Oakland County does not set bin placement rules. Most municipalities require carts to be set within 3 feet of the curb on collection day and removed within 12-24 hours after pickup, kept screened from street view between collections. SOCRRA and RRRASOC carts must not block the sidewalk and must clear the snow plow line in winter. Royal Oak Chapter 633 prohibits placing refuse at the curb earlier than 5:00 p.m. the night before collection.
Each Oakland municipality writes its own bin-storage rule under its property maintenance or solid-waste chapter. Common Oakland pattern: trash, recycling, and yard waste containers must be stored at the side or rear of the dwelling (out of front-yard view) between collection days. On collection day, carts are placed at the curb no earlier than the prior evening (typically 5:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m.) and removed within 12-24 hours after pickup. Royal Oak Chapter 633 (Solid Waste) requires removal within 12 hours after collection. Birmingham and Troy require screening behind a wall, fence, or vegetation. In winter, Oakland County's heavy lake-effect snow means carts must be set back from the plow path - typically 3 feet from the road edge - and not block sidewalks (which must be cleared of snow within 24 hours of accumulation under most Oakland municipal codes). Multi-family and commercial dumpsters must be screened by a 6-foot opaque enclosure per most Oakland zoning codes.
Bin-placement violations are civil infractions under each municipal ordinance: Royal Oak $50-$500 first offense (Chapter 484, Nuisances), Birmingham and Troy similar. Repeat violations on rental properties can trigger rental-license review. Commercial dumpster screening violations are abated through the building department.
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