The Streets ROW Public Dumpster Form is the City of Philadelphia Department of Streets form that supports an application to place a dumpster on the public right-of-way, and it is meant to be used with the eCLIPSE online application. It is one of the dumpster license documents the Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) lists on its dumpster license page. Owners and businesses use it to give the dumpster location, size and count, and to sign the City's indemnity statement. On this page you can fill out the form online on FillingPDF and download or print the completed PDF; the City publishes the original at the official source link.
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What is Streets ROW Public Dumpster Form – Philadelphia, PA?
The Streets ROW Public Dumpster Form is a one-page City of Philadelphia Department of Streets form that describes dumpsters to be placed in the public right-of-way (ROW) and carries the applicant's signed certification. It is used with the eCLIPSE online application.
The L&I dumpster license page describes it as the application for Streets Department approval to place a dumpster on the public right-of-way. The form asks for the owner or business name, the business address and five-digit ZIP code, the dumpster location by hundred block street location, the dumpster size, and the total number of public dumpsters, split into trash and recycling. A comments box is reserved for staff.
The signature block is a legal statement. By signing, the applicant certifies being the Owner or an authorized Representative of the property's Owner, grants permission for installation within the public right-of-way abutting the property's frontage, agrees to release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City of Philadelphia, and accepts full maintenance and ownership responsibility for the dumpster(s).
The form is not the whole dumpster license process. L&I lists separate documents for it, including the dumpster license application, a waste hauler form, a plot plan form and a public dumpster license checklist. The version printed on this form is V1.10.25.
Who needs to file Streets ROW Public Dumpster Form – Philadelphia, PA?
Owners and businesses that want to place a dumpster in the public right-of-way along a street or sidewalk in Philadelphia use this form with their eCLIPSE application.
- Property owners whose dumpster will sit in the right-of-way abutting their property's frontage.
- Authorized representatives of the property's Owner, who may sign the certification on the Owner's behalf. The form asks the signer to attest to being either the Owner or an authorized Representative.
- Businesses, firms and other legal entities responsible for the dumpster, since the form says maintenance and ownership responsibility stays with the applicant or the business, firm or legal entity.
The form covers public dumpsters only. It asks for the size (less than 1 cubic yard, or 1 cubic yard or greater) and the number of public dumpsters, with separate totals for trash and recycling. A dumpster on private property is a different case: L&I's dumpster license page lists a separate private dumpster license checklist for that.
When to file Streets ROW Public Dumpster Form – Philadelphia, PA
Complete this form when you apply for approval to place a dumpster on the public right-of-way, because it is used with the eCLIPSE online application. L&I's dumpster license page says you need a dumpster license if you want to place a dumpster on private property or in the right-of-way. The form prints no separate due date or validity period. The signature statement refers to accepting the approval and implementing the approved plan drawings, so the form is part of the approval step that comes before installation. For timing of the license itself, check the public dumpster license checklist on L&I's page.
How to fill out Streets ROW Public Dumpster Form – Philadelphia, PA
Open the form with your eCLIPSE application
The form states it is used with the eCLIPSE online application, so have your application details ready before you start.
Enter the owner or business name
In OWNER/BUSINESS NAME, write the name of the owner or the business responsible for the dumpster(s).
Enter the business address and ZIP
In BUSINESS ADDRESS, write the address, then enter the ZIP CODE (FIVE DIGITS).
Give the dumpster location
In LOCATION OF DUMPSTER(S), enter the hundred block street location where the dumpster(s) will be placed.
Check the dumpster size
Under PUBLIC DUMPSTER SIZE (CHECK ONE), check either Less than 1 cubic yard or 1 cubic yard or greater.
Fill in the number of dumpsters
Under TOTAL NUMBER (#) OF PUBLIC DUMPSTERS, fill in TOTAL TRASH = and TOTAL RECYCLING = with the number of each.
Leave the comments box blank
The MISCELLANEOUS COMMENTS box is reserved for staff, so do not write in it.
Read the certification
Confirm that you are the Owner or an authorized Representative of the property's Owner, and that you accept the permission, indemnity and maintenance statements printed above the signature line.
Sign and download the completed PDF
Sign on Signature of Applicant, check every entry, then download or print the completed PDF from FillingPDF and submit it as described under How to submit.
How to submit Streets ROW Public Dumpster Form – Philadelphia, PA
The form is used with the eCLIPSE online application, and L&I says dumpster licenses can be applied for in two ways: online, or in person at the Permit and License Center in the MSB Concourse.
- Online: apply through the eCLIPSE online application, using this form as the form printed on it directs.
- In person: take your application to the Permit and License Center in the MSB Concourse.
- By mail: do not mail applications. L&I states this on its dumpster license page.
L&I's page at https://www.phila.gov/documents/dumpster-license-documents/ lists the related documents, including the public dumpster license checklist, which gives the steps to obtain a public dumpster license. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Mailing the application; L&I states that dumpster license applications must not be mailed.
- Treating this form as the whole license application; it is meant to be used with the eCLIPSE online application.
- Checking both size boxes; the form says to check one, either less than 1 cubic yard or 1 cubic yard or greater.
- Writing in the comments box, which is reserved for staff and must be left blank.
- Entering a ZIP code that is not five digits in the ZIP code field.
- Giving a full street number instead of the hundred block street location the form asks for.
- Leaving the trash or recycling total blank, or entering one combined number instead of the separate totals.
- Signing as applicant without being the property's Owner or an authorized Representative of the Owner.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Streets ROW Public Dumpster Form?
It is a City of Philadelphia Department of Streets form for placing dumpsters in the public right-of-way. L&I describes it as the application for Streets Department approval to place a dumpster on the public right-of-way, and it is used with the eCLIPSE online application.
Can I fill out the Streets ROW Public Dumpster Form online?
Yes. You can complete the PDF online on FillingPDF and download or print it. FillingPDF is an independent service and does not file the form with the City; you submit it through eCLIPSE or at the Permit and License Center.
Can I mail the Streets ROW Public Dumpster Form?
No. L&I says not to mail dumpster license applications. You can apply online or take your application to the Permit and License Center in the MSB Concourse.
Who signs the Streets ROW Public Dumpster Form?
The applicant signs. By signing, the applicant certifies being either the Owner or an authorized Representative of the property's Owner, and accepts the indemnity and the maintenance and ownership responsibility for the dumpster(s).
What information does the form ask for?
The owner or business name, business address with a five-digit ZIP code, the hundred block street location of the dumpster(s), the size (less than 1 cubic yard, or 1 cubic yard or greater), and the total number of public dumpsters, with separate trash and recycling totals.
Do I need this form for a dumpster on private property?
No. This form covers public dumpsters in the right-of-way. L&I's dumpster license page lists a private dumpster license checklist and a general dumpster license application for private property.
Is this form a Philadelphia business license?
No. It supports approval to place a dumpster in the public right-of-way. L&I issues dumpster licenses and lists this form among its dumpster license documents, along with a license application, waste hauler form and plot plan form.
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