El Paso County bin placement rules vary by hauler contract, but CSCC §3.3.413 requires bins to be removed from the curb within 24 hours of pickup and stored out of public view. Wind-event protections (common along the Palmer Divide) require secured lids during high-wind warnings.
Private haulers set placement requirements through service agreements, but municipal codes set overarching standards. Colorado Springs City Code §3.3.413 requires bins stored out of public view between pickups — typically in a side-yard, garage, or behind a fence/screen. Bins must be placed at the curb or alley edge by 7 AM on collection day with lids fully closed. Bins must be retrieved within 24 hours of pickup (48 hours in unincorporated county). Handles face the house; 3-foot spacing between carts, 3 feet from parked cars, mailboxes, and utility poles. Pikes Peak region experiences severe wind events — Chinook winds and Palmer Divide gusts can exceed 80 mph. Haulers recommend bungee cords or bricks on lids during high-wind warnings; bins that blow into traffic can trigger $50-$100 citations. Bears occasionally forage in Black Forest, Monument, and the Pikes Peak foothills — bear-resistant carts are required in some CPW-designated problem-bear zones. Manitou Springs prohibits curbside storage on Manitou Avenue's historic commercial strip.
Bins left out past 24 hours (city) / 48 hours (county): warning first, then $25-$100 per occurrence. Wind-blown debris into streets: $50-$250. Manitou historic district violation: $100-$300.
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