Lawn Care & Landscaping in Carroll Township

Leaf collection

The township picks up loose leaves along the road township-wide each fall, roughly late October to early December, with dates set each year. Piles go at the edge of the road by 7 a.m. Monday. Bagged leaves aren't collected, and piles with brush or trash mixed in, or too far off the road, are skipped. A fall cleanup hauls them away instead.

Source: Carroll Township, Fall 2024 Newsletter (PDF)(opens in a new tab); Carroll Township, Curbside Leaf Pick Up(opens in a new tab)

Yard waste and the leaf waste facility

Penn Waste picks up yard waste in biodegradable bags on the first Saturday of the month, May through November, but not grass clippings. The township's leaf waste facility on Sunny Lane takes leaves, branches and trimmings year-round with a key card; commercial cards are only for landscapers based in the township, so what we cut leaves with us. Bigger piles are a brush removal job.

Source: Carroll Township, Trash Collection & Recycling(opens in a new tab); Carroll Township, Leaf Waste Recycling(opens in a new tab); Carroll Township, Yard Waste Rules (PDF)(opens in a new tab)

Sidewalks after a snow

Township code gives owners 24 hours after snow stops to clear a sidewalk path at least three feet wide, and removed snow can't go on any public street (§ 334-21). Parking on township streets is banned from two hours after continuous snow begins until the street is plowed full width (§ 359-21). Set up snow removal before the first storm.

Source: Carroll Township Code, § 334-21(opens in a new tab); Carroll Township Code, § 359-21(opens in a new tab)

Patios and retaining walls

The township's permit guide says a retaining wall over four feet needs a building permit, concrete pads need a zoning permit, and new construction over 200 square feet needs a stormwater permit when the lot has no approved stormwater plan. Pads and pavers sit at least three feet from the property line (§ 450-403), and single-family lots in the RS districts are capped at 35 percent impervious coverage. Ask the township before a patio, walkway or wall starts.

Source: Carroll Township, Do I Need a Permit?(opens in a new tab); Carroll Township Code, § 428-5(opens in a new tab); Carroll Township Zoning, § 450-403(opens in a new tab); Carroll Township Zoning, RS-1 district(opens in a new tab)

Grass height

Vegetation over 12 inches is a nuisance under township code, with five days to fix it after notice (§ 372-3). A weekly or biweekly mowing schedule keeps you well under it.

Source: Carroll Township Code, § 372-3(opens in a new tab)

Burning and clippings

Burning brush and vegetation is banned in the township (§ 157-3). Grass clippings aren't taken curbside or at the drop-off, so the township encourages leaving them on the lawn and keeping them out of storm drains. Every mowing visit ends with clippings blown off walks and drives.

Source: Carroll Township Code, Chapter 157(opens in a new tab); Carroll Township, Summer 2026 Newsletter (PDF)(opens in a new tab)

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