Cleveland, OH Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)

011 bars anyone from placing an object that obstructs public use of a highway, lane, road, street or alley without first getting a street obstruction permit, and a street opening permit too if the work breaks the pavement, from the Director of Capital Projects. The application must state the applicant's name, the obstruction's location and purpose, a description, the proposed start date/time and estimated duration, and a traffic maintenance plan; construction and rehabilitation projects under Chapter 3115 must also submit a traffic and pedestrian maintenance plan meeting OMUTCD-based pedestrian-safety criteria, including safe reroutes for pedestrians and wheelchair users and ADA compliance.

Applicants must also carry public liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 naming the City as an additional insured. 00 per month with no inspection fee in Residential Areas. The Director may deny or revoke a permit if the applicant previously violated permit terms or submitted false information, or if the obstruction would unreasonably interfere with another permitted obstruction, public convenience, emergency/service vehicle access, or a construction project. Encroachment permits issued under Chapter 3109 are exempt from this section. 06(e) requires all solid waste containers -- including dumpsters -- to sit on private property, not in a street, alley, sidewalk or other public place, and bars storing a container in the front of a residential property, including on a porch or in the area between the street and the front of the structure; containers must be kept in the rear, hidden from public view where possible.