Solid Waste Ordinance Update
On February 28, 2022, City Council approved a modification to the Solid Waste Ordinance, Chapter 114 27 Accumulation/storage. Two changes which were approved were trash container placement and updating the Department name to Housing and Community Services. Effective April 3, 2022, trash containers will need to be stored behind the front line of the principal and within 12 inches of the side of the principal building and will be enforced as such.
All garbage, rubbish and debris shall be stored by the owner or occupant of all premises in an approved sealed garbage, rubbish or debris container. Garbage, rubbish or debris containers shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times by the owner or occupant using the same. Outdoor storage of plastic bags is prohibited except for the deposit of the plastic bags on the right-of-way abutting any public street, alley or within any front yard or within any side yard on a corner lot abutting any public street on the day of scheduled collection. Paper bags, unless baled from a mechanical compactor, are expressly prohibited except on the day of scheduled collection. All trash containers shall be behind the front line of the principal building and within 12 inches of the of the principal building. The storage area shall be kept free of loose garbage, rubbish or debris. Trash containers/dumpsters in commercial districts shall be screened by a dumpster enclosure or as stipulated on a site plan. Waivers may be granted by the director of housing and community services when placement behind the front line of the principal building of the house or a dumpster enclosure at a commercial property would create an unreasonable hardship.