[Ord. No. 2019-19,[1] 11/7/2019]
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A metal storage receptacle used to temporarily store debris
or garbage which is then emptied of its contents or removed with its
contents by a truck specially equipped for this purpose.
Any natural person, partnership, firm, association, utility,
or corporation.
Any portable structure, not self-propelled, designed to store
personal belongings, whether constructed of flexible or inflexible
material, including but not limited to, containers commonly known
as "portable storage devices" or "PODS®."
The entire right-of-way of a public street, highway, or road
within the geographical limits of the Township, but shall not include
any state-designated highway over which the Department of Transportation
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has jurisdiction.
A dumpster or portable storage device.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Part 2,
Construction Across Streets and Sidewalks, adopted 6/6/1974 by Ord.
No. 1-74, as amended.
[Ord. No. 2019-09, 11/7/2019]
No person shall place or cause to be placed a unit upon any
street without first having obtained a permit from the Township. It
shall be the responsibility of the property owner benefitting from
the use of the dumpster to obtain a permit and to publicly display
a copy of the permit before placement of any dumpster.
[Ord. No. 2019-09, 11/7/2019]
A permit application shall be submitted to the Township on an
application form provided by the Township for this purpose. The application
must set forth the special circumstances necessitating the placement
of the unit upon the street and the proposed location.
[Ord. No. 2019-09, 11/7/2019]
Upon approval of the permit application by the Township, a permit
for placement of the unit shall be issued by the Township upon payment
of the permit fee and shall be for a term not to exceed 30 days. The
permit fee shall initially be set at $50. Any change in the permit
fee by the Township shall be by resolution of the Supervisors from
time to time.
[Ord. No. 2019-09, 11/7/2019]
Upon issuance of the permit, the permit holder shall comply
with the following requirements:
1.
Any unit for which a permit is issued shall bear reflective tape
or illuminated markings on all four sides in order to provide adequate
warning of the placement of the unit to pedestrians and motorists.
2.
The name, address, and telephone number of the unit's owner/operator
shall be conspicuously placed on at least two sides of the device.
3.
Each of the unit's rollers or wheels (if any) must be placed upon
a wooden pad of at least six inches by six inches and at least 3/4
of an inch in thickness, or on a similarly protective device, in order
to prevent damage to the road surface.
4.
No unit shall be placed nearer than 15 feet to any fire hydrant or
other intended firefighting equipment.
5.
No unit shall be placed within the cartway of any street extending
a distance of more than nine feet from the curbline or edge of cartway.
6.
The location of any unit upon any street shall not obstruct any pedestrianway
or the lane of travel of any street.
7.
The location of any unit upon any street shall not interfere with
any required clear sight distance across any intersection or driveway.
8.
No unit shall be placed in such a manner as to interfere with the
operation or maintenance of any public utility.
9.
No unit shall be loaded in such a manner as to cause its contents
to spill onto any street, sidewalk, or other area intended for pedestrian
travel.
10.
No materials contained in a unit shall emit any noxious or offensive
odor or otherwise create any hazard or risk to public health.
11.
No unit shall contain any hazardous waste unless pursuant to a permit
for such waste issued by the appropriate governmental entity.
12.
The permit shall be conspicuously placed in a location that allows
it to be identified from the street.
13.
If any damage or injury to the street shall be caused or done by
the use or occupancy of any street hereunder the party to whom the
permit is issued shall be responsible and liable for the same and
shall restore the street to its original conditions. If the permit
holder refuses to properly restore the street to its original condition,
the Township may do so and collect the cost of the same from the permit
holder.
[Ord. No. 2019-09, 11/7/2019]
Any permit issued by the Township as provided herein may be
immediately revoked by the Township upon mailing of notice of revocation
to the permit holder at the address stated in the permit application
for any of the following reasons:
1.
Failure to comply with any provision of this article or any requirement
as set forth in the permit or permit application.
2.
The emission of any foul or noxious odor from material contained
in the unit, regardless of whether it is filled to capacity or not.
3.
The presence of any vehicular, pedestrian, fire, health, or safety
hazard or potential hazard arising after issuance of a permit.
[Ord. No. 2019-09, 11/7/2019]
Any person who violates any provision of this Part shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined no less than $25 and not more than $1,000.
Failure to immediately remove a unit for which a permit has been revoked
shall constitute a separate violation for each day after revocation,
and the Township may so remove or cause the unit to be removed at
the expense of the person identified as the permit holder on the revoked
permit.
