Garbage Container & Wood Pile Screening Policy
Goal:
To ensure that garbage, recycling and green waste (hereafter referred to as garbage) containers and wood piles are reasonably screened from view, as specified in Article III (g) (5) of the restrictions, from any street bordering the building site and not stored in front of the house; and
To ensure that garbage cans will be “put away” except during periods they are permitted to be placed ready for pickup.
Policy:
On many properties in the Association, having a garbage container and/or wood pile fully screened from the street is not practical.
Garbage containers, when “put away” should be completely behind or enclosed by a screening fence or structure. If a few inches of a garbage can and/or wood pile can be viewed from the street through, above or around a fence or screen, this is considered acceptable.
Suitable screening is at least as high as the largest container screened and can include:
Fence slats – solid fencing preferred
Pickets – open space between pickets should be kept to a minimum
Chain link (cyclone) fencing – only if fence slats are used to block the view through the fence
4. Seeing a substantial portion of a garbage container or wood pile is not acceptable. For example, if a garbage container is behind a fence and is screened from direct view but sides of the garbage container are visible from different angles on the street, this will not be considered adequate screening.
5. Note: Temporary screening, such as a vehicle or a deciduous shrub or bush, is not considered acceptable screening for a garbage can and/or wood pile. Also, a cyclone fence without slats by itself is not adequate screening.
6. An Association permit is required to construct the screening noted above.
Adopted by Board of Directors Mark Swan, President
Homes Association of Cedar Hills,
Date: July 8, 2014; Revised: 12/10/19