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A. Every applicant for a permit under this chapter or for renewal thereof shall file an application with the public works director on the form provided by that officer and shall provide the following information and declarations:

1. The name, local address, permanent home and business address, and local telephone number(s). of the individual applying and of the organization or persons on whose behalf the application is made.

2. If the organization on whose behalf the application is made is a joint venture, partnership, or limited partnership, the names, local and permanent street addresses, and local telephone numbers of all partners and their percentage of participation. If the organization is a corporation, the names, local and permanent street addresses, and local telephone numbers of all officers and the names, local and permanent street addresses, and telephone numbers of all shareholders owning an interest of five percent or more of the outstanding shares and their percentage of participation.

3. The names, local and permanent street addresses, and local telephone numbers of all officers of the organization on whose behalf the application is made.

4. Facts demonstrating that the applicant has arranged for the disposal or recycling of all residential refuse or commercial or industrial refuse collected and the location of such disposal or recycling site.

5. A description of all vehicles and equipment that the applicant owns or has under his control that will be used for the collection, transportation, disposal, or recycling of residential refuse or commercial or industrial refuse; the address(es) where all such vehicles will be kept and the land use classification under the Maricopa zoning code of such location(s); a declaration that the applicant has sufficient equipment in good mechanical condition to adequately conduct the business of residential refuse or commercial or industrial refuse management or residential refuse or commercial or industrial refuse recycling services if granted a permit; and facts demonstrating that said vehicles and equipment conform to all applicable provisions of A.R.S. Title 28 as amended.

6. If applicable, a plan for the recycling of the residential refuse or commercial or industrial refuse that indicates, at a minimum:

a. How such refuse shall be sorted and separated for recycling purposes and who shall do the sorting and separating;

b. How such refuse shall be collected and transported for recycling purposes;

c. Where such refuse shall be disposed of and processed for recycling purposes and who shall do the processing;

d. Whether the applicant proposes to offer any incentives to encourage recycling and if so, the nature of such incentives; and

e. Any other information demonstrating what the applicant will do to promote the availability of residential refuse or commercial or industrial refuse management or residential refuse or commercial or industrial refuse recycling services and to stimulate competition in rendering such services.

7. Other information and identification as the public works director may require in order to discover the truth of the matters set forth in the application or to determine whether a permit should be granted. This may include submission to fingerprinting and photographing by the Maricopa police department for the purpose of a police investigation in cases where there is reason to doubt the truthfulness of the application or reason to require further information regarding the qualifications and capabilities of the applicant.

8. Other information as the public works director may require which demonstrates that the applicant is able to render efficient and effective residential refuse or commercial or industrial refuse management or residential refuse or commercial or industrial refuse recycling services and that the public health, safety, and welfare would be served by the granting of the permit to the applicant.

9. Whether the applicant has ever had any application for a like permit denied, revoked, suspended, or canceled by any public entity and the reason given therefor.

10. Proof that the applicant has obtained all insurance as required by state law.

11. An emergency notification number (24-hour availability). In the event of an emergency, the police or fire/medical department may need to contact a representative of the company.

B. Every permittee, as a condition to retention of such status, shall immediately file with the public works director any changes in the information and declarations furnished under subsection (A) of this section, as such occur from time to time.

C. A nonrefundable application fee shall be paid to the city with each initial and each renewal application for purposes of paying for the cost of processing such application and ensuring compliance with the permit in an amount to be determined by council and as set forth in Exhibit A*.

D. A license bond shall be paid to the city with each initial and each renewal application in an amount to be determined by council and set forth in Exhibit A*.

* Code reviser’s note: Exhibit A is on file in the city clerk’s office.

[Code 2004 § 9-52.]