Dumpster Permit Rules in Lake County, FL
A container on your driveway usually needs no permit. A container on a public street, sidewalk or right-of-way may need one — and the rules vary by city and county.
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- Problem
- A container has to sit on a public street, and it is not clear whether a permit is needed.
- Solution
- Check with the city or the county where the container will sit, before the delivery is arranged.
- When to call
- Before the delivery is arranged, if the container will sit anywhere other than the driveway.
The driveway rule in Lake County
A dumpster on your driveway usually needs no permit, in Clermont or in any city in the service area. The driveway is private property, and a container on it is the same as a car on it. The same applies to a container on a clear spot on your own land, away from the street. The driveway is the simplest place for a container, and it is where most containers go.
A dumpster on a public street, a sidewalk, or a right-of-way is different: it sits on public land, and the city or the county may need to approve it. The rules and any fee vary by place, so check with the city where the container will sit, or Lake County if the property is outside a city, before the delivery is arranged. The street placement page explains the checks to make before the delivery.
The rules by city in the service area
Clermont, Winter Garden, Minneola, Groveland, Montverde, Ocoee, Apopka, Leesburg, Tavares, Eustis and Mount Dora each have their own rules, and the rules and any fee vary by place. Some cities need a permit for any container on a public street, and some need one only for a container that stays more than a few days. Some charge a fee, and some do not. The only way to know is to check with the city where the container will sit, before the delivery is arranged.
Orange County cities — Winter Garden, Ocoee and Apopka — follow Orange County rules as well as their own city rules, and Lake County cities follow Lake County rules as well as their own. If the property is outside a city, in unincorporated Lake County or Orange County, the county is the authority to check with. The provider can explain which authority applies to your address, but the check itself is yours to make.
What the city or county wants to know
The city or the county wants to know where the container is, how long it will be there, and that it will not block traffic or emergency access. A container on a street narrows the road, blocks parking, and can block a fire hydrant, a driveway, or a storm drain. A permit is how the city knows, and it is how the city can tell you if the spot does not work.
Keep the container visible and marked when it sits on a street. It should have reflectors or lights so drivers can see it at night, and it should not block a fire hydrant, a driveway, or a storm drain. Keep the area around it clear, and do not load above the rim — a container loaded above the rim cannot be picked up safely, and a container on a street is harder to reach than a container in a driveway.
Checking the permit rules
Four steps, from the first check to the pickup.
Where will the container sit?
Driveway, or public street? The driveway usually needs no permit. The street may need one.
Check with the city or county
Ask whether a permit is needed, what the fee is, and how long the container can stay.
Tell the provider
Say the container will sit on the street, not the driveway, before the delivery is arranged.
Pick the spot
A spot that does not block a hydrant, a driveway, a storm drain, or traffic.
Frequently asked questions
Answers from the questions Lake County homeowners actually ask.
Call NowUsually not. A container on your driveway usually needs no permit. A container on a public street, sidewalk or right-of-way may need one from the city or the county.
It depends on the city or the county. The rules and any fee vary by place, so check with the city where the container will sit, or the county if the property is outside a city.
The City of Clermont, or Lake County if the property is outside the city. Check before the delivery is arranged.
Call now and describe the job, the material and where the container should go. The provider takes the address, the size that fits and the day you want it, and the delivery is arranged.
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