Tigard, OR Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)

Chapter 15.16 of the Tigard Municipal Code governs a dumpster or roll-off box placed on a street or other public property in the City of Tigard, Washington County, Oregon. Section 15.16.015 defines a container as any privately owned, rented, or leased shipping container, dumpster, drop box, or similar type storage container used for temporary storage and for future off-site transport. Under § 15.16.010.A it is unlawful to erect any encroachment in, over, or upon any right-of-way or public property without first obtaining an encroachment permit from the city engineer. The applicant files with the city engineer, pays the fee set by city council resolution, and the application includes a scale drawing of the proposed encroachment.

The approval standards in § 15.16.050.C are specific. A container must be placed between six to 12 inches from the curb and must not encroach into any portion of a vehicle or bicycle travel lane. It must have reflective conspicuity taping or reflectors visible on all sides and corners, and traffic warning cones must be placed at the edges closest to the travel lane and at each end of the container. Under § 15.16.050.E.6, the permittee must display a copy of the permit in a weather resistant clear pouch four feet above the ground on the street side of the container, with contact information clearly visible. The city engineer can also limit how long the container stays (§ 15.16.050.E.2) and can require removal at any time (§ 15.16.050.E.5).

On private property, Chapter 11.04 applies. Section 11.04.100.A.7 says no person shall block access to a solid waste container or drop box, and A.10 requires any non-manual collection container to be supplied or approved by the franchisee. Customers clean containers; the franchisee paints the exterior and provides normal maintenance (A.11). Stationary compactors have their own rules in § 11.04.105: no operation between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m., weekly emptying when they hold putrescible waste, and a label with the customer's name, address and telephone number and the name of a contact.