Prior
to the placement of any dumpster, roll-off container, pod or similar
container on any Borough street or roadway or right-of-way, the person
or business entity contracting for the use of such container shall
apply for and obtain a permit from the Collingswood Police Department.
Any person or business entity which shall locate the dumpster, roll-off
container, pod or similar container on the property at which the container
will be used shall not be required to obtain a permit.
[Amended 8-6-2012 by Ord. No. 1522; 6-5-2023 by Ord. No. 1764]
Application
for the permit shall be made on a form provided by the Police Department.
The application shall require, among other things, the full name,
address and other contact information for the owner of the container,
the person contracting for use of the container, where such person
is other than the owner of the property for which the container is
to be used, and the owner of the property with which the use of the
container is associated.
Any container
to be placed on a street or right-of-way shall be placed on the street
in a legal parking space, not designated for use as a handicap parking
space, as designated by the Borough and shall be equipped with appropriate
reflectors or other safety markings so that the container will not
constitute a hazard to traffic. The Borough Police Department, in
the exercise of its discretion, may direct that additional markings,
or their locations, or nature, shall be supplemented or altered if
the Police determine such actions are necessary for the protection
of the motoring public.
Permits
granted for placement of a container on any Borough street or roadway,
right-of-way or other public property shall he valid for a period
of up to 14 days. Upon a showing of continued need for the container
(such as during the course of major construction projects), permits
may be renewed up to three times for like periods. The Police Department
may require, at its discretion, the immediate removal of a container
if the police determine such actions are necessary for the protection
of the motoring public or if the container's location is interfering
with a community event or gathering.
[Amended 8-6-2012 by Ord. No. 1522; 6-5-2023 by Ord. No. 1764]
The person
contracting for use of the container and the owner of the property
associated with its use shall be jointly responsible for compliance
with the provisions of this chapter.
Violations
of this chapter or any conditions pursuant to this chapter shall be
subject to a fine of not more than $500. Any storage container, storage
device, pod, trash dumpster, roll-off container or similar container
placed or maintained on Borough property, streets, or rights-of-way,
or left in such a location after expiration of the permit for more
than five days after the mailing of written notice to the owner of
the container, the person contracting for use of the container and
the owner of the affected property may be removed by the Borough at
the owner's expense for removal and storage of the container. Such
charge for removal and storage of the container shall be in addition
to any fines that may otherwise be imposed pursuant to this section.