Permits · 9 min read
Two questions decide whether a container can go where you want it: does the town allow it in that spot, and does it license the company supplying it? Around Parker the answers change at every town line. Here is what each town's own code and pages say, as read in October 2026.
Driveway or private lot: most places we serve have no permit for a roll-off on a private driveway that we could find — but Centennial limits how long one can sit and how close it can be to the property line, Castle Rock bars containers in the front-yard setback without Town approval, Aurora says a driveway placement "may be considered" through its Temporary Use Permit program, and HRCA wants a call in Highlands Ranch. Street or right-of-way: Parker, Castle Pines, Lone Tree, Englewood, Littleton, Greenwood Village and Kiowa have a permit route; Aurora and the Douglas County communities keep dumpsters off the public street; Centennial only permits street dumpsters for HOAs and groups of neighbors. Who may supply the container: Englewood licenses trash haulers by code and Aurora licenses the haulers that serve its homes. We hold both licences. Colorado has no general state licence for roll-off haulers that we could find.
Driveway: no Town permit or time limit for a roll-off on a private driveway was found in the Parker Municipal Code. Street: the Town says "Street Occupancy Permits (STO) are required to place items, including but not limited to landscape materials, storage containers, dumpsters and construction trailers in the Town of Parker Right-of-Way for more than 24 hours." The permit is filed on the Town's eTRAKiT portal through Engineering and Public Works (303.840.9546). The fee is not on the Town's published right-of-way fee sheet, and the Town's roadway manual also says dumpsters "shall not be placed in the ROW without specific approval of the Town" — so do not count on a free 24-hour window; call first. Parker Road is a state highway, and the Town's checklist asks for a CDOT permit for work there. Code 8.02.020 makes it unlawful to obstruct any sidewalk, street or alley, or a driveway that is not yours.
Who may haul: a search of the Parker code for "hauler" and "roll-off" returns nothing — there is no Town hauler licence, and the Town provides no trash service. HOAs: the Town notes that House Bill 22-1139 forbids any HOA from prohibiting use of the public right-of-way in line with applicable laws. That covers the street only; your HOA can still set rules for the driveway, so check your covenants. Demolition: a Town building permit (Building Division, 303.841.1970, filed on eTRAKiT) plus the state asbestos steps below. The Town fee was not published.
Castle Rock is strict on paper. Code 8.20.030(B) makes it unlawful to place "any refuse container of any type" — dumpsters included — "within any public right-of-way, street, alley or easement within the Town at any time, either permanently or temporarily," except as Section 8.20.040 allows, and none of those exceptions is a roll-off. 8.20.030(C) also bars a container in the front-yard setback (at least 20 feet) unless the Town approves it or approves screening. The Town can remove a container from the right-of-way and bill the owner, with fines up to $300. A revocable right-of-way encroachment permit exists under Chapter 14.06, but whether the Town uses it for dumpsters was not found. If your driveway is tight, call Development Services first.
Castle Pines has the clearest rule we found. Sec. 11-1-30 covers any dumpster of 5 cubic yards or more and makes street placement a violation unless you hold a City permit. The 2025 fee schedule lists "Temporary Dumpster Placement ‐ initial 90 days $370.00" and "30 day extension $185.00"; apply on the City's SmartGov portal, and the City Manager may ask for a bond, insurance or indemnification. Lone Tree requires a Public Works right-of-way permit for any project that affects the right-of-way, and lists dumpster permits by name. Apply on the Accela portal; permits are generally issued within five working days, and contractors working in the right-of-way need a certificate of insurance naming the City. No dumpster fee is on the 2026 fee schedule. Lane closures on listed streets stop from the Saturday before Thanksgiving to January 1.
Highlands Ranch is unincorporated, so Douglas County rules apply plus HRCA covenants. HRCA puts it plainly: "Dumpsters and storage pods must be placed in your driveway and are not allowed on a public right-of-way per Douglas County officials." For a driveway dumpster, contact HRCA Community Improvement Services at 303-471-8821 or covenant@hrcaonline.org with your address and time frame. Sub-associations may have their own rules.
Franktown, Sedalia and Roxborough Park are unincorporated Douglas County too. The County has right-of-way use and access permits but no dumpster category that we found, and no County hauler licence. Keep the box on your property, off the county road; questions go to Douglas County Public Works, 303-660-7490. In Roxborough Park, check your HOA as well. Larkspur has a Town Right of Way Use Permit (Public Works, 303-681-2324) that expires 60 days from issue, but its fee table has no dumpster line and no dumpster rule was found. Keep it on the property, or call Town Hall before a Town road drop.
Centennial regulates dumpsters by name. On a residential lot (Sec. 7-5-40), a dumpster tied to a City building permit must go within 7 days of the permit expiring or the work finishing; for work that needs no permit, it may stay no more than 7 consecutive days unless it sits behind the house, screened from the street. Either way it must be at least 5 feet from any property line or public right-of-way. On the street, the City says "Dumpsters are not allowed on public residential streets except for community or neighborhood cleanup and maintenance projects or groups of five or more residents" — that permit is $50 a month, and its form gives conflicting durations, so check with Public Works (303-325-8000). Littleton Code 8-1-3 requires a written City permit for any "occupation" of the right-of-way, with a traffic control plan, and the City says contractors working there must be City-licensed with bonds and insurance. No dumpster-specific rule or fee was found; the driveway is the easy option.
Englewood licenses haulers. Code 5-26-2 makes it "unlawful to perform trash hauling in the City of Englewood for any fee, charge or other compensation without first obtaining a license," and trash includes construction materials and landscaping wastes. We hold an Englewood trash hauling licence. For the street, the City offers a homeowner Occupancy/Dumpster permit: about five business days of review, the container in front of the permitted property, within a parking lane and at least 20 feet from any corner, alley or entrance, never on a sidewalk or travel lane, and no more than 180 days in a twelve-month period. The fee is non-refundable. Greenwood Village Sec. 11-3-50 requires a right-of-way permit for any work in the right-of-way, and the code's definition of work includes "any use or storage of equipment or materials." There is no dumpster-specific permit, so call before a street drop. Before building, Sec. 18-1-60 wants a trash receptacle on the site.
Aurora is the simplest answer: "No, storage pods and dumpsters are not allowed on the public street. These items may be considered for placement on private property, including driveways, through the city's Temporary Use Permit program." The TUP application fee is $85.25; whether every driveway roll-off needs one is not stated, so we check your job with you. Aurora also requires every home to have weekly trash service from "one of the city's permitted trash and recycling haulers." We are licensed with the City of Aurora. Many Aurora homes are in HOAs, so check your covenants too.
Foxfield says it "does NOT require contractor licensing," and no Town dumpster rule was found — keep the box on the property. Elizabeth's code has no dumpster or hauler section that we could find, and the Town website could not be read, so we make no permit claims there; check with the Town before anything goes on a Town street. Kiowa Sec. 11-51 makes it unlawful to obstruct a street or sidewalk with debris or other material without a permit from the Town Administrator, granted only for construction, alteration or repair of the adjoining property, and Sec. 11-103 says dumpsters are not placed in the street "without specific approval of the Director."
Whatever the town, Colorado's asbestos rules sit on top, and they are stricter than the federal rules because they cover single-family homes. CDPHE says "You must provide notification for all demolitions of all facilities." The building must be inspected by a Colorado-certified asbestos inspector, a Demolition Notification Application goes to the state "even if no asbestos was found," and "A ten working-day notification period is required before the demolition can commence." The demolition notice fee is $50 plus $5 per 1,000 square feet. Local demolition permits we found: Lone Tree $100; unincorporated Douglas County $47 per structure; Parker, Littleton and Castle Rock by permit, with Littleton also asking for the state demolition approval and a debris hauling route. Asbestos never goes in a standard roll-off.
Tell us the address and where you want the box. A Parker driveway is the simplest case; a street spot anywhere takes a call and, in most towns, a permit and a few days. In Englewood and Aurora, where the City licenses haulers, we hold the licence. Call (720) 964-2184, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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We found no Town of Parker permit for a roll-off on a private driveway. Your HOA may still have rules, so check your covenants. On the street, the Town requires a Street Occupancy Permit for more than 24 hours.
Apply on the Town's eTRAKiT portal through Engineering and Public Works, 303.840.9546. The fee is not on the Town's published fee sheet, so ask when you apply, and plan the street spot early.
No. HRCA says dumpsters must go in your driveway and are not allowed on a public right-of-way, per Douglas County officials. Call HRCA Community Improvement Services at 303-471-8821 with your address and dates.
Englewood requires a City trash hauling licence under Code 5-26, and Aurora licenses the haulers that serve its homes. We hold both. We found no hauler licence in Parker or the other towns we serve.
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