Collin County has no unincorporated-area ordinance regulating trash bin storage. Residents typically store bins out of public view between pickups. HOAs often impose stricter rules than any government code.
Collin County Commissioners Court has not enacted a property-maintenance code governing residential refuse container storage, as general-law Texas counties lack building and property-maintenance code authority (see TX Attorney General Opinion JM-1001). TX Health & Safety Code Ch. 343 (Abatement of Public Nuisances) permits county enforcement only when containers cause insect or rodent harborage rising to the level of a public nuisance. City rules dominate: Plano §6-107 requires carts stored behind the front building line except for 12 hours before/after pickup; Frisco §50-6 mirrors that 12-hour window; McKinney §50-55 requires screening from street view. HOA deed restrictions under TX Property Code Ch. 202 commonly require bins stored behind the garage line and screened from public view.
County nuisance (HSC §343.011): Class C misdemeanor, up to $200 first offense, $2,000 subsequent. City fines typically $50–$200. HOA fines per CC&Rs.
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