No countywide storage rule for trash bins. Most Ulster towns require containers stored out of public view between pickup days, typically behind the front building line or screened. Enforced through property maintenance chapters.
Trash bin storage between pickup days is regulated under town/city property maintenance and zoning codes incorporating the NY State Property Maintenance Code. Typical requirements: containers stored behind the front building line (front setback) or screened from street view with fencing/landscaping when on corner lots or when front-line storage is unavoidable; lids must fit tightly; containers must be watertight and rodent-proof. Kingston City Code Chapter 285 (Solid Waste) and Chapter 375 (Zoning) require storage out of public view. Multi-family properties often require enclosed dumpster pads screened on three sides. Commercial properties typically require masonry or opaque-fence dumpster enclosures under site plan conditions. In bear-active areas (Shandaken, Olive, Woodstock, Hurley, parts of Denning, Hardenburgh) towns encourage bear-resistant cans, and unsecured attractants can trigger NY DEC response and property maintenance complaints.
Property maintenance violations under NY PMC §302 and local codes: typically $50-$250 first offense, $250-$500 per day continuing. Multi-family/commercial enclosure violations: $500-$1,000 and potential site plan enforcement.
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