Landscaper Registration
Landscapers and tree maintenance
and removal contractors must
register with the Building Department,
3400 Lee Road. There is a fee.
Lost Pets
If you have lost a pet, call 491-1490
(after hours or emergencies,
491-1499).
Noise
The playing of radios, televisions,
musical instruments, and similar
devices is prohibited between 11
pm and 7 am weekdays and 11 pm
and 9 am Saturdays and Sundays, if
they create a noise disturbance.
Parking Ban
There is no parking permitted on
Shaker streets between 2 and 6 am.
Power Outages
Please call CEI, not City Hall:
888-544-4877.
Recycling Round-ups
Check shakeronline.com/city-services/
recycle for dates and details,
or call Public Works at 491-1490.
Safe City Hotline
To anonymously report any suspicious
activity, call 295-3434.
Security
If you plan to be away from your
home, fill out a Home Watch Form
to let the police know your plans
and how to contact you. Go to
shakeronline.com/departments/
police/auxiliary-services.
Smoke Detectors
Residents are required to have
at least one photoelectric smoke
detector adjacent to the sleeping area
in each dwelling unit and at least one
smoke detector on each additional
level, including the basement.
Smoke detectors are provided free
to low-income residents and will be
installed for any resident requiring
assistance. By ordinance, all homes
will be required to have photoelectric
smoke detectors by 2016.
Snow Policies for
1. Sidewalks
Residents are asked to clear
sidewalks of snow, ice, and slush by
9 am of the following day.
2. Driveways
The City does not plow residential
driveways; snow removal contractors
must be registered with the
Police Department and their permit
clearly displayed. Do not push snow
into the street, onto sidewalks, or
onto another person’s property.
3. Parking
Residents are asked not to park their
cars in the street when snow reaches
a depth of two inches or more.
Temporary Sign Ordinance
All temporary signs in residential
districts must be removed or
replaced after 45 days. Signs may
not be located in the public right of
way and must be placed at least 20
feet from the nearest sidewalk.
Trash Delays
Collections scheduled on or after the
following holidays, unless they fall on
a Saturday or Sunday, will be one day
late: Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s
Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
and Memorial Day. Call the Public
Works Department, 491-1490, to
report a missed pick-up. Calls must
be received the next business day.
To receive an email reminder when
pick-up is delayed a day, sign up for
the City’s email list at shakeronline.
com/news-and-events/e-news.
West Nile Virus
For up-to-date information and
tips on prevention, check
shakeronline.com, or call the
Health Department’s Infoline:
491-3170.
Wood Chips
Wood chips are available while
supplies last at the Canoe Club on
South Park Boulevard. Residents
must bring their own containers
and shovels.
Yard Waste
From October 15 to December
15 brush collection is suspended
to focus on leaf collection only.
During leaf collection, leaves are
picked up from the tree lawn
(never in the street) on a bi-weekly
schedule. To reduce tree damage,
please keep leaf piles away from
trees. Landscapers should be
advised to remove any yard waste
from October 15 until April 1 when
tree lawn collection resumes.
• After December 15 brush collection
resumes as permitted by the weather.
• April 1 to April 30 is spring
clean up with leaves, grass, hedge
trimmings and garden waste picked
up from the tree lawn.
• From May 1 to October 15 yard debris
including grass clippings must be put
in paper leaf bags. Please buy your bags
from Shaker vendors.
For more information visit
shakeronline.com/city-services/
collection-and-removal or call
Public Works at 491-1490.
City of Shaker Heights
For more information on the
City’s Codified Ordinances, visit
shakeronline.com/downloads.