Dumpster Rental in Dearborn, MI

Dearborn is one of the few towns we serve with a written rule for dumpsters on private property. City Code Chapter 11, Division 13 (Secs. 11-241 to 11-244) allows a dumpster or temporary storage container on a property for an accumulative seven days within a 180-day period, one container at a time, not extending into the front setback, not obstructing a public walkway or the neighbour’s access, clearly marked with the company name and phone number, not filled beyond the top edge, and securely tarped when not in use. Sec. 11-243 extends that: a construction dumpster may stay for six months where a valid construction permit exists for the address, a demolition dumpster for the term of the demolition permit, and where the physical limits of a property prevent a private placement, the Chief of Police or a designee may allow a container on public property, and the Director of Economic Development may allow one in the front setback, both in writing and with the timeframe adjusted as they see fit. There is no separate published street-permit fee for dumpsters; the City’s fee schedule lists a $100 temporary construction or obstruction permit without naming containers. Building permits go through the Dearborn Administrative Center, 16901 Michigan Avenue, and BS&A Online. We know the rule and we will plan the placement and the dates with you before the truck rolls.