[Adopted 9-5-2019 by Ord. No. 1210]
The following terms shall have the meanings as indicated:
PERMITTEE
A person who obtains or is required to obtain a permit under this article.
PERSON
Any natural person, firm, partnership, corporation, association, limited-liability company, estate, trust or legally recognized entity.
STORAGE POD
Any container so constructed to allow for the temporary or permanent storage of movable property.
STREET
Any public street, avenue, alley or other thoroughfare within the Borough of Northampton.
STREET STORAGE
Any item placed in a street for a period in excess of 24 consecutive hours that is not defined as a motor vehicle as defined by Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code, including, but not limited to, storage pods.
WASTE DUMPSTERS
A unit designed for the deposit of waste materials at or near a building or other structure, commonly located on a temporary basis on a street abutting the property or structure and transportable to and from the site for the purposes of disposal of its contents by means of a carrying vehicle. The term "waste dumpster" shall include all types of units, including, but not limited to, metal dumpsters and dumpster bags or Bagsters®.
No person shall place upon, cause to be placed upon or permit to remain on a street a waste dumpster or street storage without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Borough of Northampton Police Department and paying the applicable permit fee. The duration of such permit shall be 14 days and the continued validity of the permit shall be contingent upon full compliance with the regulations set forth in this article. If the waste dumpster or street storage is or will be placed upon a roadway, the placement of same must be approved by the Chief of Police or his designee. One fourteen-day extension of a permit may be granted, at the discretion of the Chief of Police, without additional fees. Permit renewal will be denied for inactivity.
The permit fee for waste dumpsters and street storage shall be established annually by resolution of the Northampton Borough Council.
A. 
The placement of a waste dumpster or street storage upon a street shall not extend into the travel lane of the roadway.
B. 
A waste dumpster or street storage upon a street shall bear reflective markings in sufficient positions and with sufficient reflective capacity to provide reasonable warning to approaching traffic, in both directions, of its location. These warnings must consist of dumpster markings, cones or barrels with flashers and must be approved by the Chief of Police or his designee.
C. 
No street shall be closed for the purpose of location or use of a waste dumpster or street storage without the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and, if applicable, Northampton Borough Council temporary road closure authorization.
D. 
The location and use of a waste dumpster or street storage upon a street shall not be in a manner which constitutes a safety hazard to persons or property.
E. 
Where a waste dumpster is placed upon a portion of a highway within a parking meter zone, the Northampton Borough Police Department must approve the location.
F. 
The location and use of a waste dumpster or street storage upon a street shall be in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations applicable thereto, including, but not limited to, any highway occupancy or other permit required by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, in addition to the requirements of this article.
G. 
Each waste dumpster or street storage that is equipped with wheels or rollers must be placed upon a wood pad with at least a thickness of 3/4 of an inch so as to not damage the highway surface.
H. 
The permittee shall execute an indemnity agreement, in a form acceptable to the Borough of Northampton, promising to indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Borough, its officials, agents, servants, and employees and each of them, against and hold it harmless from any and all lawsuits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses and expenses, including court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees, for, or on account of, any injury to any person or any damage to any property which may arise or which may be alleged to have arisen out of or in connection with the placement or utilization of a waste dumpster or street storage on any street.
I. 
Only one waste dumpster or street storage per property will be permitted on any highway of the Borough of Northampton.
J. 
A waste dumpster or street storage shall be clearly marked with the owner's name, address and telephone number.
K. 
The permittee shall assume all risk of damage, and the Borough shall not be liable for any damage, to the waste dumpster or street storage when the Borough is plowing snow, maintaining the street or other facilities within the street or performing other functions.
Without limitation as to the use of any other legal or equitable remedy or action available to the Borough, civil or criminal, noncompliance with any of the requirements or provisions set forth in this article or any material false statement or omissions made in connection with the application for permit shall be grounds for revocation by the Borough Manager, the Northampton Borough Police Chief or their designee of the permit issued pursuant to this article.
The Borough may, at the expense of the owner or lessee of the property or the permittee, cause the removal of a waste dumpster or street storage.
Any person who or which violates or fails to comply with any provision of this article shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $600, plus costs, for each such violation. Each day or portion thereof in which a violation exists shall be considered a separate violation of this article. Each provision of this article which is violated shall be considered a separate violation. Such fine shall be in addition to any other fine which may be imposed under the provisions of any other ordinances of the Borough, Pennsylvania law, or federal law. In default of payment of any fine, such person shall be liable to imprisonment for not more than 30 days.
In addition to or in lieu of the penalties provided in § 210-65 hereof, any violations of the provisions of this article may be abated or enforced by proceedings seeking equitable relief against the violator.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, provision, regulation, limitation, restriction, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this article is declared for any reason to be illegal, unconstitutional or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction or other tribunal, such decision shall not affect or impair the validity of this article as a whole, or any other section, subsection, paragraph, provision, regulation, limitation, restriction, sentence, clause, phrase, word or remaining portion of this article. The Borough Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this article and each section, subsection, paragraph, provision, regulation, limitation, restriction, sentence, clause, phrase, or word hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more of the sections, subsections, paragraphs, provisions, regulations, limitations, restrictions, sentences, clauses, phrases or words may be declared illegal, unconstitutional or invalid.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this article are hereby expressly repealed.
This article shall take effect and be in force immediately upon enactment as provided for in Section 3103.3 of the Borough Code.[1]
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Editor's Note: See 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 3301.3.