A container on private property, such as a driveway, a side lot, or inside a job site, is the only workable placement in Crown Point. Keep it out of the front yard setback at a commercial address, and keep the path clear.
The street is not an option in a residential area, and this is unusual enough to say plainly. Crown Point's nuisance rules name this kind of container directly: placing dumpsters, roll-offs, or any other type of large debris container on the streets in a residential area is a declared public nuisance. So is placing building materials or landscaping materials on a residential street, and so is leaving dirt, mud, or gravel from a construction site on the street. There is no street permit that unlocks it, because the City has not created one. The garbage rules add that no container may sit in the traveled portion of any street, road, or alley.
Loose debris is a nuisance too, which is the other half of the picture. Demolition, construction, and remodeling remains left on public or private property are listed as a nuisance, including windows, doors, glass, lumber, concrete block, brick, siding, shingles, piping, scrap metal, and mounds of dirt or sand. Containing the job is what keeps you clear of that.
One timing rule is worth planning around. Building materials stored in a residential district beyond the term of the building permit they were bought for, or with no permit issued at all, are also a nuisance. The window is set by your permit, not by a fixed number of days.
For questions about placement, the Board of Public Works and Safety is at 101 N East St and can be reached at 219-662-3240. Your account manager will confirm your placement and point you to the right office before delivery day.