[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Etna 11-21-2006 by Ord. No. 1307-A1. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
DUMPSTER
A container that is not affixed to the land and is designed for temporary short-term refuse disposal. This definition shall not apply to containers used for the regular collection of solid waste by a commercial firm or municipal contractor.
PORTABLE STORAGE UNIT
A container that is not affixed to the land and that is designed for temporary short-term storage.
STRUCTURE
Any man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location on or in land or water, whether or not affixed to the land, including but not limited to gazebos, storage sheds, storage containers, portable storage units, freestanding posts, communications equipment buildings, communication towers, pillars, dumpsters or similar objects.
The following regulations shall be applicable to dumpsters and/or portable storage units for on-site storage:
A. 
There shall be no more than one dumpster or portable storage unit per lot.
B. 
A portable storage unit shall be no larger than eight feet wide, 16 feet long and eight feet high.
C. 
No dumpster or portable storage unit shall remain on a lot in a residential zoning district (R-1 or R-2) in excess of 14 consecutive days, and dumpsters or portable storage units shall not be placed on a lot in a residential zoning district in excess of 30 days in any one calendar year. The dumpster or portable storage unit shall be removed from the lot by the expiration date on the permit.
D. 
No dumpster or portable storage unit shall remain on a lot in a commercial (C-1, C-2 or C-3) or industrial zoning district (I or I-1) in excess of 30 consecutive days, and dumpsters or portable storage units shall not be placed on a lot in a commercial or industrial zoning district in excess of 45 days in any one calendar year. The dumpster or portable storage unit shall be removed from the lot by the expiration date on the permit.
E. 
A dumpster or portable storage unit shall be permitted during construction, reconstruction, alteration or renovation of the principal building and for an additional period of three days before and after such activity, provided a building permit has been issued by the Borough of Etna. The dumpster and/or portable storage unit shall be removed from the lot before the Borough Zoning Officer issues an occupancy permit or if the construction activity ceases for a period of more than seven days.
F. 
A dumpster or portable storage unit may be located on a lot during an emergency situation as declared by the appropriate federal, state, county or Borough of Etna agency pursuant to a temporary permit issued by the Borough of Etna Zoning Officer. The dumpster or portable storage unit shall be removed from the lot within seven days after the end of the emergency declaration.
G. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or permit the placement of a dumpster or portable storage unit on property which he or she owns, rents, occupies or controls without first having obtained a permit therefor from the Borough of Etna Zoning Officer.
H. 
Application for a permit shall be made to the Borough of Etna Zoning Officer on a form provided by the Borough of Etna. The Zoning Officer shall determine the most appropriate location for the dumpster or portable storage unit to be placed on the lot. A permit fee in an amount to be established from time to time by resolution of the Borough of Etna Council shall accompany the application. The issuance of a permit shall allow the applicant to place the dumpster or portable storage unit on the subject lot in the location specified in the permit in conformance with the requirements of this chapter. The permit shall be posted in plain view on the subject lot.
(1) 
Permits will only be issued to the person that owns, rents, occupies or controls the property where the dumpster or portable storage unit will be located.
(2) 
Permit applications for portable storage units must include a list of the items intended to be stored in the unit. These items can only be from within the property where the unit is located. No toxic or hazardous materials are permitted to be stored in these units. The Borough of Etna reserves the right to inspect the contents at any reasonable time to ensure that these items are not being stored in the unit.
(3) 
When a permitted dumpster is removed because it is full and immediately replaced by an empty dumpster, a second permit and fee is not required.
Whosoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of up to $500. Each day that violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
If any sentence, clause, section or part of this chapter is for any reason found to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such unconstitutionality, illegality or invalidity shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, sentences, clauses, sections or parts of this chapter. It is hereby declared as the intent of the Council of the Borough of Etna that this chapter would have been adopted had such unconstitutional, illegal or invalid sentence, clause, section or part thereof not been included herein.
Any ordinance or resolution or part of any ordinance or resolution in conflict herewith is hereby repealed to the extent of that conflict.