Trash and recycling carts must be screened from public street view between collections, typically behind the front building line or inside a screened enclosure. Visible storage triggers Code Compliance citations.
City Code §70 and Property Maintenance Code require carts to be stored on the side or rear of the property out of view from any public right-of-way. Single-family homes generally must store carts behind the front building line or behind landscape/wall screening. Townhomes and condos follow association rules layered over city code. Code Compliance officers patrol and issue citations through the Special Magistrate.
First offense: courtesy notice. Second: $100 civil citation. Continuing violation: $250/day until corrected.
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