Bonner County, ID Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)

Section 12-451 applies the 12-453 design standards to all new development in the commercial, industrial (where commercial uses and services are proposed) and rural service center districts, and to all other commercial, multi-family, public and industrial development in other zoning districts unless otherwise noted. Subsection K then covers every solid waste and recycling collection area serving commercial, industrial and multi-family residential uses.

K.1 sets location: the area shall be located to minimize visibility from the public and adjacent nonindustrial uses, and service elements should be concentrated where service vehicles reach them easily and tenants find them convenient. K.2 sets screening: when the receptacles are visible from a street or resident/customer parking area, they shall be enclosed on at least three (3) sides by a solid wall or fence of at least six feet (6') in height, or placed within an enclosed building. Screen fences should be made of masonry, ornamental metal or wood, or some combination of the three, and the use of chainlink, plastic or wire fencing is prohibited. K.3 requires the area to be animalproofed.

The permit side runs through section 12-452, which requires site and building plans detailed as necessary to show the 12-453 standards have been met, and section 12-454, which requires completion of the required improvements before occupancy.

Title 7, the county solid waste ordinance, adds service rules. Section 7-202 requires all commercial and public establishments to have their municipal solid waste collected by an authorized commercial hauler, at a frequency that keeps a public health hazard or nuisance from resulting. Section 7-211 requires users needing mandatory collection to provide a sufficient number of containers to hold all waste generated between regularly scheduled collections. Section 7-230 requires solid waste awaiting collection to be securely contained within a sanitary container or hauler provided bin to avoid scattering or spreading by wind or animals. County collection sites in section 7-210 are only for private household residents, and construction waste is barred from the dumpsters at a county operated collection site.