Trash can rules silly, some citizens say (Must be a slow news day...)

Ventura County Star: Simi Valley - Trash can rules silly, some citizens say

"The rumblings on Elizondo Avenue on Wednesday in Simi Valley weren't just trash trucks but a trio of residents who think the city's rules governing placement of trash cans are rubbish.
City officials counter that the rules are necessary to promote aesthetically pleasing neighborhoods and to curb visual nuisances.

The problems started last month, when Leon Rice received a letter from the city's code enforcement department saying he was not storing his trash cans properly.

They must be stored behind a side-yard fence, gate or wall by 10 p.m. on trash day, according to city law. The cans can be dragged to the curb only after 4:30 p.m. the day before trash is collected.

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Must be a slow news day. Actually I'm glad stuff like this is all that's going on for reporting. For a city of over 100,000 people, and THIS is the news, then life is good.

Nice to be living in one of the safest cities in the nation ... :)


BTW, The trash can rules are kind of silly. While we've never been cited, we do have to watch the time when we're taking our cans to the curb. Also we have to watch how long we keep any yard waste cans out front when we're doing major yard clean up... (luckily that doesn't happen all that often :| ).

But I guess the rules do help keep people from leaving their cans out all week... sigh