Pasco, WA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Curb set-out window
- 7:00 p.m. day before to 6:59 p.m. collection day
- Normal storage spot
- Rear of the front yard setback line
- Construction exception
- Front yard allowed during building permit period
- Automated carts
- Meet the same placement rule as standard cans
- First-offense penalty
- Up to $500 civil infraction
Summary
PMC 8.05.090 confines residential trash cans to the rear of the front yard setback line the rest of the week. Carts may only sit at the curb during a fixed 24-hour window: from 7:00 p.m. the evening before collection until 6:59 p.m. on collection day itself.
The storage can or container required by PMC 8.05.080, 8.05.100 or any permitted supplemental containers shall be placed only, except as authorized herein, to the rear of the front yard setback line of any lot, parcel or tract of land in any residential zoning district of the City; provided, that for purposes of collection by the City's contracted collector, solid waste containers may be placed at the curb collection site ahead of the front yard setback line, but only during the 24-hour period which starts at 7:00 p.m. the day prior to collection and ends at 6:59 p.m. on the day of collection by the City's contracted solid waste collector; further, provided, however, containers utilized in conjunction with a permitted building construction project may be placed in the front yard area during the authorized period of the building permit.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4837, passed May 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
100: except during pickup, they must stay to the rear of the front yard setback line on any lot in a residential zoning district. on collection day, a roughly 24-hour set-out window tied to the household's specific pickup day rather than a citywide date. The section carries one further carve-out: containers used with a permitted building construction project may sit in the front yard for the whole duration the building permit authorizes, unlike an ordinary trash cart. 100, so households on automated service follow the identical curb-timing rule. 350 lets the City pursue a civil complaint in Municipal Court or route the case through the Code Enforcement Board.
Violations & Fines
A cart left at the curb outside the 7:00 p.m. to 6:59 p.m. window, or stored in the front yard without a construction permit, violates PMC 8.05.090 and is punishable under PMC 8.05.340 as a civil infraction: up to $500 for a first violation and $50 per day it continues, plus court costs, under the penalty schedule set in PMC 1.40.050(5).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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