§ 21-50. Permits.

Every commercial/private garbage haulers who use containers in the City of Cartersville is required to pay an annual permit fee per container located and used in the City of Cartersville as of January 31 of each year or as of the date of the initial permit applied for and additionally must apply for and be granted approval for any containers located within the city, after the issuance of their permit. No containers shall be allowed in the city by a commercial/private garbage hauler without a permit.

Permit fee:

(1)

The permit fee is to be based on two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per yard, per container per month, and is to be paid annually by January 31 of each year. Any permits requested between February 1 and June 30, the permit fee shall be the same as the annual fee. Additionally, any permits requested between July 1 and December 31 shall pay one-half (½) of the annual fee. Permit fees not paid by the due date shall incur interest of one and one-half (1½) percent per month from the due date.

(2)

Failure to pay said fee shall result in the right to have permitted containers in the City of Cartersville revoked. The owner of the containers shall be notified in writing by certified mail and given ten (10) days to pay the permit fee or to remove the containers. If said containers are not removed or the fee paid in the required time, the city is authorized to remove the container to its impound lot, and assess all costs and fees associated with said removal, disposal of waste if any, and storage upon the owner.

(3)

A single permit for all containers is required of the commercial/private garbage haulers for all containers owned or used by said commercial/private haulers within the city.

(Ord. No. 21-08, 6-19-08)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 21-08, adopted June 19, 2008, repealed the former Art. III, § 21-50, and enacted a new Art. III, § 21-50 as set out herein. The former Art. III, § 21-50 pertained to similar subject matter. See the Code Comparative Table for complete derivation.