Dumpster permit rules, town by town
28 cities and townships in and around the Dayton metro, checked on Nov 11, 2026. Each line shows what the town itself publishes, with the link. Where a town publishes nothing about dumpsters, we say so and list where we looked.
Every incorporated city and township of 10,000 or more people in Montgomery, Greene and Miami counties is here (Census 2024 estimates), plus Oakwood, Moraine, Union and Springboro because people ask about them. A box on your own driveway usually stays out of the street rules; a box on the street or in an alley usually needs the city's say-so. Huber Heights and Bath Township are the exceptions we found: both want a permit for private property too.
| Town | Status | What they publish | Source or where we looked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettering Montgomery County | Own rule | Temporary Revocable Permit, Use of Right of Way. Fee: not published. Time: start and end date are required on the form; no maximum published. | Kettering construction permits page |
| Huber Heights Montgomery and Miami County | Own rule | Temporary Dumpster permit (zoning). Fee: $0. Time: valid 60 days per use, limit 2 per year. | Huber Heights permits page |
| Bath Township (Greene County) Greene County | Own rule | Zoning permit for a construction dumpster (Sections 503 and 423.10). Fee: not published in the resolution. Time: 7 days in a front yard, 30 days in a side or rear yard; the Zoning Inspector can extend on request. | Bath Township Zoning Resolution, print version March 7, 2024 (PDF) |
| Tipp City Miami County | Own rule | R.O.W. Use Permit, "Dumpster". Fee: $25.00. Time: placement and removal dates go on the form; no maximum printed. | Tipp City Dumpster Permit form, 5/6/2013 edition (PDF) |
| Piqua Miami County | Own rule | Dumpster Permit. Fee: not shown on the form. Time: one dumpster, not more than 30 consecutive days. | Piqua Dumpster Permit application (PDF) |
| Oakwood Montgomery County | Own rule | City-run dumpster rental for homeowners. Fee: $115 base fee plus disposal. Time: up to two business days. | Oakwood Dumpsters page |
| Dayton Montgomery County | General permit only | Dayton publishes an Application for Permit for Privileges in Streets and Public Places, addressed to the Director of Public Works, under Revised Code of General Ordinances Sections 95.30 to 95.49. The form does not name dumpsters, and the ordinance text could not be read (the code host blocked access). No dumpster-specific Dayton page was found. | Dayton street privileges application (PDF) |
| Centerville Montgomery and Greene County | General permit only | Any work in the public right-of-way needs a $50 permit, applied for online since Sept. 1, 2021. Contractors also submit a certificate of insurance and a $5,000 performance bond. The page does not mention dumpsters. | Centerville Public Right of Way page |
| Troy Miami County | General permit only | Troy's Permit for Work Within Public Right of Way lists fees of $25 (concrete), $50 (street cut) and $250 (small cell), a $5,000 right-of-way bond where it applies, and $1,000,000 insurance. The form does not mention dumpsters. | Troy right-of-way work permit (PDF) |
| Washington Township (Montgomery County) Montgomery County | General permit only | A township notice says it is illegal to place items in the roadway and that materials must be delivered to driveways or yards, citing Ohio Revised Code 4511.74. Right-of-way work permits need a $5,000 bond for contractors. Dumpsters are not named. | Washington Township notice on items in roadways (PDF) Washington Township right-of-way permits page Ohio Revised Code 4511.74 |
| Beavercreek Greene County | General permit only | Since January 2021 anyone working in the city right-of-way must be registered and bonded before applying for a permit. The zoning code allows one temporary storage unit on a paved driveway for up to 30 consecutive days (60 per year) in residential districts. Neither page names roll-off dumpsters. | Beavercreek Right-of-Ways and Utilities page Beavercreek Zoning Code, effective 3-26-2025, Sec. 158.112 (PDF) |
| Concord Township (Miami County) Miami County | General permit only | The township has an Outdoor Storage Permit for temporary storage units: $100 refundable deposit, a plot plan, up to 2 units a year, one at a time for up to 30 days. Dumpsters are not named. | Concord Township outdoor storage unit application (PDF) |
| Fairborn Greene County | None found | No published dumpster rule found. | fairbornoh.gov permits page (right-of-way work goes through the Engineering Division), amlegal Chapter 1128 (could not be read), one web search |
| Xenia Greene County | None found | No published dumpster rule found. | amlegal Xenia code sections on refuse containers and haulers (Sec. 1025.12), one web search; city site did not load |
| Riverside Montgomery County | None found | No published dumpster rule found. | one web search; riverside.oh.us did not load |
| Trotwood Montgomery County | None found | No published dumpster rule found. | trotwood.org/permits, amlegal Trotwood code page, one web search |
| Miamisburg Montgomery County | None found | No published dumpster rule found. | cityofmiamisburg.com home page links, one web search |
| Vandalia Montgomery County | None found | No published dumpster rule found. | vandaliaohio.org Obtain a Permit page, one web search |
| Clayton Montgomery County | None found | No published dumpster rule found. | clayton.oh.us trash page, one web search |
| Englewood Montgomery County | None found | No published dumpster rule found. | englewood.oh.us Building, Zoning and Permits page, amlegal Englewood refuse chapter, one web search |
| West Carrollton Montgomery County | None found | No published dumpster rule found. | westcarrollton.org (home page returned no content), one web search |
| Miami Township (Montgomery County) Montgomery County | None found | No published dumpster rule found. | miamitownship.com home page links; the earlier lead page oh-miamitownship.civicplus.com/482 did not load |
| Beavercreek Township Greene County | None found | No published dumpster rule found. | beavercreektownship.org home page links (zoning permit portal notice only) |
| Harrison Township Montgomery County | None found | No published dumpster rule found. | harrisontownship.org did not load |
| Monroe Township (Miami County) Miami County | None found | No published dumpster rule found. | not searched beyond the Census list; no township web page found in this round |
| Moraine Montgomery County | None found | No published dumpster rule found. | ci.moraine.oh.us Streets Division page (bulk pickup only) |
| Union Montgomery and Miami County | None found | No published dumpster rule found. | unionoh.org home page links |
| Springboro Warren and Montgomery County | None found | No published dumpster rule found. | cityofspringboro.com home page links; amlegal Springboro page could not be read |
When nothing is published
"No published dumpster rule found" means we did not find one on the town's site or in its code on Nov 11, 2026. It does not mean a box in the street is fine. Ohio law says no person shall place any obstruction in or upon a highway without proper authority (Ohio Revised Code 4511.74). Call the town's engineering or public works office before a box goes on pavement you do not own.