Santa Maria, CA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)

14 was never built to handle. Rather than scheduling a fixed bulk-item day citywide, the section makes special collection a request-based service: the resident or business owning or controlling the accumulation must ask the Utilities Department to come get it, and the Director of Utilities sets the rate for that pickup separately from the standard weekly service charge. There is no size or category limit written into the section itself, only the test that the material cannot be practicably removed by means of the regular collection service provided, which the Director applies case by case when quoting a price.

14(a), bulky pickup pricing can be adjusted administratively without a separate rate hearing. 20's ban on keeping refuse that has become a menace to health, a fire hazard, or otherwise dangerous or offensive, so requesting the special pickup is the compliant path rather than an option to skip.