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Council considers ordinance requiring dumpster enclosures; debate over $100 civil penalty
Summary
The council introduced Ordinance O025050 to require fenced enclosures around dumpsters within the city and to impose a $100 civil penalty per violation; council members discussed lowering the fine to $75 and emphasized voluntary compliance and work with code enforcement.
The city attorney read Ordinance O025050, which would amend existing code (O018269) to require enclosures around dumpsters within Shepherdsville and to impose a civil penalty of $100 per violation, with each day a separate violation. The ordinance text includes a severability clause and a publication requirement.
Council members discussed the ordinance's purpose — staff said the goal is aesthetics and safety and emphasized staff plan to work with businesses before assessing fines. One council member suggested lowering the proposed fine to $75 to reduce impact on small businesses; staff responded that enforcement personnel would attempt to negotiate corrective actions and that no fines had yet been collected under the current outreach process.
The ordinance was presented for discussion as a pending amendment; staff said they would send notices in January and encouraged businesses to contact code enforcement or the mayor's office to resolve issues before fines are imposed. Council signaled a willingness to keep enforcement consistent and accomodative but retained the ordinance's $100 penalty in the draft as presented.
No final vote was taken on the ordinance at this meeting; the item will return for further action after staff outreach and any recommended fee adjustments.
