Blowing grass clippings into the street is dangerous and against City ordinance.
- Leaves, grass clippings and other yard waste should never be intentionally blown or raked into the street or down the storm drain. Besides being against City ordinance, it is harmful to the stormwater system and creates a hazard for motorcyclists, bicyclists, and vehicle traffic.
- When it rains, those clippings and other yard waste left in the streets wash into nearby storm drains and can clog the drains or enter local bodies of water without being treated or cleaned.
- Grass clippings on the streets are a major safety threat to motorcyclists and other vehicle traffic by reducing the traction the tires have on the roadway, which makes it highly slippery.
- Citations will be issued for failure to follow City code.
City Ordinance Section 215.020: Nuisances Affecting Health
(p) All ashes, cinders, slops, filth, excrement, sawdust, stones, rocks, dirty, straw, dead grass, grass clippings, dead limbs, leaves, brush, logs, weeds, foliage, shrub cuttings, clippings, soot, sticks, shavings, eggshells, oyster shells, cans, dust, brush, logs, paper, trash, rubbish, manure, refuse, offal, wastewater, chamber lye, fish, putrid meat, entrails, decayed fruits or vegetables, broken wares, rags, iron or other metal, old wearing apparel, animal or vegetable matter, all dead animals, any grass, dead limbs, leaves, brush, logs, weeds, foliage, shrub cuttings, clippings or any other kind of yard wastes, or any other offensive or disagreeable substance or thing thrown, left, deposited, or caused to be left, thrown, or deposited by anyone in or upon any street, sidewalk, park, public place, public enclosure, lot, vacant or occupied, ditch, pond, or pool of water.
