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West Chester adopts step-up enforcement and sticker program for trash ordinance violations
Summary
Borough staff and code enforcement outlined a new education-first enforcement plan under Chapter 62: orange warning stickers on containers, a first warning ticket, then a 15–45 day abatement timeline before court referral; staff estimate 40–50 apparent violations and plan coordinated SmartGov tracking.
Public works and code officials in West Chester described a new enforcement approach to long-running trash-and-recycling violations under Chapter 62, emphasizing education first and a clearer pathway to fines and court action if residents or landlords do not comply.
"Those stickers actually have the rules from Chapter 62 on them," Aaron Flutko said, describing the plan to place bright orange tags on offending containers so residents "can't say they didn't know" the requirements. Flutko said the borough has already begun targeted enforcement and that staff will record notices in…
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