Borough of Ingram, PA Off-Street Parking of PODs and Construction Trailers

Movable wheeled trailers or dumpsters that are used in connection with the performance of construction work, and which may be designed or intended to convey tools, equipment, construction materials, building materials or other construction-related items to and from a construction site by a building contractor or property owner, or are used for deposit of waste or construction demolition materials, and which the same trailers or dumpsters are located on any site at which construction work is actively being performed, has commenced and temporarily ceased, or a building permit for construction work has been issued where construction activity is not actively progressing.

PORTABLE HOME STORAGE UNITS

Portable sheds (hereinafter referred to as "PHSUs") that are loaded with materials and placed on a residential parcel for purposes of temporary storage of materials, including, but not limited to, household goods, clothing, building materials (prior to being used for building purposes), and for any other storage on a limited basis on a parcel which is either zoned residential or used primarily for residential purposes. Such units shall not be considered an accessory structure as provided under Chapter 185 of the Code of Ingram Borough.

§ 179-39 Permit required, application, insurance and fee.

Prior to the placement of any PHSU or construction trailer on any residential parcel in Ingram Borough, the owner or tenant of such parcel, providing proof of leasing the property, shall apply for and obtain a permit for the placement of such PHSU or construction trailer from the Borough of Ingram.

All applications for a 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 or owning the PHSU, or from the owner or supplier of any construction trailer.

The Borough shall collect an application fee for any permit issued hereunder, in an amount to be fixed by resolution of the Counsel of Ingram Borough, subject to adjustment, from time to time, by resolution of the Borough of Ingram as provided hereunder.

Permits issued under this section that are accompanied by an application for a building permit, and any renewal of permits issued hereunder, must be signed by the Borough's Uniform Construction Code Official ("Code Official") and shall be prominently displayed on the PHSU or construction trailer 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. All other permits issued under this section, and any renewal of permits issued hereunder, must be signed by the Borough's Code Enforcement Official ("Code Enforcement Official") and shall be prominently displayed on the PHSU or construction trailer 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.

§ 179-40 Duration.

Initial permits may be granted for a period of 15 days by the Code Official or Code Enforcement Official upon proper submission of the required application and supporting documentation as provided under § 179-39.

After the expiration of the fifteen-day period for the initial permit, an applicant may submit a renewal application for an additional 15 days, which same application shall not be unreasonably refused by the Borough. All such applications for extension of permit shall be accompanied by an extension fee, if any, in an amount to be fixed by resolution of the Council of the Borough of Ingram, which same fee may be adjusted, from time to time, by further resolution of the Council of the Borough of Ingram.

No more than one extension may be granted for any permit issued under this part for any PHSU. Permits issued by the Code Official for the placement may be extended and granted for not more than a total of six months. Permits issued by the Code Enforcement Official may be granted for not more than a total of 30 days.

§ 179-41 Limitation on number of permits for PHSUs.

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 Borough of Ingram shall not exceed 60 days unless otherwise provided under this article.

§ 179-42 Limitation on number of permits for construction trailers.

No residential parcel under this section may be issued more than one permit for the placement of a construction trailer during any twelve-month period. Such limitation shall not include any period of extension provided under § 179-40C. In the event of extenuating circumstances, such that the expiration of a permit under this part would constitute an undue hardship to the permit holder, the Borough may issue not more than one additional permit during any twelve-month period, which same permit may not be extended or renewed, and shall expire as provided under § 179-40A.

§ 179-43 Permits for extended hardship.

Upon a finding by the Code Official or Code Enforcement Official 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 or Code Enforcement Official, the placement of a PHSU on the property for a period longer than that provided under § 179-40 or § 174-41, the Code Official or Code Enforcement Official 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 Official or Code Enforcement Official and not otherwise subject to the limitations provided under this part. All such extended hardship permits must be duly registered with the Borough and shall be issued without application fee.

§ 179-44 Location.

The placement of all PHSUs and construction trailers shall be at the direction of the Code Official or Code Enforcement Official.

§ 179-45 Number of units.

Only one PHSU may be placed on any one residential parcel at one time. The Code Official or Code Enforcement Official is authorized to permit the placement of more than one PHSU under the terms of § 179-43 in the event that the circumstances giving rise to the hardship permit warrant the placement of additional 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.

Not more than one construction trailer may be placed on any residential parcel at one time.

§ 179-46 Violations and penalties.

Any person who shall place a PHSU or construction trailer in violation of this part shall, upon conviction before a magisterial district judge, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $600, together with the cost 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 shall be deemed a separate offense, punishable by the terms and conditions provided under this section.

Any Code Official, Code Enforcement Official or law enforcement officer of the Borough of Ingram is duly empowered to enforce the terms, conditions and provisions of this article, and to commence such summary criminal proceedings as may be warranted upon finding of any violation of the terms, conditions and provisions of this article.