Any person may utilize a waste or refuse container,
commonly known as a "roll-off dumpster" or "roll-off container" for
the purpose of collecting and removing any construction debris related
to the construction, reconstruction, renovation and/or improvement
to any dwelling unit or commercial structure within the Township of
Hanover. Dumpsters/roll-off containers shall only be located on private
property and shall not be left standing or parked on or along any
Township street, road, right-of-way or on any public property.
In the event of extenuating circumstances, whereby
a dumpster/roll-off container cannot be located on private property
due to driveway width or other property access constraints, a dumpster/roll-off
container may be placed at curbside on any Township street, road or
right-of-way. However, on a case-by-case basis, it shall be the responsibility
of the Police Chief and/or his/her designees to determine whether
or not the dumpster may be located at curbside.
Before a dumpster/roll-off container may be
located on or along any Township street, road or right-of-way, and
utilized for the purpose of collecting construction debris, an application
must be completed prior to the issuance of a permit. All applications
and permits shall be obtained and issued through the office of the
Business Administrator/Township Clerk. However, before a permit or
renewal is issued, the Police Chief and/or his/her designees shall
review each application for safety concerns, the effect on traffic
and pedestrian safety, inconvenience to the public and any other potential
safety hazards. No permits or renewals shall be issued by the office
of the Business Administrator/Township Clerk without the prior review,
approval and signature of the Police Chief and/or his/her designees.
Upon approval of the application, a permit shall
be valid and remain in effect for a period of not more than 15 calendar
days. The initial permit may be renewed by the office of the Business
Administrator/Township Clerk upon the filing of a renewal application.
In the event of extenuating or unforeseeable circumstances requiring
the continued use of a dumpster/roll-off container, the applicant
must provide the office of the Business Administrator/Township Clerk
and the Chief of Police or his/her designees with good reason as to
why the permit should be renewed. However, not more than four consecutive
renewals shall be issued to any applicant.
The processing fee for the initial application
and permit and any renewal permits shall be $10 for each fifteen-calendar-day
period.
To warn the operators of vehicles and pedestrians
of the presence of a dumpster, requiring the exercise of care, any
roll-off dumpster or roll-off container parked on private property
or parked on or along any Township street, road or right-of-way shall
be equipped with and display markers consisting of all yellow reflective
diamond-shaped panels having a minimum size of 18 inches by 18 inches.
These panels shall be mounted at the edge of the dumpster or container
at both ends nearest the path of passing vehicles and/or facing the
direction of oncoming traffic. These markers shall have a minimum
mounting height of three feet from the bottom of the panels to the
surface at the road. In addition, four reflective orange cones shall
be placed along each side of the dumpster.
The contents of a dumpster/roll-off container placed on a Township street, road or right-of-way and/or on private property shall not be allowed to overflow and/or deposit, spill or scatter debris in the public right-of-way and/or on private property, thereby creating a nuisance or danger to the public's health, safety and welfare. The applicant and/or owner of a dumpster/rolloff container located on a Township street, road or right-of-way found to be in violation of this provision shall be issued a summons for littering by the Police Department in accordance with §§
171-2 and
171-3A of Chapter
171 of the Code of the Township of Hanover entitled "Littering"; and, a dumpster/roll-off container on private property found to be in violation of this section shall be subject to a summons issued by the Property Maintenance Officer or his/her designee pursuant to Article
V, Violations, of Chapter
218 of the Code of the Township of Hanover entitled "Property Maintenance."
Failure by the applicant to comply with any
of the provisions of this article, Title 39, the motor vehicle statutes
of the State of New Jersey, or any rules or regulations promulgated
by the Township's Police Department governing the placement of dumpsters/roll-off
containers on any Township street, road or right-of-way shall result
in the revocation of the permit. Such revocation shall require the
applicant to remove the dumpster/roll-off container within 24 hours
of notice by the Chief of Police or his/her designees that the applicant
is in violation of the article.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced
by the Police Department and/or the office of the Business Administrator/Township
Clerk.
Any person, firm, corporation or partnership
who violates this article or fails to comply with any of its requirements
shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding
$1,000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days, or both,
for each day a violation exists.