Clarksville Code section 8-203 is the only container-storage rule. Between pickups, garbage cans must sit no closer to the street than the front building line of the house. Corner lots store behind that line or beside the structure.
Section 8-203 was rewritten by Ordinance No. 45-2011-12 on March 1, 2012. Subsection (a) bars placing or storing a can in any street, sidewalk, or public place where it blocks traffic or creates a hazard or nuisance. Subsection (b) sets the storage line: behind the front building line of the primary structure facing the street. A corner lot fronting two streets stores behind the front building line or adjacent to the side or rear. Commercial and multi-family properties follow the same rule unless an approved Regional Planning Commission site plan says otherwise. Section 8-202(2) separately requires every container to be covered so refuse cannot spill or be pilfered by animals.
Codes enforcement acts on the section 8-203 storage rule; a conviction draws a fine under the general penalty clause of the Clarksville Code in city court.
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