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Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances § 156.052

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Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances § 156.052
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(a) Donation drop-off bin(s) shall be located on a hard and durable surface such as asphalt, concrete, aggregate, crushed rock and the like and all ingress and egress from each bin shall also be of a similar surface. In no event shall the placement of a donation drop-off bin or any means of ingress or egress be composed of sod, dirt, sand, or similar porous material. All donation drop-off bins shall be located on the designated premises so as not to interfere with sight triangles, on-site circulation of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, required setbacks, parking, landscaping, and all other applicable requirements imposed on the property as part of any governmental approval, including any zoning requirement;

(b) The placement of donation drop-off bins shall be restricted to an area within 75 feet from any wall of the largest permanent building on the premises or against a well-lit exterior wall of such building;

(c) A donation drop-off bin shall not be within a 1,000 foot radius of any other donation drop-off bin operated by the same licensee;

(d) Donation drop-off bins shall not be larger than six feet high by six feet wide by five feet deep;

(e) Donation drop-off bins shall be enclosed and operate by use of a securely locked receiving door so that the contents of the bin may not be accessed by anyone other than those persons authorized by the licensee to collect the contents;

(f) The donation drop-off bin must be regularly emptied, no less than twice every calendar week, to prevent overflow of clothing or other items that may be strewn about the premises. No overflow of items from a bin shall remain on the ground for more than 24 hours after actual or constructive notice of said overflow;