Kissimmee, FL Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Base fine
- $100.00 per violation
- First-offense magistrate max
- $1,000.00 per day
- Repeat-violation max
- $5,000.00 per day
- Irreparable-violation max
- $15,000.00 one-time
- Applies to
- Kissimmee city limits only
Summary
Dumping junk, trash, or other waste anywhere in Kissimmee besides a licensed disposal site is unlawful, punishable by a base $100.00 fine plus escalating code-enforcement penalties reaching $15,000.00 for severe violations.
The purpose and intent of this division is to prohibit the discarding, abandoning or accumulating of junk and trash or other abandoned property within the city limits except at duly authorized and maintained disposal sites.
(1)Abandoned property; junk and trash. The discarding or accumulation of junk and trash or abandoned property upon any public or private property within the city, other than at places specifically designated as garbage dumps or disposal sites, is prohibited. All exterior property and premises, and the interior of every structure, shall be free from any accumulation of junk and trash and abandoned property.a.It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of or cause to be disposed of any junk and trash, or other waste materials upon property other than a lawfully operated garbage dump or sanitary landfill.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
Kissimmee's junk and trash ordinance bans discarding, abandoning, or accumulating waste anywhere in the city except at authorized disposal sites; it is unlawful to dispose of junk, trash, or other waste on any property other than a lawfully operated garbage dump or landfill. City Code § 1-22(b)(1) sets a base $100.00 fine for junk/debris/abandoned-property violations, and the city's code-enforcement special magistrate can impose escalating fines up to $1,000.00/day for a first offense, $5,000.00/day for repeats, and $15,000.00 for violations found irreparable. If an owner fails to remove dumped material after notice, the city can remove it and lien the property. This applies inside Kissimmee city limits, not unincorporated Osceola County.
Violations & Fines
Failure to remove dumped junk or trash after city notice: $100.00 base fine (Code § 1-22(b)(1)); special-magistrate fines up to $1,000.00/day first offense, $5,000.00/day repeat, $15,000.00 irreparable; city may remove waste and lien the property.
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