Street vs driveway placement in Rowland Heights
Driveway (private property): Driveway/private-property placement requires no County road permit. On-street boxes must: sit within the projected property lines of the property generating the debris; stay off sidewalks; keep 15 ft clear of crosswalks, street corners, fire hydrants and ADA ramps; leave 3 ft of pedestrian clearance and 15 ft of roadway width; not sit where parking is prohibited or on grades over 6%; carry the hauler's name and phone in 2-inch letters plus 3-inch reflectors on all corners; be secured against movement; max 7 consecutive days; sight-distance minimums of 150-680 ft apply by speed limit (LACC 16.19.060-16.19.090).
Street / right-of-way: Yes. Rowland Heights is unincorporated LA County, and County Code Ch. 16.19 (Drop Box Debris Containers on Highways) prohibits placing any container of 1+ cubic yard on a public street without a permit: the container company must hold an ANNUAL Drop Box Debris Container Permit (LACC 16.19.010/16.19.050, requires proof of a County health department waste collection permit), and the customer ordering the box also needs a highway/encroachment permit under LACC 16.06.010. Street placement is capped at 7 consecutive days per location (16.19.090.B). No County permit is needed for placement on a private driveway.
Handled by: Los Angeles County Public Works, Land Development Division - Highway/Road Permits, 900 S. Fremont Ave, Alhambra, CA 91803, (626) 458-5100; applications are filed online through the EPIC-LA portal (epicla.lacounty.gov)
Fee: Hauler's annual drop-box permit: $2,508 per LACC 16.19.050 as codified (CPI-adjusted to $2,594 effective 7/1/2026 per the posted Road Permit Fees schedule; allows unlimited placements countywide). The general highway-permit issuance fee is $222 effective 7/1/2026 (LACC 16.10.020). Per-placement processing/inspection charges vary by permit type - confirm exact totals with Land Development Division, as the fee schedule is CPI-adjusted every July 1.
Where does the debris legally go?
| Facility | Type | Location | Gate fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puente Hills Materials Recovery Facility (LA County Sanitation Districts) | Transfer station / materials recovery facility (MRF) | 13130 Crossroads Parkway South, City of Industry, CA 91746 (approx. 4 miles from Rowland Heights, off the 60/605 interchange); 562-908-4288 ext. 6071 | Published rates effective 7/15/2026: $112.44/ton municipal solid & inert waste; $127.44/ton hard-to-handle/bulky items; $107.33/ton segregated clean green waste; $103.70/ton food waste; 1-ton minimum charge; cash/credit/debit only (no checks); $4.50 mandatory safety vest if you leave your vehicle (lacsd.org tipping-fees page) |
| Grand Central Recycling & Transfer Station (Valley Vista Services) | Transfer station with C&D recycling | 999 S. Hatcher Ave, City of Industry, CA 91748; (626) 855-5538 | Gate rates are not published online - call (626) 855-5538 for current per-ton and per-load pricing |
| Pomona Valley Transfer Station (Valley Vista Services) | Transfer station | 1371 E. 9th St, Pomona, CA 91766; (909) 643-2225 | Gate rates are not published online - call (909) 643-2225 for current pricing |
Local rules worth knowing
- Open roll-off market (the reason this anchor works): LA County Public Works states the exclusive commercial franchise haulers serving unincorporated areas since Oct 2022 "will not have exclusive service rights to roll-offs (temporary large bins) for the collection of construction and demolition debris" - any hauler on the County's Authorized Commercial Waste Haulers list (20+ companies incl. Athens, Burrtec, Valley Vista, CR&R, Rent-A-Bin; list updated 2026) may provide roll-off/bin rental service (pw.lacounty.gov/epd/swims/Businesses/CommercialFranchiseSystem.aspx).
- Hauler licensing: a roll-off company serving Rowland Heights must be a County-authorized hauler, and to set boxes on public streets must also hold the annual Drop Box Debris Container Permit under County Code Ch. 16.19 ($2,508/yr as codified, CPI-adjusted to $2,594 effective 7/1/2026) plus proof of an LA County health department waste collection permit.
- Bulk-pickup trigger: single-family homes in the Rowland Heights/South Diamond Bar zone get cart service from one exclusive County residential franchise hauler whose agreement includes limited on-call bulky-item pickups and annual clean-up events (County Franchise FAQ) - single furniture/appliance items go to the franchise hauler, while renovation debris, roofing, dirt/concrete and whole-house cleanouts exceed bulky-pickup scope and are the roll-off use case (verify the zone's current hauler via the County Service Locator or (888) CLEAN-LA).
- C&D diversion ordinance: construction, demolition, remodel and grading projects in unincorporated areas must file a Recycle & Reuse Plan through EPIC-LA before permits issue; the ordinance updated Aug 19, 2024 requires 70% diversion of mixed C&D debris and 100% of soils, with a refundable compliance deposit and penalties up to $50,000 for missing weight tickets - debris must go to County-approved facilities (cleanla.lacounty.gov/cnd/).
- Street placement rules for dumpsters (LACC 16.19.090): max 7 consecutive days at any street location; box must sit within the customer's frontage lines, off sidewalks, 15 ft from corners/hydrants/crosswalks/ADA ramps, never where parking is prohibited, and must carry the hauler's name/phone and corner reflectors; driveway placement avoids all street-permit requirements.
- Pomona service note (NAP city): inside Pomona city limits all collection - including temporary roll-offs - is reserved to exclusive franchisee Athens Services (Pomona City Code 62-585/62-586; Ord. 4331, eff. 7/1/2023; Athens Customer Care (888) 314-0061, local office 472 E. Holt Ave, Pomona), so the site must not offer third-party dumpster delivery to Pomona addresses; service copy should target Rowland Heights and surrounding unincorporated communities (Hacienda Heights, Avocado Heights, Valinda, South San Jose Hills, West Puente Valley).
- SB 1383 organics rules apply countywide: green/food waste must be source-separated; mixed roll-off loads containing significant organics can be rejected or surcharged at area transfer stations (contaminated green waste bills at the hard-to-handle rate at LACSD facilities).
- Service-area note: Pomona banned third-party roll-offs via its citywide exclusive franchise with Athens Services effective 7/1/2023 (Pomona City Code 62-585/62-586, Ord. 4331; city Franchise Hauler page calls it "the exclusive Franchise Agreement"), and every nearby incorporated city verified closed (Ontario city-run "third-party haulers are not allowed", Chino/Corona/La Verne WM-exclusive, Claremont city-run, Riverside city/contractor-only per RMC 6.04, Pasadena's franchise list closed to new haulers since 2007), so the anchor moved ~9 miles west to Rowland Heights in unincorporated LA County, where the County states its exclusive commercial franchise haulers "will not have exclusive service rights to roll-offs (temporary large bins) for the collection of construction and demolition debris" and publishes a 20+ company authorized roll-off hauler list (updated 2026) - an open, multi-hauler roll-off market (haulers need County authorization plus the annual LACC 16.19 drop-box permit for street placements).
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Last updated: August 2026 · Prices and local rules verified for Rowland Heights and surrounding cities.