As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
PORTABLE STORAGE UNIT OR CONTAINER
A container that is placed or used on a property for on-
site storage, sea containers, shipping containers, cargo container,
Conex box, semitruck trailer body or Portable Storage On Demand or
PODS is a familiar trade name for such containers. Portable storage
containers are generally placed on a property for the purpose of storing
materials and/or personal property, including any container, storage
unit, shed-like container or other portable structure that can be,
or is used for storage of any property and which is located for such
purposes outside, other than an accessory building or shed complying
with all building codes and land use requirements. Such containers
shall not be considered a building or accessory structure.
[Amended 4-4-2023 by Ord. No. 8-2023]
PUBLIC AREA
Includes any street, sidewalk, highway, public lane, alley,
right-of-way, Township parking lot or other public place in the Township.
[Amended 4-4-2023 by Ord. No. 8-2023]
A. No person
shall place or utilize a portable storage unit, permit a portable
storage unit, or container to be placed on or along a public area
in the Township of Logan without first having obtained a permit from
the Zoning Office after written approval from the Police Department.
B. No person
shall place or utilize a portable storage unit, permit a portable
storage unit, or container to be placed on residential property in
the Township of Logan without first having obtained a permit from
the Zoning Office.
[Amended 4-4-2023 by Ord. No. 8-2023]
A. Any portable storage unit or container placed in violation of this
article or which is not removed at the end of the time for which it
may lawfully remain in place, or immediately upon the direction of
the Zoning Officer, Police Department or Fire Department for removal
of such unit for health or safety reasons, shall be punishable, upon
conviction thereof, by a minimum fine of $100 and maximum fine not
to exceed $2,000 for each violation committed hereunder. Every day
that a violation continues after service of written notice in person,
or by certified and/or regular mail on the owner or occupant of the
subject property as shown in the latest tax duplicate shall be deemed
a separate offense, retroactive to the initial violation date.
B. The court may also order the removal of the violation by the Township,
and the cost of such removal, together with the cost of administration
of its removal, may be assessed against the property on which the
storage unit or container was located and may be filed as a lien against
such property by the Tax Collector or Tax Assessor after certification
of costs by the governing body. Such lien shall be superior to all
other liens or encumbrances upon the property, including the lien
of a mortgage, and shall be equal to the lien of ad valorem taxes.