5 Things To Know In Hartford: Tenant Relocation Ordinance, Limit On Dogs Per Home, Leaf Collection And More

HARTFORD, CT — The Hartford City Council takes up an ordinance on help for tenants displaced by code enforcement and a limit on dogs per home Monday, and leaf collection and street paving continue across the city.

Here are five things to know about life around Hartford this week:

1. Council Takes Up Tenant Relocation, Dog Limit Ordinances
When: Monday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m.
Where: City Hall, 550 Main St. (hybrid; broadcast on hpatv.org and Comcast Channel 96)
What to know: The City Council is set to act on Councilmember Josh Michtom's ordinance spelling out what the city must provide tenants forced out by code enforcement, according to the agenda packet. The draft lists emergency housing, cash assistance, longer-term temporary housing within two weeks for up to four months, transportation and moving costs, and lets the city bill owners or place liens to recover the cost. Also up for action: an ordinance limiting the number of dogs on residential properties, an ordinance creating a Puerto Rican and Hispanic History and Culture Commission, and a Lots to Homes lease for 175 Mather St. An ordinance on reducing concentrated poverty is set for a Nov. 16 public hearing.
More information here.

2. Residents Can Address The Council Before Its Meeting
When: Monday, Nov. 9, 6 p.m.
Where: City Hall, 550 Main St. (hybrid; broadcast on hpatv.org and Comcast Channel 96)
What to know: The City Council holds its hybrid public comment session an hour before the regular meeting, according to the city's meeting list. The council's agenda also includes grants for the Department of Families, Children, and Youth and Summer Night Gyms, new street names at the Village at Park River site and four appointments to the African American and Black History and Culture Commission.
More information here.

3. Planning And Wetlands Panels Receive Solar, Drainage Applications
When: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 6 p.m.
Where: Online; the Planning Division is at 260 Constitution Plaza
What to know: The Inland Wetlands Commission receives an application for a ground-mounted solar array within the 100-foot watercourse buffer at 1680 Albany Ave., owned by the Village for Families & Children, according to the draft agenda. It continues the review of a new storm drainage network within the buffer at 259 Plainfield St., owned by the Housing Authority. The Planning and Zoning Commission receives a city-proposed zoning text amendment and a special permit request for signs at 475 Flatbush Ave.
More information here.

4. Fall Leaf Collection Underway
When: Through Sunday, Dec. 20
Where: Curbside by zone; paper-bag drop-off at the Waste & Recycling Center, 180 Leibert Road
What to know: The city collects leaves curbside twice between Nov. 7 and Dec. 20, by zone, according to the Department of Public Works. Rake leaves to the curb, not the street, by the Sunday before your collection week; the city's map lists dates street by street. Leaves in plastic bags won't be taken. Residents can also bring paper leaf bags to the Waste & Recycling Center Tuesday through Saturday, 8:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., with a free green permit from 50 Jennings Road.
More information here.

5. Milling And Paving Wraps Up Nov. 15
When: Through Sunday, Nov. 15
Where: Streets citywide; Department of Public Works, 50 Jennings Road
What to know: The city's 2026 milling and paving operations run through Nov. 15, according to the city's homepage notice. The full street list is posted as a PDF on the city website.
More information here.