The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the use and placement
of dumpsters and portable storage units in public areas located within
the Township of Logan and to prescribe penalties for the failure to
comply.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any container that has the ability or capacity to hold more
than two fifty-gallon trash cans of debris, or any container used
for the purpose of holding or storing debris, refuse, vegetation,
material and/or discarded personal property.
Includes any street, sidewalk, highway, public lane, alley,
right-of-way, Township parking lot or other public place in the Township.
No person shall place or utilize a dumpster or permit a dumpster
to be placed on or within a public area in the Township of Logan without
first having obtained a permit from the Zoning Office and after written
approval from the Police Department.
A.
Application for a dumpster permit shall be made by submission of
the following information to the Township Zoning Office:
B.
The permit shall be valid for a period of seven calendar days and
may be renewed upon application to the Zoning Office after written
approval from the Police Department for additional seven-day periods,
not to exceed a total period of 21 days.
C.
A permit may be revoked at any time during its term if the placement
or use of the dumpster constitutes a hazard to the health, safety
or welfare of the citizens of the Township or for any other reason
that constitutes a nuisance.
D.
No permit shall be issued if the Police Department determines that
the issuance of a permit will constitute a danger to public safety
or an unwarranted interference with the efficient movement of traffic.
A.
No dumpster shall be placed in a public area unless it is determined
by the Superintendent of Public Works, or his designee, and the Police
Department that there is insufficient room to place the dumpster on
the private property of the person utilizing the dumpster. No dumpster
placed on private property shall impede the flow of pedestrian or
vehicular traffic or safety site lines.
B.
The dumpster shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from any property
line.
C.
The dumpster shall be equipped with markers consisting of reflective
diamond-shaped panels measuring a minimum of 18 inches by 18 inches.
These panels shall be mounted at the edge of the dumpster at both
ends nearest the path of passing vehicles and facing the direction
of oncoming traffic. The required markers shall have a minimum height
of three feet from the bottom of the panels to the surface of the
roadway.
D.
Dumpsters shall at all times be kept in good repair and shall be
structurally sound and leakproof and shall be painted as to prevent
the show of rust or deterioration and shall be constructed to stand
firmly upright.
E.
The wheels and/or supports of the dumpster shall be placed upon plywood
that is a minimum of 3/4 inch, measuring two feet by two feet, to
prevent damage to the road surface.
F.
Upon removal of the dumpster, the area shall be swept clean of all
loose debris and restored to its former condition in accord with the
standards of the Township Engineer and/or Public Works Supervisor.
G.
The applicant shall be responsible for any damage to the roadway
or other public property caused by the placement of the container.
If the dumpster is not removed at the expiration of the time
allowed by the permit, the Construction Code Official shall notify
the owner that he/she has three days in which to have the dumpster
removed from the premises. In the event the owner fails to comply,
the dumpster shall be deemed to have been abandoned, and the Construction
Code Official may arrange for its removal and the disposal of its
contents. The costs associated with the removal of the dumpster and
the disposal of its contents shall be a municipal lien against the
property. A detailed statement of the aforesaid costs shall be certified
by the Construction Code Official and forwarded to the Township Council,
which shall examine the certification and, if found correct, shall
cause the same to be filed with the Tax Collector and a copy forwarded
to the property owner. This amount shall be charged against the land
and shall become a lien upon such lands and shall bear interest at
the same rate as taxes and shall be collected and enforced by the
Tax Collector.
Each day a dumpster is placed or utilized in violation of the
terms of this article shall constitute a separate offense. Each offense
hereunder is punishable by a fine of not more than $100 per day.
