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Hamilton aldermen ban disposal of grass clippings on public streets
Summary
The Hamilton Board of Aldermen unanimously adopted Bill Number 081125, amending city code to prohibit disposal of grass clippings onto public streets and rights-of-way; the measure passed on its second reading.
The Hamilton Board of Aldermen on Sept. 10 unanimously adopted an ordinance prohibiting the disposal of grass clippings onto public streets and rights-of-way. Mayor Cole Crawford read the ordinance on its second reading, and Alderman Deedie Esry moved for adoption; the motion carried with Aldermen Cameron Fast, Robert Grant, Toni Schmidt and Deedie Esry voting aye.
The ordinance, recorded as Bill Number 081125, amends Chapter 75, Article IV of the Hamilton City Code to make it unlawful to deposit grass clippings onto public rights-of-way. Council members offered no recorded amendments during the meeting. The ordinance was adopted following the board’s routine approval of the evening’s agenda, minutes and bills.
The change is procedural and local in scope; the city did not provide a compliance timeline in the meeting record. The board did not identify penalties or an enforcement schedule during the recorded discussion. The measure took effect per the city’s ordinance-adoption procedures.
