Weston, FL Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 110.10
- Default rule
- Prohibited in SF districts
- Permit-exempt window
- Max 10 days per 90-day period
- Containers per parcel
- One at a time
- City remedy
- Immediate removal at owner's expense
Summary
In the City of Weston, Florida, roll-off containers and dumpsters are banned outright in Single-Family Residential Districts except while an active City building permit is in effect, or for up to ten days per 90-day period during permit-exempt construction, per Code § 110.10.
110.10(A) General prohibition; exceptions. All roll-off containers or other forms of dumpsters are prohibited in all Single-Family Residential Districts (SF) except: 110.10(A)(1) When a valid, City-issued Building Permit is active on the property; or 110.10(A)(2) During periods of Construction that do not require a Building Permit, so long as the roll-off container or other form of dumpster is not on the property for more than ten-calendar days during any 90-day period.
Full Breakdown
Weston Code of Ordinances § 110.10(A) states the general rule plainly: all roll-off containers or other forms of dumpsters are prohibited in all Single-Family Residential Districts (SF), with only two exceptions. The first is when a valid, City-issued Building Permit is active on the property. The second covers construction that does not require a building permit, in which case the container may stay on the property for no more than ten calendar days during any 90-day period. Where a container is allowed, § 110.10(B) imposes maintenance standards: it must be clean and sanitary, free of rust and graffiti; any grass or landscaped area it sits on must be fully restored once it is removed; it cannot block a building's ingress or egress, a sidewalk, or encroach into the right-of-way; only one container or dumpster is allowed per parcel at a time; it cannot overflow; and it cannot be used to dispose of food waste, household waste, or hazardous substances.
The Code gives the City an immediate remedy for any of these standards: it authorizes the City to have a noncompliant container removed right away at the property owner's expense, separate from and in addition to any fine.
Violations & Fines
A dumpster left in a Single-Family District without an active building permit, or kept past the ten-day/90-day permit-exempt window, or one that overflows or blocks a right-of-way, can be removed immediately by the City at the owner's expense under § 110.10, on top of the § 2.99 general penalty of up to $1,000 per day for a first offense and up to $5,000 per day for a repeat violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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