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Such statement shall be in the format sions of this section where not otherwise controlled by provided by the County and shall include total residential, the provisions of this division. commercial,and industrial waste quantities,measured in (b) All persons or firms desiring to collect recyclable cubic yards or tons,received by the licensed collector in materials,either on-site or off-site,within the unincorpo- its operations in the unincorporated San Joaquin County, rated areas of San Joaquin County shall possess a current and its total residential, commercial and industrial waste valid County business license and a County recycling quantities measured in cubic yards or tons,received from license specifically allowing such person or firm or col- it operations in the incorporated areas of San Joaquin lett such recyclable materials within the entire unincorpo- County, unless otherwise approved in writing by the rated area of San Joaquin County,except that any person Public Works Director.Such monthly statement shall also or firm holding either an exclusive residential collection include total quantities of waste recycled,composted,or contract or a County refuse collection license,or who is otherwise recovered by the licensed collector.On a quar- certified by the State of California,shall not be required terly basis,the licensed collector shall report to the Coun- to acquire and possess a County recycling license;how- ty the number of customers for the various types of ever,Subsections (e), (f)and(g) of this section shall be residential,commercial,and/or industrial services provid- applicable to such person or firm. ed by the licensed collector. Failure of the licensed col- (c) An application for a County recycling license shall lector to provide the County with the information re- be made in writing to the Department of Public Works quired in this section shall cause the licensed collector to by filing such application with the Public Works Director pay to the county a penalty of$50.00 per day for each and shall be accompanied by a cashier's check or an day of such failure. irrevocable letter of credit as a deposit payable to San (k) Each licensed collector shall annually provide to Joaquin County.The amount of the cashier's check or the the Public Works Department, a list of equipment which irrevocable letter of credit shall be determined'by multi- is used in the licensed collector's refuse collection and plying the total number of recycling containers, which transportation operations in the County. Such list shall will be used to collect recyclables,by$100.00,but in no give the vehicle type, make, model number, volume in event shall such deposit be less than $500.00. Such de- cubic yards, and collector and County identification posit shall be noninterest-bearing and shall be refunded numbers.Each licensed collector shall report to the Pub- once the person or firm discontinues collecting .ic Works Department any deletions or additions to this recyclables in the unincorporated areas of the County. list at the time such changes occur. (Ord. 877; 2887; The purpose of such deposit shall be to guarantee pay- 3228; 3440) ment to the County to defray costs incurred by the Coun- ty to correct problems resulting from negligent or inten- 5-2203 LICENSE REVOCATION. tional acts or omissions of such licensed recycler in At any time, the Board may revoke an issued violation of applicable provisions of the County Ordi- collector's license upon a finding of a failure by a li- nance Code or such recycling license. The right to use censed collector to fully and strictly comply with applica- the deposit by the County to defray such costs shall be ble provisions of the rules and regulations of the Health in addition to any other legal right or remedy which the District, and theapplicable provisions of all County County may have to correct the problem or to seek re- regulations and or and State law,and any amend- course and recovery against-the licensee for such negli- ments thereof, which may now exist or may be adopted gent or intentional acts or omissions. or amended hereafter, or upon a finding that such li- (d) Upon the receipt of an application for a County censed collector has infringed in any material way upon recycling license,the Public Works Director shall review any exclusive residential collector's contract rights. Any such application to determine if the application is appro- such revocation shall be made only after a public hearing, priately filed and contains the necessary attachments written notice of which has been given to such licensed including the required deposit,proof of adequate worker's collector at least ten(10)days prior to the public hearing. compensation and casualty insurance, and County busi- (Ord. 877; 2887) ness license. If the Department of Public Works deter- mines, based on its own review of the application, that 5-2204 COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE issuance of the license is in the best interest of the Coun- MATERIALS. ty, the Department may issue such license, but it is not (a) The collection of recyclable materials shall be required to do so. Any recycling license issued shall be allowed in any refuse service area subject to the provi- issued for an unlimited period, shall be revocable by the 156