Skip bin permits

A permit must be obtained from Council before a skip or bin can be placed on any local road or street.

Council does not provide skips for hire. You can find companies that hire out skips or bins in the Yellow Pages, under Waste Reduction & Disposal Services.

Many bin companies are registered with Council. If you hire a skip from one of these companies, they will arrange the permit for you.

If the skip company you choose is not registered with Council, you can obtain the permit yourself from Council’s Compliance Branch at the Richmond Town Hall (333 Bridge Road, Richmond) between the hours of 8.30am and 5.00pm, weekdays. You will need to bring with you a certificate of currency of your public liability insurance for $10,000,000.

Here is the application form that you will need to submit - docx format Skip Bin Application Form 2012-13 (28.21 KB)

Please provide Council with as much notice as possible when applying for a permit. Applications received less than 24 hours prior to the proposed placement may not be approved.

Permit Costs

$49 for a three-day period. Costs of $17 per day will apply after the third day.
$22 per day for clearways only (in rare cases where use of this space is approved by Council)

Additional costs will apply when the skip is placed in a metered parking space.

Bin companies – to register with Council

As part of Council’s permit requirements to place bins and skips on roadways, Council endorses the VicRoads ‘Code of Practice for the placement of Waste Bins on roadsides’.

If you are not currently registered with Council, you will need to complete the registration form below and return it with a certificate of currency of your public liability policy (see details on the application form) to info@yarracity.vic.gov.au or fax it to 8417 6666.

doc format Skip Bin Company Details Form (69.50kB)

Before you place bins or skips within our municipality on behalf of your clients, you need to complete the skip bin application form below. Our monthly statement of account will be based upon this information.

If any bin is going to close a road, lane, etc., entirely, use the Full Road Closure Courtesy Letter below as a guide for your seven day notice to local residents.

docx format Courtesy Letter for Road Closure (18.06kB)

At the beginning of each month you will receive a statement from Council for monies owed for the placement of bins and skips for the previous month. Kindly note that Council’s terms of payment are strictly 30 days. This agreement will commence upon receipt of all of the above required information, until then a permit must be paid for prior to the placement of the bin / skip.

Placement on roadways

Skips and bins placed on the roadway must:

be placed as close as possible to, and parallel with the kerb within a parking bay
not exceed the dimensions of a parking bay
not encroach onto the carriageway outside the parking bay’s white lines
if placed in a laneway, a minimum clear distance of 3m is required to ensure traffic is not obstructed or, if obstruction is unavoidable, the applicant will be required to give seven days written notice to affected residents
Clearways, No Standing and any other statutory parking signage must be adhered to (unless otherwise approved by Council)
not be placed in disabled parking zones
areas around skips and bins must be kept clean and clear of debris at all times
during removal of materials the contractor must ensure that the street is kept free from spillage
have reflective safety tape adhered to all exterior edges and in accordance with the VicRoads Code of Practice for the Placement of Waste Bins on Roadsides (January 2001)

Council may consider a request in writing to have the above conditions reviewed on a case by case basis.

Conditions
Council reserves the right to remove any skip that:

is left with putrid or harmful matter
does not have a valid permit
is in a poor/unsightly condition
does not comply with all or any of the above requirements.

All permit conditions must be complied with. All costs incurred in the removal and storage of the skip or bin will be borne by its supplier.

All reasonable precautions should be taken to avoid damage to Council assets. If damage occurs as a result of a skip bin being placed on, or removed from, the site or whilst there as a result of its use, the permit holder will be held responsible for the cost of repairs and/or reinstatement. All repairs will be carried out by Council. The permit holder must advise Council immediately of any such damage.

Failure to comply with the requirements of the Local Law 2 2002 – Roads and Council Land, Part B, Section 11 may result in penalties and fines being issued by Council officers.

Further information
Compliance Branch
9205 5063
info@yarracity.vic.gov.au