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Kankakee committee advances zoning changes to regulate dumpsters and recycling collection
Summary
The Kankakee ordinance committee voted to forward zoning text amendments that allow centralized dumpsters for four-unit multifamily buildings, require collection pads of concrete/asphalt (or approved equivalents), and require screening for dumpsters adjacent to single-family homes; compliance and reading dates were set for council consideration.
The Kankakee City ordinance committee voted to forward proposed amendments to the zoning code governing centralized refuse and recycling collection to the city council for a first reading, with a tentative first-reading date set for March 16 and a second reading targeted for April 6.
The changes presented by Director King would allow centralized dumpsters for multifamily buildings of four units or more (down from a five-unit threshold previously used in some sections), require collection facilities to be located on concrete, asphalt, preexisting gravel or a comparable surface approved by the zoning officer, and impose screening requirements for new construction. Director King told the committee the…
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