Huntington Park, CA Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)

Zoning Code § 9-3.103 contains a trash and recyclable materials storage standard written to comply with the California Solid Waste Reuse and Recycling Access Act. The Department will not issue any ministerial or discretionary permit for new construction or remodeling in the City of Huntington Park unless the plans comply. Nonresidential structures and uses in every zoning district must provide exterior trash and recyclable storage areas sized by Table III-2: the 0-5,000 square foot row prints 12 sq. ft. for trash, 12 sq. ft. for recyclables, and 24 sq. ft. total, and the 5,001-10,000 row prints 24, 24, and 48.

Location comes first. Exterior storage can sit outside a structure, in a designated interior court or yard area with appropriate access, or in rear yards and interior side yards. It cannot sit in any required front yard, street side yard, or required parking, landscaped, or open space area. Driveways and aisles must give collection vehicles and personnel unobstructed access, and where an alley serves the parcel the exterior storage areas must be directly accessible to the alley. The construction must include a concrete pad within the fenced or walled area and a concrete apron, and the area must be secured against unauthorized access. A sign of not more than one square foot, naming the area and the acceptable materials, goes on the exterior beside each access point.

Screening is set by subsection H: at least three sides covered by a solid wall six feet in height, and the fourth side closed by a solid, reinforced gate not less than five feet in height. The gate must be kept in good working order and stay closed except when in use. The wall and gate design needs the Director's approval.

Container terms sit in Title 6. Section 6-2.100 defines bins, commonly called dumpsters, as containers under 10 cubic yards and rolloff boxes as 10 cubic yards or larger, and it treats hotels, motels, and multi-family dwellings as commercial premises. Under § 6-2.105, containers must be sealed and watertight with lids closed when unattended, and neighbors in contiguous commercial buildings can share one only with City Manager approval. Section 6-2.108 requires construction and demolition projects to use franchisee containers, register to self-haul, or qualify under § 6-2.107(a)(3).