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Shepherdsville approves ordinance requiring dumpsters to be enclosed, sets $100 daily civil penalty
Summary
The Shepherdsville City Council approved Ordinance 025050, amending city code to require dumpsters to be enclosed; each unenclosed dumpster is a separate $100-per-day violation and property owners must remediate violations even if they pay the penalty.
Shepherdsville's City Council voted to approve Ordinance 025050, an amendment requiring commercial dumpster enclosures and establishing a civil penalty of $100 per violation per day. City staff read the ordinance at the meeting, which was sponsored by council member Bonnie Inlow.
The ordinance amends prior code (ordinance 018269 as amended) to require property owners to enclose dumpsters and clarifies that each unenclosed dumpster constitutes a separate violation and each day a violation persists counts as another violation. The text also states that payment of the civil penalty does not relieve the property owner of the obligation to remediate the violation.
Council discussion focused on consistent enforcement and the city's expectation that dumpsters be kept out of public view. The motion to adopt the ordinance was made and seconded; roll-call voting recorded one recorded opposing vote and multiple affirmative votes, and the ordinance was approved.
The ordinance includes a severability clause and directs publication as required by municipal procedure. The city indicated enforcement will include daily fines for continuing violations and that remediation, not penalty payment alone, is required to cure violations.
