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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 15-515 Refuse disposal containers and refuse storage areas.">
  <section prefix="§" num="15-515" heading="Refuse disposal containers and refuse storage areas.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Location.">Refuse disposal containers and refuse storage areas must be located to the rear or side of structures.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Recycling bins.">Refuse disposal containers and refuse storage areas may store recycling bins.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Enclosure of containers – Required.">
      <para num="(1)">All refuse disposal containers must be fully enclosed on 3 sides by a 6-feet high or higher:<para num="(i)">solid wood or simulated wood screen fence;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">opaque masonry wall (stone, stucco, or brick); or</para>
        <para num="(iii)">principal structure wall.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">The materials used for the enclosure must complement the architecture of the principal structure.</para>
      <para num="(3)">The enclosure must be gated&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Enclosure of containers – Use of exterior wall extension.">An extension of an exterior principal structure wall may be used as one of the 3 walls for enclosing a refuse disposal container as long as the extension meets the minimum 6-feet high requirement and is of the same building materials as the principal structure.</para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Qualified exception for on-site construction.">
      <para num="(1)">This section does not apply to a refuse disposal container used as part of on-site construction as long as:<para num="(i)">the container is maintained on the construction site; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">a minor privilege permit is obtained to allow the container on the public right-of-way.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">The container must be removed once construction is complete.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 17-015</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
