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The Minnetonka City Council added language to its ordinance at its June 3, 2024 meeting.
The city council added language at its June 3, 2024, meeting allowing containers to be placed in public view the evening before pickup. The previous ordinance only allowed an exception for the day of collection.
The amended ordinance would give property owners more options to store their waste containers on non-collection days. As garbage collection has evolved and recycling/organics has been added, finding locations to store receptacles can be challenging. The proposed ordinance would no longer require containers be "out of public view" but rather ensure waste containers are "not visible from adjacent streets or properties or, at a minimum, located behind the front building line of the home."
Allowed under proposed ordinance
NOT allowed under proposed ordinance
Prior to drafting a final ordinance for the city council, the city is open to community feedback and information regarding the proposed ordinance. You can share your feedback and ask questions in the spaces provided below.
The city council added language at its June 3, 2024, meeting allowing containers to be placed in public view the evening before pickup. The previous ordinance only allowed an exception for the day of collection.
The amended ordinance would give property owners more options to store their waste containers on non-collection days. As garbage collection has evolved and recycling/organics has been added, finding locations to store receptacles can be challenging. The proposed ordinance would no longer require containers be "out of public view" but rather ensure waste containers are "not visible from adjacent streets or properties or, at a minimum, located behind the front building line of the home."
Allowed under proposed ordinance
NOT allowed under proposed ordinance
Prior to drafting a final ordinance for the city council, the city is open to community feedback and information regarding the proposed ordinance. You can share your feedback and ask questions in the spaces provided below.
Prior to drafting a final ordinance for the city council, the city is open to feedback and information regarding the proposed ordinance. Please share it in the space provided. Comment will be accepted through May 20.
The Minnetonka City Council added language to its ordinance at its June 3, 2024 meeting.
Thank you for your feedback. The comment period on Minnetonka Matters has closed. You can follow the project on this page.
Strongly agree! I trust my neighbors to be reasonable with their placement and some garage setups make it difficult to store bins out of sight.
Action: The city council added language allowing containers to be placed in public view the evening before pickup. The previous ordinance only allowed an exception for the day of collection.
Allowed under proposed ordinance 
NOT allowed under proposed ordinance
Strongly agree! I trust my neighbors to be reasonable with their placement and some garage setups make it difficult to store bins out of sight.