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Council amends dumpster‑fence rule to allow written mayor exemptions, exempts county detention center
Summary
The council read an amendment to the city’s dumpster‑fence ordinance that limits the enclosure requirement to dumpsters visible from roadways or neighboring property, exempts the Bullitt County Detention Center and requires any mayoral exemption to be in writing.
The Shepherdsville City Council read and discussed ordinance 025006, an amendment to city ordinance 018269 (codified in section 51.03) that clarifies when dumpsters must be enclosed and creates a written mayoral‑exemption for hardship or unforeseen circumstances.
The amendment narrows the ordinance’s application to dumpsters that "can be seen from any roadway or neighboring property, regardless of whether the dumpster is located on the property," and explicitly exempts…
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