Mableton Company Cited for Storing Garbage-Filled Trucks on Premises

Due to the large number of , code enforcement staff members inspected Bankhead C & D Transfer Station Thursday, but it was a nearby trucking company that received a code violation for storing garbage on its premises.

Stafford Transport trucking company was cited on Friday for parking several tractor-trailers filled with garbage on the premises without the appropriate county-issued special land use permit.

The citation comes after a Thursday visit to Cobb County Code Enforcement staff members to Bankhead C & D Transfer Station.

Staff members smelled no foul odors or noticed any household garbage on the Bankhead site at 1490 Veterans Memorial Highway, but smelled a “pretty strong” odor wafting from the Stafford Trucking lot, which is a little more than a tenth of a mile away at 6375 Discovery Boulevard, Cobb Community Development Director Rob Hosack explained.

Code enforcement found several uncovered trucks filled with garbage parked on the Stafford property, which is permitted for use as an office and truck parking lot only.

Hosack said he was not told specifically how many trucks of garbage were found at the facility, but enforcement officials reported there were “several.”

The garbage-filled trucks must be removed from the property within five business days of the date of the citation, Hosack explained.

“This coming Friday, the trucks should be out of there,” he said.

to allow the Federal Aviation Administration time to determine if the site would attract birds and be potentially hazardous for air navigation.

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