Lehi, UT Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Prohibited conduct
- Dumping, placing or burying waste
- Covers
- Lots, streets, alleys, waterways
- Offense class
- Class C misdemeanor
- Max fine
- $750 individual / $1,000 corporation
- Max jail
- 90 days
Summary
It is unlawful to dump, bury or place solid waste, or any other offensive substance, on any lot, street, alley or waterway within Lehi city limits. Lehi City Code § 5-1-4 bans the practice outright, and a violation is a class C misdemeanor under § 5-1-14.
No person, firm or corporation shall, for the purpose of final disposal thereof, dump, place or bury in any lot, street, land, or in any alley, or in any water or waterway, within the corporate limits of the city, any solid waste, or any other deleterious or offensive substances.
Full Breakdown
' The ban covers dumping on private lots as well as public streets, alleys and waterways, and it reaches burying waste, not just leaving it exposed. It works alongside § 5-1-5, which separately bars letting solid waste accumulate on a lot or premises for more than one week, and § 5-1-8, which bars letting waste fall onto and remain in the street while it is being hauled. 2. Because ownership of properly set-out waste vests in the city under § 5-1-3, dumping waste anywhere other than the assigned collection point or receptacle bypasses that system entirely rather than simply being untidy.
Violations & Fines
Dumping, placing or burying solid waste or any offensive substance anywhere in Lehi outside the authorized collection system violates § 5-1-4 and is a class C misdemeanor under § 5-1-14, punishable under § 1-4-1 by up to a $750.00 fine (or $1,000.00 for a corporation) and up to 90 days in jail for an individual.
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