Broken Arrow, OK Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Enclosure height
- 6 to 8 feet
- Materials
- Opaque fence or wall required
- Banned materials
- Chain link, wire mesh
- Location limit
- Not in front setback
Summary
Broken Arrow requires refuse dumpsters at commercial, mixed-use and multi-family properties to sit inside a 6- to 8-foot opaque screening enclosure, never in a front setback, with chain link and wire mesh barred as screening materials.
Each refuse collection receptacle shall be screened from view on all sides by a durable sight-obscuring enclosure consisting of an opaque fence or wall of between six feet and eight feet in height, as seen in Figure 4-3-7-1, Screening Enclosure. Prohibited materials for refuge collection include, chain link, wire mesh, or other similar products. Where the access to the enclosure is visible from adjacent streets or residential properties, the access shall be screened with an opaque gate. The enclosure shall be maintained in working order and remain closed except during trash deposits and pick-ups. Figure 4-3-7-1, Screening Enclosure
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 43).
Full Breakdown
Under the Zoning Ordinance's buffers and screening standards, every refuse collection receptacle, dumpsters, garbage cans, debris piles, grease containers, serving an office, commercial, mixed-use or multi-family use in Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, must sit inside a durable, sight-obscuring enclosure of opaque fence or wall between 6 and 8 feet tall, with an opaque gate where the access is visible from streets or residential property. Chain link and wire mesh are barred as enclosure materials. Receptacles cannot sit in a required front setback, in a setback or landscaping area abutting a residential use, or in any area needed to meet minimum landscaping or parking requirements. Enclosure lids must stay closed between pickups.
Violations & Fines
Broken Arrow's Community Development Department enforces screening compliance under the zoning ordinance; a receptacle enclosure that is unscreened, undersized, or built of prohibited materials is a zoning violation subject to a correction order.
Frequently Asked Questions
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