Bins in unincorporated San Joaquin County must be placed curbside with lids closed on service day, spaced 3 feet apart and 3 feet from obstacles (mailboxes, parked cars, hydrants). Carts must be retrieved within 24 hours of pickup and stored out of front-yard view between service days per Development Title property maintenance standards.
San Joaquin County franchise contracts and the Development Title property-maintenance provisions require that refuse, recycling, and organics carts be placed at the curb or designated service point no earlier than 6:00 PM the evening before service and removed within 24 hours after pickup. Carts must sit on a firm surface with wheels and handles toward the house, lids fully closed (loose garbage on top will not be collected), and spaced 3 feet apart from each other and from parked cars, mailboxes, utility poles, fire hydrants, and low-hanging tree branches. Between service days, carts must be stored behind the front-yard building line or screened from the public right-of-way — typically alongside the house, in the side yard, or in the garage. In Mountain House, CC&Rs impose additional screening requirements. In the Delta legal waterway areas, carts cannot be placed on levee tops or within the USACE right-of-way.
Cart visible from street between service days: blight citation $50 first, $150 repeat within 12 months. Improperly placed (blocking access, too close to hydrant): hauler skips collection; no refund. Cart left at curb beyond 24 hours: courtesy notice then $25–$100.
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