[Adopted 10-19-2017 by Ord. No. 1110]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
STORAGE CONTAINER or CONTAINER
Any temporary box, bag, bin, dumpster, portable storage unit, POD, or any other thing which occupies space and is used for the purpose of storing material or items of any nature.
No owner or occupier of any real estate may place or cause to be placed on his/her/its real estate any container except in compliance with this chapter.
Any person or entity desiring to place a container on his/her/its property must first apply to the Building Inspector (for purposes of this chapter, this shall include the Code Enforcement Officer) for a permit. It is declared to be the intent of this chapter that no container of any nature or size may be placed on private property except in compliance with this chapter. Containers may not be used for storing garbage. On private property, one storage container of four cubic feet or less may be utilized by the property owner or occupant for a thirty-day period without any permit, so long as the same does not constitute or amount to a public nuisance.
The Building Inspector is hereby authorized to prepare forms for such applications requesting such data as the Building Inspector deems necessary in his discretion, including but not limited to limits of liability of any liability insurance policy requested, a hold-harmless provision protecting the Township, a provision mandating lighting or reflectors on such containers, the placement of containers, warning signs and barricades and whether a cash or security bond to cover damages should be included. A dated application signed by the owner of the land and the applicant, if not the owner, must provide at least the following information:
A. 
Name and address of the applicant and the owner of the subject real estate and the address where the container is to be placed;
B. 
The dimensions and capacity of the container to be used;
C. 
The place on the real estate where the applicant wishes to place the container, the duration of time when it will be in place and what materials will be stored in the container.
Based on the application and all the circumstances, the Building Inspector may issue a permit in accordance with this chapter. The Building Inspector may place such further restrictions on the permit as he sees fit to assure compliance with the standards of this chapter. Permits shall be valid for no longer than 30 days; a permit may be renewed by filing an application with the Building Inspector. A fee is hereby set in the amount of $30 for each permit and each renewal, payable upon presentation of the application. The Township Commissioners may change this fee from time to time at its sole discretion by simple resolution.
The Building Inspector in his discretion may issue a permit, refuse to issue a permit, refuse to renew a permit, move to rescind a permit by taking into consideration the following circumstances, and any other factors or conditions he deems to be relevant:
A. 
If the container due to its size or proposed location has or likely will unduly interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic or parking;
B. 
If the applicant's activity or proposed activity or use produces or likely will produce or contain hazardous or noxious conditions (smoke, dust, odors);
C. 
The circumstances surrounding the applicant's need for a container, and the availability of alternate means of storing.
Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Building Inspector may appeal to the Zoning Hearing Board by filing such appeal in the office of the Township Manager and paying an appeal fee as proscribed for appeals to the Zoning Hearing Board within 30 days of the decision of the Building Inspector.
Any person or entity found to be in violation of this chapter shall be subject to a civil fine in the amount of $600 for each day such a container remains without a permit as set forth herein.
If any portion of this chapter is held to be illegal or unconstitutional, then it is deemed to be the intent of North Versailles Township Commissioners that the balance of this chapter would have been enacted irrespective of said invalid portion.