Rocklin requires that refuse and recycling carts be set at the curb by 5:00 a.m. on your scheduled collection day. Between pickups, carts and any junk, trash or debris must be screened from public view per Rocklin Municipal Code §8.04.020(A) and (D). Carts placed in the street/right-of-way for extended periods, or stored in front yards visible from the street, can be cited by Code Enforcement.
RMC §8.04.020 (Open Storage / Junk, Trash & Debris) is the City's listed 'Common Code Violation' for visible cart and refuse storage. Subsection (A) prohibits storage of junk, packing boxes, cardboard boxes, lumber, rubbish, refuse, barrels, drums and salvage material in public view; subsection (D) reaches dead vegetation and yard debris that create blight or fire hazards. Recology Auburn Placer instructs customers to flatten extra cardboard in a 3-foot-by-3-foot or smaller pile next to the cart on collection day. Carts placed in the public street that obstruct traffic or require encroachment (e.g., a temporary dumpster) require an encroachment permit from Public Works (916) 625-5500.
Storing carts in front-yard public view between collections, leaving overflowing refuse, or placing a dumpster in the right-of-way without an encroachment permit violates RMC §8.04.020(A)/(D). Code Enforcement (916) 625-5498 typically issues a courtesy notice first; continued violations escalate to administrative citations under RMC Title 1 general penalty.
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