10, 20 and 40 Cubic Yard
Dumpster Rental in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie

It depends on one thing only: where the box sits. In a side yard, a back yard or a rear parking pad, no municipal permit was found for the dumpster itself — we word it that way because it is an absence of provision in the zoning by-law, not a written authorization. In the front yard the answer is no: section 341 of by-law 01-279 names the “conteneur à déchets” and the “COUR AVANT” column of its table says “non”. And on the street, the lane, the sidewalk, a cycle path, a median or even the strip of grass between the sidewalk and your lot line, a temporary public-domain occupancy permit is mandatory. The job site itself may need its own construction or alteration permit. In doubt: permit counter, 5650 rue D'Iberville, or 311.

Because the borough's zoning by-law says so in plain words. Section 341 of by-law 01-279 sets standards that apply “to all uses except those of category E.1” — parks and cemeteries — hence to every private lot in the borough. The second line of its table covers “firewood pile, waste dumpster, recreational equipment and other accessories”: “non” in the front yard, “oui” in the other yards, stacked no higher than 2 m. Section 413.5 adds that a front yard “must be planted”. The fine is a fixed amount: $1,000 for an individual, $2,000 for a corporation (s. 679) — more, in other words, than the minimum for illegally occupying the public domain. One last detail that surprises people: a corner lot has two front yards.

Yes, with a temporary occupancy permit: a lane is public domain under section 1 of by-law O-0.1, exactly like a street. Two rules published by the borough then decide what is possible. The first: “a clearance of 3.5 metres in width must be maintained at all times throughout the lane, including the access ways.” A dumpster is about 2.4 m wide: most lanes do not leave 3.5 m beside it, and the spot is then a private parking pad at the back of the lot. The second: “driving in reverse is prohibited” — so our truck must be able to come out the other end, which 81 of the borough's 436 green-lane segments do not allow (65 partially closed, 15 closed, 1 seasonally closed). We check that when you book, not at the fence.

These are City fees, not Megabac fees, and the 2026 fee by-law publishes them taxes included. Before the first day: $59 to issue the permit and $116 in technical study fees, so $175. Then, per day: $61 in a lane, behind the sidewalk or on an unpaved surface under 100 m²; $73 on a roadway or sidewalk under 50 m². A 20 yard box takes about 10 m² of ground and a 40 yard about 15 m², so both stay under those thresholds. Add the width occupied — $49 a day under 3 m on a local street, $101 on an arterial — and, if a closure is needed, $49 a day for a lane, $196 for a local street, $447 for an arterial. Since $175 is due before the first day even starts, a two-day job pays nearly half its bill in fixed fees: that is the strongest argument for using the side yard when it exists, and for grouping the work when it does not.

Two calendar weeks, in practice. The borough writes that “every application must be received at least 10 business days before work begins” and announces “a maximum processing time of 5 business days”, while warning that some applications are handled “close to the occupancy date, even when received several weeks in advance”. At the other end of the chain, public land may not be occupied more than 24 hours before work actually starts (s. 34.1). The permit is valid for one year at most, and extending it means applying again. On your own land, none of this applies: we can deliver the same day when a dumpster is available.

The borough's noise by-law (RCA-180) frames both ends. Section 10 expressly covers “material deliveries”: they are allowed 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, holidays included, and the borough confirms it in plain terms on its complaint page. Section 12 targets our trade even more precisely: “waste collection operations by a heavy vehicle” are specifically prohibited from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. when heard inside an inhabited place. Our delivery windows respect those hours, on both sides of the borough.

For a car trunk, yes, and it is inside the borough, at 1100 rue des Carrières. For a job site, no, and it is the City's own figures that show it. This is the tightest vehicle limit in the Montréal network alongside Acadie: under 7.3 m (24 ft) for the vehicle-and-trailer combination, under 6.8 m (22 ft) for a cube van, while five other centres accept 11 m. “Drop-off centre staff do not help with unloading” and “no mechanical means (e.g. a dump body) may be used”: everything comes out by hand. It is closed Mondays year-round, and Sundays too from October 15 to April 14. Finally, a resident gets 12 m³ of construction residue free per year, then $31 per m³, with 15 visits maximum — and 12 m³ is about 15.7 cubic yards: the free annual quota does not even cover a single 20 yard dumpster.

No, and the borough says so itself: “Only individuals are entitled to this service. Businesses, stores, schools, churches, embassies and organizations must deal with a private company.” Waste collection by-law 16-049 points the same way: for construction residue and bulky waste, “only residential occupancy units are served”. Even for an individual, collection is capped by the borough at 3 m³ per address, at 25 kg per container, and all plastic bags — including so-called “construction” bags sold at hardware stores — are prohibited. That is exactly the gap a dumpster fills: planned rotations, photo tracking of every delivery, SMS notifications on drop-off and pickup.

It is the question we hear most, and the zoning by-law explains why it comes up here: loading areas and access ways must be surfaced in grey concrete, open-cell paver or an inert material “other than gravel”, with a solar reflectance index of at least 29 (s. 551). The surfaces are therefore hard and pale. Every one of our dumpsters arrives fitted 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.