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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE- ORDAINING SECTION 16 -37 <br />(POSITIONING OF MATERIALS FOR COLLECTION) OF ARTICLE 11 OF <br />CHAPTER 16 (GARBAGE AND REFUSE) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF <br />PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELIMINATING THE <br />PLACEMENT OF GARBAGE CANS IN ALLEYS FOR COLLECTION. <br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: <br />1. That Section 16.37 of Article 2 (City Collections) of Chapter 16 (Garbage <br />and Refuse) of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) be amended and <br />reordained as follows: <br />Sec. 16 -37. Positioning of materials for collection. <br />All garbage, trash, paper, corrugated cartons, paper or pasteboard <br />boxes, and other waste, to be removed by the city under this article shall <br />be placed on the sidewalk as near to the curb as possible or between the <br />sidewalk and the curb, except where otherwise authorized by the city <br />manager. Bulk refuse shall always be placed as near to the curb as <br />possible or between the sidewalk and the curb and shall not be placed in <br />public alleys even where same are provided. Bulk refuse must be placed <br />clear of water meters, TV cable boxes, power lines, utility poles and tree <br />limbs. <br />2. That this ordinance shall take effect on the date of adoption. <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held <br />on August 8, 2023. <br />Teste: <br />City Clerk <br />