Chapter 10.24
TRANSPORTATION OF REFUSE
Sections:
10.24.010 Refuse collection and transportation permit required.
10.24.020 Refuse collection and transportation permit requirements.
10.24.030 Regulations governing refuse collectors.
10.24.040 Assemblage of refuse vehicles—Covers to be closed.
10.24.050 Transportation of rubbish.
10.24.060 Transporting manure—Requirements.
10.24.070 Transportation of refuse prohibited—Exceptions.
10.24.080 Transportation of refuse and dead animals.
10.24.010 Refuse collection and transportation permit required.
A. No person shall engage in the business of collecting or transporting refuse within the City without first obtaining a permit from the Treasurer.
B. Application for a permit shall be made to the Treasurer on or before May 1st of each year on such forms and containing such information as the Treasurer may prescribe.
C. A violation of this section is a Class C offense. (Prior code § 10-50)
10.24.020 Refuse collection and transportation permit requirements.
A. No permit to engage in the business of collection or transportation of refuse shall be issued until the applicant complies with the following conditions:
1. Maintain an office within the metropolitan area of Washington, D.C., where business may be conducted with the permittee and serviced by a business telephone listed in the telephone directory by trade name;
2. Deposit and maintain with the Treasurer a cash or surety bond in a minimum amount of $150.00. Such bond may be forfeited by the City Administrator upon failure of the permittee to comply with specific provisions of this title and to pay any fines that are due;
3. Pay to the Treasurer an annual registration fee in the amount of $25.00 for each and every vehicle to be used in the collection or transportation of refuse within the City.
B. For each vehicle so registered the Treasurer shall issue a registration record containing the name of the owner, the description and serial number of the vehicle and the current number of the license plates. There shall be furnished by the City a metal refuse collector’s tag containing the registration number and the date of expiration. The tag is to be attached by the registrant to the rear of the vehicle in a manner so as to be readily visible. The registration record and tag may not be transferred to another vehicle without prior approval of the Treasurer. A violation of this section is a Class C offense.
C. No vehicle shall be registered until it has been inspected by the Director of Public Works and Inspections or his or her duly authorized representative and found to be equipped with a suitable metal body, not to exceed 7' in height, designed for the collection of refuse, constructed so that fluid will not leak, drip or escape from the confines thereof, and shall have a suitable tightly fitting cover, which cover shall be in place except when loading or unloading. (Prior code § 10-51)
10.24.030 Regulations governing refuse collectors.
A. It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to operate in accordance with the following provisions:
1. Remove all rubbish in containers, bundles or otherwise packaged for disposal from every point of pickup, plus cleanup of spillage by the collector at pickup point and along the route to the truck from the point of pickup;
2. Maintain regular service in accordance with a written or oral contract and provide prior notice for the discontinuance of service for any cause;
3. Furnish to each customer an identification card, showing the trade name, principal business address, telephone number and regular office hours of the collector;
4. Provide alternate service in the event of mishap or breakdown of regular equipment;
5. Maintain the vehicle body so as to prevent leakage of contents and use required covers to prevent refuse from blowing or otherwise escaping from the confines of the vehicle.
B. A violation of this section is a Class A offense. (Prior code § 10-52)
10.24.040 Assemblage of refuse vehicles—Covers to be closed.
A. No driver, owner or superintendent having charge or control of any vehicle for carrying refuse shall allow this vehicle needlessly to remain, or allow a needless number of these vehicles to gather, anywhere in the City, except in a place or places designated for this purpose by the Director of Public Works and Inspections.
B. No person, when engaged in collecting, shall allow the lid or cover of the vehicle to be otherwise than securely closed.
C. A violation of this section is a Class C offense. (Prior code § 10-53)
10.24.050 Transportation of rubbish.
A. No owner, driver, manager or conductor of any cart or other vehicle shall carry or convey or cause to be carried or conveyed in such vehicle any earth, sand, gravel, broken stone, dirt, ashes, paper and other rubbish or any loose fluid or offensive articles or matter or any articles whatsoever so that the material or articles shall or may be scattered, dropped, let fall, blown or spilled therefrom.
B. All vehicles conveying foul, dusty or offensive matter of any sort shall have tight bodies and be closely and securely covered. C. A violation of this section is a Class B offense. (Prior code § 10-54)
10.24.060 Transporting manure—Requirements.
No person shall remove or transport any manure over any public highway of the City except in a tight vehicle. The vehicle must be enclosed or be effectually covered with canvas so secured to the sides and ends of the vehicle as to prevent the manure from being dropped while being removed and so as to limit as much as practicable the escape of odors from the manure. A violation of this section is a Class B offense. (Prior code § 10-55)
10.24.070 Transportation of refuse prohibited—Exceptions.
It is a nuisance injurious to the public health and a violation of this Code to carry or transport hides, bones, fish, garbage, offal or other animal or vegetable substances in decomposing and offensive condition through or along any street except in covered and enclosed receptacles or vehicles. Maintaining a nuisance under this section is a Class B offense. (Prior code § 10-56)
10.24.080 Transportation of refuse and dead animals.
No person may use for the removal of refuse or dead animals any vehicle or other conveyance other than one having a closed or properly covered body. A violation of this section is a Class B offense. (Prior code § 10-57)