Lawton, OK Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Cart size
- 95-gallon, City-owned
- Set-out window
- 5:00 p.m. night before to 7:00 a.m. day of
- Removal deadline
- 8:00 a.m. morning after collection
- Front-yard storage
- Must be screened, no gates
- Side clearance
- 5 feet obstruction-free each side
- Enforcing agency
- City of Lawton Solid Waste Division
Summary
Lawton requires the City-owned 95-gallon cart to sit at the curb with handles facing away from the street, set out no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the night before pickup and pulled back by 8:00 a.m. the next morning. Front-yard storage must be screened without gates, and side-of-house carts must stay outside fenced or enclosed areas.
For those residences serviced from the street and receiving side of house service, carts containing garbage and rubbish shall be placed no further back from the street than the rear corner of the house and in a location outside any enclosed or fenced area of the property... Containers stored in the front yard (front lot line to building line) must be in a screened area as previously described. The screened area shall not have gates but will be constructed in such a manner as to visually hide the receptacle storage area... For those residences serviced from the street and receiving curbside service, unless otherwise directed due to special circumstances, carts are to be placed in front of the curb with handles facing away from the street. Carts must be placed in an obstacle free open area with no obstructions within five (5) feet on either side of the container. Carts are to be placed at the curb not prior to 5:00 p.m. the night prior to the day of the collection and no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection. Residents must remove containers from the curb no later than 8:00 a.m. the morning following collection days.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 2 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Under City Code Article 22-4-1, the City furnishes one 95-gallon cart per one- or two-family unit; the cart remains City property even after it is dropped off at a residence. Curbside customers must place the cart directly in front of the curb, handles away from the street, in an obstacle-free area with five feet of clearance on either side so the automated arm can lift it. the morning after. Side-of-house customers may keep the cart within four feet of the rear corner of the house, but any cart stored in the front yard (between the front lot line and the building line) must sit in a screened area built with no gates, designed only to visually hide the receptacle.
Where an alley offers all-weather access, carts go at the property line nearest the alley, outside any fence. Collectors themselves are barred from entering houses, gated yards, porches, or garages to make a pickup, so the container has to sit where crews can reach it without crossing a fence line. Extra carts can be leased annually, and customers wanting service outside the normal day may request a premium collection, both at rates set in the fee schedule.
Violations & Fines
Carts left at the curb outside the allowed window, or stored in an unscreened front-yard spot, get tagged by the Solid Waste Division explaining the infraction and may be relocated near the garage or front edge of the residence. Beyond that, any violation of Article 22-4-1 is punished under the general penalty in Code Section 1-1-119(A)(5): up to a $750 fine or 60 days in jail, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
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