Trash and recycling carts in La Palma: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the La Palma Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Required collection service	Must subscribe to solid waste handling services with a franchisee or obtain and maintain registration as a self-hauler Applies: Each residential premises § 18-3 · code text Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the owner, property manager, tenant and/or person in charge or control of each residential premises and each commercial premises in the City shall either: (1) Subscribe to solid waste handling services with a franchisee for said premises; or (2) Obtain and maintain registration as a self-hauler as set forth in this chapter in connection with said premises. No requirement to provide for solid waste handling services Applies: Residential premises at which all dwelling units are vacant § 18-3 · code text The above requirement to provide for solid waste handling services shall not apply in connection with any residential premises at which all dwelling units are vacant
When carts must come back	Remove containers from the street or right-of-way no later than midnight of the collection day, whether or not collection occurred § 18-4 · code text all containers so placed shall be removed from the street or right-of-way no later than midnight of the day specified for collection, regardless of whether collection actually occurs on that day.
Where carts are kept	Containers are stored out of public view in a side or rear yard or enclosed garage, except on collection day Applies: Single-family dwellings § 18-4 · code text All containers used for the collection of solid waste at single-family dwellings shall be stored out of public view in a side or rear yard or an enclosed garage except on collection day. Adjacent to the dwelling at the point farthest from the closest street or roadway, or in an adjacent enclosure Applies: The dwelling's design does not allow obscuring containers from public view because of the type of fencing or lack thereof § 18-4 · code text If the physical design of the dwelling does not allow for obscuring containers from public view because of the type of fencing or lack thereof, containers shall be stored in an area adjacent to the dwelling at the point farthest from the closest street or roadway or in an enclosure adjacent to the dwelling.

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La Palma's code: Must subscribe to solid waste handling services with a franchisee or obtain and maintain registration as a self-hauler (Each residential premises) (§ 18-3); No requirement to provide for solid waste handling services (Residential premises at which all dwelling units are vacant) (§ 18-3).

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