Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 57-190 Cosmetic cleaning.
§ 57-190. - Cosmetic cleaning.
Any system, machine, or substance used to remove undesirable substances from any surface or facade creating free foreign matter.
(Ord. No. 21321, § 1, 9-28-99)
SUPPLEMENTAL PERMIT CLASSIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 57, art. VI, div. 7
in effectOklahoma City Municipal Code § 57-191 Permit and registration required.
§ 57-191. - Permit and registration required.
(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly engages in commercial cosmetic cleaning without a valid permit issued by the Director.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly operates or causes to be operated a commercial cleaning vehicle which is not registered with the Director.
(Ord. No. 21321, § 1, 9-28-99; Ord. No. 23722, § 1, 11-4-08)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 57-192 Permit application procedures.
§ 57-192. - Permit application procedures.
(a) A person required by Section 57-191 to have a permit shall complete and file a permit application on a form prescribed by the Director.
(b) The Director may require any information on an application that the Director believes is necessary to ensure that best management practices are implemented by the permittee and does not cause contamination of surface, stormwater, Waters of State, Waters of Community, or groundwater within the City.
(c) The application shall include a description and the vehicle license registration number of each vehicle to be registered under the permit. All motor vehicles and trailers used to transport cosmetic cleaning rigs shall be registered. However, a motor vehicle which is used to tow a trailer registered with the Director and which is not used to transport a cosmetic cleaning rig itself, shall not be required to be registered.
(d) Any applicant who utilizes wash water recycling units shall list all sanitary sewer discharge locations and other disposal sites the applicant intends to use.
(e) An Industrial Pretreatment Permit may also be required by Section 47-241.
(Ord. No. 21321, § 1, 9-28-99)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 57-193 Issuance of permit and registration certificates.
§ 57-193. - Issuance of permit and registration certificates.
(a) The Director may issue a permit and registration certificates after the applicant pays all applicable fees, unless the Director has cause to deny such permit, as specified in Section 57-178(a)(9). The Director shall provide for procedures to add registered vehicles to a permit during its term.
(b) A permit shall be valid for one year from the date of its issuance, unless suspended or revoked. Registration certificates shall be valid for the term of the permit.
(c) Neither a permit nor a registration certificate shall be transferrable.
(d) The City shall set an annual fee for a permit and each registration certificate issued under this division.
(e) The Director will issue a registration number to each vehicle registered under a permit, and listed on the permit. A registration number is not transferrable.
(f) The Director will issue a registration certificate for each vehicle registered under a permit. The certificate shall be of a size and design determined by the Director.
(Ord. No. 21321, § 1, 9-28-99)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 57-194 Display of registration numbers and certificates.
§ 57-194. - Display of registration numbers and certificates.
(a) A permit holder shall have the registration numbers permanently displayed on each of its vehicles registered under the permit as follows:
(1) the registration number shall be placed on both sides of the vehicle in a location approved by the Director.
(2) the registration number shall be in numerals of a minimum height of three inches, in a color contrasting to their background, and in a visible location.
(b) A permit holder shall maintain a registration number on each registered vehicle in a location approved by the Director.
(c) A person commits an offense if the person operates or causes to be operated a commercial cosmetic cleaning vehicle which does not properly display the registration number assigned to the vehicle by the Director.
(d) A person commits an offense if the person operates or causes to be operated a commercial cosmetic cleaning vehicle without a valid registration certificate in the vehicle.
(Ord. No. 21321, § 1, 9-28-99; Ord. No. 23722, § 1, 11-4-08)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 57-195 Permit conditions.
§ 57-195. - Permit conditions.
As a condition of receiving and maintaining a permit under this division, a permit holder shall comply with the following:
(a) a permit holder shall immediately notify the Director of any management changes in the business during the time the permit is in effect.
(b) a permit holder shall submit samples of wash water and/or wastewater to the Director or to an authorized representative of the Director of the Department of Utilities, immediately upon their demand.
(c) a permit holder who utilizes wash water recycling units shall:
(1) notify the Director in writing of all changes in disposal sites it wants to use during the permit period;
(2) discharge wash water into the sanitary sewer only at those sites listed in its permit application and its notices under Subsection (c)(1); and
(3) before the end of each permit period:
(A) test or cause to be tested a certified representative sample of its recycled wash water against the discharge limits set by Industrial Waste Section of the Wastewater Quality Division of the Department of Utilities, Section 47-214;
(B) report the results of such tests in writing to the Industrial Waste Section of the Wastewater Quality Division of the Department of Utilities and send a copy to the Department of Public Works; and
(C) sign and certify the report as required by Section 57-151 of this chapter.
(d) a permit holder shall immediately notify the Director when it sells or otherwise disposes of a vehicle registered under its program.
(e) a permit holder shall ensure that all of its employees engaged in commercial cosmetic cleaning are knowledgeable of the discharge prohibitions to the MS4 under this article, and shall require all its employees to use best management practices when engaging in commercial cosmetic cleaning. For exterior cleaning, best management practices shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) accumulations of oil and grease which have not dried shall be precleaned with absorbent clay (kitty litter) or a similar material and properly disposed of prior to washing.
(2) storm sewer entrances which will receive the wash water shall be screened to catch leaves and other debris. Wash water discharge shall comply with Section 57-178(a)(9).
(3) wash water discharged to the MS4 shall first pass through an oil absorbent boom or pad to absorb hydrocarbons so that no oil sheen is present on the discharge. Wash water discharge shall comply with Section 57-178(a)(12).
(4) wash water which does not comply with Section 57-178(a)(9) shall be discharged into the sanitary sewer system. Discharge shall be at the job site when possible. Wash water from recycle rigs which does not comply with Section 57-178(a)(9) shall be disposed of in compliance with Subsection (c) of this section. Grit and sludge shall not be disposed of through the sanitary sewer.
(f) a permit holder shall ensure that all of its vehicles registered under the permit display the registration numbers and carry certificates as required by this division, and shall not allow unregistered vehicles or vehicles without certificates to engage in commercial cosmetic cleaning.
(g) a permit holder shall not discharge to the MS4 in violation of this article.
(h) a permit holder shall not discharge wastewater to the sanitary sewer system in violation of Section 57-177 of this chapter or any other provision of this Code.
(i) a permit holder shall not discharge wastewater into the sanitary sewer, either on a job site or off a job site, without the permission of the owner of the property upon which the sewer inlet is located. The permit holder shall provide proof of such permission to the Director upon demand.
(j) a vehicle transporting cosmetic cleaning wash water or wastewater which is leaking or spilling from such vehicle is hereby declared to be in violation.
(k) a permit holder shall not create or maintain a nuisance in violation of Section 47-5.
(Ord. No. 21321, § 1, 9-28-99; Ord. No. 23451, § 11, 9-25-07; Ord. No. 23722, § 1, 11-4-08)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 57-196 Permit denial and revocation.
§ 57-196. - Permit denial and revocation.
(a) The Director may deny a permit, or after notice and hearing, revoke a permit if:
(1) the permit application contains a false or misleading statement of a material fact;
(2) if the person engages in operations that do not consist solely of cosmetic cleaning; or
(3) if the permit holder or an employee of the permit holder has violated a permit condition.
(b) An applicant whose permit is denied will be sent notification by the Director, in writing, of the denial and the grounds therefore. Such notice will be sent certified mail, return receipt requested, to the mailing address listed on the application.
(c) An applicant whose permit is denied may request a reconsideration no later than the tenth (10 th ) calendar day after receipt of the notice of denial stating the reasons and basis for the appeal filed with the Director.
(d) A permit may also be suspended or revoked under the procedures of Section 57-182 of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 21321, § 1, 9-28-99)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 57-201 Landscape maintenance.
§ 57-201. - Landscape maintenance.
(a) No person shall dump, spill, leak, pump, pour, emit, empty, discharge, leach, dispose, or otherwise introduce or cause, allow, or permit to be introduced any substances into the MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) other than stormwater, including without limitation the following common substances:
(1) garbage;
(2) rubbish;
(3) yard waste;
(4) sediment;
(5) floatable materials.
(Ord. No. 21321, § 1, 9-28-99; Ord. No. 22755, § 2, 7-5-05)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 57-251 Disposition of damage payments and penalties; special fund.
§ 57-251. - Disposition of damage payments and penalties; special fund.
All fees, damages and penalties collected under the provisions of division 7 and Sections 57-148, 57-183, 57-184, and 57-193, following adjustment for the expenses incurred in making such collections, shall be allocated and appropriated to Stormwater Quality for the administration of its Stormwater Management Program.
(Ord. No. 21321, § 1, 9-28-99)
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