As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
DUMPSTER
Any container that has the ability to hold more than two
fifty-gallon trash cans of debris or any container used for the purposes
of holding construction debris.
No dumpster or other container for the collection of trash, debris or construction material waste shall be placed upon or adjacent to any construction site within the Borough of Spring Lake without having procured a permit from the Construction Official and paid the required fee, as provided in §
162-10 below.
Application for a dumpster permit shall be made by submission
of the following information:
A. Name and address of the applicant and the owner of the properly,
if different.
B. Street address including the tax lot and block designation.
C. Size of the dumpster to be placed at the site and the name, address
and telephone number of the owner of the dumpster.
D. Anticipated length of time it will be located at the site.
Upon receipt of the application, the Construction Official shall
respond within 20 calendar days.
At the time of the issuance of the dumpster permit the applicant
shall receive a decal which will contain the following information:
A. Name of the applicant and a twenty-four-hour contact number.
C. The property location at which the dumpster is to be located.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this subsection to the
contrary, no dumpster permit shall be issued where prohibited by the
Construction Official, Zoning Officer, or any other municipal, county
state, or federal statute, regulations or ordinance.
If the dumpster or other container for the collection of trash,
debris or construction material waste is not removed at the expiration
of the permit, the Code Enforcement Official shall notify the owner
that he has 10 days in which to have the dumpster removed from the
premises. In the event that the owner fails to comply and the dumpster
is not removed, it shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the
Code Enforcement Officer may arrange for its removal and the disposal
of the contents of the abandoned dumpster or other container for the
collection of trash, debris or construction material waste. Any trash,
debris or construction material in the dumpster shall be presumed
to have been from the subject property. The costs associated with
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 Code Enforcement Officer
and forwarded to the Borough Council who shall examine the certificate
and, if found correct, shall cause the same to be filed with the custodian
of the records of tax liens and a copy of the detailed statement shall
be forthwith forwarded to the owner by registered mail. This amount
shall be charged against the land and shall forthwith become a lien
upon such lands and shall be added to and become and form part of
the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon the land and to bear
interest at the same rate as taxes and be collected and enforced by
the same officers and in the same manner as taxes, all as provided
by the provisions of the statutes of the State of New Jersey in such
case made and provided.
Every person, firm, association, organization or corporation violating any provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter
1, Article
II, General Penalty.