10, 20 and 40 Cubic Yard
Dumpster Rental in Pincourt

Not for the dumpster itself, if it sits entirely on your land. We word it carefully because the conclusion comes from an absence of provision: the word “conteneur” appears neither in by-law 784 on the administration of planning by-laws, nor in construction by-law 781, nor in by-laws 846, 931-04 and 806, and the closed list of certificates of authorization in section 48 covers no such case. The fee tables (s. 80 to 95) set no charge either. The job site, however, often does need a permit: as soon as labour and materials exceed $5,000 before taxes, and regardless of cost as soon as the work touches the foundations, the structure, interior partitions, a window or the exterior cladding. In doubt? Planning department, 514 453-8981, extension 320.

Only as part of work covered by a permit — and that is what makes Pincourt different. Construction by-law 781 states at section 39: “À la suite de l'émission d'un permis de construction ou d'un certificat d'autorisation, il est permis d'utiliser une rue publique.” No separate authorization is required, but eight conditions apply: at most one third of the road width, barricades by day, lights at night, at least one sidewalk free at all times, materials no more than 1.8 metres high kept “à l'intérieur du prolongement imaginaire des lignes latérales vers le centre de la rue”, full cleaning at the end, liability for the roadway and an insurance policy in force. Outside that framework, nothing allows it: encroaching with movable property between the right-of-way and the curb is a prohibited nuisance (931-04, s. 42 f). And from November 15 to April 1 the street is closed overnight across the whole territory anyway.

Yes, and two sections say so. Section 7 of by-law 931-04 declares a prohibited nuisance the dumping “sur tout immeuble” of, notably, “des matériaux de construction, d'excavation et de remblais, des résidus de démolition”. Section 43 e) repeats it for private property, covering “des amoncellements de terre, de pierre, de brique, de béton”, “amoncellements ou éparpillements de bois” and “des résidus de construction”, and section 43 k) prohibits “l'entreposage désordonné sur un immeuble”. Fines under Part I of the by-law run from $200 to $1,000 for an individual and from $400 to $2,000 for a corporation, and section 31 specifies the fine is owed “pour chaque jour ou partie de jour que dure l'infraction”. The dumpster is therefore the compliant way to keep debris on a lot during work.

No, not without authorization — and this rule is not found everywhere. Section 4 of by-law 931-04 — the part harmonized with the 23 municipalities of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges regional county — declares a prohibited nuisance the act, “sans en avoir obtenu l'autorisation de l'autorité compétente”, of putting in place “un ou des morceaux de bois, du gravier, des pierres, de l'asphalte ou tout autre matériau ou dispositif” allowing one to get over the street curb or the sidewalk to reach a property. Section 42 g) restates the same ban, but without attaching that authorization reserve to it, and section 42 h) prohibits raising the lot within 61 centimetres of the sidewalk. The good news: our trucks do not need one. They set the box down on its PROTEC-O-SOL planks, and the driveway serves as a driveway.

For a car trunk, yes — and it even accepts asphalt, concrete, cement, brick and stone, which many drop-off centres refuse. For a job site, no. It opens two days a week, summer and winter alike: Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 15 hours in all. The maximum is 5 m³ per visit and 12 m³ free per year, then $25 per cubic metre in cash. Soil, peat included, along with branches, stumps and logs, is refused across the network. Staff “n'aident pas au déchargement”, the vehicle may not exceed 7.5 m at Pincourt, and “les véhicules et remorques à benne basculante ne peuvent pas être utilisés sur le site”. The arithmetic is quick: a 10 yard box holds 7.6 m³, a 20 yard 15.3 m³, a 40 yard 30.6 m³ — one 20 yard already exceeds a resident's free yearly quota.

No, and the text is clear — which beats a grey area. The charter of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges drop-off centre network refuses, at the top of its list, “toute matière provenant d'activités industrielles, commerciales, institutionnelles ou agricoles (quantités non comparables au secteur résidentiel)”, and its footnote sends “les petits ICI (Industries, Commerces et Institutions) du territoire” to the Vaudreuil-Dorion and Rigaud sites — not to the Pincourt one, which does not carry the asterisk. In other words: a commercial job site on Île Perrot has no municipal door without crossing a bridge. Info-Écocentre: 450 455-5434. Worth noting on the building side too: residential buildings with 9 dwellings or more may be given a dumpster instead of bins, “là où la règlementation le permet”.

It is the question we hear most in Pincourt, and for good reason: the zoning by-law requires that every access lane be surfaced “d'asphalte, de béton, de pavés auto-bloquant ou d'un matériau similaire” (by-law 780, s. 72). Gravel is not on that list — Pincourt driveways are paved. Every one of our dumpsters is delivered with the PROTEC-O-SOL system, built-in planks that spread the load and protect the surface. Nothing to supply, nothing extra to pay. Our drivers' tip, for full protection: lay four flattened cardboard boxes, or a thin sheet of plywood, on the chosen spot before the truck arrives.

Yes, and it is in fact the only possible spot: from November 15 to April 1, on-street parking is prohibited between midnight and 7 a.m. across the whole territory, and between 7 a.m. and midnight it is allowed only on the even-numbered side on even days and the odd-numbered side on odd days. So the driveway has to be shared. The winter car shelter, allowed from October 15 to April 15, “doit être érigé sur un espace de stationnement” — exactly where the box would go; snow may not be dumped on a public place or “autour des bornes d'incendie”; and nothing may sit within 1.52 metres of a fire hydrant, a standard that “a préséance sur toute autre norme, d'une autre réglementation”. Tell us when you book what already occupies the driveway: that is what decides the size and the side the truck comes in from.