As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
TEMPORARY STORAGE UNIT
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, trailers, or other such similar
containers.
Prior to the placement of any temporary storage unit on any
Township property, street, or right-of-way, or on any private property
(not covered by a duly approved site plan), the owner or user of such
container shall apply for and receive a permit from the Township pursuant
to the provisions and standards set forth herein.
A. Application for the permit shall be made to the office of the Code
Enforcement Officer or such other office as the Township Administrator
may from time to time designate on a form provided by the Township.
The application shall require, among other things, the full name,
address, and other contact information for both the owner of the container
and the owner of the property with which the use of the container
is associated. The application shall be accompanied by a permit fee
of $30.
B. The owner of the container and the owner of the property associated
with its use shall be jointly responsible for compliance with the
provisions of this chapter.
No human or animal shall occupy any temporary storage container
except for the express purpose of loading or unloading the container.
No heat or electrical source of any kind shall be placed in the container.
Violations of this chapter or any conditions of a permit issued
pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not less than
$100 nor more than $500. Each day or portion thereof that a violation
continues shall be considered a separate violation. Any storage container,
storage device, pod, trash dumpster, roll-off container, or similar
container placed or maintained on Township property, streets, or rights-of-way,
or left in such a location after expiration of the permit for more
than seven days after the mailing of written notice to the owner of
the affected property may be removed by the Township at the applicant's,
affected property owner's and/or owner's expense. Such charge
for removal and storage of the container shall be in addition to any
fines that might otherwise be imposed pursuant to this section.