New Application Return to: Public Works/Sanitary Landfill Renewal Application P.O. Box 7402 Sioux Falls, SD 57117-7402 City of Sioux Falls Garbage, Construction and Demolition Hauler Business License and Permit Application For the Year 2017 Application is hereby made under the provisions of Chapter 57 of the Code of Ordinances of Sioux Falls, SD (the Code ). The City of Sioux Falls is under no obligation to refund application fees if denied. All licenses expire on December 31 st of the year they become effective. Licenses may be denied or revoked for violation of any applicable provision of City ordinance, state law, rule, or regulation. Businesses must be knowledgeable of all pertinent requirements. Subject to the issuance thereof, I submit the following information: 1. Business Name: City License No. 2. Street Address: _ Tax I.D. No.: Email Address: _ Insert (Sales Tax License No.:) City: State: Zip: Phone: _ Do all of your drivers have driver s licenses? (required) Yes No Is your account currently paid in full? Yes No. If no, provide amount due and how many days behind:. If more than 15 days past due, contact Public Works Administration at 367-8600 to discuss a plan to bring your account current. Failure to pay is grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses. Also, the City of Sioux Falls reserves the right to close or deny a credit account to any and all past due accounts. This would require cash or credit card payments for all loads as they enter the Landfill. 3. Name of Applicant(s): 4. Street Mailing Address: (if different than above) City: State: _ Zip: Name of Partner(s) or Officer(s): Address of Partner(s) or Officer(s): I have received a copy of the ordinance requirements and am familiar with its contents. I agree to pay all current and future landfill fees at rates established by City Ordinance as well as finance charges of 1.25% per month for any past due charges. It is understood that the license is issued only to the individual, partnership, or corporation, and for the address named above. Sale of a licensed garbage hauling business to an existing licensed garbage hauling business will cause the seller s license to expire upon consummation of the sale. Expired licenses shall be turned in to Public Works. By (Signature of Applicant) Date (Title) Page 1 of 8
License/Permit Fees 1. New or Transferred Business License fee = $100 Renewal Business License fee = $50 Licenses renewed within 30 days of expiration = $100 Please note the new or renewal license fee does not put credit towards a vehicle or container permit. Sec. 57.073 Minimum design and capacity requirements for vehicles and containers. All licensed commercial garbage haulers are required to have watertight vehicles or containers which shall be permanently covered with no openings on top that would allow the contents to escape. All metal boxes are required and shall be equipped with metal doors which shall be in a closed position when the truck is in motion. Containers must be attached to the frame when in transport. Vehicles and containers must be manufactured or designed for garbage or construction and demolition debris hauling. Pickup trucks containing dumpsters, open-framed boxes and wood-framed trucks are prohibited. The vehicles or containers shall be thoroughly washed at those times as may be directed by the city or as may be necessary to keep the vehicles or containers in proper sanitary condition. The vehicles or containers transporting garbage and rubbish. Construction and demolition debris, or animal waste shall be so loaded that all the material shall be carried within the metal containers. Sec. 57.076 Minimum vehicle requirements. Persons seeking a garbage hauler s business license shall provide proof of ownership of a minimum of one packer truck in good working condition. This requirement shall not apply to persons using roll-off containers exclusively. 2. Trucks Permit No. GVW Truck Size Used for (Sticker No.) License No. (Tons) (Cubic Yards) Recyclables Total Trucks: _ X 25.00 = (B) Page 2 of 8
3. Containers NOTE: If a container is being permitted only for C&D waste then a one-time fee of $25.00 is required for any new permitted roll offs. Please make sure to place an X below what the roll off will be hauling. Permit No. MSW, C&D, & Container Size Used for (Sticker No.) C & D Only Yard Waste (Cubic Yards) Recyclables Total MSW Containers a. Page 3 of 8
Total MSW Containers (a) x 25.00 = _(C) 3. Do you use separate trucks for recyclables collection? Yes (If yes, list below) No. Recycling Trucks License Number Description Cubic Yards 4. Please Remit: Business License Fee: Line (B) Trucks Line (C) Containers Total Amount Due: Please Make Check Payable to City Of Sioux Falls Page 4 of 8
License Activities and Conditions 1. The applicant seeks a license for the collection and hauling of garbage and rubbish as described in Section 57.065 of the Code on the streets and alleys of Sioux Falls, as follows: Sec. 57.065 No commercial garbage hauler or construction and demolition hauler shall use the streets or the city sanitary landfill for the collection, removal, or disposal of any garbage, animal waste, rubbish, construction or demolition debris, or recyclable materials without first having obtained a license from the city. 2. The applicant agrees as a condition of obtaining this license from the City of Sioux Falls to timely pay all applicable fees and comply with all requirements of Chapter 57 of the Code which apply to garbage haulers and the conditions stated below. 3. Licensee must comply with all requirements pertaining to the collection and hauling of recyclable materials, including the hauler responsibilities described in Sections 57.026, 57.027, and 57.032 of the Code, as follows: Sec. 57.026 Yard waste shall be collected by licensed commercial garbage haulers. Yard waste shall be deposited in a proper container, a Kraft-type paper bag designated for yard waste or a 32-gallon rigid watertight container with a tightly fitted cover, and placed at a location, other than curbside, designated for collection by the licensed commercial garbage hauler contracted to remove the same. All yard waste and containers therefore shall be kept in an inconspicuous place except when placed for collection. Yard waste shall be collected or removed at a minimum of once a week. Sec. 57.027 Required recyclables shall be collected at least twice each month by a licensed garbage hauler. Recyclable materials shall be separated from household garbage and rubbish. Recyclable materials not otherwise managed and self-hauled by the resident shall be deposited in a proper single-stream recycling container and placed at a location, other than curbside, as directed by the licensed hauler contracted to remove the same. All recyclables and containers therefore shall be kept in an inconspicuous place except when placed for collection. Residents may be directed to provide specific handling techniques like placing shredded paper in a clear plastic bag. Required recyclables collected shall not be deposited at the sanitary landfill. Sec. 57.032 Garbage haulers shall not collect solid waste containing visible required recyclable materials for disposal. Garbage haulers must leave a note explaining why solid waste was not collected. 4. Licensee must comply with Section 57.086 of the Code, as follows: Sec. 57.086 All licensed garbage collectors/haulers shall at least annually provide customers with written information regarding volume of base-rate structure and garbage, recycling, and yard waste service. 5. Licensee must maintain vehicles in working order and cannot operate in a manner so as to create air, land, or water pollution, public health hazards or nuisances. 6. Licensee must notify the City of expiration or termination of any insurance provided under this license and provide evidence of replacement coverage. Page 5 of 8
Certification of Insurance 1. 57.077 of the Code, as follows: 2. 3. Sec. 57.077 Proof of insurance required for license. No license shall be issued to any garbage hauler until proof of insurance is furnished to the City, showing such insurance to be in full force and effect during the entire term of the business license. The licensee shall furnish proof of liability insurance for public liability and property damage and for bodily injury/death growing out of any one accident or any other cause in the minimum sum of $250,000.00 for one person, with an annual aggregate limit of $500,000.00 for two or more persons; and in addition shall provide damage liability insurance in the minimum of $100,000.00 for property damage growing out of any one accident or other cause, or as an alternative, provide combined limit for bodily injury/death or property damage in the sum of $500,000.00. Such public liability and property damage insurance shall protect against loss from liability imposed by law for damages on account of bodily injury, including death resulting therefrom, suffered or alleged to have been suffered by any person resulting directly or indirectly from any act or activity of the licensee or any person acting for the licensee or under the licensee or under the licensee's control or direction and also to protect against loss from liability imposed by law for damages to property of any person caused directly or indirectly by acts or activities of the licensee or any person acting for the licensee or under the licensee's control or direction. Page 6 of 8
Statement of Operation All questions must be completed and answered. 1. Parking Locations(s): 2. Materials collected: Special Wastes: 3. Service Area: State communities or areas served in the entire five-county region. State approximate percentage of customers for each community, county, or area. Table 1 Rural Minnehaha Sioux Falls Brandon Dell Rapids Hartford Crooks Garretson Baltic Valley Springs Colton Humboldt Sherman Table 2 Rural Lincoln Sioux Falls Beresford Canton Harrisburg Lennox Tea Northing Fairview Hudson Swindler Norway Center Table 3 Moe Rural Lake Madison Chester Ramona Nunda Rutland Wentworth Winfred Franklin Junius Table 4 Rural Turner County Centerville Chancellor Davis Dolton Hurley Irene Marion Monroe Parker Viborg Table 5 Hooker Naomi Rural McCook County Bridgewater Canistota Montrose Salem Spencer Unityville 4. Number of Residential Accounts for: Number of Commercial Accounts for: Entire Five-County Region: _ Entire Five-County Region: _ Sioux Falls City Limits Only: _ Sioux Falls City Limits Only: _ 5. Number of recycling education stickers for residential recycling bins requested_. 6. Describe your program to collect apartment recyclables (Section 57.029 of the Code) Page 7 of 8
7. Describe your program to collect residential recyclables and collection frequency. (Section 57.027 of the Code): 8. Describe your commercial recycling program and collection frequency (Section 57.028 of the Code). 9. Describe your rate structure, listing your base rate, based upon either volume or weight. List all levels of service offered and provide specific information on costs for the disposal of additional wastes and recycling, yard waste, average construction and debris roll-off, and special waste charge information (Section 57.078 of the Code). With this application, please provide a copy of the literature submitted from your company to your customers as required by Section 57.086 of the Code. Volume Level of Residential MSW Service (e.g., 30, 60, or 90 gallons)? Level 1 (Base) Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Price of Corresponding Residential MSW Service? Do the prices above vary by area of service? Volume Level of Residential Yard Waste Service (e.g., 60 or 90 gallons)? Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Price of Corresponding Residential Yard Waste Service? Do the prices above vary by area of service? List the months Yard Waste Service is offered (e.g., Apr. Oct.). Volume Level of Commercial MSW Service (e.g., 1 yard, 10 yards, etc.)? Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Price of Corresponding Commercial MSW Service? Do the prices above vary by area of service? Volume Level of C&D Roll-Off Service (e.g., 10, 20, or 30 yards)? Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Price of Corresponding C&D Roll-Off Service? Do the prices above vary by area of service? Describe all Special Waste Services offered by your company: 10. How does this rate structure encourage recycling? Waste reduction? Also, list special efforts taken by your company to encourage recycling or waste reduction. FOR CITY USE ONLY Receipt No. _ Date Issued Amount Received Received and Recommended for Approval by: Zoning _ Date Page 8 of 8