8.04.035 Collection permit required.
A. Effective April 1, 2003, no person, firm, company, corporation or entity or agency shall collect, haul or transport solid waste which has been generated by any other person or business or taken from the property or business of any other person, nor shall they provide solid waste handling services within the unincorporated areas of the county without possession of a valid solid waste license issued by the county.
B. The April 1, 2003, deadline shall be extended to June 30, 2003, as to any company which has filed an application with the county, pursuant to the provisions of SCC 8.04.205(B).
C. A solid waste collection license shall not be required for any person or business engaged in the following activities, which persons or business shall be registered and approved by the county:
1. Transports large appliances (including but not limited to refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, dryers and similar sized appliances) not otherwise the property of the business, to the county landfill, as part of its contracted service when selling new or used appliances. Any such transportation and the disposal of large appliances at the county landfill shall otherwise comply with all requirements of law;
2. Is a licensed contractor working on a job on property within Sierra County for which a building permit has been issued and transports only construction debris from said property to be disposed of at the county landfill;
3. Is engaged in a business relating to landscaping or property maintenance and removes and transports from the property green waste to be disposed of at the county landfill.
D. Any person or business engaging in the transportation and disposal of any of the items under subsection (C) of this section shall keep records of all such activities and shall pay a special waste gate fee for the disposal of such items at the landfill, as may from time to time be established or modified by the Board of Supervisors. Any such person or business shall comply with the indemnification and insurance requirements contained in SCC 8.04.105(A) and (B) and shall be deemed to be a licensed collector for purposes of that section. Prior to transporting any wastes as described under subsection (C) of this section, any such business shall register with the county solid waste fee administrator, on a form to be provided by the county. Registration shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee as may from time to time be established by the adoption of a resolution of the Board of Supervisors. (Ord. 943, eff. 7/17/03; Ord. 939, eff. 3/20/03; Ord. 880, eff. 3/4/99)