Between collections, Norfolk requires city-issued carts stored five feet behind the building line or screened from view, not left at the curb. Carts return off the curb by 11:30 p.m. on collection day.
Norfolk regulates where trash and recycling carts sit when not out for pickup. Each cart must be city-issued and stored at least five feet behind the building line or otherwise screened from street view, not parked permanently in the front yard or at the curb. Carts can go out after 5 p.m. the night before collection and must be brought back off the curb by 11:30 p.m. on collection day. Lids should close fully so refuse does not overflow or attract vermin, a condition enforced through the city's property-maintenance and nuisance provisions.
Carts left visible at the curb between collection days, or overflowing so refuse spills or draws vermin, can bring a code-enforcement warning and a fine, escalating for repeat violations.
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