Southampton Village, NY Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential bin location
- Rear of the property, private receptacle required
- Public street receptacles
- Off limits to persons with permanent quarters on the street
- Lid rule
- Hinged lid or gate with catch or lock, kept closed
- Commercial enclosure
- Closed fence at least six feet high (§ 64-3)
- Penalty
- Fine up to $2,000, up to 15 days, or both
Summary
In the Village of Southampton, a resident on any street must keep a private receptacle at the rear of the property and may not use the public receptacles placed along the street. Section 74-6 requires the container to stay upright, with a hinged lid or gate and a catch or lock, kept closed except when being filled or emptied.
§ 74-3. Private receptacles required for residences along streets. No person having permanent quarters on any street shall use or employ the receptacles provided for the public which may be placed along such street, and such persons are hereby required to maintain private receptacles for such discarded material at the rear of their respective properties, which receptacles must conform to the minimum requirements and standards hereinafter set forth and provided. ... Said containers must, by reason of their weight or method of anchoring, be sufficient to maintain same in a rigid and upright position and must be equipped with a lid or gate adequately hinged or attached to such receptacle as to permit facility of opening and must be provided with a catch or lock sufficient to secure same in a closed position. Said gate or lid shall be maintained in such closed and securely fastened position at all times except when being filled or emptied.
Full Breakdown
Section 74-3 of the Southampton Village Code addresses where the bin sits. No person having permanent quarters on any street may use the receptacles provided for the public along that street. Those persons must maintain private receptacles for discarded material at the rear of their respective properties, and the receptacles must meet the minimum requirements in the sections that follow.
Section 74-6 supplies the specifications. A container must, by reason of its weight or method of anchoring, be sufficient to stay in a rigid and upright position. It must have a lid or gate adequately hinged or attached to permit ease of opening, and it must have a catch or lock sufficient to secure it in a closed position. The gate or lid must be kept closed and securely fastened at all times except when the container is being filled or emptied. Section 74-4 adds that material capable of blowing away must be securely confined so the receptacle is not overturned or dumped.
Commercial property has its own placement standard. Section 64-3 applies to trash, garbage or rubbish stored outside a building on nonresidential property in the VB (Village Business), HB (Highway Business), OD (Office Business) and HRO (Hampton Road Office) districts. The container must be secure and covered, with the cover closed except when material is being placed in it or removed, and it must be screened from view on all sides by a stockade or similar fully closed fence enclosure at least six feet high that also stays closed except during filling or removal.
The sections printed here fix location and container construction. They do not print curbside set-out or removal hours for the Village of Southampton.
Violations & Fines
Section 74-7 sends Chapter 74 violations to Article II of Chapter 1 of the Village Code, and § 64-4 does the same for § 64-3. Under § 1-17 a conviction is a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment not exceeding 15 days, or both, with community service at the court's discretion. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense.
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