Sioux Falls Chapter 57 requires garbage, recycling, and yard waste containers to be stored in an inconspicuous place behind or beside a structure at all times — including on collection day. Containers may not be placed at the curb or in the public right-of-way.
Under Sioux Falls Code Chapter 57 (Garbage and Recycling), residents must keep all waste containers stored in an inconspicuous location behind or beside a structure at all times. Containers cannot be placed curbside on any day, including collection day. The 'other than curbside' definition bars containers from the sidewalk surface and the area between the sidewalk and the paved street. The only exception is a hauler-designated placement area that does not encroach into the right-of-way and remains reasonably accessible to a licensed commercial garbage hauler. Code Enforcement actively enforces this provision. The rule applies to residential garbage, recycling, and yard waste carts. Mandatory recycling is required citywide under Ch. 57.
Improper bin placement is a code enforcement violation subject to notice and administrative citation; city enforces actively upon complaint.
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