HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 848 - 4/3/1973 - SCAVENGERS AMENDEDORDINANCE NO. Q 7'O
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE XV, SCAVENGERS,
OF CHAPTER 22, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF TIIE
VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the President and Board
of Trustees of the Village of Elk GroveVillage, Counties of Cook
and DuPage, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1: That Article XV, Scavengers, be and the same
is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
"Article XV — Scavengers.
22.1501. Definition. The term "scavengers" is hereby
defined to mean any person engaged in the removal and disposal
of table refuse or animal or vegetable matter, usually known
as 'garbage= from hoteb, restaurants, cafes, boarding houses,
cafeterias, residences, commercial or industrial establish—
ments, and any other place within the Village wherein food is
served or is obtained upon the premises; or the removal and
disposal of combustible refuse, including, but not limited to
paper, cartons, boxes, barrels, wood, excelsior, tree branches,
yard trimming, or the removal and disposal of non—combustible
refuse, including, but not limited to, metals, tin cans, metal
furniture, dirt and other mineral waste, street wastes and
ashes.
22.1502. License required. It shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to engage in tl-p- business of a
scavenger without first having obtained a license therefor.
The annual fee for such license shall be $600, if only one
vehicle is used for scavenger purposes. If more than one
vehicle is used, the annual fee shall be $600 plus $50 for
each vehicle over one used in the Village.
22.1503. Issuance of License. One license shall be is—
sued for scavenger service for the entire Village, including
residential, commercial and industrial zoned districts; all
other licenses issue:. shall be for scavenger service in the
industrial and commercial z,-)ned areas of the Village. The
character of the license shall be designated on the applica—
tion and on the licensing document itself. Said license shall
cre4te no vested interest in the licensee and may be renewed
or revoked at the discretion of the President and Board of
Trustees at the end of any licensing period, with or without
cause. The licensing period for scavenger license shall
commence on May 1 and end on April 30 of each year.
22.1504. Applications. All applications for scavenger
license shall be made in writing on forms provided by the
Village to the Village Clerk, Applications shall be reviewed
by the Village and the applicant notified of issuance or non -
issuance of a license within ten (10) days, Applications shall
be accompanied by a surety bond guaranteeing adherence by the
applicant to all Village ordinances and regulations, said bond
to be approved by the Village Attorney. No such license
shall be issued to a person who is not a person of good character,
and it shall be the duty of the Clerk to make or cause to be
made an investigation into the character of eada applicant.
Applications for such license shall contain the number of
vehicles to be used for the removal and disposal of garbage
within the Village.
22..1505. Vehicles. Any vehicleused for such scavenger
in its business shall maintain all safety equipment and proper
weight licenses as required by the State of Illinois, and shall
be water tight and equipped with airtight covers, for such
portions as are used for the transportation of refuse. It shall
be unlawful for any such vehicle to be driven over or through
any street in the Village during or on a Sunday,
22.1506. Insurance. The scavenger shall carry both
general and auto liability insurance and shall include the
Village of Elk Grove Village as an additional named insured
on both policies. All insurance premiums shall be paid by the
scavenger with no cost to the Village.
22..1507. Collection. It shall be unlawful for a scavenger
while collecting or transporting garbage or refuse in the Village
of Elk Grove Village to scatter or allow to be scdtered any
garbage or refuse in such a manner as to create a public health
hazard.
22..1508. Disposal. It shall be unlawful for any scavenger
to dispose or to store any refuse in any place within the Village
limits, or within one mile thereof, except with the permission of
the President and Board of Trustees. The scavenger shall dis-
close the location of the disposal site and shall comply with
all laws of the State of Illinois and of the corporate authorities
of the area within which such sites are situated.
22.1509. Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation viola-
ting any provision of this article shall be fined not less than
$5.00, nor more than $500.00 for each offense; and a separate
violation shall be deemed committed on each day during or on
which a violation occurs or continues."
Section 2: That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication,
according to law.
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PASSED this
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APPROVED this
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Village,Pre!s}dent
ATTEST:
Village Clerk
Published this 11th day of April , 1973,
in the Elk Grove Herald
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