Pittsburgh street permit: the details

43% of homes are detached houses. With a driveway, you can usually skip the permit entirely.

Permit	Annual Dumpster Permit (plus Construction Staging Permit for demolition dumpsters)
Issued by	Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI)
Fee	Annual: $375 per dumpster per year + $25.00 application fee. Residential weekly and commercial monthly figures not read.
Rules	Annual permit granted to businesses only if no private-property option exists. Alleys preferred. Permit in a waterproof plastic sleeve, visible. Address in 2-inch white permanent letters. Lids closed and locked. Renewed annually.

Official sources

Source pages read October 2026. Fees get revised, usually yearly; double-check before you schedule.