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Kankakee officials weigh ordinance changes to require hard‑surface pads and screening for centralized dumpsters
Summary
City planner Melissa King presented proposed zoning amendments to require centralized refuse collection sites be placed on concrete or asphalt and screened; council debated exemptions for existing sites, enforcement of residential totes, and a compliance window and asked for a revised redline next month.
Kankakee City Planner Melissa King told the council the city’s review of refuse collection agreements found no existing requirement that centralized dumpsters sit on a hard surface and recommended adding one to the zoning ordinance.
"I think my recommendation would be to require that as well," King said, describing planning‑board recommendations that collection facilities be placed on concrete or asphalt, retain a minimum 6‑foot solid screen and include language requiring sufficient coverage to conceal containers on all sides.
The planning board also recommended restricting permanent dumpsters to side and rear yards, prohibiting placement in front setbacks or corner sides. King said the board discussed allowing alternative screening (a wall,…
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