As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
TEMPORARY STORAGE CONTAINER
A container designed for the outdoor storage of personal
property for temporary or permanent use, which is to be delivered
and removed by vehicle.
No temporary storage container shall be allowed on any private
property in the Borough of Northvale unless a storage container permit
is issued prior to the placement of such unit for the length of time
as provided herein:
A. The owner or occupant of the site where the unit is to be placed
shall apply for a storage container permit to the Construction Code
Official or his designee. The applicant shall pay, upon issuance of
the storage container permit, a required fee of $50.
B. The storage container permit shall be valid for 60 days. Upon the
request of the owner or occupant of the site to renew the permit,
the Construction Code Official or his designee shall inspect the site
where the PSC is located to determine whether such permit should be
extended. Such permit may be extended up to four additional thirty-day
period(s) upon the approval of the Construction Code Official or his
designee. An additional fee of $30 shall be paid for the extension
of such permit for a thirty-day additional period. In no event shall
a container be placed on any site in the Borough of Northvale for
more than 180 days without approval of the Zoning Board of Adjustment,
said approval to be in the form of a duly adopted and memorialized
resolution authorizing said container for a period in excess of the
one-hundred-eighty-day aggregate limit set forth herein.
C. No such permit shall be issued to any user who is in violation of
any zoning or property maintenance ordinance of the Borough of Northvale,
unless approved by the Zoning Official. Furthermore, the owner or
occupant of any property upon which a PSC is in place upon the effective
date of this article shall be required to obtain a permit under this
section within 30 days of the effective date hereof.
Violations of this article, other than for failure to apply
for and acquire a valid permit, shall be punishable by a fine of up
to $250 per day for a first violation, up to $500 per day for a second
violation, and up to $1,000 per day for a third or subsequent violation.