[Adopted 12-18-2017 by L.L. No. 3-2017]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any container for the collection of garbage, refuse or rubbish
with four cubic yards of capacity or larger.
Any container, intended for the purpose of storing or keeping
household goods and other personal property, that is intended to be
filled, refilled or emptied while located outdoors on a residential
property and later removed from the property for storage off site.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to place,
keep or maintain any temporary storage container or dumpster on any
property without securing a permit.
B.
Any person desiring a permit to place or maintain a temporary storage
container or dumpster shall file an application with the Village Clerk,
which application shall then be reviewed and either approved or disapproved
by the Building Inspector or his duly authorized representative. The
form for this application is to be furnished by the Village Clerk
and shall be sworn to and filed by the applicant with the Village
Clerk, along with an application fee. The Board of Trustees, from
time to time, may change such fee by a duly adopted resolution.
C.
A temporary storage container or dumpster may not be more than 120
square feet and may be no more than eight feet in height and may not
block, hinder or impede the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
D.
The temporary storage container or dumpster shall be set back from
any side yard a minimum of three feet, from the front yard by a minimum
of three feet, and also be a minimum of three feet away from any structures
on the property. In granting the permit, the Building Inspector, or
his duly authorized representative, shall consider the rights of adjacent
property owners so that there shall not be any unreasonable deprivation
of light, air or reasonable use of adjoining property.
E.
The Building Inspector or his duly authorized representative is hereby
authorized, in the exercise of reasonable discretion, to revoke any
permit issued hereunder if, after due investigation, he deems that
the holder thereof has violated any provisions of this article, in
that the storage container or dumpster is being maintained in an unsafe
manner or is being maintained as a nuisance. Written notice of said
revocation shall be given either by personal service upon the person
to be notified or by depositing said notice in the United States Mail
in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, addressed to such person at
the address which appears on the records of the Building Department.
F.
The length of time a temporary storage container or dumpster shall
be permitted to remain shall be 90 days, with one thirty-day extension.
Such extension shall be filed with the Village Clerk and approved
by the Building Inspector, or his duly authorized representative,
only upon good cause shown. The temporary storage container or dumpster
must be removed at the end of the permitted period of time.
G.
This article shall be enforced by the Building Inspector or his duly
authorized representative. Any violation of this article shall be
punishable by a fine not to exceed $500 and/or imprisonment for a
term of not more than 15 days.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
