What are the main provisions of the wildlife ordinance?
Residents and businesses are asked to store trash in a manner that does not allow for it being accessed by wildlife. Once your trash has been scattered by wildlife and you have received a courtesy warning violation, within 24 hours you are required to: 1) Store your trash during the week in a secure location, such as in a garage, shed, or enclosed structure, or 2) Lease a city-provided wildlife-resistant trash container at $4 a month in addition to current fees 3) Abide by time restrictions on placing residential trash containers curbside only from 6:00 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the assigned day of trash collection After a wildlife trash disturbance and initial courtesy notice of violation, commercial, multi-family and residential customers are required to obtain a wildlife-resistant dumpster that prevents access by wildlife from their waste service provider, or be subject current fines. All wildlife-resistant containers, dumpsters and enclosures must be properly used and deployed to not allow