Trash and recycling carts in Lakeport: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Lakeport Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Lakeport's code says

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When carts must come back	Within 18 hours after it has been emptied § 8.16.050 · code text and shall not remain on the street, parkway or alley for more than eighteen hours after it has been emptied.
When carts may go to the curb	Not before five-thirty p.m. on the day immediately prior to collection § 8.16.050 · code text Any receptacle or toter shall be placed for collection on a sidewalk, parkway or alley only on the day established for the collection of solid waste on the particular route or after five-thirty p.m. on the day immediately prior to such collection
Where carts are kept	Not in any required side yard that abuts any public street or in any required front yard § 8.16.050 · code text No receptacle, toter or bin shall be stored in any required side yard that abuts any public street or in any required front yard. Screened from public view and not visible from the sidewalk, street, roadway or alley § 8.16.050 · code text Every receptacle or bin shall be stored in a manner such that it is screened from public view and not visible from the sidewalk, street, roadway or alley.

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When can trash carts go out to the curb in Lakeport?

Lakeport's code: Within 18 hours after it has been emptied (§ 8.16.050); Not before five-thirty p.m. on the day immediately prior to collection (§ 8.16.050).

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