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Chapter 12 — Garbage, Refuse and Weeds
Gilroy Municipal Code Art. II Garden Refuse
Gilroy Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Gilroy
Cite as: Gilroy Municipal Code Article II · Text as of 2026-10-04
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State law references—Cleanliness and sanitation of premises, H. & S. C., § 17811.
§ 12.24. Definitions.¶
For the purpose of this article, the following phrases shall be defined as hereinafter set forth:
“Garden refuse”
shall mean leaves, grass cuttings, weeds, vines, shrubbery, brush and tree trimmings, but not tree limbs of over four (4) inches in diameter.
“Other refuse”
shall mean any rubbish or garbage or discarded materials other than garden refuse.
(Ord. No. 598, §§ 1, 2)
§ 12.25. Placement for disposal – On street and sidewalk area.¶
Garden refuse may be placed for disposal by the abutting property owner or occupant or their agents in the same location as garbage and rubbish as set forth in section 12.18.
(Ord. No. 598, § 3; Ord. No. 76-4, § 2, 2-17-1976)
§ 12.26. Same – Other refuse excepted; not to be mixed with garden refuse.¶
It shall be unlawful to deposit other refuse in the street or in the area between the street and the sidewalk or sidewalk area. No garden refuse will be picked up by the city that is mixed with other refuse.
(Ord. No. 598, § 3)
§ 12.27. (Reserved)¶
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Editor’s note: Ord. No. 76-4, adopted Feb. 17, 1976, repealed § 12.27, pertaining to placement of receptacles in alleys, derived from Ord. No. 598.
§ 12.28. Placement for disposal – By tree surgeons and professional tree trimmers.¶
Tree surgeons and professional tree trimmers shall haul away and dispose of all tree trimmings and other garden refuse accumulated by them.
(Ord. No. 598, § 3)
§ 12.29. Same – Placement prior to collection; method and notification of collection.¶
Garden refuse other than that designated by the preceding section may be placed in the areas designated and under regulations set forth in the following sections of this article on the day prior to the day of collection.
(Ord. No. 598, § 3; Ord. No. 76-4, § 2, 2-17-1976)
§ 12.30. Same – Limitations on what may be placed on paved streets.¶
Where streets are paved from gutter to gutter leaves only may be placed in the street at any time subject to the provisions of this article.
(Ord. No. 598, § 3; Ord. No. 685, § 1)
§ 12.31. Same – Distance leaves are to be placed from curb for collection by sweeper…¶
Leaves only shall be placed in streets paved from gutter to gutter not less than twelve (12) inches and not more than forty-eight (48) inches from the curb so that they may be picked up by the sweeper.
(Ord. No. 598, § 4; Ord. No. 685, § 2)
§ 12.32. Same – Maximum size and weight.¶
Garden refuse shall be tied in bundles which shall not exceed four (4) feet in length, eighteen (18) inches in height or width or fifty (50) pounds in weight, or in any suitable container not exceeding fifty (50) pounds in weight. All but permanent garbage receptacles will be hauled away with the contents and will not be returned.
(Ord. No. 598, § 4; Ord. No. 685, § 3; Ord. No. 76-4, § 2, 2-17-1976; Ord. No. 88-6, 5-16-1988)
§ 12.33. through § 12.34. (Reserved)
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Editor’s note: Sections 12.33 and 12.34, pertaining to the placement of certain items of trash, derived from Ord. No. 598, were repealed by Ord. No. 76-4, adopted Feb. 17, 1976.
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