The making of any fire on any street, road or alley in the Township
of Whitehall, regardless of whether such street, road or alley shall
be paved or unpaved, is hereby prohibited.
No person shall place or cause to be placed any dumpster, storage
container, pod or any other similar container within the right-of-way
area of any Township street, except upon having first obtained the
necessary dumpster permit, issued by the Whitehall Township Police
Department and Bureau of Public Works. In addition, all such dumpsters
shall conform to the following regulations (for the purposes of this
section the term 'dumpster' includes all such containers
listed herein):
A. No dumpster permit shall be issued to a property where off street
parking or driveway exists.
B. The dumpster must be one that can be readily removed from the right-of-way
area.
C. The dumpster cannot extend into the sidewalk area and cannot be a
hazard to the public using the sidewalk.
D. All dumpsters in the cartway shall be clearly marked with reflective
tape and flashing caution lights. For the purposes of this section,
the cartway is defined as the area between curbs.
E. Plans and site location of the proposed dumpster shall be submitted
along with the application for dumpster permit and must be approved
prior to placement of the dumpster.
F. No dumpster permit shall be issued if, in the opinion of the Whitehall
Township Police Department, such issuance will create a safety hazard
to the use of the sidewalk area or cartway by pedestrians or vehicles.
G. No dumpster to be located in the cartway shall be wider than eight
feet.
H. Once issued, the maximum duration of a permit for a dumpster shall
be 30 continuous days unless otherwise approved by the Township.
I. All waste must be emptied from the dumpster on a regular basis. At
no time shall the waste be permitted to overflow the dumpster.
J. No dumpster permit shall be issued for the placement of same in a
cartway with a width of less than 30 feet; nor shall such a permit
be issued for a cartway with parking restrictions established thereon.
K. Fees for dumpster permits shall be as set forth in the Whitehall
Township Fee Schedule.
L. All dumpsters shall display on them the name of the owner/supplier
of same. Emergency contact information must be displayed on the container
for twenty-four-hour emergency response.
M. All dumpsters must be covered when not in active use.
N. There shall be no leakage of any fluids from dumpster and no windblown
debris from same.
O. The property owner shall keep all areas cleaned of debris around
dumpster at all times.
P. Dumpster must be placed in front of property that is serving, and
must not block adjacent properties. If property is not wide enough
to allow for dumpster, it cannot be permitted without written permission
of abutting property owner.
Q. No dumpster may constitute an obstruction to a traffic pedestrian
or vehicular path, an accessible path or constitute a vision obstruction.
R. Form of permit. The dumpster permit shall contain, at a minimum,
the following information:
(1) Name, telephone and address of property owner for which the dumpster
is being placed.
(2) Name, telephone and address of dumpster supplier.
(3) Name and telephone number of dumpster company representative, this
representative shall be available 24 hours a day in case of emergency.
(4) Date that dumpster is to be placed and expected removal date.
(6) Location map for dumpster location.
(7) Proof of liability insurance coverage for the dumpster.
Any person, firm, corporation, association, or organization
who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs
or prosecution, or in default of payment of said fine and costs, to
a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation
of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense.
The imposition of any penalty under this article shall not preclude the Township or other injured party from recovery of damages incurred as a result of any violation of this Article
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