§ 265-43. Permit required; application; placement; duration of permit; responsibility for compliance; violations and penalties., Article X. Dumpsters, Roll-Off Containers and Pods, Chapter 265. Streets and Sidewalks, Part II. General Legislation, Code of Ordinances, Collingswood

Prior to the placement of any dumpster, roll-off container, pod or similar container in or on any property in the Borough, street or right-of-way, the owner of the property using the container or person contracting for the use of such container shall apply for and obtain a permit from the Collingswood Police Department.

Application for the permit shall be made on a form provided by the Police Department. The application shall require, among other things, the full name, address and other contact information for the owner of the container, the person contracting for use of the container, where such person is other than the owner of the property for which the container is to be used, and the owner of the property with which the use of the container is associated.

Any container to be placed on a street or right-of-way shall be placed on the street in a legal parking space, not designated for use as a handicap parking space, as designated by the Borough and shall be equipped with appropriate reflectors or other safety markings so that the container will not constitute a hazard to traffic. The Borough Police Department, in the exercise of its discretion, may direct that additional markings, or their locations, or nature, shall be supplemented or altered if the Police determine such actions are necessary for the protection of the motoring public.

Permits granted for placement of a container on any property in the Borough, street, right-of-way or other public property shall he valid for a period of up to 14 days. Upon a showing of continued need for the container (such as during the course of major construction projects), permits may be renewed up to three times for like periods. The Police Department may require, at its discretion, the immediate removal of a container if the police determine such actions are necessary for the protection of the motoring public or if the container's location is interfering with a community event or gathering.

The person contracting for use of the container and the owner of the property associated with its use shall be jointly responsible for compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

Violations of this chapter or any conditions pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500. Any storage container, storage device, pod, trash dumpster, roll-off container or similar container placed or maintained on Borough property, streets, or rights-of-way, or left in such a location after expiration of the permit for more than five days after the mailing of written notice to the owner of the container, the person contracting for use of the container and the owner of the affected property may be removed by the Borough at the owner's expense for removal and storage of the container. Such charge for removal and storage of the container shall be in addition to any fines that may otherwise be imposed pursuant to this section.