5 rules for unincorporated Forsyth County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Forsyth County has no countywide cart-screening ordinance, but overflowing or unsightly trash accumulation is a nuisance under the solid-waste code. Most Forsyth HOAs require carts stored out of street view between pickups.
Forsyth County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 70-35(g) (Ord. No. 84)
No owner, occupant, manager or other person in charge of any premises, place, or facility shall allow the accumulation on premises under his control ... of solid waste where such solid waste creates or may create a health hazard to any other person, or is unsightly, or emits foul or obnoxious odors which constitute either a public or private nuisance.
Forsyth County treats conditions that injure health, offend the senses, or obstruct use of neighboring property as nuisances. Junk vehicles, accumulated debris, and unsightly waste on residential lots can draw abatement and citations.
Forsyth County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 70-34, definition of nuisance (Ord. No. 84)
Anything which occurs during or as a result of the handling or disposal of solid waste to the detriment of the public welfare in that it injures health, offends the senses, obstructs the reasonable and comfortable use of property, or causes inconvenience or discomfort to a community or neighborhood
Owners of vacant lots in Forsyth County are responsible for keeping them free of accumulated solid waste, illegal dumping, and nuisance conditions. The county can order cleanup and bill owners who don't comply.
Forsyth County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 70-35(f) (Ord. No. 84)
The owner, occupant, manager or other person in charge of any premises ... shall be responsible for the collection and transportation of all solid waste accumulated at the premises ... unless arrangements have been made for such services with a solid waste collector operating in compliance with this article.
Snow is rare in Forsyth County, and the county imposes no routine sidewalk snow-clearing duty on residents. Owners are still expected to keep walkways free of debris and obstructions under general nuisance rules.
Merchandise, tables, and signs from a Forsyth County yard sale must be cleared promptly. Items left in the yard or at the curb after the sale can be treated as litter or an unsightly nuisance.
Forsyth County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 70-81(a) (Ord. No. 84)
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to dump, throw or leave litter on any public or private property in the county unless: (1) The property is designated by the county for the disposal of litter.
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