Village of Freeport, NY Temporary Storage Containers

Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

Any container, intended for the purpose of storing or keeping household goods and other personal property, that is intended to be filled, refilled or emptied while located outdoors on a residential property and later removed from the property for storage off site.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to place, keep or maintain any storage container on any property without securing a permit.

Any person desiring a permit to place or maintain a storage pod shall file an application with the Village Clerk, which application shall then be reviewed and either approved or disapproved by the Superintendent of Buildings or his duly authorized representative. The form for this application is to be furnished by the Village Clerk and shall be sworn to and filed by the applicant with the Village Clerk, along with an application fee. The Board from time to time may change such fee by a duly adopted resolution.

A storage container may not be more than 120 square feet and may be no more than eight feet in height and may not block, hinder or impede the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

The storage container shall be set back from any side yard a minimum of three feet, from the front yard by a minimum of three feet, and also be a minimum of three feet away from any structures on the property. In granting the permit, the Superintendent of Buildings, or his duly authorized representative, shall consider the rights of adjacent property owners so that there shall not be any unreasonable deprivation of light, air or reasonable use of adjoining property.

The Superintendent of Buildings or his duly authorized representative, is hereby authorized, in the exercise of reasonable discretion, to revoke any permit issued hereunder if, after due investigation, he deems that the holder thereof has violated any provisions of this section, in that the storage pod is being maintained in an unsafe manner or is being maintained as a nuisance. Written notice of said revocation shall be given either by personal service upon the person to be notified or by depositing said notice in the United States mail in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, addressed to such person at the address which appears on the records of the Building Department.

The length of time a storage container shall be permitted to remain shall be 90 days, with one thirty-day extension. Such extension shall be filed with the Village Clerk and approved by the Superintendent of Buildings, or his duly authorized representative, only upon good cause shown. The temporary storage container must be removed at the end of the permitted period of time.

This section shall be enforced by the Superintendent of Buildings or his duly authorized representative. Any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $250 and/or 15 days in the Nassau County Correctional Center.