The purpose of this article is to regulate the use and placement
of dumpsters and portable storage containers in public areas located
within the Borough of Woodstown.
If the dumpster or portable storage container is not removed
at the expiration of the time allowed by the permit, the Woodstown
Police Department shall notify the owner that he/she has three days
in which to have the dumpster or portable storage container removed.
In the event the owner fails to comply, the dumpster or portable storage
container shall be deemed to have been abandoned, and the Police Department
may arrange for its removal and the disposal of its contents. The
costs associated with the removal of the dumpster or portable storage
container and the disposal of its contents shall be a municipal lien
against the property in which the dumpster or portable storage container
is being used. A detailed statement of the aforesaid costs shall be
certified by the Police Department and forwarded to the Borough Council,
which shall examine the certification and, if found correct, shall
cause the same to be filed with the Tax Collector and a copy forwarded
to the property owner. This amount shall be charged against the land
and shall become a lien upon such lands and shall bear interest at
the same rate as taxes and shall be collected and enforced by the
Tax Collector.
All dumpsters that are outdoors or exposed to stormwater shall
be covered at all times to prohibit the spilling, dumping, leaking,
or other discharge of liquids, semiliquids or solids from the containers
to the municipal storm sewer system operated by the Borough of Woodstown
and/or the waters of the state so as to protect public health, safety
and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
For the purposes of this article, the following definitions
shall apply:
DUMPSTER
A container used on a temporary basis for the disposal of
waste or refuse generated by the construction, reconstruction and/or
rehabilitation of buildings and structures in private areas located
within the Borough of Woodstown. Dumpsters shall include any metal
container, including, but not limited to, containers commonly known
as "front-loading, rear-loading or roll-off containers," used for
bulk carting or hauling of garbage, ashes, offal, refuse or debris
of whatever kind, having a capacity in excess of one cubic yard. "Dumpster"
shall not include a metal container used for such purpose, which can
be easily handled by one person without the aid of hydraulic or similar
lifting devices.
PORTABLE STORAGE CONTAINER
Any container designed for the outdoor storage of personal
property which is typically rented to owners or occupants of property
for their temporary use and which is delivered and removed by vehicle.
PUBLIC AREA
All streets, roads, highways, sidewalks, rights-of-way, easements
in favor of the Borough of Woodstown, public parks, parking areas
owned by the Borough of Woodstown, playgrounds, trails, paths and
other recreational areas, public open spaces and sites for schools
and other public buildings and structures.
The processing fee for the initial application and permit and
any renewal permits shall be $10 for each seven-calendar-day period.
Any person, firm, association or corporation violating any section of this Article
XIV shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. For purposes of sentencing, each separate act shall be considered a separate violation.