[Adopted 7-15-2003 by Ord. No. 1444; amended 9-6-2022 by Ord. No. 1886]
[Amended 12-20-2022 by Ord. No. 1892]
Consistent with N.J.S.A. 27:5I-1, no person shall park or leave unattended any waste or refuse container, commonly known as a "roll-off dumpster" or "roll-off container," on or along any street, highway or public property within the City of North Wildwood without first obtaining a permit from the Construction Official. Application forms for a permit to place a roll-off dumpster or roll-off container upon a street, highway or public property within the City of North Wildwood shall be obtained from the office of the Construction Official. The application forms for a permit to place a roll-off dumpster or roll-off container upon a street, highway or public property within the City of North Wildwood shall be signed by the owner of the property adjacent to the street, highway or public property on which the roll-off dumpster or roll-off container is to be placed, and permits, when issued by the Construction Official, shall only be issued in the name of the property owner and shall be displayed prominently by the permittee upon the private property adjacent to the public property upon which the roll-off dumpster or roll-off container is placed. The Construction Official shall provide copies of any permits that are issued pursuant to this section to the North Wildwood Police Department and Code Enforcement Officials.
A. 
Consistent with N.J.S.A. 27:5I-1, approval for placement of a roll-off dumpster or roll-off container upon a street, highway or public property shall remain in effect for a period of not more than 30 days. Prior to expiration of an initial thirty-day approval, a thirty-day permit once may be endorsed for a thirty-day renewal period by the Construction Official without charge to the applicant. No permits or extensions thereof shall be issued which would allow placement of a roll-off dumpster or roll-off container on or along any public street, highway or public property for any portion of the months of June, July or August, although during those months the Construction Official may, at his sole discretion and on a case-by-case basis, authorize the issuance of a permit due to emergency or extenuating circumstances.
[Amended 12-20-2022 by Ord. No. 1892]
B. 
Fees:
(1) 
One-day permit: $50.
(2) 
Seven-day permit: $150.
(3) 
Thirty-day permit: $250.
C. 
Only those permits taken out for a thirty-day period shall be eligible for the additional thirty-day renewal period as outlined in Subsection A of this section. One-day permits and seven-day permits shall not be eligible for any period of renewal.
D. 
In addition to the prohibition of dumpsters during the months of June, July and August as outlined in § 217-2A, no dumpster shall be placed in any parking space requiring payment of a fee for parking, as identified in § 418-1A, from May 15 through May 31 or from September 1 through September 30.
The property owner shall make every effort to place the roll-off dumpsters or roIl-off containers on private property rather than on streets, highways or public property. In such cases where the only practical location of a roll-off dumpster or a roll-off container is on a street, highway or public property, the property owner shall submit with the permit application a plan that shows where the roll-off dumpster or roll-off container is to be located depicting driveways, intersections and property lines, and the roll-off dumpster or roll-off container shall have its wheels or skids, as the case may be, placed on timber material having minimum dimensions of not less than two inches thick by 12 inches wide by 48 inches long, so as to provide protection to the surface of the street, highway or public property upon which the roll-off dumpster or roll-off container is to be placed.
Consistent with N.J.S.A. 27:5I-1, in all cases where a roll-off dumpster or roll-off container is to be placed upon a street, highway or public property, the roll-off dumpster or roll-off container shall be equipped with and display markers consisting of all-yellow reflective diamond-shaped panels having a minimum size of 18 inches by 18 inches. These panels shall be mounted at the edge of the dumpster or container at both ends nearest the path of passing vehicles and facing the direction of oncoming traffic. These markers shall have a minimum mounting height of three feet from the bottom of the panels to the surface of the roadway. At the end of each workday or during any prolonged period of time when not in use, the roll-off dumpster or roll-off container shall be covered with a tarpaulin or other industry-acceptable material.
[Amended 12-20-2022 by Ord. No. 1892]
No person shall purposely, knowingly, recklessly or negligently damage any street, highway or public property or allow damage to be caused to any street, highway or public property by the placement of a roll-off dumpster or roll-off container upon a street, highway or public property. It shall be no defense to a prosecution for an offense under this section that a permit for placement of a roll-off dumpster or roll-off container was obtained from the Construction Official or that timber material had been placed under the wheels or skids of the roll-off dumpster or roll-off container as required by this article, it being the responsibility of the property owner to provide for further protective measures to the street, highway or public property if the timber material required by this article proves to be insufficient to adequately protect the street, highway or public property from damage by reason of the weight of the roll-off dumpster or roll-off container or any other factor or cause.
[Amended 12-20-2022 by Ord. No. 1892]
Notwithstanding the fact that a permit for placement of a roll-off dumpster or roll-off container may have been issued by the Construction Official, nothing contained in this article shall be interpreted as or deemed as precluding the North Wildwood Chief of Police or the North Wildwood Fire Chief from ordering the temporary removal of any roll-off dumpster or roll-off container that has been placed upon a street, highway or public property for reasons of traffic safety or public safety.
Consistent with N.J.S.A. 27:5I-1, a person who is convicted of a violation of this article shall be subject to a fine of $100 for each violation, and each day said violation is continued shall constitute a separate offense. In default of the payment of a fine, imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than 90 days may be imposed. All fines collected under this article shall be paid over to the board or body charged with the maintenance of the street, highway or public property upon which the violation occurs. In addition to a fine, a person who has been convicted of a violation of this article may be sentenced to make restitution in the event that a street, highway or any public property has been damaged by reason of placement of a roll-off dumpster or roll-off container thereon.