Porta Potty Rental in Santa Monica, CA

A standard portable toilet in Santa Monica, CA starts at $345 for a weekend rental (up to 7 days) or $395 per month, with 4 service visits included in every 28-day rental. Upgrades: deluxe flushing units run $449/weekend, ADA-accessible units $449/weekend, luxury restroom trailers from $1610/weekend. Every Santa Monica rate is all-inclusive: delivery, pickup, fuel, and environmental and local fees are built into the one price, so there are no surprise line items. Online orders are $0.39 higher than the phone price; either way, we deliver and service the unit ourselves. Enter your ZIP for your exact Santa Monica rate.

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OSHA's construction sanitation rule, 29 CFR 1926.51(c)(1), sets the floor: 1 toilet for 20 or fewer workers; 1 toilet seat and 1 urinal per 40 workers from 20 up to 200; and 1 toilet seat and 1 urinal per 50 workers above 200. OSHA also expects a worker to reach a toilet within about a 10-minute walk. On a busy Santa Monica jobsite we recommend sizing above the bare OSHA minimum, adding a hand-wash station at the break area, and keeping the unit on private ground so no Use of Public Property Permit is needed. Tell us the crew size and we will size the order to the standard.

Our standard Santa Monica monthly rental includes 4 service visits over the 28-day period, roughly weekly. Each visit pumps the tank, sanitizes the interior, and restocks paper, soap, and hand sanitizer. With average summer highs in the mid-70s, heat rarely forces extra visits here, so we set the schedule by usage: a large crew, a beach gathering, or an event near the pier or the Promenade gets a mid-week or post-event visit, timed so our truck works the beach lots before the crowds arrive. Service is built into the rate, so compliance never depends on anyone remembering to call.

For an event open to the public, yes. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design require that at least 5 percent of the single-user portable toilets in each cluster be accessible, with a minimum of one, and each accessible unit is marked with the International Symbol of Accessibility. (Units provided only for construction workers are exempt.) In practice a small Santa Monica event needs at least one accessible unit; a larger one needs one per every 20 standard units. ADA units in Santa Monica run $449 for a weekend. The accessible unit has ground-level entry, interior grab bars, and a full wheelchair turning radius, and it needs firm, level ground with a clear approach path. Tell us your guest count and we will build the right ratio in.

On genuinely private property with clear truck access, a driveway, a fenced jobsite, or a business or church lot, you generally do not need a city permit for a portable toilet in Santa Monica. Once any part of the unit sits in the public right-of-way, the Santa Monica Department of Public Works requires a permit before the activity starts, and its Use of Public Property Permit covers temporarily using any public street, parkway, sidewalk, alley, park, or other public land. Beach gatherings of more than 20 people need a Group Beach Activity Permit, and events of 150 or more need a Community Event Permit from Recreation and Arts. The unit can never block a curb ramp, hydrant, driveway, or the clear pedestrian path. Tell us the exact address and where you want the unit, and we confirm what your spot needs and coordinate it with the city before delivery.

A standard unit is the jobsite and everyday-event workhorse: enclosed, stocked, and cost-effective at $345/weekend. A deluxe flushing unit adds a foot-pump flushing bowl and an in-unit sink for guest-facing events like weddings and corporate functions at $449/weekend. A luxury restroom trailer is a climate-controlled, multi-stall unit with porcelain toilets, running-water sinks, and mirrors, indistinguishable from a fine-venue bathroom, from $1610/weekend. Pick by how guest-facing the site is and how long the rental runs.

Yes. We deliver and service portable toilets throughout Santa Monica and the surrounding Santa Monica metro area, with same-day and next-day drop-offs available in most of the area when you book early. Weekend event units are delivered clean before your event and picked up after. Enter your ZIP or call (866) 858-3867 and we will confirm the soonest available delivery for your address.

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Yes. A freestanding hand-wash station pairs with any toilet unit and needs no power or water hookup: it has a foot-pump faucet, soap, and paper towels, stocked at delivery and every service visit. One station serves roughly four toilet units, the ratio most health departments expect. For food and drink events in Santa Monica, plan a station near the vendors and one near the toilets to cover both inspection points.

It depends on your group size. On Santa Monica State Beach, a group of more than 20 and fewer than 150 people needs a Group Beach Activity Permit from the city's Community Recreation staff, with no fee and about 7 to 10 business days for review. Weddings and gatherings under 150 are first come, first served, and the city does not issue permits for wedding ceremonies. At 150 people or more, or if your event may block foot or vehicle traffic or uses a stage or bleachers, the Recreation and Arts Department requires a Community Event Permit, and applying early lowers the application fee. Send us your headcount, date, and location, and we size the units and hand-wash stations to the crowd and set them on a beach lot edge or paved staging area our truck can reach.