[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of Harrington 5-1-2006 by Ord. No. 06-02. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fees — See Ch. 180.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 365.
Zoning — See Ch. 440.
[Amended 12-15-2008 by Ord. No. 08-07]
It shall be unlawful for a portable storage container to be placed or used in the City without a permit and payment of a fee as set forth in Chapter 180, Municipal Fees, for each such portable storage unit. The lessee of the portable storage container shall be responsible for obtaining the permit. No such permit shall be required for portable units used by building contractors during the active construction phase of a building project.
The City Manager and/or his/her designee shall, unless specifically provided otherwise, supervise the enforcement of this chapter and have authority to grant, deny and revoke permits.
The City Manager and/or his/her designee shall:
A. 
Collect all permit fees, issue permits to all qualified persons and maintain all permit records in the name of the City .
B. 
Promulgate and enforce all reasonable rules and regulations necessary to the operation and enforcement of this chapter.
C. 
Adopt all forms and prescribe the information to be given therein as to character and other relevant matter for all necessary papers.
D. 
Notify any applicant of the acceptance or rejection of his/her application and, upon the refusal of any permit and at the applicant's request, state in writing the reasons therefor and deliver them to the applicant.
A. 
Every applicant for a permit under the provisions of this chapter shall make an application for such permit upon forms provided by the City Manager and/or his/her designee, which shall include the following information:
(1) 
The name and address of the applicant and the address where the portable storage container(s) will be placed;
(2) 
A statement that the applicant has complied and will continue to comply with all ordinances of the City.
(3) 
Such other information as the City Manager and/or his/her designee deems necessary.
B. 
The proper permit fee shall accompany the application.
Upon proper application and payment of the prescribed fee, a permit shall be issued to each such applicant, signed by the City Manager and/or his/her designee. Each such permit shall be valid and effective for a period of 30 days. A record of all permits issued and permit fees paid shall be maintained at City Hall.
A. 
The applicant for the renewal of a permit shall submit an application for that permit to the City Manager and/or his/her designee, along with the required fee.
B. 
The City Manager and/or his/her designee may grant one thirty-day extension of an initial permit. The fee for the renewal of the permit shall be as set forth in Chapter 180, Municipal Fees. Any further extensions of the permit must be approved by the Council.
[Amended 12-15-2008 by Ord. No. 08-07]
C. 
The City Manager and/or his/her designee may grant one fifteen-day extension of an initial permit without an additional fee.
[Added 4-16-2012 by Ord. No. 12-06]
A. 
The amount of any unpaid fee, the payment of which is required pursuant to this chapter, shall constitute a debt due the City.
B. 
The City Solicitor shall, at the direction of the City Manager and/or his/her designee, institute civil suit in the name of the City to recover any unpaid fee.
C. 
No civil judgment or any act by the City Solicitor, the City Manager and/or his/her designee, or the violating permittee shall bar or prevent a criminal prosecution for each violation of this chapter.
The permit must be conspicuously posted on the portable storage container in such a manner as to protect the permit from inclement weather while maintaining readability.
A. 
It shall be unlawful to place a portable storage unit in the front yard (as defined by Chapter 440, Zoning) of any parcel in any zoning district in the City.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for portable storage containers to obstruct any roadway or sidewalk.
[Amended 4-16-2012 by Ord. No. 12-06
A. 
Any person found to be in violation of this chapter, regardless of corrective actions taken, shall be punished for that violation by a fine as set in Chapter 180, Fees, Municipal. Any such fine shall be in addition to any charges or assessments imposed upon the violator pursuant to this chapter. All fines imposed shall be in accordance with the minimum fine schedule set forth in Chapter 180, Fees, Municipal.
B. 
Every day that a violation of this chapter continues shall be considered a separate offense, for which the violator may be fined without necessity of further notice.
C. 
In determining the applicable minimum fine, an offense shall be considered a recurring offense only if the owner of the property has previously been found to have caused or permitted the same violation at the same location within the past 18 months, or for every day that the violation of this chapter continues.