4-2-4: FRANCHISE REQUIRED:

   A.   Franchise Required: No person shall engage in the business of collecting, gathering, hauling, conveying, or transporting garbage, rubbish, solid waste or recyclable materials upon the streets or alleys of the city without first obtaining a franchise therefor from the city, except as provided in this chapter.

   B.   Exceptions:

      1.   Self-Haul Residential: The owner or occupant of a residence where solid waste is generated may collect, convey and dispose of such solid waste without a franchise or license. The self-haul of solid waste shall not be allowed to create a nuisance or litter.

      2.   A civic, community, benevolent, or charitable nonprofit organization may collect, convey, and/or market recyclable materials for recycling, for the purpose of raising funds for that organization without a franchise, license, or contract with the city, so long as the receptacle used for such purpose is neither a franchisee owned wheeled cart or container, nor identical in volume and design to a wheeled cart or container available from the franchisee.

      3.   Self-Haul Construction Or Landscaper: A construction contractor or landscaper who produces incidental volumes of solid waste in the course of construction, demolition, or landscaping may collect, convey, and dispose of such solid waste from the premises upon which it was generated without a franchise, license, or contract with the city, so long as the receptacle used for such purpose is neither a franchisee owned wheeled cart or container, nor identical in volume and design to a wheeled cart or container available from the franchisee.

      4.   Subject to this chapter, any person may contract with a solid waste collection provider of the person's choosing for the use of solid waste collection containers and collection services for a temporary project-specific activities. (Ord. 743, 11-17-2015; amd. Ord. 954, 8-26-2025)