At this week's neighborhood board meeting, a neighbor on Chestnut Street noted that many trash cans in the neighborhood are not stored properly or removed from the street in a timely way, and felt that this was contributing to a "run-down" atmosphere that promotes crime.
David Wharton contacted a city employee about this, who said he would step up enforcement of the city ordinance, which runs as follows, and which basically says you have to remove your cans from the street withing 12 hours after pick-up, and you have to store your trash containers at the rear of your house.
Here's the text of the ordinance:
(1) All containers or carriers placed on any street to be emptied shall, within twelve (12) hours after the contents thereof are emptied and collected, be removed from such street to the rear of the premises by the owner or occupant of the premises from which such container came to a storage place provided for that purpose, which storage place shall be nearer to the house or building located on the premises than to any street abutting such premises or to any lot line.
(2) No solid waste containers or any form of movable carriers shall be placed, kept or left on any street for any purpose whatsoever on Saturday or before dusk on Sunday.
(3) Any solid waste container or any form of movable carrier placed or found in violation of this section will be deemed a public health hazard and reported to the county environmental health division and be subject to the fine outlined in this chapter.
