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§ 507.04 RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION REQUIRED. Pursuant to M.S. § 115A.941, as it may be amended from time to time, every person who owns or occupies property within the city for business, commercial or residential purposes shall contract for collection service for mixed municipal solid waste, as defined herein, which may accumulate upon the property at least once a week, with a hauler licensed to do business in Anoka County. (1) Residential solid waste collection license. No person shall collect garbage, refuse or recyclables from residences in the city without first securing a license from the city. The City Council, in the interest of maintaining healthful and sanitary conditions in the city, hereby reserves the right to limit the number of licenses initially issued to five, through attrition the maximum number of licenses issued shall decrease to four. (a) License requirements. The license shall be valid for one calendar year and shall expire on June 1 of each year unless revoked sooner. For the purposes of implementing this, the licenses will first be made available to those haulers operating in the city at the time of the enactment of this chapter. All persons engaged in the business of individual residential collection in the city shall secure a license by June 1, 1993. (b) The license is non -transferable, unless approved by the City Council. The licensee shall not be entitled to refund of any license fee upon revocation or voluntarily ceasing to carry on the license activity. (c) An applicant for a license shall make application to the City Clerk or a designated representative through forms and procedures prescribed by the City Clerk. The application for a license shall contain the following information: 1. The name, phone number and current business address of the applicant; and 2. A list of the place or places to which the residential solid waste and/or recyclables are to be hauled. (d) An applicant must obtain all the insurance required by this section. All costs and expenses are the responsibility of the applicant. All insurance coverage is subject to the approval by the city and shall be maintained by the licensee during the term of the license. No work under this license shall be commenced until the requirements of this section have been satisfied. (e) The licensee shall obtain and maintain statutory workers' compensation insurance and employer's liability insurance as required under the laws of the State of Minnesota and shall hold the city free and harmless from all liability from any cause that may arise by reason of injuries to any employee of the licensee. (f) In the event that the licensee is the sole proprietor and has not elected to provide worker's compen sation insurance, the licensee shall be required to execute and submit an affidavit of sole proprietorship in a form satisfactory to the city. (Ord. 36-97, passed 12-8-1997)