Trash and recycling carts must be placed at the curb or tree lawn with wheels toward the house and at least 3 feet of clearance on all sides. Carts cannot block sidewalks, mailboxes, or fire hydrants. Between collections carts must be stored beside or behind the house, not in front.
Parma Codified Ordinance 1046 and the Property Maintenance Code require residents to store trash containers out of view from the street between collection days. Carts left at the curb or in front yards between pickups constitute a property maintenance violation. Automated collection trucks require 3 feet of clearance between carts and any obstruction (parked cars, poles, other carts). Carts placed facing the wrong way may not be emptied.
Storage visible from street between collections: property maintenance citation, up to 150 dollars. Blocking sidewalk, hydrant, or mailbox: additional fines and potential removal.
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Parma may permit backyard chickens with limits on flock size and setbacks. Roosters typically banned in residential zones. Livestock restricted by zoning.
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