Oyster Bay, NY Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Nonprofit roll-off fee
- $250 per load dumped
- Water injection port threshold
- 10+ cubic yards, enclosed
- Hose coupling size
- Two 2.5-inch female couplings
- Port marking
- Fluorescent yellow or orange
- Max penalty
- $1,000 or 15 days, per day
Summary
Oyster Bay charges charitable and nonprofit groups $250 per load for Town roll-off containers used at fundraisers, and requires large dumpsters that block firefighter access to carry welded water injection ports.
Any container having a capacity equal to or in excess of 10 cubic yards which is enclosed in such a way as to impede free access to its contents by fire fighters shall have permanently affixed and mounted thereon two two-and-one-half-inch female hose couplings welded to the side of the container and to include matching female firematic plug connections with New York Corporation threads 3,000 by 8 per inch (hereafter "water injection ports") to provide an injection port or entry port for water by fire fighters for the purpose of extinguishing a fire within such container.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4036544; v24 updated 2023-03-07; through 03-07-2023).
Full Breakdown
" Article IIA then imposes fire-safety design requirements on privately placed dumpsters and compactors. 1 bars anyone from placing a refuse container, trash compactor or dumpster enclosed in a way that impedes free access to its contents by firefighters trying to extinguish a fire inside it. 5-inch female hose couplings permanently welded to its side, with matching female firematic plug connections using New York Corporation threads (3,000 by 8 threads per inch), forming water injection ports. 5-foot bands from the top, bottom and ends of the container, and each port must be marked in fluorescent yellow or orange, a marking the person placing the container must keep visible on an ongoing basis.
This is a fire-access design mandate rather than a general siting or permit ordinance, and it applies to any enclosed commercial dumpster or compactor meeting the size threshold, not just construction roll-offs.
Violations & Fines
Placing an enclosed container or dumpster of 10 cubic yards or more without the required water injection ports, or letting the fluorescent markings become obscured, is a violation of Article IIA. Under § 201-17.3, violators face a fine up to $1,000 or imprisonment up to 15 days, or both, with each day of continued violation constituting a separate offense; penalties may also be assessed through the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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