Chino Hills, CA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- 24 hours before pickup
- Cart removal
- Within 12 hours after
- Brush pieces
- Max 4 ft, 4 in diameter
- Bulky items
- Annual cleanup or arrangement only
- Governing section
- CHMC § 13.20.120
Summary
Chino Hills residents may set carts at the curb no more than twenty-four hours before their regular collection time and must pull them back within twelve hours after pickup under Municipal Code § 13.20.120. Tree trimmings and brush must be cut to four feet or shorter and four inches or less in diameter before they go in the cart.
C. To minimize interference with public rights-of-way, no person shall place a container adjacent to a street or public right-of-way for collection service more than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the normal collection time. D. To minimize interference with public rights-of-way, solid waste containers shall be removed from the street or right-of-way location within twelve (12) hours after collection... F. To minimize interference with public rights-of-way, tree trimmings and brush shall be cut into pieces not to exceed four (4) feet in length and four (4) inches in diameter, before being placed for collection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
120 governs how and when containers may sit in the public right-of-way. Subsection C bars anyone from placing a container adjacent to a street or right-of-way for collection more than twenty-four hours ahead of the normal collection time, and subsection D requires solid waste containers to be pulled back from the street or right-of-way location within twelve hours after collection, so carts cannot become semi-permanent curbside fixtures. Subsection E confines bulky-item placement to the city's annual cleanup events or a specific arrangement with the franchisee, rather than routine weekly service, and subsection F requires tree trimmings and brush to be cut into pieces no longer than four feet and no thicker than four inches in diameter before being set out.
110, add the underlying duty: every person in possession or control of a property must keep containers in a suitable, franchisee-accessible location and must deposit all refuse only in the standard container or bin the franchisee designates, meaning residents cannot substitute their own bins or bags for curbside pickup. 130.
Violations & Fines
Placing a cart too early, leaving it out too late, or setting out bulky items or oversized brush outside these rules is a Chapter 13.20 violation enforceable by administrative citation under Chapter 1.18, with a $100 fine for a first offense, $200 for a second and $500 for a third or subsequent offense, subject to appeal under Section 1.18.100.
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