[Added 2-21-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-3]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any container that has the ability to hold more than two
fifty-gallon trash cans of debris, or any container used for the purpose
of holding construction debris.
Includes any street, sidewalk, highway, public lane, alley,
Township parking lot or other public place in the Township.
No person shall place or utilize a dumpster
or permit a dumpster to be placed on or along a public area in the
Township of Maple Shade without first having obtained a permit from
the Construction Office upon approval from the Police Department.
A.
Application for a dumpster permit shall be made by
submission of the following information to the Township Construction
Office:
B.
The permit shall be valid for a period of seven days
and may be renewed upon application to the Construction Office for
additional seven-day periods not to exceed a total period of 30 days.
C.
A permit may be revoked at any time during its term
if the placement or use of the dumpster constitutes a hazard to the
health, safety or welfare of the citizens of the Township or for any
other reason constitutes a nuisance.
D.
No permit shall be issued if the Police Department
determines that the issuance of a permit will constitute a danger
to public safety or an unwarranted interference with the efficient
movement of traffic.
A.
No dumpster shall be placed in a public area in a
residential zone unless it is determined by the Police Department
that there is insufficient room to place the dumpster on the private
property of the person utilizing the dumpster. No dumpster placed
on private property, otherwise unregulated by this chapter, shall
impede the flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic or safety site
lines.
B.
The dumpster shall be equipped with markers consisting
of all yellow reflective diamond-shaped panels measuring a minimum
of 18 inches by 18 inches. These panels shall be mounted at the edge
of the dumpster at both ends nearest the path of passing vehicles
and facing the direction of oncoming traffic. The required markers
shall have a minimum height of three feet from the bottom of the panels
to the surface of the roadway.
C.
All dumpsters shall at all times be kept in good repair
and shall be structurally sound and leakproof and shall be painted
as to prevent the show of rust or deterioration and shall be constructed
to stand firmly upright.
D.
Upon removal of the dumpster, the area shall be swept
clean of all loose debris and restored to its former condition in
accord with the standards of the Township Engineer.
E.
The applicant shall be responsible for any damage
to the roadway or other property caused by the placement of the container.
If the dumpster is not removed at the expiration
of the permit, the Construction Code Official shall notify the owner
that he has 10 days in which to have the dumpster removed from the
premises. In the event the owner fails to comply, the dumpster shall
be deemed to have been abandoned and the Construction Code Official
may arrange for its removal and the disposal of its contents. The
costs associated with the removal of the dumpster and the disposal
of its contents shall be a municipal lien against the property. A
detailed statement of the aforesaid costs shall be certified by the
Construction Code Official and forwarded to the Township 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.
