Lancaster, California · General provision

17.45.060(A)

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Citywide; collection bins permissible only on commercially zoned property with at least one currently licensed business operating.

Extracted standards

13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Abatement time for violations48 hours

    Any conditions that are in violation of this Chapter must be abated or corrected within 48 hours of being reported to bin operator and/or property owner.

  • Lighting required

    Collection bins shall be provided a light source to provide illumination between sunset and sunrise.

  • Locking mechanism

    Bins shall have a tamper-resistant locking mechanism.

  • Maximum bin depth50 in

    Bins shall not exceed dimensions of 80 inches in height, 50 inches in depth, and 60 inches in width.

  • Bins shall not exceed dimensions of 80 inches in height, 50 inches in depth, and 60 inches in width.

  • Maximum bin width60 in

    Bins shall not exceed dimensions of 80 inches in height, 50 inches in depth, and 60 inches in width.

  • Maximum bins per lot1 count

    No more than one collection bin shall be located on any lot.

  • Minimum clearance from bin for overflow20 ft

    No overflow collection items, litter, debris or dumped materials shall be allowed to accumulate within 20 feet of any collection bin.

  • Minimum service frequency1 per week

    Collection bins shall be serviced not less than weekly.

  • Placement surface

    Bins shall be placed on a paved, non-sloping surface.

  • No collection bin shall be located in, or block or impede access to any of the following: Required parking or driveway areas; Pedestrian routes; Emergency vehicle routes; Building ingress and egress; Required accessibility routes; Required easements; Trash enclosure areas or access to trash bins or trash enclosures; Any place that would impede the functioning of exhaust, ventilation or fire extinguishing systems.

  • No collection bin shall be located on or within the public right-of-way, including alleys and sidewalks; or any area designated for landscaping.

  • Minimum signage type size2 in

    Bins shall have the following information conspicuously displayed in at least two-inch type visible from the front of the collection bin

From the ordinance

Collection bins are permissible only commercially zoned property on which at least one currently licensed business is operating.
17.45.060(A)