Santa Cruz Municipal Code §6.12 governs solid waste collection. STR-related §24.12.1770(8) bars storing trash and recycling within public view except in proper containers between 5 p.m. the day before and 8 p.m. on collection day.
Single-family residential producers are governed by §6.12.031; commercial and multifamily by §6.12.032. Bins must be stored out of public view between collection times. Mandatory organics (food and yard waste) collection follows SB 1383 implementation; commercial edible food generators have donation obligations under §6.12.036. Scavenging from set-out containers is prohibited under §6.12.035.
Administrative citations under §6.12.120 (enforcement) and Ch. 4.04. Service fees become liens for nonpayment.
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