St. George, UT Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 10-20-7
- Applies to
- Projects using dumpster collection
- Access requirement
- Convenient truck access to pad
- Screening requirement
- Screened from street views
- Upkeep requirement
- Clean, sanitary condition
Summary
St. George requires every project using dumpster collection to keep the collection area easy for trucks to reach and screened from street view.
All projects requiring automated garbage collection (dumpsters) shall provide convenient access to and from collection areas. Collection areas shall be screened from street views and shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-062, passed August 6, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Under City Code section 10-20-7, any development that uses automated garbage collection (dumpsters) must provide convenient vehicle access to and from the collection area, and that area must be screened from street views and kept clean and sanitary. The rule sits in the zoning title's access-and-parking chapter, so it applies citywide as a site-design standard reviewed at the permitting stage rather than as a stand-alone dumpster ordinance.
Violations & Fines
Screening or access is enforced during site plan and building permit review; a project without a compliant, screened, truck-accessible dumpster pad will not clear plan review, and code enforcement can cite unmaintained or unscreened collection areas as a nuisance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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