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Council presses staff to tighten enforcement on trash‑can storage, property maintenance and trials daytime street sweeping
Summary
Council members raised repeated complaints about trash cans left in rights‑of‑way, high grass and property maintenance repeat offenders during committee meetings. Staff outlined current enforcement procedures; council asked staff and law director to produce proposed ordinance changes with stronger enforcement and a timeline to present by May 27.
Multiple committee meetings on April 28 featured extended discussion about property maintenance enforcement — primarily trash cans left in the right‑of‑way, recurring code violations (high grass, accumulations) and a proposal to trial daytime street sweeping.
Council members and staff described a pattern of repeat offenders who leave trash containers on the curb beyond collection day. Staff explained how current enforcement operates: property maintenance inspectors issue warning tickets first, and if violations persist the city moves to citations, court proceedings and, in some cases, abatement with charges assessed to property tax bills. The codified ordinance language cited in committee requires that “trash containers and receptacles must be…
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