(A) Temporary trailers. Temporary construction trailers placed in conjunction with construction work shall be permitted only during the period that the construction work is in progress. Permits for such temporary structures shall be issued for a six-month period and may be renewed while construction is in progress. Temporary structures are subject to all use and setback requirements.
(B) Portable storage units and portable roll-off dumpsters. These units are intended for the temporary storage of household goods during moving or remodeling. Units may not be placed within any public right-of-way. Units may remain in place for up to 60 days.
(C) Parking, major recreational equipment and licensed commercial vehicles. The outdoor storage of major recreational equipment including, but not limited to, travel trailers, motor homes, tent trailers, pickup campers (designed to be mounted on automobile vehicles), boats and boat trailers, and commercial vehicles with a gross weight greater than 26,000 pounds or three or more axles, as an accessory activity to a dwelling shall be permitted subject to the following requirements: equipment must be registered to the owner or resident of the dwelling unless kept for a period of 30 days or less. Such equipment shall be stored in compliance with the following yard or setback requirements:
(1) Front yard. Not permitted, except within a paved driveway and emplaced so that no right-of-way, sidewalk or line of sight is blocked;
(2) Side yard. Six feet;
(3) Rear yard. Five feet;
(4) On a corner lot (reverse frontage lot). The front yard requirement of 25 feet shall be applicable on two lot faces; and
(5) Major recreational equipment or licensed commercial vehicles. No permit is required for keeping major recreational equipment or licensed commercial vehicles on a lot when accessory to a dwelling and compliant with setbacks.
(D) Tent, truck, temporary retail sales, garage and yard sales.
(1) Tents erected for community or family events, auctions or residential yard and garage sales. Tents erected for community or family events, auctions or residential yard and garage sales are exempt from this section provided that temporary structures are removed within five days of erection. However, no such exempt tent or truck shall block any vehicular line of site on a public street.
(2) Retail tent sales. Sales of new retail goods within tents are only permitted in the HCLI District. Where the proposed tent, truck used for retail sales, or other temporary sales event will remain in place for more than five days, a zoning certificate for a temporary use must be obtained.
(a) The applicant shall show the location of all temporary signs emplaced in conjunction with the sale, and pay a deposit in an amount established by the borough fee resolution to ensure all signs are removed upon conclusion of the sale.
(b) If the property owner is not the sponsor of the sales event, the applicant shall have written permission of the property owner.
(c) No part of any operation shall be located within any required yard or setback.
(d) Mud and dust free parking shall be provided, adequate to the proposed size and use of the tent, truck or other temporary sales structure.
(e) The event shall not impede or adversely affect vehicular or pedestrian traffic sight distance, flow or parking maneuver. The driveway shall be clearly delineated and, if necessary, show any PennDOT approval and/or adequate site distance.
(f) Unless clearly accessory to another retail operation, the maximum duration of any tent or other temporary retail sale shall be 14 calendar days. No tent sale shall be held upon the same property for 30 days after said event, unless conditional use approval as a flea market is obtained.
(g) The applicant shall have sufficient secure trash receptacles on site for all waste generated by the retailer or anticipated customer use.
(h) All signs, merchandise, equipment used in such sales, and all debris and waste resulting from a temporary sale shall be removed from the premises within three days of the termination date of the permit.
(3) Garage and yard sales. Garage sales are a permitted temporary accessory use to a single-family dwelling, provided that no such sales shall exceed seven days in duration, and no more than 30 days of such sales occur within any calendar year upon the premises.
(4) Mobile food vendors. Licensed commercial vehicles or licensed trailers selling food are exempt from this chapter provided they are making local deliveries, catering special events of less than 48-hour duration, or are operating in a zone district where similar uses are otherwise permitted. All mobile food vendors must have written permission of the property owner.
(1980 Code, Ch. 28, Part 5, § 28-504) (Ord. 1419, passed 9-16-2013, § 504)