Carts must be placed at the curb with three feet of clearance from obstacles, returned to a screened side or rear yard within 24 hours, and never left visible from the street between pickups.
Westland requires automated-collection carts to be staged at the curb or edge of the driveway approach so the truck arm can lift them without striking parked vehicles, mailboxes, utility poles, or low branches. Three feet of clearance is required on each side of every cart, and lids must close fully. Between collection days, carts must be stored behind the front building line, in a garage, or in a screened side or rear yard so they are not visible from the public right-of-way; this is enforced under the city property maintenance and exterior storage provisions. Bins left at the curb beyond 24 hours after pickup, or stored in front yards, are violations subject to a written warning and then municipal civil infraction tickets that escalate with repeated offenses.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
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