Camarillo, CA Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Roll-off duration cap
- 30 consecutive days per placement
- Annual cap
- 60 total days per premise/year
- Hauler requirement
- City-franchised collector only
- Franchise approval
- Written agreement, council resolution
- Unauthorized hauling penalty
- Separate offense per day
- Container standard
- No spilling, leaking or odors
Summary
A roll-off dumpster at a Camarillo commercial site can stay only 30 consecutive days, and no more than 60 days total in a year, under Sec. 9.04.160(B). Only a city-franchised solid waste collector may deliver, service or haul away construction or roll-off bins under the exclusive franchise system.
B.Roll-off Franchises. The city council may periodically award a nonexclusive roll-off franchise to a qualified solid waste collector authorizing such franchisee to collect, transport, and dispose of commercial solid waste generated from any commercial premises, at the request of a responsible person, on a temporary basis of not more than 30 consecutive days, and not more than 60 total days in any calendar year, for each such commercial premise.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Camarillo runs its dumpster and roll-off service through an exclusive franchise system in Ch. 04, Article II. Sec. 160(A) grants one company at a time an exclusive commercial solid waste franchise for regular bin service, while Sec. 160(B) separately authorizes nonexclusive 'roll-off franchises' for temporary construction or cleanout bins requested by a property's responsible person, capped at 30 consecutive days and 60 total days per year for each commercial premise. A 'construction bin' or 'roll-off bin' is defined in Sec. 010 as a container used for the accumulation, temporary storage and removal of construction and demolition waste or similar material, which is emptied by means of special collection equipment.
Sec. 040 makes it unlawful to arrange for dumpster service with anyone other than a city-franchised collector, with a narrow carve-out for a licensed contractor removing debris with the contractor's own crew and equipment as an incidental part of a total service. Every franchise must be a written agreement approved by city council resolution under Sec. 170, and Sec. 180 lets the city charge collectors fees tied to right-of-way use and waste-program administration, costs typically passed through to the customer's bill. Containers must be maintained so they do not spill, leak or emit odors, and the responsible party for the premises is on the hook for keeping the surrounding area clean under Sec. 100 until the bin is actually collected.
Violations & Fines
Arranging dumpster or roll-off service with an unfranchised hauler violates Sec. 9.04.040, and Sec. 9.04.124 makes it a separate offense for each day an unauthorized collector removes waste from a Camarillo property. Keeping a roll-off bin past the 30-day, or 60-day annual, limit in Sec. 9.04.160(B) without new franchise authorization is a code violation subject to the general penalty in Sec. 1.12.020: a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine, six months in jail, or both, with continuing violations counted day by day.
Frequently Asked Questions
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