Porta Potty Rental in Naperville, IL 60565

Not on private property. Naperville asks for nothing to place a unit on a lot, a driveway or a fenced work site. Public ground splits into two routes here, and they belong to different bodies.

The city permit covers an obstruction, not just digging. Naperville's right of way permit applies to the obstruction or excavation of a street, parkway, alley or sidewalk. Every one of those permits needs a maintenance bond: $50,000 where work excavates in or under a city street or alley, and $5,000 for everything else. Fees run $120 for excavation or a partial closure and $88 otherwise, with $45 per resubmittal. Allow 14 calendar days for review.

That bond is the thing to notice. A bond on every permit, even for a simple parkway obstruction, is a real obstacle for a homeowner or a visiting organizer. Most private placements here stay on private ground, and your account manager will say plainly when a kerbside spot is not worth chasing.

A city event is a Council decision with an annual window. Any outdoor event on city property, or one that closes roads, sets temporary parking limits, needs city permits or pulls in city departments, counts as a special event and goes to the City Council. Applications open one calendar year at a time, so a missed date waits for the next window. After approval, all paperwork is due two months before the event.

One cancellation clause is worth planning around. An event that needs city services and is cancelled less than 50 hours before its start time still carries the city service fees, and they fall on the organizer. Street closures also need written notice to affected residents and businesses at least two weeks ahead.

Accessibility sits in a separate checklist. For a city event, at least 5 percent of the portable toilets, and never fewer than one, must be accessible. Each has to stand on a level area under a 2 percent slope in any direction, with an accessible route and the international accessibility symbol. Loose gravel and grass do not count as a route, which rules out some pretty spots.

Parks and the Riverwalk belong to the Park District. Those events are booked with the Naperville Park District, which sets its own conditions. Unit locations are approved before delivery, delivery happens at the latest practical time, and removal is no more than 24 hours after the event. No deliveries or pickups run between 10pm and 7:30am without written approval, and deposits are held until every portable toilet has gone. One useful carve-out: overnight security is required when tents or equipment stay out overnight, and portable toilets are expressly excluded from that list. Your account manager can put the count, the interval and the exact times in writing for whichever file needs them.