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Trappe Council directs draft ordinance limiting hours trash cans can be left out
Summary
Councilors asked the Town Attorney to draft an ordinance permitting trash cans to be set out after 5 pm the day before collection and requiring removal within 24 hours, with one warning letter per calendar year and fines for repeat violations; ordinance will be considered in September.
Councilors reviewed trash-can policies from neighboring towns and directed Town Attorney Lyndsey Ryan to draft a local ordinance for the September meeting that would allow trash cans to be placed at the curb after 5 pm the day before collection and require their removal within 24 hours. The draft ordinance will prescribe one written violation per calendar year followed by fines for subsequent violations within the same calendar year.
The directive reflected the Council’s intent to balance neighborhood aesthetics and operational needs; staff will bring a draft ordinance for Council consideration at the Sept. meeting.
