8.12.402 Vehicles | Wasco Municipal Code

8.12.402 Vehicles.

"Solid waste collection vehicle" means any vehicle used for commercial collection and transport of solid waste, including either or both of the following:

• Front end loaders (trucks originally designed to collect primarily commercial and multifamily refuse waste from bins, having two forks attached to the front that lift bins overhead and empty them into a hopper on top of the truck, or trucks adapted to collect refuse from cans dumped manually into buckets or hopper attached to the front that lifts the emptied solid waste overhead and empties it into the hopper); or

• Side-loaders (trucks that collect primarily residential refuse from carts, having fully or semi-automated mechanical arms that grip containers, lift them overhead, and empty them into the hopper on top of the truck).

All sanctioned haulers must use only solid waste collection vehicles that meet the following specification:

Watertight. A storage vessel, tank, receptacle or bed of all vehicles must be made of metal or other nonabsorbent material that is impervious to liquid and leak resistant, and comply with 14 CCR 17341, if it transports any or all of the following:

•Garbage;

•Other wet or putrescible or liquid-producing solid wastes; or

•Solid wastes composed of fine particles.

All sanctioned haulers who are commercial haulers must use solid waste collection vehicles that meet all of the following additional specifications, in the judgment of the public works director:

1. Safe. A commercial vehicle must be constructed to minimize health and safety hazards to solid waste handling personnel and the public, and comply with 14 CCR 17342 if the vehicle transports either or both of the following:

a. Garbage; or

b. Refuse.

2. Design. A commercial vehicle must be durable, easily cleaned and sanitized, designed for safe handling of solid waste, constructed to prevent loss of wastes during collection or transportation (such as having covers), and comply with 14 CCR 17341.

3. Enclosure. A commercial vehicle must have enclosed solid waste storage or holding compartment.

4. Self-Unloading. A commercial vehicle must be self-unloading.

5. Solid Waste Vehicles. A commercial vehicle must be originally constructed for solid waste handling.

6. Backup Warning. If the vehicle has a rated capacity of more than one and one-half tons, it must be equipped with audible, automatic backup warning devices.

B. Equipping. Every commercial hauler must equip each of its solid waste vehicles transporting refuse with the following items:

1. Rake;

2. Broom;

3. Shovel;

4. Fire extinguisher; and

5. Absorbent materials for leaks and spills such as oil.

C. Signs. Every commercial hauler must permanently display in a prominent place on the rear and both exterior sides of each one of its solid waste vehicles the following information, in letters at least two inches high, in contrasting color to the body of the truck:

1. Name and phone number of the hauler, and identification that complies with 14 CCR 17344;

2. Unique vehicle identification number; and

3. Any other or different information as is required by the public works director.

D. Cleaning. Every commercial hauler must keep each of its commercial solid waste collection vehicles clean and neatly painted, and the storage vessels, tanks, receptacles or beds of that vehicle disinfected and sanitary. It must clean that vehicle in a manner that prevents the propagation or attraction of flies, rodents or other vectors and the creation of nuisances, and comply with 14 CCR 17341.

E. Maintenance. Every commercial hauler must maintain each solid waste collection vehicle in good mechanical condition and in a manner that minimizes health and safety hazards to solid waste handling personnel and the public. It must comply with 14 CCR 17341 and 17342.

F. Parking and Storage. Every commercial hauler must park its solid waste collection vehicles in an off-street location, and not in a residential area of the city, when the vehicle is not in service, except in an emergency. They must comply with 14 CCR 17343.

G. Compliance with Law. Every sanctioned hauler must comply with applicable solid waste handling law relating to solid waste vehicles, such as the following:

1. Smog Checks. California Health and Safety Code Section 43000 et seq. with respect to air emissions;

2. Tires. California Vehicle Code Section 27456b;

3. BIT Inspections. California Vehicle Code Section 34500 et seq. with respect to documentation through its maintenance log or otherwise of a safety compliance report issued under Division 14.8 of the California Vehicle Code as applicable to each vehicle, including biannual "BIT" inspections conducted by the California Highway Patrol;

4. Lights. Rules and regulations promulgated under the California Vehicle Code with respect to vehicle highway lighting, flashing and warning lights, clearance lights, and warning flags;

5. Registration. Rules and regulations of the California Department of Motor Vehicles with respect to vehicle registration;

6. Vehicle weight limits;

7. The appropriate class of drivers’ licenses issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles;

8. Control Measure for Diesel Particulate Matter from On-Road Heavy-Duty Residential and Commercial Solid Waste Collection Vehicles, 13 CCR 2020 et seq.; and

9. Construction, safety, and parking and identification of operating equipment.

H. Inspection of Equipment. Every sanctioned hauler of solid waste must make its equipment used for solid waste handling available for inspection as requested by the city, and comply with 14 CCR 17345.

I. Transportation and Discard. Every sanctioned hauler must legally transport and discard solid waste under Articles VI and VII of this chapter. (Ord. 633 (Att. A), 2013).