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Struthers council debates draft ordinance to require enclosed dumpsters at properties that provide them for tenants
Summary
Council members discussed a draft ordinance to require dumpsters provided for tenants to be fenced—and possibly locked—targeting properties that 'require a dumpster' (proposed threshold: more than four units). Council asked staff for counts and recommended a spring compliance window; no vote was taken.
At a recent Struthers City Council meeting, unnamed council members discussed drafting an ordinance that would require dumpsters provided for tenants to be enclosed (fenced, and potentially locked) and suggested applying the requirement to properties that provide a dumpster for tenants—proposed threshold: more than four units.
The proposal, introduced by Speaker 2, responds to repeated complaints about loose trash and dumpster divers near multiunit properties and some businesses. "If you went above 4 units, must have it," Speaker 2 said while arguing a unit threshold would avoid imposing new burdens on small…
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