[Adopted 12-13-1993 by Ord. No. 235 (Ch. XXVI, Part 3, of the 2013 Code of Ordinances)]
The Board of Supervisors finds:
A. 
That certain public streets and sidewalks in the Township are subject to periodic obstruction by the placement thereon of dumpsters as herein defined.
B. 
That reasonable regulation of congestion and obstructions on public streets and sidewalks in the Township is necessary to protect the safety of persons or property.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
DUMPSTER
Any container used for the purpose of temporarily holding materials. All containers used for the purpose of holding garbage or any other form of plant matter are excluded from the terms of this article.
LESSEE
A property owner or agent thereof who leases a dumpster.
LESSOR
One who rents a dumpster or dumpsters to another.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation or similar entity.
PUBLIC STREET
A street which is a part of the general road and street system of the Township.
SIDEWALK
A sidewalk parallel to a street forming a part of the public road or street system of the Township.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Dumpsters shall be of a size not wider than eight feet nor longer than 23 feet. All dumpsters shall be well painted, be in a good state of repair and shall be clean and free of offensive odors. The dumpster owner and/or lessor shall place and maintain on the outside of each dumpster flashing devices or reflectors or reflective tape, of sufficient size and location to warn vehicular and pedestrian traffic of the location of such dumpster. Further, the dumpster owner and/or lessor shall place and maintain on the outside of each dumpster, in legible letters not less than one inch in height, its name or logo, telephone number and the current Township dumpster permit number.
No person shall put, place, maintain, erect or cause or allow to be put, placed or erected any dumpster upon the public streets and/or sidewalks in the Township, except that dumpsters incidental to construction, rehabilitation or demolition work may be put, placed or erected upon any public street or sidewalk; provided, that a hold harmless agreement is executed and that adequate proof of liability insurance is established as required in § 394-21 of this article; and, provided, that the location of such dumpster is approved by the Code Enforcement Officer of the Township who shall issue a permit for a period of time not to exceed 30 consecutive days.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The price for a Township dumpster permit shall be in an amount as set by the Township Fee Schedule, as amended from time to time, for the first 30 consecutive days. Permits may be renewed for thirty-day increments at the sole discretion of the Code Enforcement Officer of the Township if, in his opinion, the work has not been completed or abandoned or if it is deemed to be in the best interests of the public. The cost of a renewed dumpster permit shall be equal to the cost of the initial dumpster permit.
Prior to the issuance by the Township of any permit or other authority to put, place or erect a dumpster upon a public street or public sidewalk in the Township, the dumpster owner and/or lessor shall execute a hold harmless agreement in such form as the Township shall provide, guaranteeing to defend, protect and compensate the Township as the result of any cause of action which may be brought or perfected against the Township in connection therewith; or shall deposit with the office of the Manager of the Township a certificate of insurance acceptable to the Township Solicitor covering such owner and/or lessor of the dumpster.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person, firm, corporation or other entity who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be subject to the penalty provisions of § 1-12, Summary offenses, of the Code of the Township of Spring.