[Adopted 5-14-2019 by Ord. No. 1596]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings given thereto.
CONTAINER
The types of receptacles defined referenced above.
DUMPSTERS
Any covered, wheeled or otherwise movable receptacle utilized for the storage and/or collection of refuse and/or collection of refuse, trash materials.
OPEN-TOP CONTAINERS
Any uncovered receptacle utilized for the storage and/or collection of refuse, trash, debris or other solid waste materials.
Any person, firm or corporation who maintains or utilizes any dumpster and/or open-top container on a public street within the Township must apply for a permit required by ordinance by submitting an application on a form prepared and furnished by the Department of Licenses and Inspections. The applicant shall set forth the name of the owner and operator, if not the same, the location and size of the container, the dates of use and such other information as the Department of Licenses and Inspections may require.
The permit shall be issued only for the actual period of use, not to exceed 15 days from the date of issuance. In the event any permit expires while the container is still in use, the applicant on or before the expiration date must apply for and receive a new permit for another fifteen-day period. At the time any application is filed a permit fee in the amount specified in the Township Fee Schedule Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 40, Fee Schedule.
[Amended 6-10-2025 by Ord. No. 1649]
A. 
Reflectors or fluorescent materials. No dumpster or open-top container may be placed on a public street within Springfield Township unless the container has reflectors or some other type of fluorescent materials attached to all four of its sides, and no permit shall be issued for the use of any such container which does not have such reflectors or fluorescent materials attached to all four of its sides. All such reflectors or fluorescent materials must be located on areas of the container which are readily visible to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
B. 
Container maintenance and placement. All containers within the terms of this article shall be maintained so as not to create a public nuisance, including but not limited to the timely and proper removal of any refuse, trash, debris or other solid waste materials. All containers can only be placed in areas where vehicles are permitted to be legally parked and in no way can they create a nuisance to vehicle or pedestrian safety.
C. 
No dumpster or open-top container shall be placed on the lawn or sidewalk area of any property.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provisions of this article, who fail to comply with the terms hereof, shall be considered to be in violation thereof and shall be subject to the penalties provided in Chapter 1, Article II, § 1-10, entitled "Violations and Penalties," Subsection A(1).