HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 2364 - 5/10/1994 - SCAVENGERS, AMEND CODEOrdinance No. 2364
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 3, CHAPTER 14, SCAVENGERS,
OF THE OFFICIAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and
DuPage, Illinois:
Section 1: That the Official Code of the Village of Elk Grove
Village be and the same is hereby amended by amending Title 3, Chapter
14, Section 3-14-1: DEFINITION, by adding thereto the following:
"Scavenger" shall also mean any person engaged in the
collection, transportation, and/or processing of recyclable
materials and the collection and disposal of yardwaste.
Section 2: That Title 3, Chapter 14, Section 3-14-3,
APPLICATION FOR LICENSE: ISSUANCE, RENEWAL AND REVOCATION, be amended
to read as follows:
3-14-3: APPLICATION FOR LICENSE: ISSUANCE, RENEWAL AND
REVOCATION: An application for a license under this Article
shall be made on forms provided by the Finance Department and
shall be in conformity with the general requirements of this
Code relating to applications for licenses.
A license shall be required for scavenger service for the
defined geographical service areas as determined by the
Village in Ordinance No. 2221, as well as commercial and
industrial zoned areas of the Village. Service to properties
in the geographical service area are provided exclusively by
an agreement between the Village and individual
contractor(s). A license shall be required for scavenger
service for single-family detached and attached residences,
multifamily residences, churches, congregate housing units,
Alexian Brothers Medical Center (medical waste excluded)
and/or commercial and industrial zoned districts. The
character of the license shall be designated on the
application and on the licensing document itself. Said
license shall create no vested interest in the licensee and
may be issued or renewed or revoked at the discretion of the
President and Board of Trustees at the end of any licensing
period, with or without cause.
Section 3: That Title 3, Chapter 14, Section 3-14-6,
RESIDENTIAL_ RECYCLING, of the Village Code, is hereby amended to read
as follows:
3-14-6: RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING:
A. Properties within the defined geographical service
area: The licensee(s) for properties within the
geographical service area shall provide for recycling of
materials designated by the Village. Any ccntract(s)
between the licensed scavenger(s) and the Village shall
provide for the collection, transportation, and for
processing of the recyclable material in accordance with
applicable laws and regulations. The licensee(s) may
contract with a secondary scavenger(s), licensed by the
Village, to administer the recycling program.
B. The licensed scavenger(s) shall be responsible for
furnishing, maintaining and replacing all recycling
vehicles which are deemed necessary in the recycling
program. On a monthly basis, the scavenger(s) shall
rebate to the Village a flat fee per ton of recyclable
material collected. This fee shall be determined by the
Village and agreed to by the scavenger(s) in the solid
waste contracts for single family detached and attached
residences, multifamily properties, churches, congregate
housing units and Alexian Brothers Medical Center. The
scavenger shall furnish a monthly statement for all
residential recycling to the Village showing the weight
of recycled materials collected.
The Village retains the option of having the scavenger's
books and records of accounts audited by a certified
public accountant at the Village's expense.
Any person violating any of the provisions of subsection B of this
Section shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars
($25.00) nor more than five -hundred dollars ($500.00) for each
offense. In addition to or independent of any such penalties imposed
the scavenger may be subject to having the scavenger license suspended
or revoked for not adhering to the provisions of subsection B of this
Section.
Section 4: That the Village Clerk is hereby authorized to
publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form.
Section 5: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect as of November 1, 1994 and upon its passage, approval and
publication according to law.
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VOTES: AYES: 5 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 1
PASSED this 10th day of May , 1994.
APPROVED this 10th day of May , 1994.
Michael A. Tosto
Village President
Pro tem
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
Village Clerk
PUBLISHED this _ 13th day of May , 1994, in Pamphlet Form.
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