Chula Vista, CA Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)

080 governs container use by generator size: Large Quantity Generators, the code's term for commercial and industrial customers on bin or roll-off service, "shall utilize Containers provided by the City's Authorized Collector," and any compactor container a large generator supplies on its own "must be approved by the City's Authorized Collector for compatibility with Collection equipment before use"; using an incompatible compactor is not grounds for an exemption from mandatory service. 340. That zoning section spells out the physical build: any qualifying new construction project costing more than $20,000 must include a dedicated recycling and solid waste storage area "enclosed within a minimum five-foot-high masonry wall or higher if deemed necessary by the Director of Development Services," built to the city's freestanding-wall standard (No.

4 steel, fully grouted), sized to fit the hauler's containers, with a wooden enclosure substitute allowed only in the C-O zone and multifamily zones. A recycling and solid waste plan must be submitted, reviewed, and approved by the City Manager or designee before any building permit issues, and the precise location of the enclosure is set by the Director of Development Services on review of the site plan. Enclosures must be permanently maintained, kept neat and clean, and used only for temporary storage, collection, and loading of waste and recyclables, not any other purpose.