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anciano

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7. It's against city ordinance here to

Reply to Cairycat (Original post)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 04:06 PM

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rake or blow leaves onto the street. But whether you have to do anything at all with the leaves in the first place is kinda murky ... it depends on whether there is a complaint for "accumulation of debris". So if a neighbor complains or the city does a drive-by you might get a citation if the leaves have piled up.

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