[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Bordentown 6-24-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-11 (Ch. 12.44 of the 2003 Municipal Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Prior to the placement of any dumpster, pod, roll-off container
or other similar temporary portable storage or disposal container
in or on any property in the Township, street or right-of-way, the
owner of the property using the container or person contracting for
the use of such container shall apply and receive a permit from the
Township of Bordentown Community Development office.
B.
Application for the permit shall be made to the Community Development
Director or designee, on a form provided by the Township.
C.
The application form shall require, at a minimum, the name and
address of the applicant contracting for the use of the temporary
storage or disposal container, the name of the property owner and
address at which the container will be placed, the proposed placement
of the container on the property, the name and contact information
of a twenty-four-hour emergency contact and a requested time period
for the placement of the container.
D.
Permits granted for the placement of a container shall be valid
for a period up to 30 days. The applicant may request an extension
of the permit. The requested time period is not to exceed 90 days;
however, the Township Code Enforcement Official shall have discretion
to extend the permit beyond 90 days in the case of an emergency home
repair or extenuating circumstances.
A.
Except when the purpose of the temporary storage or disposal
container is specifically for receiving debris and demolition material
from the replacement of a residential driveway, temporary storage
or disposal containers must be placed or maintained on a driveway
or other suitably paved area at a point off of the street so as not
to impede the sidewalk, driveway entrance, or line of sight from the
roadway.
B.
Except as provided in cases of emergency home repair due to
fire and the like, the applicant must obtain preapproval of the placement
location by the Township Code Enforcement Official in the following
situations:
C.
If the Township Code Enforcement Official deems that the temporary
storage or disposal container should be placed in a street, right-of-way
or other public property, the applicant must receive preapproval from
the Bordentown Township Police Department and the container shall
be equipped with appropriate reflectors or other safety markings so
that the container will not constitute a hazard to traffic. The Township
Police Department, in the exercise of its discretion, may direct additional
markings or change location, or nature shall be supplemented or altered
if the police determine such actions are necessary for the protection
of the motoring public.
D.
In multifamily districts where there is either no dedicated
driveway/garage for a unit or where the parking areas for the dwellings
are owned by a condominium or other homeowners' association which
qualifies for reimbursements from the Township of Bordentown pursuant
to the New Jersey Condominium Act,[1] the owner or occupant must comply with all condominium
or homeowners' association rules and regulations regarding the placement
of such temporary storage or disposal containers that are the subject
of this chapter. The Township of Bordentown will communicate with
all Township condominium associations about the issues, if any, that
are raised by this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:8B-1 et seq.
A.
Only one temporary container for either storage or disposal
may be placed at any residential property at one time, except in the
circumstance where the Township Code Enforcement Official approves
for the use of more than one such container for utilization in an
emergency home repair situation.
B.
Temporary storage or disposal containers placed on a residential
property shall only be used for the storage of personal property,
furniture and household items normally located in a residential dwelling
or premises, or for the renovation or rehabilitation of a residential
property.
C.
Container size.
D.
Any access doors of the container shall be secured by locks.
E.
No human or animal shall occupy a temporary storage or disposal
container except for the express purpose of loading or unloading the
container.
F.
No heat or electrical source of any kind shall be placed in
or connected to the container.
A.
The person contracting for use 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.
B.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof in Municipal Court, be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty, of the Code of the Township of Bordentown.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
C.
If a temporary storage or disposal container is left in place
at the expiration of the authorizing permit, the Township reserves
the right to remove the container, upon providing notice to the owner.
The owner shall be given up to five days to remove the container.
If removed by the Township, such charges for removal and storage of
the container shall be in addition to the any fines that may otherwise
be imposed pursuant to this chapter.
D.
A separate offense may be deemed committed for each day during
or on which a violation occurs or continues.
