If any trash — including disposable cups, containers, and wrappers — are visible in a yard, then the property owners will now have 24 hours to remove it after receiving a warning from the city. Council members approved the ordinance change in a 4-1 vote at their Tuesday meeting.
City ordinances prevent the accumulation of trash objects in yards in open view. When city residents call and report waste visible on properties, city staff visits the site and notifies the property owner to remove it. If it is not removed within the stated period, the city hires a contractor to remove it and invoices the property owner
The change to the ordinances will distinguish refuse and solid waste from other abandoned items, allowing city officials to treat trash differently than other items in the yard. Abandoned items, such as furniture items or boxes which are visible on properties, will still have a 10-day window for removal…