Garland, TX Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)

45 of the Garland Development Code requires that refuse containers serving nonresidential and multifamily development sit behind the main building or within an interior service court, never inside a required parking space, loading space, fire lane, easement, or access drive aisle, and the enclosure's door opening cannot face a public right-of-way. Each container must be screened on three sides by a minimum 8-foot masonry wall matching the main building's materials, sit on a reinforced concrete pad, and be enclosed by a solid metal gate that stays closed except during active collection; the enclosure needs at least 12 feet of horizontal clearance between walls or gate posts and a 3-foot by 7-foot pedestrian access door.

Two or more nonresidential uses may share one container if it sits inside a recorded mutual access and use easement and is emptied often enough for all users. An applicant who skips the enclosure and instead uses a 90-gallon commercial green cart must still reserve the space on the site plan for a future enclosure. 53(M), it is an offense to keep a commercial solid waste container on a residentially zoned lot for more than 90 days, unless the property carries a current building permit, the container is emptied every 14 days or less, and no nuisance exists on the premises; government-owned containers are exempt outright.