Showing ordinances that apply to South Hempstead, NY
South Hempstead is an unincorporated community (population 3,406) in Nassau County, New York. Because South Hempstead is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Nassau County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The bin placement rules rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Bin placement rules in Nassau County are set by each town and village. Typical rules: bins out no earlier than 5 PM the evening before pickup, removed by end of pickup day or 7 AM the following morning. Bins must be at curbside, not in the street, with lids closed.
Town of Hempstead Code Chapter 189 requires containers to be set out no earlier than 4 PM the day before collection and removed within 12 hours after pickup. Town of North Hempstead Code Chapter 56 requires similar timing. Villages like Garden City, Rockville Centre, and Great Neck have their own sanitation codes with comparable windows. Bins must generally be kept on private property behind the front building line when not set out for collection, and must have tight-fitting lids to prevent rodent attraction.
Violations typically draw warning notices followed by 25 to 100 dollar fines for first offenses, escalating to 250 dollars for repeat violations.
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