Dumpster rental
in Fort Collins.

Fort Collins treats a dumpster in the right-of-way as an encroachment that needs an Engineering permit

The City of Fort Collins Engineering Permits page says an encroachment permit is required any time an obstruction or encroachment is erected in City right-of-way, and it names dumpsters, storage units and PODS as examples. You submit a sketch or site plan showing where the container will sit along with the Encroachment Permit form, by email to engineering@fortcollins.gov. The page lists a $10 application fee and a $10 inspection fee for a minor encroachment ($500 and project-based inspection fees for a major one); it does not say which category a residential dumpster falls in. The application form (Revocable Encroachment Permit Application in the Public Right-of-Way, revised 2018) states that at least five business days are required for approval, asks for the street, alley or sidewalk affected and the from/to dates, says the permit is revocable and non-transferable, and lets Engineering add special conditions. If the container will take parking spaces downtown, the form says to notify Parking Services (970-221-6617), which runs a separate obstruction permit for occupying public parking spaces. Neither the page nor the form publishes a maximum number of days, setbacks or marking rules for dumpsters, so ask Engineering (970-221-6605, 281 N. College Ave.) for the conditions before booking. Some rental company pages claim Fort Collins street placement needs no permit; the City's own page says otherwise, so rely on the City. A container kept entirely on your driveway is not addressed by these pages.

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