintenance of business office. No permit shall be issued or continued in effect until and unless the applicant maintains an office for the transaction of business to include the receipt of complaints, the payment of bills, the maintenance of records and the answering of inquiries. Such office shall be staffed during normal business hours with an authorized agent of the applicant, and serviced by a telephone listed in the telephone directory by trade name. Any change of address or telephone number shall be reported to the county administrator within five (5) business days.

(I) Permit issuance and conditions. The county administrator shall issue a permit upon receipt of a completed application and upon a finding that the applicant has complied with the applicable provisions of this chapter and provided that the granting of the permit will not unduly interfere with the provision of services to county residents or the processing of all solid waste generated in the county and will not cause the capacity of any county disposal facility to be exceeded. The county administrator may impose reasonable conditions on any permit deemed necessary to protect the sanitary an deficient operation of the county’s disposal facilities. Each permittee operating more than one (1) truck shall separately number each truck and shall display the number of each truck prominently in letters not less than four inches (4") in height on the front of the vehicle and on the passenger’s side door.

(j) Issuance or denial. A permit shall be issued or denied within thirty (30) days of the receipt of an application by the county administrator. A permit may be denied issuance or renewal for any violation of this chapter including, but not limited to, failure to pay delinquent disposal facility charges or for unsatisfactory delivery of customer service. A denial shall be accompanied by reasons for denial in writing. The application shall have a period of ninety (90) days from the date of any such denial within which to conform his application to the requirement of this article and at the expiration of that period the application shall be deemed to have expired.

(k) Denial of permit as additional penalty. In addition to any other penalty, any collector discovered illegally collecting refuse without a permit or violating the terms of an issued permit may be denied a refuse collection permit for a period of one (1) year from the time of the offense.

(l) Revocation of permit. Failure to correct conditions and practices not in accordance with the provisions of this chapter (including nonpayment of tipping fees) within seven (7) days after receipt of written notice of violation shall cause the permit to be revoked by the county administrator.
(Ord. No. 04-31, 1/18/05)