Those placing unattended donation bins on private property in Manteca by next year may need to get a city permit to do so and follow basic rules as well as pay appropriate fees.That could be the City Council’s response to a Grand Jury report targeting the proliferation of donation bins across the county. The council meets tonight at 7 o’clock at the Civic Center, 1001 W. Center St.The response generally agrees with the Grand Jury report.The Grand Jury recommendations include:uenacting an ordinance requiring owners of the bins to receive written permission before placing collection bins.urequiring owners of the bins to maintain them.uhaving property owners be held harmless for removing bins placed with permissionurequiring owners of the bins to post signage making it clear the bins are operated by for-profit companies and not for non-profit charities.Manteca municipal staff noted that the property owners do not have to be held harmless if they remove the bins as they have a legal right to remove any items left on their property.Since the fee requires a nexus study, should the council decide to proceed with an ordinance work to justify the fee to offset the cost of processing of the permit may not be in place before the start of 2016.The Grand Jury report noted that often times the unattended collection bins create eyesores with dropped off items strewn about the ground around them. The Grand Jury noted there has been a proliferation of the bins placed in cities throughout the county often without the permission of property owners.The Grand Jury discovered the bins placed by for-profit organizations such as USAgain and Discover Books have hurt non-profits that serve San Joaquin County residents.
City could require donation bin permits