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Resident urges South Miami to add small multifamily buildings to city garbage service
Summary
A resident of a six-unit building told the commission she pays about $800 monthly for private trash collection and asked the city to include small multifamily properties in its municipal sanitation program; commissioners asked staff to study thresholds and the city attorney noted current rules classify structures with more than four units as commercial/residential.
During public comment, Gretel Norwood, a resident at 7541 Southwest 61st Avenue, asked the commission to include her six-unit building in the city’s sanitation program. “We pay $800 a month to have our garbage picked up,” she said, describing heavy truck traffic and damage to parking and driveways and asking that the city consider enrolling small multifamily properties in its service.
Mayor Fernandez acknowledged the concern and asked the manager and city attorney to clarify existing policy. The city attorney explained that the current threshold in code treats structures with more than four units as commercial/residential, which requires a franchise operator for pickup, but staff will return recommendations and the fiscal impact of lowering the threshold. The manager said staff will review the code and present options at the next budget hearing.
