[Amended 2-25-14 by Ord. No. O-2014-003]
A.
Permit required. No person shall use or cause to be used any temporary
outdoor storage unit, or dumpster or similar refuse container, pursuant
to this chapter without first having obtained a written permit from
the Building Inspector. The applicant shall display any permit issued
in accordance with this chapter in a conspicuous place on the subject
property. A copy of the permit application for same shall be kept
on file in the office of the Building Inspector and the office of
the Township Clerk.
B.
Fees.
(1)
There shall be no fee for a permit issued in accordance with this
chapter for the use and/or placement of a temporary outdoor storage
unit or dumpster for a period of two (2) weeks or less.
(2)
A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.) shall be paid for the use and/or placement of a temporary outdoor storage unit or dumpster which has been placed, used and/or maintained on site for a period in excess of two (2) weeks. Notwithstanding the above, in accordance with § 204-4 and § 204-5 above, no temporary outdoor storage unit or dumpster shall be permitted to be placed, used and/or maintained on any property for longer than sixty (60) days.
Unless otherwise specifically designated elsewhere in this chapter,
any person or persons, firm, corporation or business that shall violate
any provisions of this chapter may be issued a summons from Code Enforcement,
the Winslow Township Police Department or the Construction Official.
The Building Inspector shall have the right to enter on or upon
any lands and premises during the daytime in the course of his duties.
A.
The enforcing authority shall give written notice, by personal service
or by United States mail, to the owner or occupant, as the case may
be, of any premises where-upon there exists a condition or condition(s)
in violation of this chapter, which notice shall direct and require
such owner or occupant to remove or abate such violation within ten
(10) days after issuance of such notice.
B.
In case any person, firm or corporation shall neglect, fail or refuse
to comply with such notice within the period of time stated therein,
the township authorities may remove or abate the condition or conditions
causing the violation and the township may collect such costs from
such person, firm or corporation and shall be entitled to charge the
costs of such removal and/or abatement, together with any additional
penalty authorized by law, against the property as a lien against
the property. The amounts so charged as a lien shall be added to and
form a part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such
land and shall bear interest at the same rate as all other taxes and
shall be collected and enforced by the same officer and in the same
manner as other taxes.
A.
If, in the discretion of the Building Inspector, the person or persons,
firm, corporation or business violating the provisions of this chapter
genuinely intends to abate or remedy the prohibited condition existing
on the lands and premises, said Building Inspector may grant an extension
of up to fourteen (14) days in which the prohibited condition may
be abated or remedied. The extension of time shall be given to the
person or persons, firm, corporation or business in writing, setting
forth the date upon which the prohibited condition must be abated
or remedied.
B.
Any temporary outdoor storage unit or dumpster which is not removed
at the end of the time for which it may lawfully remain in place may
be removed by the township immediately and without notice. The cost
of such removal, together with the cost of administration of its removal,
may be assessed against the property on which the temporary structure
was located and may be filed as a lien against such property.
The township's failure to enforce any provision of this chapter
shall not constitute a waiver of its right to do so nor shall any
such failure to act be construed to alter or eliminate any property
owner's obligation to comply with the provisions hereof.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the use or
placement of temporary outdoor storage units or dumpsters upon property
owned or utilized by any governmental unit, hospital, fire district
or the Winslow Township Board of Education.
Any person or persons, firm, corporation or business that shall
violate this chapter or any of its provisions shall, upon conviction
in the Winslow Township Municipal Court or any such other court having
jurisdiction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars
($1,000.) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty (30) days,
or both. Each day that a violation occurs shall be deemed a separate
offense and subject to the penalty provisions of this chapter.
