[Adopted 4-10-2024 by Ord. No. 03-2024]
As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
DUMPSTER
Any debris-transfer body which is commonly used for the placement, collection and/or carting of rubble, rubbish, garbage, debris, building material or any other matter, whether such container is portable or semiportable.
[Amended 9-25-2024 by Ord. No. 14-2024]
Dumpsters, portable storage containers and Bagsters shall not be permitted on any location within the Borough of Eatontown, except as set forth herein.
[Amended 9-25-2024 by Ord. No. 14-2024]
Before a dumpster, portable storage container and/or a Bagster, either individually or collectively, is placed on or adjacent to any residential property, the owner, tenant, or contractor working on the subject property shall apply for a permit approving such placement with the Traffic Safety Officer. If the permit application is made by a tenant or contractor, written permission from the owner of the subject property for the placement of such container on the subject property must be provided to the Traffic Safety Officer before a permit may be issued. Permits, in conjunction with building permits, shall be issued for a period of 14 days. The fee for said permit shall be $25.
[Amended 9-25-2024 by Ord. No. 14-2024]
Dumpsters, portable storage containers and Bagsters may be placed in the streets, public rights-of-way, or upon residential driveways. The property owner shall be liable for any damage caused by the placement of the dumpsters, portable storage containers and Bagsters to the sidewalks and streets. The area surrounding a dumpster, portable storage container and Bagster shall be subject to all property maintenance standards outlined in the Borough Code. No dumpster, portable storage container and Bagster shall be allowed to remain in a state of disassembly or disrepair.
[Amended 9-25-2024 by Ord. No. 14-2024]
A. 
Any dumpster, portable storage container and Bagster placed in violation of this chapter or which is not removed at the termination of the permit obtained for the placement of such dumpster, portable storage container or Bagster or immediately upon the direction of the Code Enforcement Officer, Traffic Safety Officer, or a law enforcement officer for removal for safety reasons shall be punishable, upon conviction thereof, by a fine not to exceed $2,000 per day, per violation, for each violation.
B. 
The owner of the subject property shall be afforded a five-day period to cure or abate such a violation. Each day that a violation continues after service of written notice by certified and/or regular mail on the owner of the subject property as shown in the latest Tax Map shall be deemed a separate offense and punishable as set forth in Subsection A above.