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Parma council adopts ordinance tightening rules for commercial trash enclosures
Summary
Parma City Council voted to adopt Ordinance 131-25 on Sept. 15 to amend rules for general-business trash collection areas, adding gate-closure and height requirements; measure was approved on third reading after a public hearing produced no speakers.
Parma City Council adopted Ordinance 131-25 on Sept. 15 to amend city code governing trash collection areas in commercial zones, adding requirements for gate closures and increased enclosure height.
The ordinance, described at the meeting as amendments to Section 1197.13 (required trash collection areas) and Section 1707.17(c) (garbage and rubbish disposal), passed on third reading after a public hearing during which no one spoke for or against the measure. Councilwoman Cammie Schuman, presiding at the planning committee, moved the ordinance to third reading; the roll call vote recorded support from Councilmembers Schuman, Soter, Zacharias, Boyd, Early, Kuzma and Lime.
The change updates Chapter 11.97 (off-street parking and loading facilities) and Chapter 17.07 (basic standards for property maintenance) to require gated closures and additional height in “general business” trash collection areas, according to the ordinance text read into the record. Council members thanked the property-maintenance task force and staff for work on the measure. Councilman Kevin Kuzma remarked that the ordinance had been “a long time coming,” and Councilwoman Deborah Lime noted it took roughly three years for the task force to finalize recommendations.
No amendments to the ordinance were recorded at the meeting. The council moved the ordinance forward under the emergency clause and adopted it on a unanimous roll call vote.
The planning committee will retain jurisdiction for any implementation questions or follow-up enforcement procedures; staff said the building and safety departments (and the property-maintenance task force) led the drafting process.
Why this matters: the ordinance changes technical property-maintenance standards that affect commercial properties and how waste containers are secured and screened, and it directs city enforcement officials to apply the new dimensions and gate requirements in future inspections.
For implementation details or enforcement timelines, the ordinance text and the planning committee minutes contain the full technical specifications and the effective date for compliance.
