City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2004 09 28

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DRAFT January 2004 PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE BOULDER COUNTY HAULER LICENSING ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. 04 -1 THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF BOULDER, COLORADO AN ORDINANCE FOR THE LICENSING OF THOSE IN THE BUSINESS OF COLLECTING AND TRANSPORTING DISCARDED MATERIALS WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BOULDER COUNTY WHEREAS, boards of county commissioners are empowered by C.R.S. section 30- 15- 401(1)(a)(II) to inspect vehicles proposed to be operated in the conduct of the business of transporting ashes, trash, waste, rubbish, garbage, or industrial waste products or any other discarded materials; and WHEREAS, boards of county commissioners are empowered by C.R.S. section 30-15 - 401(1)(a)(IV) to regulate the activities of persons in the business of collecting and transporting such materials within the unincorporated area by requiring each such person to secure a license from the County and charging a fee therefore; and to require adherence to such reasonable standards of health and safety as the board may prescribe and to prohibit any such person from commercially collecting or disposing of such materials without a license and when not in compliance with such standards of health and safety as may be prescribed by the board; and WHEREAS, boards of county commissioners are empowered by C.R.S. section 30-15 - 401(1)(a)(VI) to require every person in the business of transporting discarded materials to and from disposal sites to have, before commencing such operations, in such motor vehicle a motor vehicle liability insurance policy or evidence of such policy issued by an insurance carrier or insurer authorized to do business in the state of Colorado in the amounts required by 30- 15- 401(1)(a)(V1); and WHEREAS, persons or companies in the business of hauling discarded materials within Boulder County, through their waste collection and transportation activities, constitute a significant component of the traffic upon County roads and State highways within this County, contributing to deteriorating air quality and road wear, and creating the potential for litter and leaking loads, so that licensing of haulers is to protect public health and the environment and to reduce undue damage to public infrastructure ;; and k. ..hove..'t .. .. ! 11(11^.o .i4ti3tfi„ the ._ .;in V.e 1:, i lle .. .. ,. ., ... e, _. ...x i ,. .. .. .,... ..;?.... � . ... ... ... ....Ii. .. ,. Page 1 of 21