Victorville, CA Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)

Under Municipal Code Section 16-3.24.110, every new commercial development, every new multi-family project sharing a waste enclosure, and any existing commercial project that triggers a planning entitlement such as a site plan review or conditional use permit must provide a permanent waste enclosure holding separate garbage, recycling and organics containers. The Zoning Administrator reviews every enclosure design, and new enclosures require a building permit shown on the site plan. Enclosure gates must open a minimum of twelve feet, use double gates with panels no longer than twelve feet each, and be lockable with a padlock or keypad; walls must be masonry construction matching the primary building, with a roof at least eight feet high at its lowest point.

Roll-off boxes fall outside that permanent-enclosure system. Section 16-3.24.110(f) treats them as a temporary use unless the applicant obtains full Site Plan approval covering California Building Code access, masonry screening and landscaping, solid metal gates and stormwater controls. Absent that approval, a roll-off container may sit on site only during active construction under a building permit, or under a Temporary Use Permit issued under Section 16-3.07.050, and that temporary placement cannot exceed three months in any calendar year connected to a principal use on the property. All necessary entitlements or building permits must be secured before any enclosure, including a roll-off screening area, is built, and the Planning Commission alone may grant exceptions to these standards through a Site Plan application under Section 16-3.01.030.