[Amended 12-13-2010 by Ord. No. 10-10; 9-10-2018 by Ord. No. 18-06]
No "garbage storage container" (defined herein as a dumpster
or other containing with the holding capacity in excess of 100 pounds)
used for any legitimate reason shall be utilized on any street, sidewalk
or other public right-of-way in the proximity of any residential or
commercial property within the limits of the City of Shamokin, unless
approved by the City Code Officer upon application as follows:
A. The applicant for a permit shall be the homeowner, but the owner
of the garbage storage container must verify that a permit has been
granted by the City of Shamokin to that specific number and address
within the City.
B. The applicant for permit must first establish to the satisfaction
of the City Code Officer that there is no viable alternative to the
temporary use of the garbage storage container on any residential
street or sidewalk or other public right-of-way in the proximity of
any residential or commercial property.
C. Application for permit shall be filed with the City's Code Officer
together with a fee of $25, per week, for a period not to exceed 30
days. At the conclusion of 30 days, the homeowner must reapply for
a permit.
D. For the use of a garbage storage container in a metered zone, the
fee shall be the maximum amount that the City of Shamokin would receive
daily from each meter removed from utilization up to a maximum of
30 days plus $25, per week, as the usual permit fee. A separate fee
shall be required for each garbage storage container.
E. All garbage storage containers must be identified by the owner of
the premises and the owner of the garbage storage container with contact
information included in a visible area of the garbage storage container.
F. The garbage storage container shall be maintained in a sanitary condition
and covered at the conclusion of each work day; the exposed area of
the container shall have reflectors or reflector tape attached and
shall be secured in such fashion so as to protect the same from the
public.
G. The garbage storage container shall be emptied promptly when full
and at least once every week.
H. While in effect, the application shall act as a bar to any violations
pertaining to snow removal, street cleaning or maintenance.
I. The applicant shall be responsible for any damage to roadways, curbs
or sidewalks or damages to property of or personal injury to another.
[Amended 9-10-2018 by Ord. No. 18-06]
A. There shall be no garbage storage containers placed upon the railroad
right-of-way within the City of Shamokin.
B. East Water Street from 8th Street to Rock Street in the City of Shamokin
is exempt from this chapter.
C. No garbage storage container may be placed on State Route 61 or State
Route 125.
D. The placement of the garbage storage container must be in an area
approved by either the Code Officer of the City of Shamokin or the
Street Department Foreman of the City of Shamokin.
E. A garbage storage container may be placed on private property as
long as it is not on the sidewalk or right-of-way for pedestrians.
F. A garbage storage container may not be placed on private property
if it is in an area that will obstruct the view of traffic.
G. The City of Shamokin has the legal right to have the commercial owner
of the garbage storage container remove it if it is in violation of
any section of this article.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith
are expressly repealed.
This article shall take effect immediately after enactment.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate or fail to
comply with any of the provisions of this article and who shall continue
to violate or fail to comply with any such provisions 48 hours after
receiving written notice of such violation by the City Codes Officer
shall, upon conviction thereof before any Magisterial District Judge,
be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 and not more than
$300, and costs of prosecution, and/or suffer imprisonment for up
to 30 days, or both. The continuation of such violation for each successive
day shall constitute a new and separate offense, and the person or
persons allowing the continuation of the violation may be punished
as provided above for each separate offense.