This is the season for falling leaves! We want to remind everyone it is dangerous and unlawful to deposit grass, leaves, debris in the roadway! This is a reminder to you to avoid a violation or seriously hurting someone. You can view the City Ordinance below.
Leaves are slippery, wet or dry, but they hide other dangers, too, by covering potholes and other hazards in the road that can shred tires and worse. Large leaf piles raked into streets and roads send bicyclists into the path of cars. The leaf piles also clog the storm drains, leaving more water on streets and roads – another danger.
Sec. 78-45. - Leaves, cuttings blocking roadway or gutter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dump or deposit or cause to be dumped or deposited any grass, leaves, branches, or any other things in the roadway or gutter of any public street in the city. Collected leaves and cuttings may be bagged or bailed and placed by the curb for pickup.
(Code 1979, § 4.40)
Original source can be found here.
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