Sunday, October 28, 2007

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Ordinances: Animals, garbage

bers can work at the business, and the

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business can generate no more noise,

traffic, smoke or odors than are stan-

dard for the neighborhood where they

FALSE ALARMS

Property owners will be charged a fine are located.

if police must answer excessive false

ANIMALS

alarms on their property

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Animals cannot run loose. They have

Any false alarm -- except from a vehi-

cle -- will result in a $50 fine for the third, to be restrained and their owners are re-

fourth and fifth offenses. The fine jumps sponsible for keeping the pens sanitary

o $75 for the sixth and seventh offense and odor-free. Animals may be adopted

nd $100 for eight or more offenses in a for a $25 fee from the Killeen Animal

Shelter at 3118 Commerce. The shelter

2-month period.

If the false alarms become too exces- is open seven days a week. Its hours on

ive -- more than 10 a year -- the prop- Monday through Friday are 7 a.m. to 4

erty will be red-flagged and the police p.m. and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays

will respond to no further alarms unless and Sundays.

an eyewitness reports a crime in prog-

GARBAGE

ress on the premises.

Residents must place their container at

the curb no earlier than 8 p.m. prior to col-

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

The city has several ordinances in lection day and no later than 7 a.m. on the

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place requiring property owners to keep scheduled collection day The container

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should be removed from the curb no later

up their grounds and buildings.

The height of grass and weeds cannot than 9 p.m. on the collection day

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With the new automated trash pickup,

exceed 12 inches on developed land on a

residents cannot use old trash cans. From

lot smaller than 2 acres.

No parking is allowed on lawns or the new trash containers, customers can

choose from a 96-gallon, a 64-gallon or a

other unimproved surfaces.

Recreational vehicles weighing more 32-gallon can.

Residents also have the option to par-

than one ton can be parked in driveways,

but not in the street and cannot block the ticipate in voluntary curbside recycling

for $2.10 per month. For more informa-

sidewalk.

Junked vehicles are not allowed on tion call 501-7800.

Residents are advised not to dispose of

residential property New state law de-

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fines a junked vehicle as one that has rocks, dirt, building debris or flammable

an expired license and no inspection materials in the trash containers.

Trash must be in the container and

certification.

No open storage of building materials, placed four feet from a mailbox, car or

building rubbish, tires, appliances, aban- other obstacle. Brush up to six cubic

doned vehicles or any accumulation of  yards will be collected weekly Residents

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will be charged for anything larger.

items is allowed.

New residents have the option of a one-

Stagnant water should not remain in

holes, containers, pools or other various time pickup of cardboard boxes. Contact

the solid waste service division within

receptacles.

six months of moving in. At least 10 boxes

have to be flattened to be picked up.

HOME BUSINESSES

For more information on trash collec-

Business owners can set up shop at a

esidence, but no signs or advertising tion and automated trash pickup, call

an be posted on the property nor can 526-2697.

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For more information on city codes and

nything be sold on the premises. Ad-

ditionally only immediate family mem- ordinances, call City Hall at 501-7600.

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