[Ord. 532, 9/10/2008]
As used in this part, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Portable sheds (hereinafter referred to as "PHSUs" that are loaded with materials and placed on a residential property for purposes of temporary storage of materials, including, but not limited to, household goods, building materials (prior to being used for building purposes), and for any other storage on a limited basis on a property which is either zoned residential or used primarily for residential purposes. Such units shall not be considered an accessory structure as provided under the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 27).
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1.
Prior to the placement of any PHSU on any residential property in
Lower Southampton Township, the owner of such property must apply
for and obtain a permit for the placement of such PHSU from the Lower
Southampton Township code enforcement office.
2.
All applications for permit under this section must be accompanied
by an insurance certificate providing liability insurance in an amount
not less than $100,000 in general liability coverage from the company
supplying the PHSU.
3.
The Township shall collect an application fee for any permit issued
hereunder in an amount to be fixed by resolution of the Board of Supervisors
for a thirty-day permit, subject to adjustment from time to time by
resolution of the Board of Supervisors as provided hereunder.
4.
Permits issued under this section, and any renewal of permits issued
hereunder, must be signed by the code enforcement office and prominently
displayed on the PHSU for which the permit is issued in a sealed and
watertight manner so as to protect the permit from denigration by
the weather, rain or other elements.
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1.
Initial permits may be granted for a period of 30 days by the code enforcement office, upon proper submission of the required application and supporting documentation as provided under § 15-802.
2.
After the expiration of the thirty-day period for the initial permit,
an applicant may submit a renewal application for an additional 30
days, which same application shall not be unreasonably refused by
the code enforcement office. All such applications for extension of
permit must be accompanied by an extension fee in an amount to be
fixed by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, which same fee may
be adjusted from time to time by further resolution of the Board of
Supervisors.
3.
No more than one extension may be granted for any permit issued under
this part.
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No residential parcel under this section may be issued more
than two permits for the placement of a PHSU during any twelve-month
period. Such limitations shall include applications for extension.
The total number of days upon which any PHSU may be located on any
residential property within the Township shall not exceed 60 days
unless otherwise provided under this part.
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Upon a finding by the code enforcement office that a parcel of property has experienced a flood, fire, natural disaster or other act of God so as to render the primary residential dwelling thereon uninhabitable and so as to require, in the judgment of the Code Official, the placement of a PHSU on the property for a period longer than that provided under § 15-804, the Code Enforcement Officer may issue an extended hardship permit under this section for the placement of a PHSU for such period of time as fixed by the Code Enforcement Officer and not otherwise subject to the limitations provided under § 15-804. All such extended hardship permits must be duly registered with the code enforcement office and shall be issued without application fee.
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All PHSUs must be kept in the driveway of the property at the
furthest accessible point from the street. All locations must be paved
off-street surfaces, and the applicant must obtain preapproval of
the Township Code Enforcement Officer for placement of a PHSU.
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Only one PHSU may be placed on any one residential property at one time. The Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to permit the placement of more than one PHSU under the terms of § 15-805 in the event that the circumstances giving rise to the hardship permit warrant the placement of additional home PHSUs in order to accommodate the storage of interior furnishings, goods and materials from a residence substantially damaged by flood, fire, act of God or other natural disaster.
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1.
Any person who shall place a PHSU in violation of this part shall,
upon conviction before a Magisterial District Judge, be sentenced
to pay a fine not exceeding $1,000, together with the costs of prosecution
and, upon default from the payment thereof, may be sentenced to undergo
imprisonment for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day in which
a violation shall continue after due notice to the property owner,
it shall be deemed a separate offense punishable by the terms and
conditions provided under this section.
2.
The Code Enforcement Officer and any law enforcement officer of the
Township of Lower Southampton are duly empowered to enforce the terms,
conditions and provisions of this part.
