Please note that the City provides this service for its residents and is intended for vegetative debris from the residential address only.

Debris will not be picked up and shall be a violation of the City policy if:

1. The debris is generated by a hired/professional tree trimming service.

2. The debris was gathered from another location except for the residential address where the collection will occur.

3. The debris pile exceeds the maximum amount allowed in the procedures set forth below.

In the event of a violation, a notice will be given to the property owner. In that case, the resident will be required to dispose of the debris on his own and at his expense.

Procedures

1. Residents must place the vegetative debris curbside, making sure not to block the road or drainage in the process. This debris can consist of no more than 2 cubic yards (1 cubic yard equals 3’x 3’ x 3’ length, width, height) of vegetation gathered while cleaning the resident’s yard.

2. The resident must call City Hall at (337) 837-6681 Ext. 8 or submit an online request through the City of Broussard’s official website www.cityofbroussard.com via “Branch pickup” to be placed on the debris pick up list.

3. The debris pickup team makes rounds to pick up as much debris as possible from the entire City so only 2 cu. yd. of debris per address will be picked up and the address must be on the list.

4. If the debris is over 2 cu. yd. or not from the resident’s property, or if the resident fails to request to be placed on the pickup list, a notice of violation will be given to the resident. If that occurs the resident shall be responsible for removal of the debris from the roadside and to dispose of it on his own.

5. If the property owner does not remove the debris on their own, the City will remove the debris, and the resident will be issued a fine in accordance with Sec. 38 of the City of Broussard Municipal code (Nuisances).

6. Once the resident receives a fine for violating this policy, the resident will not be eligible for debris pickup and shall not place debris at the roadside, until the fine is paid in full. If the resident is fined more than once for violation if these procedures, the resident will not be eligible for debris pickup for a period of not less than 3 months or longer than 1 year as determined by Public Works depending on the severity of the violations.

Exception

In the event of a Declaration of Emergency, declared by either the President of the United States, the Governor of the State of the State of Louisiana, the Mayor-President of Lafayette Parish, the President of St. Martin Parish or the Mayor of the City of Broussard this vegetative debris pickup policy shall be suspended during the pendency of the declaration.

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