[Adopted 7-16-2001 by Ord. No. 1971 (Ch. 15.70 of the 1997 Code)]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
cause or permit the location in any public way (or on private rights-of-way
subject to use for municipal police protection and/or fire protection
in the City) a dumpster of any capacity (a "street-dumpster") without
first obtaining a permit therefor from the City Clerk.
A.
Upon proper application and payment of the street-dumpster permit
fee required by the City's fee ordinance, an applicant may be issued
a street-dumpster permit allowing the applicant to deposit in a traffic
way in the City, (subject to regulation of the location thereof by
the City Police Department), for a period not to exceed 14 consecutive
days. Upon payment of the required permit fee, the street-dumpster
permit shall be subject to being renewed and extended for one additional
fourteen-day term by the City Clerk. A third or subsequent extension
of the street-dumpster permit shall require the approval of the City's
Zoning Administrator and payment of the required renewal fee; except
that no more than four extensions of the permit shall be allowed without
the approval of the City Council.
B.
A copy of each street-dumpster permit issued by the City Clerk shall
be provided to the City's Chief of Police and the City's Fire Chief
by the City Clerk, as soon as practicable after each such permit is
issued, so that those officials will be advised of the issuance of
the permit and the proposed location of the street-dumpster to be
deposited in a traffic right-of-way pursuant to the permit.
Notwithstanding anything allowed and provided for in this article of the City's Municipal Code, no person, firm or corporation shall locate a street-dumpster upon and within a traffic right-of-way in the City which is subject to regulation under Article V, except that they shall install and maintain barricades with steady burning lights approved by the City Police Department at each end of the street-dumpster that encroaches upon and is located within a traffic way.
[Added 4-15-2013 by Ord.
No. 3018]
Residential lot owners may maintain a dumpster or PODS® (portable on-demand storage) unit on site for
up to 30 calendar days after obtaining a permit. If the activities
on the property require the use of a dumpster for more than 30 calendar
days, a one-time extension of a permit for dumpsters may be granted
for up to 60 additional calendar days. As part of the application
for the extension of the permit, the applicant shall provide a timetable
for completion of the project and shall call out any conditions needed
to ensure that health, safety and traffic concerns are addressed in
a manner that is reasonable and appropriate. Additional extensions
past the one-time 60-calendar-day extension of the permit will require
approval by the City Council of the City of Columbia, Illinois. A
permit for a dumpster on the same property within a one-year period
after expiration of a previous dumpster permit will not be allowed
except with City Council approval. Permits for PODS® units will not be required if on the property for five days or less.
PODS® units will be limited to one
permit for 30 calendar days. An extension of the permit for PODS® units will require approval of the City Council.
The primary responsibility for obtaining the necessary permits shall
be on the property owner(s); however, a duly authorized representative,
purchaser, lessee, devisee or judiciary may be allowed to represent
the property owner with proper consent. Dumpsters utilized for construction
of new homes shall not require a permit, although such dumpsters shall
be removed once construction is completed. Fees for dumpster and PODS® unit permits will be as required by the City's
fee ordinance.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which violates this Article V shall be subject to a fine of not less than $75 and not more than $750 for each violation; and each day or part thereof a violation exists shall be deemed to be a separate violation or offense.
