[Adopted 9-29-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-14[1]]
A.
TEMPORARY STORAGE UNIT
TRASH DUMPSTERS AND ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS
Definitions.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
given in this subsection.
A unit greater in dimension than three feet in length by
three feet in width by three feet in height, rented or owned or for
use by the property owner or occupant for storage of personal, business
or commercial items or used for the packing or storage of items for
permanently moving to or from the residence or for temporarily storing
items during a renovation to the main residence. Temporary storage
units include, but are not limited to, sea boxes, bulk storage containers,
portable on-demand storage containers, store-to-door mobile transportation
storage containers, roll-off containers, trash dumpsters or other
such similar containers.
A unit used for waste disposal.
B.
It shall
be unlawful to park any dumpster, trailer, portable on-demand storage
unit, bin, container, storage vehicle or other temporary storage unit
on any Borough street without first obtaining a permit from the office
of the Borough Clerk. The application for the permit shall be on the
official form supplied by the Borough Clerk, and the fee for such
permit shall be $50 for a period of five days beginning on the day
after the permit is issued. The permit may be renewed for an additional
fee of $50 for an additional five days. Any renewal of the permit
thereafter shall be at the sole discretion of the Borough Clerk with
regard to the health, safety and general welfare of the Borough of
Wallington in regard to concern for safe passageway on Borough streets.
The application for such permit shall state the applicant's name,
address and specific reason for the dumpster, trailer, portable on-demand
storage unit, bin, container, storage vehicle or other temporary storage
unit. The permit from the Clerk, when issued, shall consist of two
placards which must be affixed to the front and rear (upper left side)
of any dumpster, trailer, portable on-demand storage unit, bin, container
or storage vehicle or other temporary storage unit used by the applicant
at a height of no less than five feet, which shall be clearly visible.
The permit shall require that the applicant affix yellow or orange
tape at all four corners of the dumpster, container, portable on-demand
storage unit, storage vehicle and/or other temporary storage unit
with double rows at each corner so as to make the dumpster, trailer,
portable on-demand storage unit, bin, container, storage vehicle or
other temporary storage unit clearly visible to oncoming traffic from
both directions and to pedestrians using the sidewalk.
C.
Upon issuance
of a permit, the Borough Clerk shall immediately forward a copy of
the permit to the Police Department in order that the officer at the
desk have information at his disposal as to whether or not any dumpster,
trailer, portable on-demand storage unit, bin, container, storage
vehicle or other temporary storage unit is legally parked on any Borough
streets.
Any dumpster, trailer, portable on-demand storage unit, bin, container, storage vehicle or other temporary storage unit parked on any Borough street without obtaining a permit, or without the appropriate safety markings, or without proper display of the permit shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty, of the Code of the Borough of Wallington. This violation shall be considered a new and separate violation for every 24 hours the dumpster, trailer, portable on-demand storage unit, bin, container, storage vehicle or other temporary storage unit remains on the Borough streets.
