Chattanooga property-maintenance rules require premises to be kept free of accumulated garbage, rubbish, and refuse. Trash must be stored in containers, not piled or scattered. Code Enforcement handles complaints inside the city; unincorporated county follows nuisance rules.
Under Chattanooga's property-maintenance standards, occupied and vacant premises must be maintained free of accumulated garbage, rubbish, refuse, or other waste material. Residents must store household waste in secured containers rather than letting it collect on the ground, which invites rodents and odor complaints. Code Enforcement investigates reports of accumulated trash and issues correction notices. Collection carts themselves must be kept out of public view except on collection day (see bin-placement). In unincorporated Hamilton County, accumulated waste is handled as a nuisance by the county, and residents use county recycling and convenience centers for disposal.
Correction notice with a compliance deadline; unresolved accumulations may be abated by the city with cleanup costs billed to the owner, plus a municipal court fine.
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