[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Buffalo as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 5-5-2021 by Ord.
No. 94-2021]
This article shall be known as the "Buffalo Township Portable
Storage Unit Ordinance of 2021."
The purpose of this article is to provide regulations as to
the number, size, location and time of use of portable storage units.
The following words and phrases, unless the context clearly
indicates otherwise, shall have the meanings given in this article:
A container that is not affixed to the land and that is designed
for temporary short-term storage.
Any assembled, erected or constructed object having a stationary
location on or in land or in water, whether or not affixed to the
land, including, but not limited to, storage sheds, storage containers,
portable storage units, communications equipment buildings, communications
towers and similar objects.
The following regulations shall be applicable to portable storage
units for on-site storage:
A.
There shall be no more than one portable storage unit per lot at
any given time.
B.
A portable storage unit shall be no larger than eight feet wide,
40 feet long and eight feet high.
C.
No portable storage unit shall remain on a parcel of land located
in Buffalo Township in excess of six consecutive months in any calendar
year. A person/entity can request an extension, in writing, up to
an additional six months which will need written approval by the Township.
The Township may allow for an additional extension(s) and may set
the appropriate fee for any permits/extensions by resolution. A portable
storage unit shall be removed from the lot by the expiration date
on the permit.
D.
A 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 Buffalo Township. The portable storage unit
shall be removed from the lot before the Township Building Inspector
issues an occupancy permit or if the construction activity ceases
for a period of more than seven consecutive days.
E.
A portable storage unit may be located on a lot during an emergency
situation as declared by the appropriate federal, state, county or
Township agency pursuant to a temporary permit issued by the Buffalo
Township Zoning Officer. The portable storage unit shall be removed
from the lot within seven days after the end of the emergency declaration.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, or permit the placement
of, a portable storage unit on property which he or she owns, rents,
occupies or controls without first having obtained a permit therefor
from the Buffalo Township Zoning Officer.
B.
Application for a permit shall be made to the Buffalo Township Zoning
Officer on a form provided by the Township. The Zoning Officer shall
determine the most appropriate location for the portable storage unit
to be placed on the lot. A permit fee in the initial amount of $100
is hereby established for six consecutive months. A fee of $25 per
each thirty-day extension thereafter shall be charged until the portable
storage unit is removed. This fee may be amended from time to time
by resolution of Buffalo Township and shall accompany the application.
The issuance of a permit shall allow the applicant to place the portable
storage unit on the subject lot in the location specified in the permit
in conformance with the requirements of this article. The permit shall
be posted in plain view on the subject lot.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $600; and/or to imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 90 days. Every day that a violation of this article continues
shall constitute a separate offense.
In the event that any provision, section, sentence or portion
of this article shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect
or impair any of the remaining provisions of this article, as the
provisions are severable and would have been enacted had not such
invalid provision been included herein.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances that are inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
