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(g) An annual license fee shall be established by the annual fee schedule ordinance that is approved by the City Council. (h) The City Clerk or a designated representative shall issue licenses only after receipt and review of all required forms, certificates and fees and they are confirmed to comply with the provisions p reviously stated. An applicant denied a license by the city may have the decision reviewed by the City Council. The applicant shall request review by the City Council in writing within ten days after denial of the license. (2) Duties and obligations of the licensed collector. A licensed garbage, refuse and/or recyclables operator must comply with the following operational requirements. Failure to observe these provisions may be a basis for suspension or revocation of a license. (a) The licensee shall notify the city of any change to their application materials in a timely manner. (b) The licensee shall comply with all state, county, local laws and regulations. (c) No collection of garbage, refuse, yard waste and/or recyclable materials shall be made except between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with no collection on Sunday, except under extenuating circumstances including poor weather conditions or natural disasters. Customers shall be reasonably notified of the specific day for the collection of their garbage, refuse and/or recyclables and the licensee shall collect the materials on those days. (d) The licensee shall offer residential customers at minimum, a three tiered rate volume option, where the rate charged for garbage collection increases as the volume of garbage collected increases, with a minimum of three volume categories. (e) The licensee shall not impose a greater charge on residential customers who recycle than those who do not recycle. (f) Each licensed garbage, refuse and/or recyclables collector shall only use vehicles and equipment so constructed that the contents will not leak or spill. The vehicles and equipment shall also be kept clean and as free from offensive odors as possible, and shall not stand in any street or public place longer than is reasonably necessary to collect garbage, refuse, yard waste and/or recyclables. The licensee shall also ensure that the immediate collection site is left tidy and free of litter. (3) Mandatory recycling for residential solid waste haulers. (a) Each licensed garbage, refuse and/or recyclables collector shall provide its residential customers with an opportunity to recycle through the at least biweekly curbside collection of targeted recyclables. (b) The curbside collection of targeted recyclables shall be on the same day as the collection of the customer's garbage and/or refuse, but may occur at a different time within that day. The targeted recyclabl es collection shall be from a location at or near