Licensing.

Austin City Code tit. 15, ch. 15-6, art. 3, div. 2

in effect

Austin City Code § 15-6-51 LICENSE REQUIRED.

§ 15-6-51 - LICENSE REQUIRED. (A) To operate a private collection service, a person must obtain a license. (B) An applicant for an initial license or a renewal license must file an application with the director on a form and in the manner prescribed by the director. (C) A license expires at midnight on December 31 of the year in which it is issued. (D) A license is not transferable. Source: 1992 Code Section 12-3-81(A) through (C); Ord. 031204-14; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 15-6-52 LICENSE PREREQUISITES.

§ 15-6-52 - LICENSE PREREQUISITES. The Code Compliance Director may not issue an initial or renewal license under this article unless the applicant includes with the application: (1) the annual State of Texas vehicle inspection certifications as required in Section 15-6-42 (Vehicles and Equipment); (2) the semi-annual tonnage report as required in Section 15-6-44 (Reporting Requirements); (3) a certificate of insurance that conforms to Section 15-6-53 (Insurance); and (4) the fee required under this article. Source: 1992 Code Sections 12-3-82(A) and (B)(3) and (4); Ord. 031204-14; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20120628-012.

Austin City Code § 15-6-53 INSURANCE.

§ 15-6-53 - INSURANCE. (A) An applicant for a license under this article must file with the director a certificate of general and commercial auto liability insurance, executed by a company authorized to do business in the state and performable in Travis County. (B) The insurance shall insure the general public against loss or damage that may result to any person or property from the operation of the private collection service or from a vehicle or equipment operated by the service. (C) The insurance must have minimum limits of $250,000 per individual and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $100,000 for property damage or $1,000,000 on a combined single limit basis. (D) The applicant must also include a statement from the applicant's insurance company that the insurer will furnish to the City written notice of its intention to cancel a policy at least 30 days before the liability of the insurer expires. Source: 1992 Code Sections 12-3-81(A) and 12-3-82(B)(1) and (2); Ord. 031204-14; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20120628-012.

Austin City Code § 15-6-54 DECAL.

§ 15-6-54 - DECAL. (A) The code compliance director shall issue a decal to a licensee for each refuse collection vehicle and each additional vehicle approved by the code compliance director under Section 15-6-42 (Vehicles and Equipment). (B) A licensee shall display the vehicle decal, including temporary decals, on both the driver and passenger side doors of the vehicle in a location that can be seen by the public at all times. Source: 1992 Code Sections 12-3-82(A) through (C) and 12-3-62(C); Ord. 031204-14; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20090312-014; Ord. 20120628-012; Ord. No. 20141211-202, Pt. 4, 1-1-15.

Austin City Code § 15-6-55 TEMPORARY DECAL FOR NEW AND REPLACEMENT VEHICLES.

§ 15-6-55 - TEMPORARY DECAL FOR NEW AND REPLACEMENT VEHICLES. (A) A licensee must obtain a temporary decal for a vehicle that is temporarily substituted for a vehicle subject to the license. (B) A temporary decal is valid for not more than 30 days after the date the licensee submits to the director a signed statement that the vehicle subject to the license is out of service for maintenance or repair. (C) The requirements of Sections 15-6-52 (License Prerequisites), 15-6-44 (Reporting Requirements), and 15-6-45 (Drivers) apply to an applicant for a temporary decal. (D) A licensee must obtain a permanent decal for a new vehicle placed in service more than 30 days before the end of the calendar year. (E) A factory demonstration vehicle is exempt from licensing and fee requirements if the vehicle is utilized less than 10 days, and the person provides two business days written notice to the Code Compliance Director. (F) The Code Compliance Director may exempt a licensee's vehicles from decal requirements in this article if the licensee places the vehicle into temporary service due to an emergency as determined by the Code Compliance Director. (G) The Code Compliance Director shall issue a temporary decal to an applicant who complies with this section. Source: 1992 Code Section 12-3-8(D); Ord. 031204-14; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20120628-012.

Austin City Code § 15-6-56 LICENSE FEES.

§ 15-6-56 - LICENSE FEES. (A) The department shall charge a licensee an annual operation fee set by the city council. The department shall calculate the fee based on the number of vehicles used in the private collection service's operation. The department shall prorate the fee charged for a vehicle that is added to the service's operation during the calendar year. (B) The department may not assess an additional fee for a vehicle that replaces a vehicle permitted during the same permit year. (C) A licensee shall pay the annual vehicle operating fee on or before the last business day in January of each year. (D) The department shall charge a licensee a container fee set by separate ordinance. The department shall calculate the monthly fee based on the number of containers placed in service during any month in the calendar year. (E) A licensee shall pay the monthly container fee not later than the 30 th day after the end of the calendar quarter for which the fee is due. (F) The City may charge an additional fee to be set annually by City Council if the licensee does not pay the vehicle or container fee on or before the date it is due. A late penalty will be based on the monthly container fee. (G) Containers and vehicles that are exclusively utilized and labeled for the collection of recyclables are exempt from license fees. Source: 1992 Code Sections 12-3-85(A) through (D); Ord. 031204-14; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20120628-012; Ord. No. 20141211-202, Pt. 5, 1-1-15.

Austin City Code § 15-6-57 AUDIT.

§ 15-6-57 - AUDIT. (A) At the department's request, a licensee shall provide the department access to its container and vehicle records for audit purposes annually. (B) City personnel may not copy or remove from the licensee's premises: (1) a customer list; (2) route information; (3) price information; or (4) other confidential business information. Source: 1992 Code Section 12-3-8(E); Ord. 031204-14; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 15-6-58 LICENSE REVOCATION.

§ 15-6-58 - LICENSE REVOCATION. (A) Code Compliance may revoke a license issued under this article if: (1) a licensee does not timely pay a fee or file a report required under this article; or (2) a licensee does not comply with this article. (B) Code Compliance shall provide the licensee with written notice and opportunity to protest and appeal before the license revocation; such license revocation will not be effective until 90 days after the resolution of a person's appeal under this Chapter. Source: 1992 Code Section 12-3-86; Ord. 031204-14; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20120628-012.

Austin City Code § 15-6-59 APPEAL.

§ 15-6-59 - APPEAL. (A) If Code Compliance denies the issuance of a license, revokes a license, or refuses to renew a license, Code Compliance must provide written notice of this action to the licensee with a copy of the procedures to protest and to appeal the Code Compliance decision. (B) A person may appeal to the Code Compliance Director regarding the following actions: (1) denial of a license; (2) revocation of a license; or (3) refusal to renew a license. (C) An aggrieved person must file an appeal with the Code Compliance Director not later than the 30th day after the decision is rendered. The person must include a written statement of the decision being appealed and the specific grounds for the appeal. (D) Not later than the 30th day after a person files an appeal with the Code Compliance Director's office, the Code Compliance Director shall schedule a meeting to consider the appeal. (E) The Code Compliance Director may sustain, reverse, or modify the action appealed. (F) The Code Compliance Director's decision may be appealed to the City Manager not later than 30 days after the decision of the Code Compliance Director. (G) The City Manager's decision may be appealed to the City Council not later than 60 days after the decision of the City Manager. The City Council's decision regarding this appeal shall be final. Source: 1992 Code Section 12-3-87; Ord. 031204-14; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20120628-012.

Austin City Code § 15-6-60 PROHIBITION.

§ 15-6-60 - PROHIBITION. A vehicle that is not licensed under this article is not permitted to collect and haul solid waste or recyclables from any site in the City. Source: Ord. 20120628-012.

Austin City Code § 15-6-61 EDUCATION.

§ 15-6-61 - EDUCATION. The Code Compliance Director shall establish a program to educate the public and solid waste haulers about this Chapter. Source: Ord. 20120628-012.

Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT15UTRE_CH15-6SOWASE_ART3PRSOWACOSE_DIV2LIFetched: 10/27/2026