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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Talking Trash: City Releases Video 'How-To' on New Garbage Ordinance

The new ordinance was approved after a resident disputed a citation and won in district court.

Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter After the Richfield City Council redefined its garbage ordinance in September, city staff is making double sure residents understand the dos and don'ts of storing their receptacles. In addition to an arguably detailed diagram, the city has created a quasi how-to video. (Both are attached above to this article.) The new ordinance states that storage must be behind or alongside the principal structure on the property. The two-minute video shows two sample properties and outlines the requirements of the ordinance. The council first discussed garbage storage in August 2011, however, declined to pass an ordinance that would require screening cans. …

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City Passes New Garbage Storage Ordinance, Ordinance Requiring Richfield Residents to Conceal Garbage Containers Fails to Pass, and Council Revisits Garbage Ordinance After Resident Disputes Citation

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Caitlin Burgess

11:20 am on Friday, December 7, 2012

And well, not all people store their garbage cans in an orderly fashion.   more ›

Thursday, September 13, 2012

City Passes New Garbage Storage Ordinance

After a resident disputed a citation, the city moved forward with amending its requirements for garbage, yard waste, refuse and recyclables containers Tuesday night.

Residents now have some arguably clearer direction on how to store their trash containers after the Richfield City Council passed an ordinance redefining procedures Tuesday night. The council first discussed garbage storage in August 2011, however, declined to pass an ordinance that would require screening cans. However, after a resident recently disputed a citation for not having containers placed "behind or alongside the house"—and won the argument in district court—the city was forced to define ordinance language. The new ordinance states that storage must be behind or alongside the principal structure on the property. A diagram of the acceptable areas was presented along with the ordinance language, and is attached to this article in …

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Ordinance Requiring Richfield Residents to Conceal Garbage Containers Fails to Pass and Council Revisits Garbage Ordinance After Resident Disputes Citation

Bill Johnson

8:18 am on Thursday, December 27, 2012

Richfield needs to implement a single garbage collector system. Richfield has the most screwed up garbage collection system of any town I have lived in. Why should we subsidize these businesses and not others? The current system is wasteful and disruptive with garbage trucks running all day on collection day. Council needs to take action to implement single hauler. Who needs choice for a …   more ›

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