Rohnert Park, CA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- RPMC § 1.23.030(D)(26)
- Allowed set-out window
- 6 p.m. day before to 6 a.m. day after collection
- No-storage exception
- Cans may sit visible if no complying spot exists
- Multifamily/commercial rule
- Trash enclosures required, § 1.23.030(D)(27), citing § 17.12.130
- Repeat violation
- Each day past 6 a.m. is a new violation
Summary
Rohnert Park limits how long a garbage can or refuse container may sit visible from the public right-of-way: only between 6 p.m. the evening before collection and 6 a.m. the morning after, per Section 1.23.030(D)(26). Leave the cart out longer and it becomes a citable public nuisance.
26.The storage or placement of any garbage can or refuse container where such can or container is visible from a public right-of-way, other than between the hours of six p.m. of the day preceding collection day and six a.m. of the day following collection day. Where no complying storage location exists, garbage cans and refuse containers may be allowed to be placed in a manner that is removed from, yet remaining visible to, the public right-of-way.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 51 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
on the day after. 130, and (D)(28) separately reaches enclosures that are unsightly or create a hazard. 24 if the violation continues or recurs within twelve months. 030(F).
Violations & Fines
Fines for a bin-placement citation follow the fee resolution the city council sets, or absent one, the maximum infraction amounts allowed under Government Code Section 36900(b) via Section 1.24.060. The full fine is due within twenty-one calendar days, and a resident who thinks the citation was wrong has fifteen calendar days to request a hearing with a deposit equal to the fine under Section 1.24.070.
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