Johns Creek, GA Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies in
- Town Center Overlay only
- Wall
- min. 6 ft, 3 sides
- Gate
- self-locking, 6 ft, 4th side
- Placement
- side or rear of building
Summary
In Johns Creek's Town Center Overlay, trash and recycling dumpsters must sit to the side or rear of the building and be enclosed on three sides by a 6-foot wall and on the fourth by a self-locking 6-foot gate.
A.Trash and recycling collection and other similar service areas must be located to the side or rear of buildings and may not between a building and the street, Creekside Pond, or the linear park.B.Service areas must be screened on 3 sides by a wall a minimum 6 feet in height and on the 4th side by a solid gate at a minimum of 6 feet in height.C.The wall must be opaque and be constructed of one or a combination of the following: decorative blocks; brick; stone; or cast-stone.D.The gate must be self-locking and maintained in good working order. 12A.3.5.6. Roof-Mounted Equipment.
A.Roof-mounted equipment must be set back at least 10 feet from the edge of the roof and screened from ground level view from abutting parcel or abutting street (not including an alley), single-family residential development, Creekside Pond, or the linear park.B.New buildings must provide a parapet wall or other architectural element that is compatible with the principal building in terms of texture, quality, material, and color that fully screens roof-mounted equipment from ground level view.C.For buildings with no or low parapet walls, roof mounted equipment must be screened on all sides by an opaque screen compatible with the principal building in terms of texture, quality, material, and color. 12A.3.5.7. Wall-Mounted Equipment.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Article XII-A, § 12A.3.5.5 of the zoning code, the Johns Creek Town Center Code, governs service areas for trash and recycling within the Town Center Overlay district. Dumpsters and similar service areas must sit to the side or rear of a building, never between a building and the street, Creekside Pond, or the linear park. Screening is mandatory: a wall at least 6 feet high on three sides, built of decorative block, brick, stone, or cast-stone, plus a self-locking gate at least 6 feet high on the fourth side, kept in good working order. This applies only within the Town Center Overlay, not citywide.
Violations & Fines
A dumpster placed in front of a building, or left unscreened, in the Town Center Overlay violates § 12A.3.5.5, enforced by the Community Development Director under § 12A.1.3.1.
Frequently Asked Questions
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