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Ordinance No. 1022 Page 2 of 4 (e) A detailed schedule of all proposed maximum pricing, rates, fees, taxes, or charges to be charged during the licensed period for which the application is made. (4) Liability insurance. Before a license is issued, the applicant shall file with the City Administrator evidence that the applicant has in effect public liability insurance for the hauler's business and for all vehicles in the city solid waste management standards. (5) License fee. Before a license is issued, the applicant shall pay to the city a license fee per the city's approved fee schedule, which shall accompany the application. (6) Expiration of license. No license issued shall be for a longer period than one year, and all licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year. (7) Suspension or revocation. Licenses may be suspended or revoked by the Council, after the licensee has been given a reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard, for the violation of any provisions of this chapter or for the violation of any conditions or restrictions in the motion granting the license or any motion passed by the Council or upon failure of the licensee to comply with any conditions, order or direction issued by the city. Continued willful or egregious violations of this chapter by any licensed or unlicensed hauler of solid waste shall result in fines and/or liquidated damages as deemed reasonable by the City Council. (B) Operating requirements and restrictions. (1) All licensees. All licensees shall comply with all of the following requirements and restrictions. (a) Hours and days of operation. No hauler shall operate in a residential district after 6:00 p.m. or before 7:00 a.m. of any day, and no hauler shall operate in a residential district on Sundays or legal holidays. Collection of solid waste for single-family residences shall occur only on Thursdays, except when Thursday is a legal holiday. In the case of a legal holiday, the collection will occur the following business day. Slight schedule changes may be made, with sufficient advance notice by the hauler for adverse weather conditions or other. (b) Vehicle weight restrictions. All haulers operating on a route in a residential district shall operate vehicles on city streets within the weight allowed by M.S. § 169.825, Subd. 10, as it may be amended from time to time. (c) Vehicle equipment and maintenance. Licensees shall have covered watertight, packer - type vehicles or, in the case of recycling, appropriate container vehicles in good condition and which prevent loss in transit of liquid or solid cargo. All vehicles shall be kept clean and as free from offensive odors as possible and shall not be allowed to stand in any street longer than reasonably necessary to collect garbage, rubbish, recyclable materials or yard waste. (d) Curbside recycling. Curbside recycling collection must be made available to all residential customers. The service shall include weekly collection of all recyclable materials on the same day as garbage collection for residences. A bi-weekly collection period for recyclable material is permissible; provided, the hauler provides single -sort service and a collection container equal to or larger than the provided garbage container.