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

Placement of commercial containers in the City of Sherman, Texas is controlled by § 13.06.089. Enclosures are required on each platted lot or parcel of commercial property, a term covering all nonresidential property and any residential property with more than four attached dwelling units. Construction must be completed and accepted before the development services department issues a certificate of occupancy, and enclosure locations, class 8 service pathways, and construction specifications go on the site plan or building permit submittal. If § 13.06.089 conflicts with chapter 14, chapter 14 controls.

Subsection (e) adds site standards. Gates are required if the interior of the enclosure is visible from a public street or road, the property owner maintains the enclosure, and locks are allowed if the solid waste department has access. The maximum permitted turning angle is 30 degrees where the approach is not a straight drive-in, cross slope in front of the enclosure is no more than five degrees, and wires and overhangs need a minimum height clearance of 22 feet. For 4 to 25 units the table calls for one enclosure 10.0 ft. wide by 10.0 ft. deep.

Hauling and container rules sit nearby. Section 13.06.008 bars anyone other than a city employee, agent, or franchisee from hauling garbage without a franchise. A dumpster placed without a franchise gets notice to remove within 24 hours, or another period the solid waste department specifies, or it is impounded or destroyed, and a $500 fee per dumpster is due before release. Under § 13.06.084, materials in front-load dumpsters must compact to not greater than 1/3 of their original size. Section 6.05.002(b) declares a roll-off container holding construction, remodeling, or demolition debris a public nuisance if it stays on the premises more than sixty (60) days without being hauled off, emptied, and cleaned.