[Adopted 4-8-1999 by Ord. No. 4-99]
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."
A. 
In the event that a dumpster/roll-off container must be located at curbside on a Township street, road or right-of-way, no permit shall be issued until the applicant submits evidence of general liability insurance coverage. At the time application is made, the applicant shall provide the office of the Business Administrator/Township Clerk with a copy of a valid and current certificate of insurance. In the case of home improvements, a resident shall provide a certificate showing evidence of general liability insurance coverage in the minimum amount of $100,000 as set forth under a homeowner's insurance policy. In the case of commercial and industrial properties, the applicant shall provide a certificate showing evidence of general liability insurance coverage with a minimum amount of $500,000.
B. 
If the Township grants permission to an applicant for the placement of a dumpster on a Township street, road or right-of-way, the certificate shall name the Township as an additional insured. All such policies of insurance shall be primary to all other available coverages. Each certificate of insurance shall identify the coverages provided and shall state that such insurance shall not be changed or cancelled without giving 30 calendar days' prior written notice to the Business Administrator/Township Clerk by certified mail, return receipt requested. Specific reference to the dumpster being located on a Township street, road or right-of-way shall be made on the certificate.
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.