How long a dumpster can sit in your yard in Bath Township

In Bath Township, where you put the dumpster decides how long it can stay.

This is the Bath Township in Greene County. Doing construction? Then before you get a dumpster you need a permit from the Zoning Inspector, and the number to call is 937-878-0611.

Out front, you get 7 days. Put it on the side of the house or out back and you get 30.

Need more time? Ask for it. The Zoning Inspector is allowed to give you longer.

The township's zoning rules don't list a fee, so bring that up when you call.

What if it's not for construction?

Then the rules get tighter. A dumpster for anything else has to meet the same setbacks as a shed or other outbuilding. It also has to be enclosed or screened so people can't see it.

Farm dumpsters are exempt.

If somebody asks where it says that

It's in Sections 503 and 423.10 of the township's zoning resolution. The copy we used was printed March 7, 2024.